Ethnocultural Community Support Program
Manitoba's policy for a multicultural society emphasizes three fundamental principles: pride, equality and partnership. The Ethnocultural Community Support Program has been established to further these principles by providing funding to assist ethnocultural community organizations to:

1. preserve, enhance, promote and share Manitoba's rich and diverse cultural heritage
2. encourage the development of partnerships between cultural communities to foster cross-cultural understanding, harmony and equality.

Eligible organizations may apply for special project funding or operational funding. Funds are provided to successful applicants by the awarding of bingo sessions (your organization earns money through volunteer work at a bingo at one of Winnipeg's casinos), by cash awards or by a combination of both.

New ECSP intake deadlines: April 30 and October 31
As of April 1, 2008 there are two Ethnocultural Community Support Program intake deadlines per year: April 30 and October 31.

Manitoba Lotteries Corp. schedules bingo sessions that may be awarded under the new intake dates. Under the April 30 deadline bingo sessions may be scheduled in October through March. Under the October 31 deadline bingo sessions may be scheduled in April through September.

Contact us with questions
If you have questions about intake deadlines, such as which intake date best meets your needs, to request a grant application or to speak to an ECSP program officer, please contact our office.

Multiculturalism Secretariat
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
5th Floor, 213 Notre Dame Avenue
Winnipeg, Man. R3B 1N3
Phone: 945-5632
Toll-free: 1-800-665-8332 (in Manitoba)
Fax: 948-2148
E-mail: multisec@gov.mb.ca