Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles calls on Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino at Parliament Hill.

 Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles called on Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino at the latter’s parliamentary office in Ottawa on Tuesday, 8 December 2020.

Ambassador Robles and Minister Mendicino both shared the same passion and pride for the contribution of the growing Filipino diaspora in Canada, some of whom reside in the parliamentary riding of Minister Mendicino. They acknowledged the important role the vibrant people-to-people ties contributes to the further strengthening of Philippines-Canada relations.

There are currently close to one million Filipinos in Canada, the second largest Filipino diaspora after those in the United States of America.