The Royal Canadian Mint’s Winnipeg Facility Celebrates 50 Years of Manufacturing Best-in-class Circulation Coins for Canada and the World
April 30, 2026
Fifty years ago today, the Royal Canadian Mint officially opened a modern, high-speed and high capacity circulation coin manufacturing facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to meet rising circulation coin demand that could no longer be satisfied at the Mint’s Ottawa facility. Its main administration building, shrouded in tinted glass and rising from the prairie landscape like a futuristic pyramid, has since become an icon of the Winnipeg skyline. Today, this facility consists of world-class coin plating and manufacturing operations, an innovative coin painting line, and the Hieu C. Truong Centre of Excellence where talented research and development personnel continually advance the art and science of coin manufacturing for Canada and the world. To date, more than 80 different nations have come to Winnipeg to secure coinage solutions that stand out for their cost-effectiveness, security and sustainability.
From Royal Canadian Mint