Timeline Friday 15 July 1870

Events on Friday 15 July 1870 1

• 1870 Manitoba Becomes a Canadian Province The Manitoba Act creates Canada's fifth province The Manitoba Act took effect on 15 July 1870, creating the province of Manitoba and admitting it into the Canadian Confederation. The act followed negotiations with Louis Riel's provisional government after the Red River Resistance. It guaranteed land and language rights for the Metis population.