Flag of Manitoba

Manitoba

Proportion	1:2
Adopted	May 12, 1966
Design	A Red Ensign with the shield of the Coat of arms of Manitoba in the field

The flag of Manitoba flying in Downtown Winnipeg

The flag of Manitoba is a variation of the Red Ensign which bears the shield of the provincial coat of arms. This flag was approved by the passage of a bill in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly on May 11, 1965. Queen Elizabeth II having given permission for the use of the Union device in October 1965, it was officially proclaimed on 12 May 1966. The decision to adopt the flag was made after the federal government decided to replace the Canadian Red Ensign with the Maple Leaf flag. The flag of Ontario was adopted under similar circumstances.

In 2001, a survey conducted by the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) placed the Manitoba provincial flag 44th in design quality out of the 72 Canadian provincial, U.S. state, and U.S. territory flags ranked.^[1]

See also

• Flag of Ontario
• Symbols of Manitoba

References

External links

• Provincial Flag Act of Manitoba - including the official description of the flag.
• Government of Manitoba, Travel Manitoba: Official Emblems.
• The Flags of Canada - Manitoba
• 2001 Flag Contest Winner - winner of the Winnipeg Free Press contest to choose a possible replacement for Manitoba's British red ensign.
• Good Flag, Bad Flag - the North American Vexillological Association uses Manitoba's flag as an example of bad flag design.

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