March 1, 2023 - On February 21, the government of Canada accepted the nomination of career diplomat Maria Andrelita Austria as Philippine Ambassador to Canada. 

March 1, 2023 - Statistics Canada (StatsCan)confirmed that over 40 percent of Filipinos in Canada holds a bachelor’s degree or higher but are underrepresented in occupations that require a bachelor’s degree, adding that a large part of this group is likely to have studied nursing.

March 1, 2023 - Manitoba is the latest province to launch a recruitment mission to the Philippines to pre-screen Filipino nurses and healthcare workers who may meet specific provincial requirements, focusing on those who have at least two years’ experience in acute or long-term care.

March 1, 2023 – The 1986 EDSA People Power uprising represents one of the most iconic moments in Philippine history.

The Board of Trustees of the Vancouver School Board approved on January 30 the implementation of a Filipino Language and Culture course in secondary schools. This will be the first course of its kind in B.C.

Following BC Premier David Eby’s appointment in late 2022, Canadian Filipino MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia) Mable Elmore was named as the province’s Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives – a position that, among other responsibilities, allows Elmore to support the establishment of a BC provincial Filipino cultural centre.

Joseph Ratzinger
19.IV.2005 (Election) - 28.II.2013 (Unexpected Resignation) – 31.XII.2022 (Death)

To commemorate International Migrants Day on Sunday, December 18, the Committee for Domestic Workers and Caregivers Rights (CDWCR) and other migrant-support groups will hold a rally in downtown Vancouver (gathering in front the CBC Building on 700 Hamilton,  between Georgia and Robson Streets) starting at 9:30 AM.

The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver is hosting its annual Maligayang Pasko, Vancouver! on December 17 at the St. Patricks’ Parish Recreation Centre at 2881 Main Street starting at 9am.

Saskatchewan health minister Paul Merriman is leading a five-day recruitment mission to the Philippines from November 28 to December 2

The Filipino community was shocked on November 6 to hear about the passing in Toronto of Paulina Corpuz,

The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines welcomes David Hartman as its new Ambassador-designate, replacing Peter MacArthur.

CanadianFilipino.Net editor Eleanor Laquian hosted veteran journalist and ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) anchor Christian Esguerra on November 16 in a meeting with Filipino community leaders in Vancouver.

Filipinos continue to be the fourth largest visible minority group at about 960,000, representing 2.6 percent of the population based on the latest census release by Statistics Canada. In 2016, the number was over 837,000.

Five candidates of Filipino heritage won their respective bids for council and school board seats in the recently concluded municipal elections in B.C. on October 15, 2022.

After a two-year-long Covid hiatus, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Toronto (UPAAT) will commemorate its 45th Anniversary with a Dinner-Dance Gala on November 26th, 2022, at the Novotel Toronto North York Hotel.