(Above photo: DMW Undersecretary Hans Cacdac (4R), Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Henry Bensurto, Jr (rightmost), and Assistant Secretary for Migrant Workers Paul Raymund Cortes (3L) led discussions on migration and consular issues. / Bottom phooto: Participants to the Consular Consultation conducted a job site visit at a local hotel which employed Filipinos under the Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) Program of Canada.)

The Consular Consultation of Philippine Posts in Canada was hosted by the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary last 23 October 2022. Senior officials from Manila led by Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Undersecretary Hans Cacdac, DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Henry Bensurto, Jr., and DFA Assistant Secretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Paul Raymund Cortes joined PPC principal officials led by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel Fernandez III in the annual conference. DFA Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy Eduardo Martin Meñez and DFA Assistant Secretary for American Affairs Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga provided perspectives on communication and the bilateral relations, respectively.

PPC is composed of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and the Consulate General in Vancouver led by Consul General Maria Andrelita Austria, the Consulate General in Calgary led by Consul General Zaldy Patron, and the Consulate General in Toronto led by Consul General Orontes Castro.