Vancouver, B.C. St. Mary’s Migrant Ministry in partnership with ISSofBC continues to keep you informed on many essential and pertinent services due to COVID-19. A workshop about “COVID-19 Benefits” will be facilitated by Donavin Robinson, Outreach Officer of the Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch of Canada Revenue Agency, on November 27, 2020, Friday from 6:30pm […]
Covid-19: Alamin ang mga Benefits Read More »
Updated: November 26, 2020, 6:12 PM British Columbia Is appointed Parliamentary Secretary instead Opinion Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.Com In yet another perceived bypass, B.C.’s first and only Filipino-Canadian member of the Legislative Assembly has been left out of the new provincial cabinet announced today. Elmore however is appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to Seniors
Breaking: Horgan bypasses Mable Elmore for cabinet Read More »
Canada has now issued 87,350 ITAs this year CIC News – The Voice of Canadian Immigrants Published on November 5th, 2020 at 11:07am EST A total of 4,500 invitations went to Express Entry candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement of 478. French-speaking candidates are eligible for more CRS points in
Immigration: Express Entry: 4,500 ITAs issued in new draw Read More »
Canada To Accept over 1 Million New Immigrants in Next Three Years amid COVID-19 Restrictions The government has set new immigration quotas for 2021-2023 and hopes to admit as many as 1.2 million people over the three-year period in recognition of immigrants’ contributions to the economy. Mansoor Tanweer October 30, 2020 The federal government announced
Immigration: Canada to accept over 1 million new immigrants Read More »
Female, racialized and young Canadians less likely to benefit from jobs increase By Jolson Lim. Published on Sep 4, 2020 5:24pm Photo by Jolson Lim/iPolitics EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn Among visible minorities, Filipino Canadians had the lowest unemployment rate of 12.7 per cent, followed by 13.2 per cent for Chinese Canadians, 13.9 per cent for Latin Americans, and
Unemployment: Filipinos top – iPolitics Read More »
Vancouver,B. C. “Success is a journey, not a destination”…Arthur Ashe, US tennis hero My editor asked me the other day, ‘Why don’t you write about the Filipino caregivers? It doesn’t need to be all about their successes, but more about their daily lives.’ I immediately agreed. It’s about time. The hired help has never
Caregiver Chronicles: Sampang starts series on Filipino women Read More »
Winnipeg, Manitoba Larry Pagdato bucks the trend Analysis Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian news.com There is a perception that Filipinos do not go into business and instead become entrepreneurs, preferring to be employed. A Winnipeg immigrant defies the conventional wisdom and embarked on his own business 30 years ago and is still going strong. Larry Pagdato
Winnipeg’s Pizzaland turns 30 Read More »
Vancouver, B.C. Pang-apat na term The only Filipino elected politician in B.C. seeks fourth term Teodoro Alcuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com Mabel Elmore, who made history as the first and only Filipino to be elected to the B.C. Legislature in 2009 is seeking a fourth term in the coming provincial election on October 24th. Elmore,
Politika: Mable Elmore tatakbo na naman Read More »
Updated: Sept. 9, 2020, 7:35 AM The gamble that paid-off Opinion Teodoro Acuitas Editor, Philippine Canadian News.Com (PCN.Com) “Movie and television shows are magic mirrors, and we watch for the reflections that resemble us. They show us who we are. They gave us the silhouettes of identity so difficult to envision on our own,” Alex
Updated: Sept. 8,2020, 11:15 AM Updated: Sept. 5, 2020, 1:45 PM Welcome to our new contributor : Crisanta Sampang We are proud to welcome author and filmmaker Crisanta Sampang to our pages. Sampang is best known for her book ‘Maid in Singapore’ which came out in 2005, a memoir of her life as a caregiver
Crisanta Sampang writes on the ‘strong men’ in her life Read More »
