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Filipino nurses to be deployed in Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Health Minister: ‘Our recruitment plan is working’ By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In an effort to reduce emergency room waiting times and give relief to overworked health workers in Saskatchewan, more than 70 nurses from the Philippines were hired to work in the province through a bridging program by the Health Ministry of Canada. […]

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Canada lures more skilled workers through Express Entry mode

Ottawa, Ontario Job classification list adds 16 occupations to address labour shortage, economic security concerns By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Canadian Government is working to welcome more newcomers who bring the skills its economy needs to help address acute labour shortages across the country. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the implementation

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Leni-Kiko rally in Toronto

Filipino-Canadians celebrate Leni Robredo’s birthday

https://www.facebook.com/andrew.r.devilla/videos/2154441268060049 Toronto,Winnipeg and Vancouver held big rallies Updated: April 26, 2022, 9:00 P.M. Supporters of the Leni-Kiko team held successful and well-attendd events to celebrate Leni Robredo’s 57th birthday. In Canada’s largest city, Toronto, where the most number of Filipinos reside, the ralllysts  dwarfed a rally by Marcos supporters held on the same day. While

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Canada’s close to 37 millionpopulation fuelled by immigration

Vancouver, B.C. B.C. exceeds 5 five million Charmaine Rodriguez Kara For the first time, the population of British Columbia exceeded five million people, overtaking Canada’s three fastest growing provinces, the 2021 Census revealed. It is the lone province in Western Canada where population growth (+7.6%) exceeded the national average of 5.2% from 2016. The provinces of

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Robredo supporters ride buses, skytrain, Seabus, walk

Updated:February 12, 2022, 8:00 A.M. British Columbia “..humps and bumps along the way but we will be with her in this journey ” – Treenee Lopez By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez As a unique and heartfelt tribute to presidential candidate Leni Robredo, her supporters in Metro Vancouver kicked off the campaign period by taking public transportation

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Halalan -mga patakaran sa Overseas voting

Elections Commission issues guide 1.6 million expected to vote By Charmaine Janis Rodriguez The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) released last January 18, 2022 the final list of modes for overseas voting for the May 2022 elections. Based on Comelec resolution 21-1431 dated December 16, 2021, the information provides a guide for over 1.6 million

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Immigration: Canada breaks monthly record again by landing over 47,000 immigrants in November

Image: CIC News Canada has landed over 361,000 immigrants this year and will likely achieve its target of landing 401,000 immigrants in 2021. The voice of Canadian immigration Kareem El-Assal Published on December 17th, 2021 at 10:03am EST Updated on December 17th, 2021 at 10:13am EST Canada landed more than 47,000 new permanent residents in

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Missing Person: Mystery surrounds missing Filipina in Ontario

Ontario Zenia Tomilas Munda from Tabuk, Kalinga has no contact with family and relatives in the Philippines since 2012 Mildred German The concerned family in the Philippines of Zenia Tomilas Munda is searching for their missing kin who has lost contact with them since 2012. According to the family, Zenia came to Canada in 2006.

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Immigration: Caregiver Kherin Dimalanta allowed to stay in Canada

Ottawa, Ontario Caregiver who was set to be deported for being sick allowed to stay Calls it a ‘miracle’ and is grateful Analysis Teodoro ‘Ted’ Alcuitas Editor, PhilippineCanadianNews.Com (PCN.Com) The Filipina caregiver who was set to be deported on January because she became ill of chronic kidney disease has been allowed to stay in Canada, her

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Rampant Racism Experienced by Filipino Tim Hortons Employees

Fast Food “Is Really Filipino Good For Cleaning Only?”, as the October 15 screenshot and video of the racist verbal attack against Filipino workers by a customer at Tim Hortons drive-through in Markham, Ontario, Canada went viral and news spread widely. Opinion Mildred German As the October 15 Tiktok video exposes another incident of racism,

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