Parents and Counsellors : Overview : History
History
The Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface is the oldest university in Western Canada. Although it was incorporated in 1871 when the province of Manitoba was born, its origins can be traced back to 1818, when Bishop Norbert Provencher first opened a school for boys in the Red River Colony. In 1877, the Collège de Saint-Boniface, together with Manitoba College and St. John’s College, founded the University of Manitoba. During its first 150 years, the Collège was managed by the Catholic clergy, notably the Jesuit Fathers from 1885 to 1967. It has occupied its present location in the heart of Old Saint-Boniface, in central Winnipeg, since 1922.