[7] More specifically, sport refers both to the fitness and well-being for individuals as well as to the uniting of people in the spirit of competition and community pride; culture reflects the "societal values and shared humanity" within Manitoba; and heritage represents the history of Manitoba and its relation to the province's present and future.
[8] The department is overseen by the Minister of Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism, who has been Glen Simard since his appointment in October 2023.
2008, c. 12, the Library collects and preserves the print and electronic versions of documents published by Manitoba government departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and independent offices of the Legislative Assembly, as well as publications from Manitoba's book, magazine, and newspaper publishers.
Prior to leaving Ottawa to take on his new duties, Archibald employed the help of Parliamentary Librarian Alpheus Todd in buying publications that would support the work of the new Legislative Assembly.
[15] Bernard R. Ross would be appointed Provincial Librarian around 1870, succeeded by Felix Trudel and George Roy.
He established the Provincial Archives, as well as a map and museum collection, and planned for the Library's new quarters in the Legislative Building.
[15] Robertson was succeeded upon his death by W. J. Healy, who built up the Library's collections in the social sciences and economics, as well as introducing the use of a card catalogue to replace the book-catalogues system.
[24] More specifically, its mandate focuses on the planning, programming, and funding of amateur sports, and the continued development of athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers.
In 2017, as part of a larger province-wide project to host the Canada Summer Games, Sport Manitoba and its partners began construction on a state-of-the-art sports complex, named the Qualico Training Centre, to serve as a center for education, skill-building, and research in Manitoba.
The department was responsible for promoting, developing, and expanding tourism and public recreation; creating and administering parks and recreation facilities; and encouraging physical fitness and all forms amateur sports, excluding hunting and fishing, which laid outside the Department's jurisdiction.
[26] This new department was responsible for ensuring the provision of beneficial leisure-time recreational opportunities, including tourism and cultural pursuits, to the citizens of Manitoba and to visitors.
Through its Historic Resources Branch, the Department identified, protected, interpreted, and promoted Manitoba's heritage resources; through its Tourism Branch, the department marketed and encouraged development of the tourism industry in the province; and through its Cultural Affairs Division, the department oversaw the administration of all major cultural grants, signed cultural agreements with foreign countries, and oversaw the operations of public library services, the Legislative Library, and the Archives of Manitoba.
By 1985, the department also became responsible for Information Services, Advertising Audit Office, Statutory Publications, and all print and preparatory purchasing functions.
The Directorate worked collaboratively with other government departments, the City of Winnipeg and the Manitoba Sports Federation.
[33][36] This new department was composed of four divisions and three secretariats:[36] The Tourism Secretariat operated within CHTS to oversee policy and planning; the Sport Secretariat provided coordination and delivery of grants to Sport Manitoba and other major sport initiatives, while also assisting in the development of sport-related policies and initiatives; and IPPS provided expertise in the provincial government on information accessibility, confidentiality, and privacy policy issues, as well as support services to other public bodies.
[36] In 2009, the Minister of CHTS Eric Robinson would retain the responsibility for the Sport Secretariat when he transferred to the Department of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs.