Section E
Location Profiles
University of Manitoba
66 Chancellors Circle, Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2
Tel: (204) 474-8880, Fax: (204) 474-7536
The University
The University of Manitoba offers a diverse range of programs, including a full range of professional programs. It offers Master’s and doctoral programs and opportunities for postdoctoral education in many disciplines. The university has special access programs for those who do not have the background required for university entrance, and the continuing education division offers a wide range of professional and certificate programs.
The University of Manitoba is a research-intensive university and is home to 41 research centres and institutes ranging in scope from applied ethics, ageing, cell biology, and higher education to health policy, earth observation science, and theoretical physics. These centres and institutes provide unique interdisciplinary educational and training opportunities and are a valuable resource for the community at large. An industry liaison office facilitates the commercialization of university research and links the research expertise of the university with business and industry, as well as with government agencies and other universities.
The main campus is in the Winnipeg suburb of Fort Garry, about 12 kilometres from the city centre, and the medical/dental campus is located in central Winnipeg adjacent to the Health Sciences Centre, the province’s largest tertiary care complex. Clinical research and medical teaching are concentrated at this hospital and the St. Boniface General Hospital.
About Winnipeg: Facts and Figures
Winnipeg lies near the eastern border of Canada’s vast prairies at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Winnipeg is a multicultural city with a diversity of employment and cultural activities. There are a number of theatre groups, a world-class ballet company, a symphony orchestra, an opera, and an active artistic base.
Employment
Winnipeg unemployment rate (November 1998) 5.5%
Main language spoken in homes
English: 89.9%, French: 2.1%, Other: 8.0%
Largest minority language groups
Tagalog, Chinese, German, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Ukrainian
Aboriginal population
45,750 (6.9% of the urban population)
Family and housing
Avg monthly rent for a two-bedroom (2003) $645
Avg residential house price (2003) $107,200
Climate
Avg January temperature (ºC) –17
Avg July temperature (ºC) 20
Avg annual “snow” (cm) 111
Avg annual “rain” (mm) 416
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