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PR 225 2023 Amb. Austria Yukon Premier Pillai

06 December 2023. Ambassador Maria Andrelita S. Austria welcomed Yukon’s Premier Ranj Pillai to the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa. They exchanged views on ways to move forward with and build on existing partnerships between the Philippines and Yukon.
 
Filipinos in Yukon are in the field of healthcare, entrepreneurship and services and is an important community in the Province. Both sides discussed ways to further support the Filipino diaspora including potential scholarship programs and easing the credentialing process for Filipino nurses.
 
The two also discussed possible activities to mark the 75th anniversary of Philippines-Canada relations in 2024.
 
Yukon is home to 1,945 Filipinos according to the 2021 Statistics Canada Census.