page_title: Regional tartans of Canada
section_title: Manitoba
hierarchical_section_title: Regional tartans of Canada / Provincial and territorial tartans / Manitoba
caption_attribution_description: English: The official tartan of the Canadian province of Manitoba, created in 1962. Thread count: 12 maroon 4 yellow 12 maroon 2 green 4 dark green 24 green 2 azure 2 green 4 azure 2 green 2 azure 24 green 4 dark green 2 green
context_page_description: Regional tartans of Canada are represented by all Canada's provinces and territories, except for Nunavut, having a regional tartan, as do many other regional divisions in Canada. Tartans were first brought to Canada by Scottish settlers; the first province to adopt one officially was Nova Scotia in 1956, and the most recent province was Ontario, in 2000. Except for the tartan of Quebec, all of the provincial and territorial tartans are officially recognized and registered in the books of the Court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms of Scotland. The tartan for Canada as a whole is known as the maple leaf tartan and became an official national symbol in 2011.
context_section_description: Manitoba's official tartan was designed in 1962 by Hugh Kirkwood Rankine, and officially adopted by the province in "The Coat of Arms, Emblems and the Manitoba Tartan Act", which received Royal Assent on May 1 of that year. The red in the design originates from the Red River Colony, founded in 1812 by the Earl of Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, and crofters from the Scottish Highlands, and the blue was taken from the Clan Douglas tartan. In addition, the green lines represent the varying cultures and races that make up Manitoban society, and the gold represents Manitoba's agricultural history. Its International Tartan Index number is 144.
caption: Manitoba's tartan.
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