Canadian Filipino
Informing, Engaging and Connecting Community
March 14, 2025 – When Mark Carnet was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister on March 14, his new slimmed-down Cabinet of 23, (compared to Justine Trudeau’s former cabinet of 37) included Rechie Valdez as Government Whip.
March 16, 2025 - Canada and the Philippines recently concluded a visiting forces agreement that will allow military forces of both countries to train in each other’s territories.
March 1, 2025 — Canada is set to open new programs granting permanent residence on arrival to caregivers from the Philippines and other countries.
February 16, 2025 - In a show of solidarity, Canada’s warship HMCS Ottawa and the Philippine Navy’s BRP Andres Bonifacio frigate sailed side by side in the 7th multilateral maritime exercise in the West Philippine Sea on February 12.
February 16, 2025 — Many look forward to retirement as a time to savour the fruits of long years of working.
February 1, 2025 — Philippine Consul General Gina Jamoralin requests Filipinos in BC, Yukon, and Northwest Territories to register with the PCG to enable the Consulate to contact them in case of emergencies, whether manmade or natural.
February 1, 2025 — The Philippines and Canada are working on ways to deepen military relations.
February 1, 2025 — Some 738,000 people in Canada in 2021 could speak Tagalog, according to a recently released report by Statistics Canada about linguistic diversity in the country.
January 16, 2025 — Getting by financially day by day is a challenge for many Canadians.
January 16, 2025 — Canada and the Philippines have made it to a short list of elections to watch in 2025.
January 1, 2025 — Multigenerational households are common in the Philippines.
January 1, 2025 — Statistics Canada says that entry wage is a sound indicator of the economic future of new immigrants in the country.
January 1, 2025 - Drawing from the nostalgia of Christmas, six hundred Balikbayan boxes with free shipping are available to lucky Canadian Filipinos in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
December 16, 2024 — Alden Habacon, well-known as a diversity and inclusion educator in the Canadian Filipino community, has passed away at the age of 50.
December 16, 2024 – The Filipino community in BC welcomed their new Consul General Gina Alagon Jamoralin in town hall meetings held at the Consulate’s office at 999 Canada Place, Suite 660 in Vancouver.
December 16, 2024 — Views on immigration in Canada have changed dramatically, from embracing and welcoming newcomers to wanting immigration to be paused or even stopped altogether.
December 16, 2024 — Canada remains one of the most preferred destinations for immigrants.
