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British Columbia-based immigration advocacy groups predict that B.C.'s share of the federal immigration quoata will be around 180,000 permanent residents by 2023, however AMSSA (Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC) CEO says framework for immigration settlement is being handled by non-governmental organizations. Image from Canva.

Stakeholders Call on B.C. Government to Reinstate Province’s Immigration Ministry

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New Canadian Media THE PULSE OF IMMIGRANT CANADA ECONOMY POLICY POLITICS TOP STORIES Two immigration advocacy groups in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to create an immigration ministry to ensure better planning and successful integration of newcomers in the face of increased immigration quotas for the coming years. By Mansoor Tanweer, Local […]

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Documentary on Filipinos journey to Canada

Arts & Culture, Canada News, International News, Philippine News, Politics

Edmonton, Alberta Philippine art and the Filipino artist… in focus   By Ida Beltran-Lucila Connections through Stories Paglalayag is the Filipino word for voyage or journey. Paglalayag: the Philippines to Canada Journey, is a video project that chronicles the stories of migration and the lives of Filipinos in Canada. ​ The documentary relates the stories

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Pumanaw: Leticia ‘Letty’ Capinpin Dela Cruz

Canada News, Live-in Caregivers (LCP), OFWs

Updated: January 30, 2021, 4:50 PM 62 ang edad at 19 taon na sa Canada Malungkot na binabalita ang pagpanaw ng ating minamahal na Nanay, Lola, Kapatid, Ate, Pinsan at Kaibigan ngayong, Biernes, Enero 29, 2021 sa oras 11:35 ng umaga. Si Ate Letty, sa gulang na 62, ay namatay sa kanyang bahay matapos ang

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Caregiver Kherin Dimalanta has been granted a Permanent Residency and can stay in Canada. (Photo: CBC)

Immigration:Should Kherin Dimalanta be sent back to the Philippines to die?

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Updated:January 26, 2021, 3:45 PM Canada “Is it better for me to stay here and get the medication and work still? Or is it better for me to go home, see them, hug them?” she asked. “What would you choose?” – Kherin Dimalanta “How could Canada send somebody home to die in front of their

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These orphaned school children urgently need help to cope with their education amidst Covid. ( Photo: GoFundMe)

Groups unite to raise funds for Philippine orphans’ schooling

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U.S. Balik Sa Eskwela (Return to School) Project Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com Three organizations in the U.S. and the Philippines have combined efforts to raise funds to help orphaned school children in the Philippines cope with the effects of the Covid lockdown. The children in grade and high school all came from

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U.S.: Amanda Gorman captivates the world with ‘The Hill We Climb’

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Updated: January 22, 2021, 9:15 AM “It takes a village”, says poet Amanda Gorman who captivated the world with her inaugural poem First Young Poet Laureate had to conquer speech impediment Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com In a week filled with anxiety over the looming violence augured the week before, a young

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(Photo credit: The famous painting by Carlos “Botong” Franciso depicting the Spanish conquest of the Philippines. One in a series of works commissioned by then Mayor Antonio J. Villegas for display in the Manila City Hall. The set is now the property of---and on exhibit in—the National Museum.

500 years of Christianity

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2nd update: January 17, 2021, &:05 AM Updated:January 16, 2021, 6:50 PM A Quincentenary in Five Minutes by Ricardo Salise Caluen Toronto, Ontario That’s how  long it took me to make this presentation during our recent virtual celebration of this year’s Feast of the Sto. Niño. I was asked by my group—Toronto’s Sto. Niño Circle

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Image of the shooting from a screen grab. (Mainlander)

Mentally distressed man ‘executed’ by police, advocates say

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Vancouver, B.C. WHO’S NEXT? The January 5 fatal police shooting of a clearly distressed man in Vancouver prompts this rattling question. OPINION by Mildred German Unceded Territories | As the new year 2021 unfolds, news of a 37-year old man in clear mental distress was reported fatally shot by Vancouver Police in the Vancouver Downtown

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Class of 2020: It takes a global village to graduate

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Updated:December 31, 2020, 3:20 PM Vancouver,B.C. Gerald Tembrevilla finishes Ph.D from UBC Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com While it takes a village to raise a child, a recent doctoral graduate says it takes a global village to complete a doctoral degree. Gerald G. Tembrevilla, ‘Tembs’ to friends, graduated with a PhD in Curriculum

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Warlito Valdez was the first Filipino health care worker to die in Canada in April 2019.

What support does the Canadian government have if “Essential” Workers die of COVID-19?

Canada News

December 18 marks International Migrants Day By Mildred German December 18, 2020 Unceded Territories | As the world grapples due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for doctors, nurses, caregivers, and more healthcare professionals rise globally. Particularly in the US and Canada, the US has been devastated by COVID-19 with 17.4 million

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