On September 27 this year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inaugurated the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa.

Formed like a stylized Star of David, the memorial commemorates one of the darkest periods in human history, when six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Chicken-catching is a job catching chicken in barns for processing. It is not a glamorous job. Some call it 3-d: “dirty, dusty and dangerous”. It is night work. Not many apply for these jobs locally.

Starting with the September 2017 term, many Grade 11 and 12 classroom-based and self-paced courses are tuition-free for Graduated Adults (students who have previously graduated in BC or in another part of Canada or any other country).

Two Filipinos are among eight Asian Canadian authors featured in this year’s LiterASIAN Literary Festival to be held in various Vancouver venues from September 21 to 24.

Hundreds of thousands showed up for the 39^th annual Pride Parade in downtown Vancouver on August 6.

Among those who marched in the summer event were members of Pinoy Pride Vancouver, the first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group in the Canadian Filipino community in B.C.

Filipino-American author Almira Astudillo Gilles was in Vancouver recently to present her book Hotspot, Cool Country: Biodiversity in the Philippines.

Kaye Banez wears a number of hats. She’s a sales and marketing specialist, culinary instructor, and vocational coach, among others.

A 150th birthday present to immigrants from the federal Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the passage of Bill C-6 amending the previous Harper government’s Citizenship Act of 2014, which created the two-tiered Canadian citizenship perceived by some immigrants as racist.

British Columbians gear up for change as premier-designate John Horgan and his cabinet prepare to be formally sworn in by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon at the Government House on July 18. Horgan’s New Democratic Party (NDP), with votes from the Andrew Weaver-led Green Party, successfully ended the 16-year B.C. Liberal rule after the May 9 provincial elections.

Most internationally educated professionals find themselves struggling to fully integrate into the Canadian labour market. The biggest road blocks include unfamiliar processes like credential evaluation, and regulatory bodies who often do not recognize internationally-trained professionals.

Over 200 immigrant and refugee youths and some “adult allies” from British Columbia and across Canada recently trooped to the Science World Theatre in Vancouver for the 2017 Fresh Voices Ceremony Awards.

At the centre of Canada's celebration of its 150th anniversary of its confederation is the powerfully symbolic, multi-colored maple leaf logo designed by the young Canadian Filipino Ariana Mari Cuvin.

The Canadian Filipino community in Canada commemorated the 119th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence with a series of festivities across the nation.

With the high interest of readers in the column Pathways for Skilled Immigrants, Canadian Filipino Net is co-sponsoring a Panel Discussion on “Pathways to Professions for Skilled Immigrants: How Not to Stumble in Paradise” on June 28, 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch in downtown Vancouver.

A 22-year-old Canadian Filipino is running to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia. Jane Spitz, a political science major at the University of British Columbia (UBC),was acclaimed as the B.C. Liberal Party candidate for Vancouver-Hastings.

With a promise of uniting the Canadian Filipino community and representing their interests in the provincial government, Ontario barrister Antonio M. Villarin is seeking nomination as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario’s candidate for Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Scarborough Centre.