April 1, 2024 — Filipinos are saying they are happier these days.

April 1, 2024 — The Philippines held its first space cooperation conference on March 19, 2024, as the country seeks to explore opportunities presented by the heavens.

March 16, 2024 — When the federal government tables its budget on April 16 this year, Canadians can expect to hear measures to address housing.

March 1, 2024 – The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and the Consulates General in Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary will mark the 75^th year anniversary of Phil-Canada Relations with special events throughout 2024. 

March 1, 2024 — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently released data showing the Philippines as one of Canada’s top markets when it comes to study permits.

 March 1, 2024 — Canada on February 21 formally opened in the Philippines its first agriculture office for the vast Indo-Pacific region.

February 16, 2024 — Transparency International, which defines corruption as the “abuse of entrusted power for private gain”, has released its latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

February 1, 2024 — The Philippines and Canada are boosting their defense partnership with a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) that could potentially see greater cooperation between their military forces.

February 1, 2024 – Established in 1997, the prestigious Marshall McLuhan Fellowship is awarded annually by the Canadian Embassy in the Philippines to a recipient “embodying outstanding qualities in the field of investigative journalism.”   Launched in 1997, it is part of the embassy’s advocacy to encourage responsible journalism in the Philippines with the belief that a strong media is essential to a strong democratic society. Sun Life of Canada is a major sponsor of the program.

February 1, 2024 — Canada and the Philippines are marking in 2024 the 75^th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

February 1, 2024 – Following a recruitment blitz by the Province of Manitoba in 2023, 35 health care workers have arrived from the Philippines in January.

January 16, 2024 — The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver holds its second conference for Filipino international students on Saturday, February 3, at the Creekside Community Center in False Creek, Vancouver, from 10 AM to 3 PM.  It is to help Filipino students who are already in B.C. adjust to student life in Canada.The free conference is in partnership with the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in BC. 

January 16, 2024 — Canada is supplementing its official development assistance or ODA to the Philippines by $15 million over the next number of years.

January 16, 2024 – Hard-working (masipag) is often an adjective attributed to Filipinos wherever they may be in the world. 

January 1, 2024 — The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver starts its year-long celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Phil-Canada relation with a Thanksgiving Mass at 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 16, at the Holy Rosary Cathedral (646 Richards St., Vancouver BC)  followed by a reception. 

January 1, 2024 – In a much-awaited move, the province of British Columbia proclaimed December 18 as International Migrants Day (IMD).