This is a list of regions in Manitoba,
Canada
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, including
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
's geographic regions, economic regions, and
health regions. These regions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Typically outlined by provincial or federal authorities, these formal and informal regional models broadly follow the geographic definitions, but have particular variations depending on their administrative or other purpose.
Geographic regions
These are informal
geographic region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
s, accompanied by the
census divisions
Census divisions, in Canada and the United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit ...
in each.
Unlike in some other provinces,
census division
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s in
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
do not reflect the organization of local government: these areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Provincial regions
Central Manitoba
*
Interlake
Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was include ...
** North Interlake (
Division No. 18)
** Selkirk Area (
Division No. 13)
** South Interlake (
Division No. 14)
*
Parkland
** Dauphin (
Division No. 17)
** Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Area (
Division No. 16)
** Swan Valley (
Division No. 20)
Northern Manitoba
*
Northern (Norman or Nor-Man) — this region was added to the province in 1912, and includes all land north of the
52nd parallel.
** Churchill/Northern Manitoba (
Division No. 23)
** Flin Flon/North West (
Division No. 21)
** North East Manitoba, or North Eastman (
Division No. 19)
** Thompson/North Central (
Division No. 22)
Southern Manitoba
Southern Manitoba
Southern Manitoba is the southernmost area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Southern Manitoba encompasses the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Westman Region, Central Plains Region, Eastman Region, and Pembina Valley Region, as well as the Manito ...
includes:
*
Central Plains — north-central Manitoba
** Central Manitoba (
Division No. 8)
** Portage la Prairie Area (
Division No. 9)
** Whitehorse Plains (
Division No. 10)
*
Eastman — southeast Manitoba
** Beausejour Area (
Division No. 12)
** Eastern Manitoba (
Division No. 1)
** Steinbach Area (
Division No. 2)
*
Pembina Valley
The Pembina Valley (french: Vallée-de-la-Pembina) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for its major geographical feature, the Pembina Valley, which runs through the southwestern part of the region.
...
— south-central Manitoba
** Pembina Valley (
Division No. 3)
** Pilot Mound Area (
Division No. 4)
*
Westman — southwest Manitoba
** Brandon Area (
Division No. 7)
** South West Area (
Division No. 5)
** Virden Area (
Division No. 6)
** Western Manitoba (
Division No. 15)
*
Winnipeg Capital Region
The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (formerly called the Winnipeg Capital Region and the Manitoba Capital Region) is a metropolitan area in the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the Red River Valley in the southeast portion of the province of ...
— Includes the 16 municipalities identified in Manitoba's ''Capital Region Partnership Act''. As such, unlike the other regions, this region also includes municipalities that are components of the other regions that border it.
** Winnipeg census division (
Division No. 11):
***
City of Winnipeg
***
Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingle ...
** Three
rural municipalities from the
Central Plains Region
The Central Plains Region (french: Région des plaines centrales) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the south central part of the Canadian province of Manitoba, directly west of Winnipeg.
Its major ...
(
Division 10 in its entirety):
***
Cartier Cartier may refer to:
People
* Cartier (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Cartier Martin (born 1984), American basketball player
Places
* Cartier Island, an island north-west of Australia that is part of Australia' ...
***
Macdonald
***
St. François Xavier
** Three rural municipalities from the
Eastman Region
Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (french: Région de Eastman), is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and Lake Winnipeg, on the east by the Manitoba-Ontario b ...
(portions of
Divisions 2 and
12):
***
Ritchot
***
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
***
Taché
** Eight rural municipalities from the
Interlake Region
The Interlake Region is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba that lies roughly between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The region comprises 14 rural municipalities, one city (th ...
(all of
Division 13 and part of Division
14):
***
East St. Paul
East St. Paul is a List of rural municipalities in Manitoba, rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It is located north-east of and adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and is part of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. The municipality was forme ...
***
Rockwood
***
Rosser
***
Selkirk
***
St. Andrews
***
St. Clements
***
Stonewall
***
West St. Paul
Extraterritorial regions
In the broader context of
Canada's 7 primary regions, as well as those of
North America's various regions, Manitoba can be considered by the following
physiographic
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regions:
*
Hudson Bay Lowlands
The Hudson Bay Lowlands is a vast wetland located between the Canadian Shield and southern shores of Hudson Bay and James Bay. Most of the area lies within the province of Ontario, with smaller portions reaching into Manitoba and Quebec. Many wide ...
*
Canadian Shield
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*
Interior Plains
The Interior Plains is a vast Physiographic province, physiographic region that spreads across the Laurentia, Laurentian craton of central North America, extending along the east flank of the Rocky Mountains from the Gulf Coast region to the Arcti ...
*
Red River Valley
The Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North; it is part of both Canada and the United States. Forming the border between Minnesota and North Dakota when these territories were admitted ...
*
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West or the Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a Canadian region that includes the four western provinces just north of the Canada†...
**
Canadian Prairies
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Economic regions
The economic regions of Manitoba are defined by
Statistics Canada
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. Manitoba is broken into 8 economic regions, each with its own
competitive advantage
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A competitive advantage may include access to natural resources, such as high-grade ores or a low-cost power source, highly skilled ...
s and potential opportunities.
[https://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/files/2017/01/Report-3-Admin-Regions-in-MB-Jan24.pdf ] These regions also include "self-contained labour areas," or SLAs, which are local geographic areas in Manitoba where people live and work and that have a minimum population of 3,000 and a minimum
tax base
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of
CA$
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130 million. These areas are solely based on economic relationships that exist between neighbouring
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
.
Manitoba's 8 economic regions include the following.
Rural Manitoba:
* Southeast Economic Region — comprising all of the
Eastman region
Eastern Manitoba, or the Eastman Region (french: Région de Eastman), is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is bounded on the north by the Winnipeg River and Lake Winnipeg, on the east by the Manitoba-Ontario b ...
(
census divisions 1,
2, and
12), and can be further broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Beausejour Brokenhead Area
**
Emerson Area
**
Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
Area
**
La Broquerie
La Broquerie is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, Manitoba, Canada. It is a predominantly Francophone community located approximately 10 kilometres east of Steinbach, Manitoba and 70 kilometres southeast of the ...
Area
**
Lac du Bonnet Area
**
Niverville Area
**
Powerview-Pine Falls
Powerview-Pine Falls is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba, with a population of 1,314 at the 2011 census, up 1.54% from 1,294 at the 2006 census and down 7.57% from 1,400 during the 2001 census.
The town is an amalgamation of the pr ...
Area
**
Ritchot Area
**
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
Area
**
St. Pierre-Jolys Area
**
Steinbach Area
**
Stuartburn Area
**
Taché Area
* South Central Economic Region — comprising all of the
Pembina Valley region
The Pembina Valley (french: Vallée-de-la-Pembina) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for its major geographical feature, the Pembina Valley, which runs through the southwestern part of the region.
...
(
census divisions 3 and
4), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Altona Area
**
Carman
In Celtic mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub ("black"), Dother ("evil") and Dian ("violence"). She used her magica ...
Area
**
Cartwright
Cartwright may refer to:
* Wainwright (occupation), a tradesperson skilled in the making and repairing of carts or wagons
* Cartwright (surname), including the list of people
Places
; Australia
* Cartwright, New South Wales
; Canada
* Cartwr ...
Area
**
Manitou
Manitou (), akin to the Iroquois '' orenda'', is the spiritual and fundamental life force among Algonquian groups in the Native American theology. It is omnipresent and manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc. ''Aasha ...
Area
**
Morris
Morris may refer to:
Places
Australia
*St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia
Canada
* Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry
* Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba
** Morris, Manitob ...
Area
**
Winkler Area
* Southwest Economic Region — comprising all of the
Westman region
The Westman Region (also known as Western Manitoba or simply Westman) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the southwestern corner of the province.
Brandon is the largest urban centre in the Westman Re ...
(
census divisions 5,
6,
7, and
15), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Boissevain Area
**
Brandon
Brandon may refer to:
Names and people
*Brandon (given name), a male given name
*Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins
Places
Australia
*Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
*Brandon, Q ...
Area
**
Hamiota Area
**
Killarney
Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...
Area
**
Melita Area
**
Minnedosa Area
**
Neepawa
Neepawa is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5. its population was 5,685. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. It is bordered by the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford and ...
Area
**
Rivers
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Area
**
Souris Area
**
Virden Area
**
Wawanesa Area
* North Central Economic Region — comprising all of the
Central Plains region
The Central Plains Region (french: Région des plaines centrales) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the south central part of the Canadian province of Manitoba, directly west of Winnipeg.
Its major ...
(census divisions
8,
9, and
10), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...
Area
**
Macdonald Area
**
Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was .
Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
Area
**
St. Francois Xavier Area
**
Treherne Area
* Interlake Economic Region — comprising all of the
Interlake region
The Interlake Region is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba that lies roughly between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The region comprises 14 rural municipalities, one city (th ...
(
census divisions 13,
14, and
18), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Arborg Area
**
East St. Paul
East St. Paul is a List of rural municipalities in Manitoba, rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It is located north-east of and adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and is part of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. The municipality was forme ...
Area
**
Gimli Area
**
Selkirk Area
**
St. Andrews Area
**
St. Clements Area
**
St. Laurent Area
**
Stonewall Area
**
West St. Paul Area
**
Woodlands Woodlands may back refer to:
* Woodland, a low-density forest
Geography
Australia
* Woodlands, New South Wales
* Woodlands, Ashgrove, Queensland, a heritage-listed house associated with John Henry Pepper
* Woodlands, Marburg, Queensland, a her ...
Area
* Parkland Economic Region — comprising all of the
Parkland region
Parkland is an informal geographic List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Canada, Canadian Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, located between Lake Manitoba, Lakes Manitoba and Lake Winnipegosis, Winnipegosis on the east ...
(
census divisions 17,
16, and
20), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Dauphin Area
**
Grandview Area
**
Roblin Area
**
Russell Area
**
Ste. Rose Area
**
Swan Valley Area
Northern Manitoba:
* North Economic Region — comprising all of the
Norman region (census divisions
19,
21,
22, and
23), and can further be broken down into the following SLAs:
**
Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
Area
**
Flin Flon
Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within M ...
Area
**
Gillam Area
**
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...
Area
**
Leaf Rapids
Leaf Rapids is a town in north west Manitoba, Canada. The town was developed as an experimental model; a model that other northern communities could replicate as they strove for modern convenience and luxury in a northern environment. The communit ...
Area
**
Lynn Lake
Lynn Lake is a town in the northwest region of Manitoba, Canada, approximately from Winnipeg. The town is the fourth-largest town in Manitoba in terms of land area. It is centred on the original urban community of Lynn Lake. The town was named ...
Area
**
Snow Lake Area
**
The Pas
The Pas ( ; french: Le Pas) is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located at the confluence of the Pasquia River and the Saskatchewan River and surrounded by the unorganized Northern Region of the province. It is approximately northwest of the provinc ...
Area
**
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
Area
Winnipeg:
* Winnipeg Economic Region — comprising
census division 11 (
City of Winnipeg and
Rural Municipality of Headingley
Headingley (sometimes spelled Headingly) is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located directly west of Winnipeg and had a population of 3,579 people as of the 2016 census.
The Trans-Canada Highway and the Assiniboine River run thro ...
); it ''does not'' include the
Metro Region.
EI regions
The
Government of Canada
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has its own economic regions created for the provision of
employment Insurance
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(EI) in each province/territory. These "Employment Insurance Economic Regions" are defined by the federal ''Employment Insurance Act'' and Regulations.
* EI Region of Winnipeg (EI Region #39) — includes
Brokenhead 4
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON, oj, Baaskaandibewi-ziibiing, meaning ''at the brokenhead River'') is an Anishinaabe ( Saulteaux/ Ojibwa) First Nation located approximately northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The main reserve of Brokenhead 4 is su ...
,
East St. Paul
East St. Paul is a List of rural municipalities in Manitoba, rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It is located north-east of and adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and is part of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. The municipality was forme ...
,
Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingle ...
,
Ritchot,
Rosser,
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
,
St. Clements,
St. François Xavier,
Taché,
West St. Paul, and
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
.
* EI Region of Southern Manitoba (EI Region #40) — includes
census divisions 2,
13, and
14, as well as the entirety of the
Central Plains,
Interlake
Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was include ...
,
Parkland,
Pembina Valley
The Pembina Valley (french: Vallée-de-la-Pembina) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for its major geographical feature, the Pembina Valley, which runs through the southwestern part of the region.
...
, and
Westman regions.
* EI Region of Northern Manitoba (EI Region #41) — includes census divisions
1,
12, and
18, as well as the entirety of the
Northern Region
Health regions
Manitoba is also broken down into
health regions, which are defined by their respective
health authorities, called
Regional Health Authorities (RHAs).
The 5 health regions, and their respective RHAs, that exist today were created as an amalgamation of 11 regions and authorities that were merged in 2012:
*
Interlake-Eastern health region — comprising the geographic regions of
Interlake
Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was include ...
and
North Eastman
*
Northern Health health region — comprising the geographic region of
Northern Manitoba
Northern Manitoba (also known as NorMan or Nor-Man) is a geographic and cultural List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Provinces and Territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally encompassing a small square around the Red ...
(excluding
Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
)
*
Prairie Mountain health region — comprising southwestern Manitoba, including the geographic regions of
Westman and
Parkland
*
Southern Health-Santé Sud — comprising the geographic region of
Pembina Valley
The Pembina Valley (french: Vallée-de-la-Pembina) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for its major geographical feature, the Pembina Valley, which runs through the southwestern part of the region.
...
and South Eastman (
census districts 1 and
2)
*
Winnipeg health region — comprising the
City of Winnipeg, the northern community of
Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
, and the Rural Municipalities of
East
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
and
West St. Paul,
Other
Schools
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A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elec ...
s and
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in Manitoba are also divided into regions:
* Central — roughly includes the regions of
Central Plains and
Pembina Valley
The Pembina Valley (french: Vallée-de-la-Pembina) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for its major geographical feature, the Pembina Valley, which runs through the southwestern part of the region.
...
* Northern/Remote — includes
Northern Manitoba
Northern Manitoba (also known as NorMan or Nor-Man) is a geographic and cultural List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Provinces and Territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally encompassing a small square around the Red ...
and parts of
census divisions 1,
9, and
20
* Parkland/Westman — roughly includes the regions of
Westman and
Parkland (excluding parts of
census division 20)
* Southeast/Interlake — roughly includes the regions of
Interlake
Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was include ...
and
Eastman (excluding parts of
census division 1)
* Winnipeg —
City of Winnipeg
Treaties
Manitoba can also be divided by its
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
treaties, as part of the
Numbered Treaties
The Numbered Treaties (or Post-Confederation Treaties) are a series of eleven treaties signed between the First Nations, one of three groups of Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the reigning monarch of Canada (Victoria, Edward VII or George V) ...
of Canada. Some include portions of other provinces.
*
Treaty 1
''Treaty 1'' (also known as the "Stone Fort Treaty") is an agreement established on August 3, 1871, between the Imperial Crown of Great Britain and Ireland and the Anishinabe and Swampy Cree nations. The first of a series of treaties called the ...
— comprising
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
(
census division 11), and southern Manitoba—roughly the regions of
Central Plains,
Pembina Valley
The Pembina Valley (french: Vallée-de-la-Pembina) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is named for its major geographical feature, the Pembina Valley, which runs through the southwestern part of the region.
...
, and
Interlake
Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was include ...
(excluding northern half of
census division 18)
*
Treaty 2
''Treaty 2'' was entered in to on 21 August 1871 at Manitoba House, Rupertsland, with representatives of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. The original Anishinaabe (Chippewa and Cree), who were present, constitute ''Treaty 2'' today. It ...
— comprising
southern Manitoba
Southern Manitoba is the southernmost area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Southern Manitoba encompasses the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Westman Region, Central Plains Region, Eastman Region, and Pembina Valley Region, as well as the Manito ...
—roughly the
Westman Region
The Westman Region (also known as Western Manitoba or simply Westman) is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the southwestern corner of the province.
Brandon is the largest urban centre in the Westman Re ...
,
census division 17, parts of
division 16, southern part of
division 19, and northern part of
division 18
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Treaty 3
''Treaty 3'' was an agreement entered into on October 3, 1873, by Chief Mikiseesis (Little Eagle) on behalf of the Ojibwe First Nations and Queen Victoria. The treaty involved a vast tract of Ojibwe territory, including large parts of what is ...
— roughly comprising
census division 1; and the
Lake of the Woods area of
southeastern Ontario
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Treaty 4
Treaty 4 is a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nation band governments. The area covered by Treaty 4 represents most of current day southern Saskatchewan, plus small portions of what are today western M ...
— roughly comprising
census division 20, the non-contiguous western portion of division 19, and small, westward portion of
division 16; and the
Qu’Appelle area of
southern Saskatchewan
The regional designations vary widely within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. With a total land area of 651,036 square kilometres (251,366 sq mi), Saskatchewan is crossed by major rivers such as the Churchill and Saskatchewan and exists ...
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Treaty 5
''Treaty Five'' is a treaty that was first established in September, 1875, between Queen Victoria and Saulteaux and Swampy Cree non-treaty band governments and peoples around Lake Winnipeg in the District of Keewatin.
A written text is includ ...
— comprising central-northern Manitoba—roughly
Northern Manitoba
Northern Manitoba (also known as NorMan or Nor-Man) is a geographic and cultural List of regions of Manitoba, region of the Provinces and Territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Originally encompassing a small square around the Red ...
(excluding a portion of division 19; and the furthest-east portion of
census division 23, which does not belong to a Manitoba treaty)
Manitoba Metis Federation regions
The
Manitoba Metis Federation The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) a federally recognized Métis organization provincially incorporated in Manitoba, Canada, on 28 December 1967. Its current president is David Chartrand. In September of 2021, the MMF withdrew from the Métis Natio ...
, which is the official self-governing political organization for
Métis people
The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...
in Manitoba, uses a regionally-based governance structure wherein the MMF is organized into regional associations that are made up of local associations.
The Manitoba Metis Federation regions, for which the boundaries are established by the MMF Board of Directors, are:
* Northwest Region
* The Pas Region
* Thompson Region
* Interlake Region
* Southeast Region
* Southwest Region
* Winnipeg Region
See also
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Administrative divisions of Canada
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
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List of census divisions of Manitoba
Statistics Canada divides the province of Manitoba into 23 census divisions. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Manitoba. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistica ...
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List of communities in Manitoba
Communities in the Province of Manitoba, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and local gov ...
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List of former counties of Manitoba
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List of municipalities in Manitoba
Manitoba is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 residents as of 2021 and is the sixth largest in land area at . Manitoba's 137 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass yet are home to of its population. ...
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List of rural municipalities in Manitoba
A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Under the province's ''Municipal Act'' of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than to incorporate ...
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List of regions of Canada
The list of regions of Canada is a summary of geographical areas on a hierarchy that ranges from national (groups of provinces and territories) at the top to local regions and sub-regions of provinces at the bottom. Administrative regions that ran ...
References
External links
* Government of Manitoba Community Profiles:
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Regional Map
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Municipality Profiles
*https://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/files/2017/01/Report-3-Admin-Regions-in-MB-Jan24.pdf
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