Central Registry Office

Email: citizenship@mmf.mb.ca

Minister: Leah LaPlante

Information on Métis Citizenship and Harvester Identification Card application approvals and associated processes.

The Central Registry Office is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Métis Citizenship and Harvester identification card application approvals and associated processes. The Central Registry Office maintains a database for MMF Citizenship, ensures that all of our Citizens' information is up-to-date, and assists Métis people through the process to obtain Métis Citizenship with the MMF. Using an objectively verifiable process, the Central Registry Office ensures that all of our Citizens and Harvesters meet the definition of 'Métis' as per the MMF Constitution and the nationally-adopted definition which includes self-identification, ancestral connection and community acceptance.

The definition in the MMF Constitution, which is critical to exercising our rights to self-determination and self-government, reads in part:

"Métis" means a person who self-identifies as Métis, is of historic Métis Nation Ancestry, is distinct from other Aboriginal Peoples and is accepted by the Métis Nation."

The historic ancestry component of the definition is confirmed through a Citizen's official genealogy.

Citizenship/Harvester Forms

• Citizenship Harvester Application - Revised-January-2021
• Citizenship Harvester Application - Revised January 2021 (FR)
• Download the Citizenship/Harvester Transfer Region/Local Form
• Download the Citizenship/Harvester Change of Address Form
• Download the Citizen/Harvester Deceased Member Form
• Download the MMF Citizenship Renewal Form

Genealogies

A genealogy is more than a revelation of a family's legacy and its Manitoba Métis Community heritage; it is a reclamation of identity which many felt the need to hide over generations. We encourage all of our Métis Citizens to obtain their genealogy; to claim their birthright and confirm their Citizenship with the MMF and the Métis Nation. For more information on obtaining your proof of Métis ancestry and costs contact the St. Boniface Historical Society

Expiration Dates

The Central Registry Office would like to remind Métis Citizens to be aware of when the expiry date is on your Citizenship card and ensure to have your card renewed when your expiry date is approaching. MMF Individual Citizenship Cards need to be renewed every five years. This five-year renewal date allows the Central Registry Office and Regional Offices to ensure that Citizens' contact information, mailing addresses, and photos are up to date. The issue date and renewal date are listed on your Citizenship card below gender and eye colour. Citizenship cards issued between 2012 and 2013 are at or near their renewal dates and we encourage these Citizens to contact their Regional Office to renew their card. Children's Citizenship cards expire when the person becomes eligible for an Individual Citizenship card with full voting rights.

If you have any questions or suggestions about Citizenship Application requirements and approval processes, or about any of our work, please contact the Central Registry Office or your Regional Office. Thank you for your continued support in our registry work and for recognizing its vital importance to our Manitoba Métis Community.

Conservation Trust Find Sticker (CTF) and Big Game Tags

The Manitoba Metis Federation is extending the period of the 2021-2022 Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) sticker until June 1^st, 2022 as the Central Registry Office is in the process of creating an online ordering platform. The 2022-2023 harvesting season will open on April 1^st, 2022, so you can utilize your current 2021-22 sticker for harvesting needs prior to June 1^st.

The Central Registry Office is currently working on introducing a new online CTF/Big Game Tag ordering system this year which will allow you to receive your CTF confirmation print out the day of purchase, and allow you to harvest Fish, Game Birds, and Small Game. We will mail you the sticker along with your Big-Game Tags, if ordered. These options will be available to you on June 1^st, after completion of the MMF online harvester survey.

How to order CTF/Tags Online (after June 1^st, 2022)

1. Complete MMF Online Harvester Survey (https://cro.mmf.mb.ca/harvester-survey)
   1. You will then be prompted to the online CTF/Tag Request form
2. Complete Online CTF/Tag Request Form
3. Payment of $25.00 (Credit Card/Visa Debit)

You will then be emailed your temporary CTF form, receipt and survey confirmation number, and your regional office will mail out your CTF sticker and Big-Game Tags, if ordered.

How to order CTF/Tags (Dropbox/Mail/In Person)

1. Complete MMF Harvester Survey
2. Complete CTF/Tag Request Form
3. Payment of $25.00 (Cash or Money Order addressed to "The Manitoba Metis Federation")

After documentation validation, your CTF/Tag's will be mailed out to you.

Please contact your regional office for assistance, or if you have any technical issues when ordering online, please contact harvest@mmf.mb.ca