Founded in 1877, the University of Manitoba was the first university established in western Canada.  It is Manitoba’s only research-intensive university. The University’s Bannatyne campus is located in downtown Winnipeg and trains the doctors, nurses and other health care professionals while its main Fort Garry campus, which is located 20 minutes outside the city centre, has the university's four colleges, laboratories, administrative and service offices, recreation facilities, research agencies, libraries and residences. 

In F2018, University of Manitoba welcomed 25,135 undergraduate students, and 3,753 graduate students. Out of all its students, 17% were international students from one of 123 different countries.  The University employed 5,461 Academic staff and 3,951 support staff. The university offers more than 100 programs across its various faculties and reports that most of its departments offer graduate programs. University of Manitoba gives students the opportunity to study abroad in more than 35 countries around the world on exchange.

Through its research program, university of Manitoba has developed or partnered with 55 research centres, institutes, facilities and groups. In F2018, the university received $211.7m in research funding, the highest amount it has ever received. It holds allocations for 52 research chairs in natural sciences and engineering, social sciences and humanities, and health sciences. The university also has 29 research chairs created through endowments and sponsorships. In F2018, the university awarded 156 undergraduate research awards to students that allow them to be mentored full-time by a professor of their choice for a 16-week period during the summer.

University of Manitoba is a Major 100 charity, with donations of $114.7m in F2018. The university also received $170m in tuition and $535m in government funding. As the University did not explicitly report the expenses associated with ancillary services and sales of goods and services, the business activities presented below are gross values. The University’s administrative and fundraising costs are 5% of revenues (excluding investment income). For every dollar donated to the University, 95 cents go to its programs, falling within Ci’s reasonable range. University of Manitoba has net funding reserves of $991m including $473m in donor-endowed funds. Excluding donor-endowed funds, reserves can cover program costs for 9 months.

This charity report is an update that is being reviewed by University of Manitoba. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 20, 2019 by Stefan Tetzlaff.