Tag: canadian
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Multicultural Helping House Society To Deliver Pre-Arrival Immigration
Canada-bound immigrants from the Philippines will have a new centre to provide them with pre-arrival services to prepare them for their settlement in their new country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has designated the Vancouver- based Multicultural Helping House Society (MHHS) to deliver programs designed to help new immigrants integrate faster and better into Canadian…
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Philippine Independence Day greetings from the B.C. New Democrats
VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader John Horgan and Vancouver- Kensington MLA Mable Elmore issued the following statement on the annual Philippine Independence Day celebrations on behalf of the B.C. New Democrats: “Today as millions of people in the Philippines and around the world celebrate Philippine Independence Day, we join with them in marking this great…
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Remaining Citizenship Act reforms coming into force
Ottawa, ON — A final suite of reforms to strengthen and modernize Canada’s citizenship laws will be fully in force as of June 11, 2015. The changes – part of a package of measures approved by Parliament last year – ensure new citizens can fully and quickly participate in Canada’s economy and Canadian society. The…
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Minister Fast Participates in APEC and Trade Mission to Philippines
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, kicked off on May 22 a visit to the Philippines, where he will advance and promote Canada’s commercial interests within the Asia-Pacific region at the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting from May 22 to 24, 2015, in Boracay, Philippines. The meeting will provide an opportunity for Fast to…
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Minister Fast Announces Trade Mission to Philippines
Supporting Canadian businesses to boost exports and create jobs Vancouver, British Columbia – International Trade Minister Ed Fast announces that he will lead a trade mission to Manila and Cebu, Philippines, from May 24 to 28, 2015, accompanied by Senator Tobias Enverga Jr. Minister Fast made the announcement while participating in a round table with…
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Senator Enverga welcomes announcement of President Benigno S. Aquino III state visit
Ottawa – Today, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced the State visit to Canada of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines, to take place in early May. “It is with great pride that I share this news with my fellow kababayans here…
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Philippine President Aquino To Visit Canada in May
Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is scheduled to visit Canada in May. In addition to Ottawa, Aquino is expected to stop in cities where the Filipino population is heavily concentrated, like Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Aquino’s visit is going to be the latest high-profile visit by a foreign leader in the run-up to the…
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Maria Nieves Santos-Greaves Finalist in RBC Immigrant Awards
Surrey Hearing Care President Maria Nieves Santos-Greaves has been chosen as one of the top 75 shortlisted for the seventh annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards 2015. To make it to the final 25 is a combination of judges scoring as well online votes from the public. Canadian Immigrant magazine which is the main…
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Canada Sees More Trade With Philippines
Canada is eyeing the Philippines as one of its top development and trade partners. In a press luncheon held recently in Manila, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder said his government has short-listed the Philippines among a group of countries with which greater trade relations would be pursued. According to Reeder, the Philippines has…
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PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER MEETS BILL GATES
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today met with Bill Gates in Ottawa to discuss how to further leverage the strong leadership that Canada has demonstrated in promoting maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) in order to ensure that it remains a global development priority and a prominent feature of the global post-2015 development agenda. They were…