Manitoba Council for International Cooperation

What Manitoba Council for International Cooperation does

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is a CRA-registered Canadian charity (Charity Registration Number 103481032 RR0001) and coalition of Manitoba-based international development organizations, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 Territory. The organization operates as the designated Manitoba distributor of Government of Manitoba and Government of Canada (Global Affairs Canada) funds for international development and humanitarian projects through its Development Fund, Relief and Rehabilitation Fund, and the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT). MCIC's member coalition includes 17+ active organizations (e.g., ADRA Canada, MCC, Cuso International, Save the Children Canada, World Vision Canada, UNICEF Canada) that jointly implement projects in the Global South and amplify public engagement on global issues.

MCIC's product surface centers on three functional pillars: (1) bilingual (English/French) SDG-aligned educational programming for Manitoba K-12 schools and educators — including ~15 original classroom workshops (Forced to Flee, Water For All, Climate Justice, Building a Good Life, Designing for the Future, Breaking the Cycle, Interconnected, Banana Webs, Understanding Child Labour, Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea), the Sustainable Foundations teaching guide covering all 17 UN SDGs, the Fast Fashion board game, and annual Book List Packages; (2) public engagement programming (International Development Week, Voices for Change youth spoken-word program, Fair Trade Town support, sustainability campaigns); and (3) grant administration services distributing government funds to member NGOs and administering awards (Global Citizenship Awards, Development Impact Awards, Canada SDG Youth Awards). Technical infrastructure is conventional — CMS website, Microsoft Forms for workshop booking, Office 365 collaboration, YouTube video hosting, and CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licensed downloadable PDFs.

MCIC's revenue model is grant-dependent. Streams include Government of Manitoba and Government of Canada grants for international development (Development Fund, Relief and Rehabilitation Fund), FIT administration fees from Global Affairs Canada, project-specific grants (e.g., ESDC SDG Funding Program for Canada SDG Youth Awards), and charitable donations via Giving Tuesday and member gift catalogues. All classroom workshops, lesson plans, and resources are provided free of charge to Manitoba educators; the Fast Fashion boxed set is the only documented priced product. The organization operates with a small Winnipeg-based staff (under 15 based on concurrent role postings referencing Executive Director, Director of Engagement and Learning, Public Engagement Specialists, Communications Specialist, Sustainability Specialist, and Program Officer roles).

Name

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation

Legal name

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation

Website

https://mcic.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is a Winnipeg-based registered Canadian charity and coalition of Manitoba international development NGOs that distributes federal/provincial government grants to member organizations, administers the Fund for Innovation and Transformation, and delivers free bilingual SDG-aligned classroom workshops, lesson plans, and educator programs across Manitoba.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development & Global Citizenship Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Coordination & Disaster Risk Reduction IGOs (BPADAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

Keywords

• Global citizenship education
• Sustainable development goals curriculum
• International development funding
• Classroom workshop programs
• Humanitarian grant administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government of Manitoba and Government of Canada grants for international development: MCIC receives and redistributes government grants (federal and provincial) designated for international development and humanitarian projects through its Development Fund and Relief and Rehabilitation Fund. Funds flow to MCIC member organizations. Recent Manitoba 2026 budget continues support for international cooperation through MCIC.
2. Charitable donations and giving programs: MCIC is a CRA-registered charity (Charity Registration Number 103481032 RR0001) and accepts donations. Includes Giving Tuesday campaigns, holiday gift guides directing donations to member organization gift catalogues, and member-driven fundraising.
3. Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) administration: MCIC administers FIT, an initiative of the Inter-Council Network that helps small and medium Canadian organizations test innovative solutions to advance gender equality in the Global South. Funded by Global Affairs Canada.
4. Project/program-specific grants (e.g., SDG Youth Awards program, Youth Delegates program): MCIC administers grant-funded programs such as the Canada SDG Youth Awards (funded by Employment and Social Development Canada's SDG Funding Program) and the ICN Youth Delegates program (conference fees + $250 honoraria funded through program-specific grants).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is a coalition of Manitoba-based international development organizations that curates and delivers bilingual (English/French) Sustainable Development Goals-aligned classroom workshops, lesson plans, and educational guides to Manitoba K-12 educators and youth at no cost, while administering and distributing Government of Manitoba and Government of Canada international development and humanitarian relief funds to its member organizations through the Development Fund, Relief and Rehabilitation Fund, and Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT).

Product overview

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) operates as a coalition of Manitoba-based organizations focused on international development, sustainability education, and global citizenship — not as a single unified software product but as a portfolio of programs, educational resources, and grant-administration services. Its core offerings include the Sustainable Foundations: A Guide for Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals (and its French counterpart Fondations durables) curriculum guides, a suite of SDG-themed Classroom Workshops (e.g., Forced to Flee / Forcé.e.s de fuir, Water For All, Building a Good Life, Designing for the Future, Banana Webs, Breaking the Cycle, Climate Justice, Understanding Child Labour, Interconnected, Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea, Fast Fashion: The T-Shirt Board Game) delivered in-person and virtually in both English and French, accompanying Lesson Plans and Resources, annual Book List Packages for global classrooms, the Voices for Change youth spoken-word program, the annual International Development Week campaign, the Be the Change sustainability event series, Global Citizenship Awards for students and educators, the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT) gender equality fund administered by MCIC, and grant-administration services distributing Government of Manitoba and Canada funds to international development projects. Together, the SDG-themed workshops and the Sustainable Foundations guide form the educational core, with book packages, youth programs, and awards extending engagement, while FIT and government-funded international development grants make up the operational/funding side of the portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT): Inter-Council Network initiative administered by MCIC that funds small and medium Canadian organizations testing innovative solutions to advance gender equality in the Global South.
• Take Action Manitoba

Products and services

• Sustainable Foundations: A Guide for Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals A bilingual (English/French) educator's guide covering all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, with lesson plans, action steps, glossary, and printable poster. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Provided free to Manitoba educators.
• Fondations durables : Un Guide d'enseignement des objectifs de développement durable French-language edition of the Sustainable Foundations guide providing pedagogical resources to engage youth in the UN SDGs. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
• Classroom Workshops and Professional Development MCIC's flagship educational service offering in-person and virtual SDG-themed workshops and Professional Development (PD) sessions for educators of all grades and subjects across Manitoba. Includes Forced to Flee, Water For All, Building a Good Life, Designing for the Future, Climate Justice, Breaking the Cycle, Interconnected, Banana Webs, Understanding Child Labour, Iqbal and his Ingenious Idea, Good Work, and other workshops. Booked via online form at no cost.
• Ateliers et perfectionnement professionnel (French Classroom Workshops and Professional Development) French-language counterpart to MCIC's classroom workshops and PD sessions, providing SDG-themed in-person and virtual workshops for educators and students in francophone Manitoba schools.
• Fast Fashion: The T-Shirt Board Game An original educational board game where players assume the role of T-shirts to experience how clothing is used and discarded, aiming to inspire students to reduce the environmental impact of clothing choices. Available as a free downloadable PDF and as a purchasable boxed set with game board and T-shirt pieces.
• SDG Scavenger Hunt An activity designed to be suitable for all ages where participants explore SDG-related work being done in their own community, with some activities requiring supervision.
• Book List Packages / Book Packages Annual English and French reading list packages for global classrooms and public libraries, including reading lists for global students, bookmarks, and student posters to encourage global citizenship through reading. Available free to Manitoba schools and libraries.
• Voices for Change

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ student submissions to the Call to Classrooms $20 bill redesign challenge (Dec 2021)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Inter-Council Network (ICN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCIC is one of eight Provincial and Regional Councils for International Cooperation that constitute the Inter-Council Network. ICN represents more than 350 diverse civil society organizations across Canada. MCIC administers FIT (Fund for Innovation and Transformation), an ICN initiative. MCIC's Executive Director Janice Hamilton was quoted in ICN's statement on the 215 lost children at residential schools.
• Canadian Foodgrains BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian Foodgrains Bank created the "Forced to Flee / Forcé.e.s de fuir" refugee simulation workshop (grades 7-12) which MCIC delivers in Manitoba classrooms (SDG 10). MCIC also partnered on the World Soil Day 2020 video featuring the Foodgrains Bank/MCC/Utooni Development Organization conservation agriculture project in Makueni, Kenya.
• Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIT is an initiative of the Inter-Council Network administered by MCIC. It helps small and medium Canadian organizations test innovative solutions to advance gender equality in the Global South. Funded by Global Affairs Canada.
• Together|Ensemble and Alberta Council for Global CooperationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-created and launched the Canada SDG Youth Awards — a national youth-led initiative recognizing contributions of Canadians aged 10-30 toward the Sustainable Development Goals. The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation leads on behalf of Together|Ensemble. MCIC helps promote nominations in Manitoba.
• Spur ChangecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMCIC participates in and promotes Spur Change, a Government of Canada-funded public engagement initiative on sustainable development and gender equality. Spur Change runs the Youth Champions Program (peer-to-peer learning exchange for Canadian and international youth) and the annual national conference (e.g., Human Dignity, March 9-11, 2021). Spur Change also provides RBM 101 eLearning course certificates.
• EdCan Network (Education Canada magazine)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMCIC Public Engagement Specialist Grace Van Mil authored an article on "Global Citizenship and the SDGs: Discussing global issues in your classroom" published in EdCan's Education Canada magazine (March 2021). MCIC also adapted content into a "Sustainable Foundations" guide.
• UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship, and Transformative EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCIC promoted the UNESCO Chair's International Symposium on Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education (May 2021) to its network.
• Canadian Fair Trade NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCIC is part of the national grassroots fair trade effort coordinated by the Canadian Fair Trade Network. MCIC supports Fair Trade Town designations in Manitoba (Gimli, Brandon, Selkirk, Winnipeg). MCIC is itself a Fair Trade Workplace.
• Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health (CanWaCH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCIC is connected to the CanWaCH network (membership of 100+ NGOs, academic institutions, and health professional associations partnering to improve health outcomes for women and children in 1,000+ communities worldwide). CanWaCH provides Federal Budget analysis shared via MCIC's news channel.
• MCIC Member Coalition OrganizationsflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMCIC's coalition of Manitoba-based member organizations (17+ active members) forms the core of its distribution network. Members receive government international development funds via MCIC and participate in joint public engagement. Members include: ADRA Canada, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, MCC, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Cuso International, Make Music Matter, KIDS Initiative, The Marquis Project, CODE Canada, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF Canada, Development and Peace, CARE Canada, World Vision Canada, World Renew, MSF Canada, Crossroads International, Inter Pares, WUSC, IDE Canada, War Child Canada, SeedChange, EMAS Canada, Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada, Osu Children's Library Fund, Equality Fund, People to People, Canadian Humanitarian, Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan, Canadian Multicultural Disability Centre, Marquis Project, Tearfund, and Fund for Innovation and Transformation.
• Haiti Earthquake Relief Coalition (ADRA Canada, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Development and Peace, CARE, MCC, Save the Children, UNICEF, World Renew, World Vision)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCIC amplified its members' disaster relief efforts for Haiti after the August 2021 magnitude 7.2 earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace, linking to each member's donation page.
• ADRA Tanzania, Health Professionals International Canada, Tanzania Albinism Society, and Standing VoiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCIC partnered on the Early Skin Cancer Awareness, Prevention and Engagement (ESCAPE) Project in Tanzania with ADRA Canada, ADRA Tanzania, Health Professionals International Canada, Tanzania Albinism Society, and Standing Voice. Project identifies and treats early skin cancer in Persons with Albinism across six regions in Tanzania.
• MacDonald Youth Services and spoken word artists Steve Locke and Kayla FernandezminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCIC partnered with MacDonald Youth Services and spoken word artists Steve Locke and Kayla Fernandez to deliver the Voices for Change program during Manitoba's code red lockdown (Feb 2021), resulting in the "Water is Life!" spoken word poem about Indigenous water rights.
• Travel ManitobaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMCIC collaborated with Travel Manitoba (President and CEO Colin Ferguson) on a video discussing sustainable tourism in Manitoba (Oct 2021) to promote SDG-aligned travel behaviors.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research: A broader Canadian coalition focused on global health research and equity, overlapping MCIC's international development and equity themes but with a research-policy emphasis rather than K-12 education delivery.
• Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC): The national-level umbrella organization in the Inter-Council Network; comparable to MCIC's coalition and policy advocacy role but operating federally and at a much larger scale.

Emerging players

• TakingITGlobal: A Canadian nonprofit focused on youth-led global citizenship education and engagement; comparable to MCIC's Educators & Youth programming in audience and SDG/global citizenship themes, with a more digital-first delivery model.

Direct peers

• Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (Atlantic region): Represents Atlantic Canadian provinces in the Inter-Council Network with a coalition model, SDG education, and international development NGO support functions parallel to MCIC's.
• Alberta Council for Global Cooperation: Alberta's provincial counterpart to MCIC within the Inter-Council Network; both are coalitions of international development organizations that deliver SDG/global citizenship education programs, distribute government funds, and engage members/partners in their respective provinces.
• Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI): Quebec's coalition of international cooperation NGOs, comparable to MCIC in its role as a French-language-capable provincial intermediary for international development, though anchored in a distinct linguistic/cultural context.
• Ontario Council for International Cooperation: Ontario's ICN member, the largest provincial council in the Inter-Council Network by population reach; comparable to MCIC in mission and coalition model, but materially larger in scale.
• British Columbia Council for International Cooperation: BC's provincial council in the Inter-Council Network, with a near-identical operating model to MCIC — coalition of BC-based international development NGOs, SDG education programming, and government grant administration.
• Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation: Saskatchewan's Inter-Council Network member, operating as a coalition of Saskatchewan-based international development NGOs with SDG/global citizenship programming closely analogous to MCIC's Manitoba mandate.

Regional players

• Equitas – International Centre for Human Rights Education: Canadian NGO focused on human rights education for youth and educators; adjacent to MCIC's SDG classroom workshop mission, with overlapping human rights/global citizenship curriculum and a Montreal-based operational base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manitoba-council-for-international-cooperation

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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