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MINI U PROGRAMGS & JUNIOR BISONS Before you register

Returning customers

If you have registered with us before, please verify your account is ready for registration day:

  • Log in to your account (ensure you are the primary adult).
  • Check that all your children are listed under the "My Groups" tab.
  • If anyone is missing, please ensure they are added before registration begins.

New customers

To register, you must set up a family account and list all children you intend to register.

  1. Create an account at sportandrec.umanitoba.ca.
  2. Add family members by navigating to the "My Groups" tab and selecting "Add".

Trouble adding family members?
This step can be tricky. If you are having trouble, please call us at 204-474-6100. We will happily set up your family group for you to ensure you are ready for registration.

For any account troubleshooting please call us at (204) 474-6100.

Summer registration & important information

Once your account is set up, you are ready for registration day. Summer camp registration officially opens on Feb 11, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

To ensure a fair and smooth experience for the high volume of families logging in at once, we are utilizing a virtual waiting room system.

Registration day timeline

  • 11:50 a.m. – 11:59 a.m. CST: The virtual waiting room opens. Log in to join the pre-queue.
  • 12:00 p.m. CST: Registration officially opens.

How the queue works

Everyone in the waiting room by 11:59 a.m. will be randomized and placed into the queue at noon. This ensures that arriving at 11:50 a.m. gives you the same chance as arriving at 11:58 a.m.

If you join after 12:00 p.m., you will be placed at the back of the line in the order you joined.

Support availability

To ensure our team can focus on keeping the online system running smoothly, we will not process registrations or changes in person or over the phone on opening day. Phone support will resume the following morning.

 

MINI U PROGRAMS & JUNIOR BISONS Registering for programs

How to register

1. Log in
Access your account by logging in with your credentials.
2. Select programs
Browse the available programs and select the ones you wish to register for.
3. Add to cart
Add the selected programs to your cart.
4. Select participant
Choose the child you intend to book for the course you have added to your cart.
5. Review and confirm
Review your selections and ensure all details are correct.
6. Complete payment
Proceed to payment and complete the transaction.

Subsidy, personal information, 'group with' requests Additional information

The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management recognizes that fees can pose a barrier when engaging children and youth in programming. Various subsidy opportunities are available to offer assistance. 

  • Personal information

    In order to best care for your child, our team requires additional personal information (i.e. child health information). Before your program begins, you will receive an email request for this information.

    A completed personal information form is required in order to participate in programming. If you have not received this email seven (7) days before the start of your program please reach out to our team via email mini.u@umanitoba.ca.

  • Subsidy

    The Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management recognizes that fees can pose a barrier when registering children and youth in programming. Various subsidy opportunities are available to offer assistance. 

    Other funding sources are available by application from external organization such as Jump Start jumpstart.canadiantire.ca or KidSport Winnipeg kidsportcanada.ca/manitoba/winnipeg/


    Learn more about subsidies

  • "Group with" requests

    Many of our camps are split into multiple groups based on age. If you are interested in having your child grouped with another child (Spring break and summer camps only), submit a "group with" request below. 

    Spring break "Group with" requests

    Summer "Group with" requests

    All group requests must be made by the end of the day on Wednesday, the week before your child attends.

    We will do our best to accommodate the requests, but it may not be possible in some cases.