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Tourist visa applicants in Canada are said to enjoy more relaxed eligibility requirements if the government will implement two proposals to address its backlog of visa applications. (Pexels photo/Sebastian Arie Voortman)

Canadian immigration lawyers nix proposals to make country more open to foreigners

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IRCC is reportedly planning to waive requirements for half a million visitor visa applicants By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In an effort to address Canada’s labour shortage and reduce the number of pending temporary resident visa applications, the Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is reportedly looking at waiving eligibility requirements for close to half a million […]

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The children's book "Where is Winnipeg?" aims to make it easier for Filipino children who have moved to Canada find their identity.

Book to help Filipino immigrant kids to be used in Winnipeg schools

Arts & Culture, Canada News, culture, immigration

Winnipeg, Manitoba “Where is Winnipeg?” aims to help in integration of newcomers By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Winnipeg Schools District has included a book written by a Filipino-Canadian author into its new bilingual Filipino school program.  Author Darlyne Bautista, who was also a former school trustee, said she is very happy that her book will

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Undated image of Benson Flores, the first Filipino to have settled in Canada in Bowen Island, B.C. in 1861. ( Image from the book 'Bowen Island - 1872-1972' by Historian Irene Howard )

Benson Flores: First Filipino to settle in Canada in 1861

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Vancouver, B.C. Broadcast journalist Joseph Lopez stumbles on hidden history A planned hike up Mount Gardner in British Columbia’s Bowen Island in May 2011 led to the accidental discovery of a piece of history buried in the pages of a book at the village library. That discovery led to a decades-long quest by the host

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Bao lovers line up to get their hands on Filipino-style baos during a pop-up store event in Square One mall. (from Bao Mama's Facebook page)

Filipino-Canadian mompreneurs wow crowd with baos in Ontario

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Mississauga, Ontario Pop up store draws lines of bao lovers By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Over the weekend, bao lovers lined up to taste the Filipino hand-made bao buns at the Food District in Square One mall. The mompreneur tandem of Niña Abacan-Galarde and Elizabeth Buenaventura, owners of Bao Mama, were overwhelmed when they sold out

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Filipino language, culture curriculum now election promises to Albertans

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Calgary, Alberta  Strong ties to culture makes newcomers feel welcome, NDP candidate Valencia also says By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley committed to restarting the development of a Filipino language and culture curriculum if voted into government in the general elections in May.  The curriculum will be for schools who want to

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TRUTH TRIUMPHS. Nobel laureate and Rappler Holdings Corporation President Maria Ressa arrives at the Court of Tax Appeals in Quezon City for the promulgation of four tax cases vs RHC, on January 18, 2023. JIRE CARREON/RAPPLER

Breaking: Maria Ressa wins tax case, still faces three pending cases

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Philippines Nobel peace Prize winner still faces other cases ’Today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins, ‘ says the embattled Nobel laureate Maria Ressa after being acquitted yesterday of four charges of tax evasion that were filed in 2018 by the previous Duterte government. In an 80-page decision, the Philippines’ Court of Tax Appeals (CTA)

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Consumers paid 28.5% more for gasoline in 2022, making it one of the biggest driver of higher prices in the country in 2022. (Pexels photo)
the biggest driver of higher prices in the country. (Pexels photo)

2022 consumer prices—the highest in 40 years: StatCan

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Very high transportation, food, shelter costs plagued residents especially in first six months  By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez As expected, the year 2022 was an expensive one for those living in Canada. Statistics Canada, in a news release Tuesday, said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8% on an annual average basis in 2022—a 40-year high or the

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Community leader and advocate Roxanne Singlot is helping newcomers in Canada deal with mental health and employment equity issues. (Photo from Calgary Herald)

Community builder, youth leader makes it to 20 compelling Calgarians list

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Calgary, Alberta Roxanne Singlot advocates for mental health support for immigrants By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez With her deep understanding of the challenges faced by any other immigrant to Canada, community builder and advocate Roxanne Singlot started the Youth Empowerment Program six years ago to help newcomers handle the barriers that came their way.  Her advocacy

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Mable Elmore, MLA, Parliamentary Secretary on Anti-Racism Initiatives.  (Facebook photo)

Filipino cultural centre soon to rise in BC

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Vancouver, B.C. Premier Eby signs letter mandating initiatives against racism, promotion of culture By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Government of British Columbia has officially mandated to advance proposals for the creation of a provincial Filipino cultural centre in the Lower Mainland.  “British Columbians continue to recover from and respond to the upheaval caused by the

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Award-winning entrepreneur and food-security activist Lourdes Juan continues to search for innovative concepts that get “food to people, with dignity.” (photo from tedxcalgary.ca)

Filipina entrepreneur is part of 20 Compelling Calgarians of 2023 list

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Updated:January 9, 2023, 7:35 P.M. Calgary, Alberta Lourdes Juan wears many hats—one of them is of a food security activist  By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Shocked at how much unsold pieces of bread a bakery in Calgary had before it closed for the day, Lourdes Juan founded Leftovers Foundation in 2012.  Today, the organization works with

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