News - Canadian Filipino Net

Study shows Filipinos sent more money abroad than other groups in Canada

Filipinos in Canada perhaps knew it intuitively, but were not exactly sure. If they felt that Canadian residents of Filipino ancestry were sending more money to their country of birth than other ...

Montreal women’s group PINAY gets federal funding to strengthen organization

The federal government has announced an investment of over $3 million for 10 women's organizations and Indigenous organizations in the Greater Montréal ...

Philippine embassy and consulates in Canada wrap up 2019 mid-term elections

The flurry of pre-election activities from calling Filipino citizens to register between December 2016 and October 2018 to the final stretches of the mid-term elections came to a slow-down on ...

Garbage issue causes more stink in Canada-Philippine relations

Until recently, Canada and the Philippines enjoyed warm and cordial bilateral relations. Then it began to sour about two years ago. In November 2017, while attending an international summit in ...

explorASIAN festival celebrates Canada’s rich cultural heritage

The annual explorASIAN festival, launched on April 27 at SFU’s Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre in downtown Vancouver, kicks off a May month-long ...

Canadian Filipinos invited to partner for change and development in the Philippines

In recognition of the role of overseas Filipinos in nation-building, the Philippine government established the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) in 1980 in order to engage Filipinos abroad and ...

Applicants under Interim Pathway for Caregivers eligible for open work permits: Government of Canada

Caregivers applying for permanent residency in Canada under an interim program are entitled to open work ...

Filipino woman who harboured whistleblower Edward Snowden granted asylum in Canada

Vanessa Rodel is no stranger to adversity. The 42-year-old woman fled her home in the Philippines to seek asylum in Hong Kong, claiming she was a victim of human ...

Philippine bobsled team bags bronze in Alberta Cup

With the goal of competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Philippines’ first bobsled team just proved that the goal isn’t lofty for a team born and raised in the ...

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