vital event registry dates to 1882. As such, with all records being held in perpetuity for all Manitoba events, the database contains vital records information for the Province of Manitoba from 1882 to present. Nearly 4 million records are held in the database . The VSA reports to the Legislature through the Minister of Finance, and is responsible for administering and enforcing Manitoba's Vital Statistics Act, Marriage Act, Change of Name Act, as well as processing disinterments under The Public Health Act. It is a member of the Vital Statistics Council for Canada (VSCC), which was established in 1945 as partnership of provincial/territorial vital event registrars and federal officials responsible for national statistics. Manitoba Bureau of Statistics The Manitoba Bureau of Statistics (MBS), a branch of the Finance Department's Finance Research Division, is the Manitoba government’s central statistics agency, tasked with compiling, managing, analyzing, coordinating, and disseminating of economic, demographic, and social statistics for the province. Operating under the provincial Statistics Act, the Bureau addresses data and statistical requirements by collaborating with government departments and agencies; and, under a federal-provincial agreement, MBS is the designated contact and official liaison between the Government of Manitoba and the federal government's Statistics Canada. Manitoba Financial Services Agency The Manitoba Financial Service Agency (MFSA; ) is a special operating agency of the Manitoba government responsible for administering and enforcing legislation for the securities and insurance sectors, real estate and mortgage brokers, credit unions/caisses populaires, cooperatives, and trust and loan companies who operate in Manitoba. It comprises the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) and Financial Institutions Regulation Branch (FIRB). It is headed by a chief administrative officer, who is ex officio the Chair and chief executive officer of the MSC. As of at least 2020, the chief is David Cheop. The Agency administers the following provincial legislation: The Securities Act, C.C.S.M. c. S 5 0 The Commodity Futures Act, C.C.S.M. c. C152 The Real Estate Brokers Act, C.C.S.M. c. R20 The Mortgage Brokers Act, C.C.S.M. c. M210 The Insurance Act, C.C.S.M. c. I40 The Credit Unions and Caisse Populaires Act, C.C.S.M. c. C301 The Cooperatives Act, C.C.S.M. c. C223 The Corporations Act, C.C.S.M. c. C225, Part XXIV Financial Institutions Regulation Branch The Financial Institutions Regulation Branch (FIRB; , DRIF) is the body responsible for regulatory oversight to financial institutions and cooperatives operating in Manitoba, including the insurance sector, credit unions/caisses populaires, and trust and loan companies.