More info (for Ontario) can be found in the Consumer Reporting Act, R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER C.33 .... that said, perhaps a little Googling can locate the Manitoba version for you. My bad, I posted this prior to seeing which province you're from.
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90c33_e.htm#BK15
Have a look at section (3)(F)
(i) more than seven years have elapsed since the date of last payment on the debt or collection, or
(ii) where no payment has been made, more than seven years have elapsed since the date on which the default in payment or the matter giving rise to the collection occurred,
unless the creditor or the creditor’s agent confirms that the debt or collection is not barred by statute and the confirmation appears in the file;