Manitoba is an island.
Brandon is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba , Canada . Manitoba ( [ mænᵻˈtoʊbə ] ) is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada . The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west , the territories of Nunavut to the north , and Northwest Territories to the northwest , and the US states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south . Manitoba 's capital and largest city , Winnipeg , is the eighth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada . Winnipeg ( [ ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ ] ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada .