Canadian Filipino
Informing, Engaging and Connecting Community
April 16, 2025 - In what is touted to be the shortest election period in Canadian political history, at least seven Canadian Filipinos have placed their names in the hat for a seat in Canada’s House of Commons.
April 16, 2025 — To help guide voters in the April 28, 2025 federal election, Canadian Filipino Net is reproducing tips by Elections Canada.
April 1, 2025 — Most Canadians likely haven’t heard of the word “tokhang”.
April 1, 2025 - Following the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Filipino advocacy groups across Canada immediately hailed the move as a triumph of justice for the drug war’s victims and their families.
April 1, 20125 – For its fourth annual celebration, the Filipino Restaurant Month in Canada (FRMC) , takes place from April 1-30, 2025. The event is sponsored by the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT) and the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary.
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.
