2Spirit Manitoba

What 2Spirit Manitoba does

2Spirit Manitoba Inc is a Winnipeg-based non-profit community organization serving Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people across the province of Manitoba. The organization originated in 1986 as informal community gatherings, was formally incorporated as Two-Spirited People of Manitoba in September 2007, and now operates as 2Spirit Manitoba Inc from its headquarters at 301-286 Smith Street, Winnipeg. Its service portfolio centers on three core programs: the Medicine Wolf Healing Place, which provides a safe space for Indigenous traditional teachings, ceremony, and Elder-led spiritual and physical healing; the 2S Building from Within capacity-building project, a multi-phase initiative funded through Women and Gender Equality Canada's LGBTQ2 Community Capacity Fund that built organizational infrastructure and a province-wide community network in Phase I and is now implementing plans in Phase II; and broader Community Support Services covering awareness workshops, advocacy against homo/trans phobia and discrimination, and community events.

The underlying technology surface is minimal and non-differentiated: the organization's digital presence consists of a website, social media accounts, an external job listing on Amik.ca, and Microsoft Forms-based applications for volunteers and board candidates. There is no software product, no proprietary platform, no AI or machine-learning component, and no API or integration layer. The model is service-delivery by a small team (11-50 employees) within a single provincial geography, with no commercial pricing, no transactional revenue, and no enterprise or consumer customer base in the conventional sense. Mission delivery is funded entirely through federal government grants, including confirmed funding from Women and Gender Equality Canada (CAD $845,458 in October 2024 plus Phase II continuation), inclusion in the Government of Canada's Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan funding pool of up to CAD $4.7 million across nine organizations in Alberta and Manitoba (announced October 2024), and an additional Canadian Heritage grant dated January 2025.

Name

2Spirit Manitoba

Legal name

2Spirit Manitoba Inc

Website

https://twospiritmanitoba.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

2Spirit Manitoba Inc is a Winnipeg-based non-profit organization, founded informally in 1986 and incorporated in 2007, that delivers community support, ceremony-based healing, and advocacy programs for Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people across Manitoba. It is funded entirely through Canadian federal government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Two-Spirit community services
• Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ support
• Indigenous healing practices
• Community capacity building
• Anti-discrimination advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

2Spirit Manitoba delivers community-based support services for 2Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people in Manitoba. Its core offerings include the Medicine Wolf Healing Place (a safe space for Indigenous traditional teachings, Elder knowledge, and ceremonial practice), the 2S Building from Within organizational capacity-building project, and community support services covering awareness workshops, advocacy against homo/trans phobia and discrimination, and community events in partnership with allied organizations.

Product overview

2Spirit Manitoba is a community-based non-profit organization offering a portfolio of services for 2Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ people in Manitoba. The core offerings include the Medicine Wolf Healing Place, which provides a safe space for Indigenous traditional teachings and ceremony, and the 2S Building from Within capacity building project. The organization also provides community support services including awareness workshops, advocacy against discrimination, and community events. The organization began in 1986 and became a non-profit in September 2007.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medicine Wolf Healing Place
• 2S Building from Within
• Community Support Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner2Spirit Manitoba participates in the Indigenous Helpers Society, an organization co-spokespersoned by board member Amanda Burton, which works with youth in the CFS (Child and Family Services) system.
• Rainbow Resource CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Dene Guillas works as School Equity & Inclusion Coordinator at Rainbow Resource Centre, educating others about the 2SLGBTQ+ community and creating inclusive spaces.
• Nine CirclesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Bianca Fox works as a peer support worker at Nine Circles, providing services to vulnerable at-risk youth and adults with substance use issues in the LGBTQ+ community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rainbow Resource Centre: Winnipeg-based 2SLGBTQ+ community organization offering counselling, education, and support groups. Most direct functional peer given shared geography, overlapping community served, and active board-level partnerships (Dene Guillas serves on both boards).
• 2-Spirited People of the First Nations: Toronto-based Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ organization offering supportive housing, health navigation, and cultural programming. Closest national analogue in terms of mission, programming model, and Indigenous-2SLGBTQ+ intersection.
• Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. Winnipeg Indigenous community services organization providing healing, education, and family support. Peer given shared Winnipeg footprint, Indigenous service mandate, and prior award relationship with Charlotte Nolin.
• Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre: Large Winnipeg Indigenous community organization providing family and youth services. Comparable given overlapping service population, community-organizer leadership overlap (Lucy Fowler), and shared Indigenous-focused Winnipeg footprint.
• Nine Circles Community Health Centre: Winnipeg community health centre with explicit 2SLGBTQ+ programming including peer support and primary care. Closest health-services peer given overlapping community and direct board-staff overlap (Bianca Fox).

Broad incumbents

• Egale Canada: National 2SLGBTQI+ human rights organization advancing policy, research, and litigation across Canada. Broad incumbent peer given overlapping advocacy mandate at a national rather than provincial scale.
• National Association of Friendship Centres: National network of Indigenous Friendship Centres delivering community programs. Broad incumbent peer given overlapping Indigenous service delivery and active partnership through the Indigenous Helpers Society.
• Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity: National 2SLGBTQ+ education and advocacy organization. Comparable on the advocacy and awareness-workshop functional axis even though it is not Indigenous-specific.

Regional players

• Winnipeg 2SLGBTQ+ Community Network: Local Winnipeg 2SLGBTQ+ coordination body. Comparable as a regional ecosystem player in the same city even though formal public presence and website details are limited.

Others

• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs: Political advocacy body for First Nations in Manitoba. Ecosystem peer given shared Indigenous advocacy mandate in the province, though its focus is political representation rather than direct community services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2spirit-manitoba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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