The People
More than 40 per cent of the people in Manitoba are of British descent. Of the many other ethnic groups in Manitoba, the largest are German, Ukrainian, and French. More than 50,000 Indians live in Manitoba, most of them on reserves.
| Annual events in Manitoba | |||
| February-April | |||
| Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg (February); Trappers' Festival in The Pas (February); Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon (March-April). | |||
| June-October | |||
| Manitoba Summer Fair in Brandon (June); Winnipeg International Children's Festival (June); Flin Flon Trout Festival (June-July); Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition in Morris (July); Selkirk Highland Gathering (July); Threshermen’s Reunion and Stampede in Austin (July); Folklorama in Winnipeg (August); Icelandic Festival in Gimli (August); Oktoberfest in Winnipeg (September); Fun and Fiddle Festival in Miami (October). | |||
The principal religious denominations are the United Church of Canada, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Church of Canada.
Education is the responsibility of the provincial department of education, which is headed by the minister of education. School attendance is compulsory from age 7 to age 16. The first school in what is now Manitoba was established in 1815.
The University of Manitoba, at Winnipeg, is a provincial institution, founded in 1877. Colleges affiliated with the university are St. John's, St. Paul's, and St. Andrew's, all in Winnipeg, and St. Boniface's, in St. Boniface. Other universities in Manitoba include Brandon University in Brandon; and the University of Winnipeg, in Winnipeg.
| Universities and colleges in Manitoba | |||
| Manitoba has five degree-granting universities and colleges that are members of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, listed below. | |||
| Name | Mailing address | ||
| Brandon University | Brandon | ||
| Manitoba, University of | Winnipeg | ||
| St. Boniface, University College of | St. Boniface | ||
| Winnipeg, University of | Winnipeg | ||
