[1][2] Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage—through developing, supporting, promoting, and celebrating the identity and well-being of the province and its communities—manages those government programs and services that support the sport, art, culture, and heritage of Manitoba.
[3] The Minister and the Department are responsible for generating sustainable economic growth based on Manitoba's unique qualities and identity; increasing community capacity to improve well-being; enhancing public access to knowledge and information; encouraging, sharing, and making use of the province’s cultural and heritage resources; building Manitoba’s identity and reputation as a hub for artistic opportunity; and supporting Manitoba’s investments in amateur sport and encourage the hosting of regional, national, and international sport events.
[4] Statutes that are the responsibility of the Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage, include:[5] The precise ministerial designations related to sport, culture, and/or heritage in Manitoba have changed several times.
The ministerial position can be traced back to 1966, when Attorney-General Sterling Lyon was named as Minister of Tourism and Recreation.
Responsibility for Tourism was transferred to the Economic Development portfolio in 1979, and was not reunited with Culture until 1999.