Manitoba is proud of our cultural diversity

Manitoba is known as a friendly place. We call our society "multicultural" because our citizens have so many different national, ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. We respect everyone's beliefs.

As a New Manitoban you are sure to find people who moved here from your country earlier. Knowing that you are not alone may help you adjust to life in Manitoba. Getting to know people helps you form a network. "Networking" may help you hear of job and other opportunities.

Making connections

You can learn more about organizations, ethnocultural diversity and population demographics by following these links:

• Who we are: Use this Statistics Canada website to find out when and from where people emmigrated, religion, ethnicity, income, language and other characteristics of Manitoba's population.
• Manitoba Immigration Facts: This annual publication from Manitoba Labour and Immigration explains who is coming to the province and from where.
• Knowing Your Multicultural Neighbours profiles 29 communities of recent immigrant groups.

Ethnocultural community groups

Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre
www.wcccc.ca

Winnipeg Chinese Women's Association of Manitoba
www.wcwam.com

Eritrean Community
www.eritreancommunity.ca  

Free Vietnamese Association of Manitoba
www.vietfederation.ca

German Canadian Congress of Manitoba
gccongressmb.tripod.com

Jewish Federation of Winnipeg
www.jewishwinnipeg.org

Ethiopian Society of Winnipeg
ethio-winnipeg.tripod.com

African Communities of Manitoba
www.africancommunities.ca

Black History Month Celebration Committee
www.ebonyhall.org/bhmcc/index.htm

Black History Month Education Website
www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/cur/multic/bhm.html

Council of Caribbean Organizations of Manitoba
caribbean_community.tripod.com

Manitoba Congress of Black Women
congress.imd.miupdate.com/

Canadian Slovenian Cultural Society
www.canadianslovenian.mb.ca

Canadian Czecho-Slovak Benevolent Association of Winnipeg
www.members.shaw.ca/stauderm/

Canadian Polish Congress (Manitoba Branch)
kpkmanitoba.ca/

Argentinean Manitoban Association
www.argentinos.ca

Irish Association of Manitoba
www.irishassociation.ca/

Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres
www.mac.mb.ca

Manitoba First Nations Schoolnet
http://www.mfns.ca/

Manitoba Métis Federation
www.mmf.mb.ca

Manitoba Fellowship Organization
manitobafellowship.org

National Association of Japanese Canadians
www.najc.ca

Down Under Club of Winnipeg
www.downunderclub.mb.ca

St. Andrew's Society of Winnipeg
www.standrewssociety.mb.ca

Franco-Manitoban Society
www.franco-manitobain.org

Russian Cultural Association of Manitoba
winnipegrussia.imd.miupdate.com

Advocacy groups

Community Legal Education Association
acjnet.org

Canadian Ethnocultural Council
www.ethnocultural.ca

Canadian Race Relation Foundation
www.crr.ca

Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties
www.marl.mb.ca/

B’nai Brith Canada
www.bnaibrith.ca

International Centre of Winnipeg
www.international-centre.ca/

If there’s a group you want to find or that you think should be added to our list, please contact us.

Multiculturalism Secretariat
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
4th Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, Man. R3B 1N3
Phone: 945-5632
Toll-free: 1-800-665-8332 (in Manitoba)
Fax: 948-2323
E-mail: multisec@gov.mb.ca

The Multiculturalism Secretariat is not responsible for the content of other organizations’ websites.