The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, through Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III, hosted a luncheon to discuss current immigration policies of Canada. Attended by senior diplomats from Asia-Pacific diplomatic missions in Ottawa, Senior Director Shannon-Marie Soni from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shared updates on Canada’s immigration policies during the event held at Mindanao Hall of the Embassy’s Chancery.

The Filipino diaspora in Canada is estimated at almost one million, the second largest after the Filipino diaspora in the United States. Catering to the needs of the Filipinos across Canada is the legislated priority of Philippine Posts in Canada (PPC).