Filipino Canadian Totally Explained

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Filipino Canadians are typically of South-East Asian descent who trace their ancestry to the Philippines or Filipino people. Filipino-Canadians are also a subgroup of the Overseas Filipinos.
Canada only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th century. To date, there are currently around 400,000 Filipino Canadians in Canada, most of them living in urbanized areas. This number is growing yearly due to Canada's more liberal immigration laws to compensate for their low population growth. Filipino-Canadians are the third largest Asian-Canadian group in the nation after the Indian and Chinese communities. Between the years of 2001 and 2006 the Filipino community in Canada grew from 308,575 to 410,695 or a growth of about 33%, compared to the rest of Canada which only grew by about 5%. On average, Canada received about 20,500 Filipino immigrants every year between 2001 to 2006.
The neighbouring United States, has a Filipino American community that's seven times larger, or 2,807,731 in 2005, even with its more rigid and strict immigration policies. Canada receives an average of 20,500 Filipino nationals annually, making them the third-largest immigrant group in the second largest landmassed nation of the world. They are also the third largest Asian Canadian subgroup. Assuming this annual growth, the population is expected to hit 500,000 by 2010.

History

The first Filipinos migrated to Canada in 1931. In 1950, 10 Filipinos were recorded in Manitoba. These first generation Filipino-Canadians were mainly women who worked as nurses, teachers and in the health sector. These first Filipinos came from the United States to renew their visas after they'd expired in hopes of returning to the United States. Most of these women returned to the United States but some decided to stay in Canada. From 1946 to 1964, the total of Filipinos in Canada was 770. During the 1960s, Canada recruited more professionals, mostly from the United States with some coming directly from the Philippines. Most of these nurses, technicians, office workers and doctors arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In the late 1960s, more Filipinos came to Winnipeg to work in the garment industry. During the 1970s, most Filipinos came directly from the Philippines to Winnipeg to work in clerical, sales and manufacturing fields. In the late 1970s, more Filipinos came to join their relatives who worked in Canada under the family reunification program. More and more Filipinos decided to settle in Ontario, particularly in Toronto, where jobs were prospering. During the 1980s, Canada saw an influx of Filipino contract workers, many who found work as live-in caregivers. Many of these contact workers, later became landed immigrants under the Live-In Caregiver Program. During the 1990s, more Filipinos came as families and independents instead of being sponsored by family or being recruited as contract workers. From 1990 onwards, there has been a steady flow of Filipinos entering Canada, with about 10 to 20 thousand coming in every year.

Settlement

Greater Toronto Area

The Greater Toronto Area ("GTA") is home to the largest Filipino community in Canada with about 1 out of 2 Filipinos in Canada calling the GTA home. The Filpino community in the GTA grew from 133,680 in 2001 to 181,330 in 2006 representing a growth of 35% in 5 years. On average, the GTA receives 9,500 Filipinos immigrants every year. Filipinos living in the GTA number around 200,000 making them the fourth largest visible minority behind the Chinese, Indian and Black communities. Tagalog is the 7th most spoken language in the city of Toronto. There are smaller Filipino populations in other municipalities such as Mississauga, Scarborough, Markham, Newmarket, and Vaughan. There is also some significant Filipino populations along Steeles Avenue East.
There are many religious, town and sport associations in the Greater Toronto Area. The Filipino Centre Toronto ("FCT") provides health, educational, social and commercial services to the community. It also assists newcomers to the City of Toronto by providing immigration and settlement services. Another organization established for the community is the Philippine Independence Day Council ("PIDC") whose members represent various other associations in Ontario. PIDC organizes numerous events for the Filipino community including the annual Mabuhay Philippines! Toronto Summer Festival. Neighbourhoods with a large Filipino contingency: (2001 Census)

Malvern (Scarborough)- 4,090
North St. James Town (Downtown Toronto)- 3,815
Wexford-Maryvale (Scarborough) - 2,680
Woburn (Scarborough) - 2,280
Flemingdon Park (North York) - 2,150
L'Amoreaux (Scarborough) - 2,135
Rouge (Scarborough) - 1,940
Westminster-Branson (North York) - 1,870
Thorncliffe Park (East York) - 1,860
Eglinton East (Scarborough) - 1,835
Kennedy Park (Scarborough) - 1,745
Englemount-Lawrence (North York) - 1,725
Humewood-Cedarvale (Downtown Toronto) - 1,650
Clairlea-Birchmount (Scarborough) - 1,630
Clanton Park (North York) - 1,515
Milliken (Scarborough) - 1,405
West Hill (Scarborough) - 1,330
Dorset Park (Scarborough) - 1,275
Don Valley Village (North York) - 1,250
Agincourt North (Scarborough) - 1,230
Bendale (Scarborough) - 1,220
Newtonbrook West (North York) - 1,200
Oakwood-Vaughan (Downtown Toronto) - 1,105
Briar Hill-Belgravia (Downtown Toronto) - 1,070

Population Distribution

Most Filipinos in the GTA are concentrated in the municipalities immediately outside of Toronto or in Toronto itself. Scarborough, North York and East York in Toronto continue to be popular settling places for Filipinos while the municipalities of Mississauga, Markham, Vaughan, Pickering, Brampton and Newmarket have an established and growing Filipino population. City of Toronto

Total - 102,555 Durham Region

Pickering - 2,715

Ajax - 2,690

Whitby - 1,180

Oshawa - 755

Clarington - 220

Brock - 45

Scugog - 25

Uxbridge - 20

Total - 7,650 Halton Region

Oakville - 2,270

Milton - 1,165

Burlington - 815

Halton Hills - 215

Total - 4,465 Peel Region

Mississauga - 30,705

Brampton - 11,980

Caledon - 215

Total - 42,900 York Region

Markham - 7,370

Vaughan - 5,360

Richmond Hill - 2,675

Newmarket - 955

Aurora - 410

Georgina - 115

Whitchurch-Stouffville - 85

King - 85

East Gwillimbury - 85

Total - 17,140

Media

Several newspaper outlets, radio programs, and television programs in Toronto operate to serve the Filipino community, and to broadcast news and information from around the GTA and from the Philippines. Newspapers:

Manila Media Monitor

Balita

Atin Ito

Filipiniana

Filipino Bulletin

The Philippine Reporter

Philippine Times

OK Philippines!

Taliba

Peryodiko Radikal

Mabuhay Canada! Philippines News Gazette

Philippine Courier

Planet Philippines

Pinoy Global News Radio Programs:

Iba Talaga Ang Pinoy

Sundays 9-10 pm on CMR 101.3 FM. Hosted by Mary Grace Santos

Boses Pinas

Monday to Friday 10-11pm on CHHA 1610 AM
- Monday - Mabuhay Spectrum
- Tuesday - Grace For You (10 - 10:30 pm) Count It All Joy (10:30 - 11 pm)
- Wednesday - Trip!
- Thursday - Todo Banda
- Friday - Kommunity Korner (10 - 10:30 pm) Talk It Through (10:30 - 11 pm)
Pearl of the Orient
- Saturdays 6:30-7:00 pm on CHIN 100.7 FM
Talakayan Radio
- Saturdays 10-11 am on CHKT 1430 AM
Tinig Himig Pinoy
- Mondays 10-11 pm on CIAO 530 AM

Television Programs:

Front Page Philippines

Sundays 11am & Thursdays 12pm on CJMT-TV (Omni 2 Toronto)

Filipino Eh!

Saturdays 8-9am on A-Channel 20, Hosted by Mary Grace Santos and Anthony Joseph Lusaya

Many Filipinos in Toronto also subscribe to TFC (The Filipino Channel), GMA Pinoy TV (through Bell) and/or The Mabuhay Channel (through Rogers).

Metro Vancouver

Filipinos in Vancouver make up the third largest Asian Canadian group behind the Chinese and East Indians. Most of British Columbia's 65,000 Filipinos reside in the Greater Vancouver Area where the jobs are concentrated. They contribute to the city's economy greatly like many of the Asian-Canadians.

Winnipeg

The Filipino Community in Winnipeg is the largest visible minority group with well over 30,000 filipinos living in Winnipeg ahead of the Chinese-Canadians and Indo-Canadians. There is also filipino centre called The Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba (PCCM) providing social and service to the filipino community and also holds events such as folklorama. There are a lot of filipino politicians that live in Winnipeg. There are also filipino newspapers such as The Pilipino Express News Magazine, The Filipino Journal, Ang Peryodiko and much more. There is also a radio station CKJS 810 which broadcasts filipino related news, music, lifestyle and much more.

Greater Calgary

Filipinos started coming in droves in Calgary in the early '80s and '90s. They mostly came as professionals and employees of the service industry. Many of them have also established their own family businesses and are contributing greatly to the city's vibrant economy.

Edmonton Capital Region

As of 2001, over 15,000 Filipinos live and work in the Edmonton Capital Region. Various Filipino associations celebrate the culture and take part in large metropolitan events such as the Edmonton Heritage Festival. In 2002, the Filipino community presented its home nation as the "Featured Country" during Capital Ex (formerly Klondike Days). Edmonton is also the home of the Philippine Cultural Society, the Philippine Choral Society, and the Kakalagan Dance Society.
Radio station CKER-FM also broadcasts community programming to Filipinos in Edmonton.

Montreal

The fourth largest Filipino community in Canada, Montreal is home to nearly 20,000 expatriates. The Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs is an advocacy group for Filipino Canadians active in and around the city of Montreal, Canada. It is the oldest such association in Quebec. Many of Filipino Canadians in Montreal (or the entire Quebec province) are fluent in French.

Northern Canada

The northern territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have a Filipino community of about 975 despite an extremely cold climate. Filipinos in the Northwest Territories make the largest visible minority group there with 690 Filipinos residing there. Filipinos in Yukon Territory are second to the Chinese with 210 Filipinos living there. Nunavut has a growing Filipino population of 75. The Filipino community has grown steadily from 735 in 2001 to 975 in 2006. The territories received about 50 Filipinos on average a year from 2001 to 2006.

Population Demographics

Most Filipinos who immigrate to Canada settle in the large urban areas where there are more jobs and a more vibrant community life. These areas include: Metro Vancouver, Greater Calgary, Edmonton Capital Region, City of Winnipeg, the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Montreal.

As of the 2006 Canadian Census

Filipino Canadian Settlement By Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Census Metropolitan Area	Single responses	Multiple responses	Total (Single and Multiple)	Percentage of population in CMA
Toronto CMA	136,495	44,835	181,330	3.5%
Vancouver CMA	59,305	24,455	83,765	3.9%
Winnipeg CMA	32,340	5,930	38,275	5.5%
Calgary CMA	19,905	6,775	26,680	2.4%
Montreal CMA	19,465	5,435	24,900	0.6%
Edmonton CMA	15,410	5,740	21,150	2.0%
Ottawa - Gatineau CMA	5,280	2,645	7,925	0.7%
Hamilton CMA	3,865	1,725	5,590	0.8%
Windsor CMA	2,400	1,010	3,410	1.0%
Victoria CMA	1,890	1,175	3,065	0.9%
St. Catharines - Niagara CMA	1,600	790	2,390	0.6%
London CMA	1,485	850	2,335	0.5%
Oshawa CMA	1,450	820	2,270	0.6%
Saskatoon CMA	1,420	655	2,075	0.8%
Guelph CMA	1,435	590	2,030	1.5%
Kitchener CMA	1,290	720	2,005	0.4%
Regina CMA	1,010	350	1,355	0.6%

By Province/Territory

Ontario - 203,215

British Columbia - 94,250

Alberta - 54,305

Manitoba - 39,205

Quebec - 25,680

Saskatchewan - 4,160

Nova Scotia - 770

Northwest Territories - 745

New Brunswick - 620

Newfoundland and Labrador - 340

Yukon Territory - 255

Nunavut - 80

Prince Edward Island - 25 The majority of Filipino-Canadians are women who make up about 56% of the population.

By Gender

Male - 175,640

Female - 235,055

Notable Filipino Canadians

Politicians

Rey Pagtakhan - First Filipino-Canadian Member of Parliament (1988-2004), First Filipino-Canadian Cabinet Minister (2001-2004)

Cris Aglugub - Manitoba former NDP MLA, the Maples 1999

Conrad Santos - First Filipino Canadian elected in Canada in 1981 (to the Manitoba Legislature), and First Filipino Canadian to run for the leadership of A political party (Manitoba NDP, 1989)

Mike Pagtakhan - Winnipeg City Councillor, Point-Douglas Ward (2002-present)

Flor Marcelino - first Filipino woman elected MLA in Manitoba

Art Viola - former deputy mayor, and now city councillor of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Community Leaders

Reverend Carmelo Gosioco - co-founder of the Filipino Catholic Mission of Montreal, canonized and granted by the late Paul Cardinal Gregoire.

Reverend Francisco Alvarez - chairman of the Filipino Catholic Mission of Montreal, pastor of the church of St. Thomas the Apostle.

Dr. Victoria Santiago - Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Filipino Centre, Toronto

Rosalinda Cerrudo-Javier - President and CEO, Filipino Centre, Toronto; President, Quezon Provincial Association of Canada

Dr. Mario Andres - Founding President, Filipino Canadian Medical Association; Director, Filipino Centre, Toronto

Wendy Arena - one of the founders of Toronto-based Folklorico Filipino Canada dance company (1974); member of the Board of Directors of Filipino Centre, Toronto

Dr. Amelio Yadao - President, Filipino Canadian Association of Durham (Oshawa)

Bernie Carreon - President, Filipino Canadian Seniors of Toronto; Director, Filipino Centre, Toronto

Erlinda Insigne - President, Filipino Canadian Association of Vaughan; active member of BIBAK Toronto.

Dr. Maselle Virey, President, Filipino Canadian Medical Association; Director, Filipino Centre, Toronto

Estrellita Aguinaldo - co-founder and President, Mississauga-based Fiesta Filipina Dance Troupe; member of the Board of Directors, Philippine Independence Day Council

Luz Del Rosario - member, Halton-Peel Grant Review Committee; former President, Culture Philippines of Ontario; 2006 Mississauga Citizen of the Year; current Mississauga Public Trustee

Resty Del Rosario - chairperson of "Spirit of Kalayaan"; President of Culture Philippines of Ontario

Tobias Enverga Jr. - Founder and President of the Lucena City Association of Ontario; current President of the Philippine Independence Day Council

Dr. Roland Guzman - former Honorary Philippine Consul General in Manitoba

Edda Pangilinan - current Honorary Philippine Consul of Manitoba

Alicia Natividad - first Filipino woman admitted to the Ontario Bar; founder, Canada Philippines Business Council

Rafael Nebres - President, Philippine Chamber of Commerce-Toronto; President, Asian-Canadian Entrepreneurs and Professionals; President, PhilCan Athletic Club; Executive Vice President, Philippine Independence Day Council; Director, Bicol Canada Inc.; Vice President, Canada Philippines Business Council

Ching Quejas - President, Mississauga's Kalayaan Community Centre

Jose Saavedra Jr. - former president, Association of Filipino-Canadian Accountants; former president, Philippine Independence Day Council; former president, Canadian Multicultural Council of Asians in Ontario; President, Leyteno Association of Ontario; member, Advisory Council to Toronto Police Chief William Blair; Council Member, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario

Lito Taruc - President, Philippine Association of Manitoba

Victor Nombrado - Current Artistic Director, Winnipeg-based Kayumanggi Philippine Performing Arts

Entertainers

Folklorico Filipino Canada, Toronto based philippine dance company since 1974.

Musicians

Joey Albert - singer, recording artist

Ray Ann Fuentes - recording artist, performer, now Pastor

Ramon Torralba - songwriter, former member of Hotdog Band, musical director "Filipino Eh" TV Show

Josie De Leon - Toronto-based singer/songstress

Lilac Cana - Toronto-based classical singer, writer, producer

Mikey Bustos - Canadian Idol finalist, singer from Toronto

Martha Joy Lim - Canadian Idol finalist, singer of mixed Filipino ancestry from Toronto

Mara Parr - Toronto-based composer, musical director, voice coach, choir director, arranger

JustUs Band Montreal - House Band for Filipino artists in Montreal

Jose Herman "Boots" Aracena - Montreal-based pianist, FCMM Music Director, choir coordinator

Mark Santiaguel - "Global's Popstars: The One" finalist, singer

Cola Guevara - Filipino rapper, male fashion model

Eleanor Calbes - world-renowned opera singer; director of Mississauga City Centre Opera

Emm Gryner - Toronto-based singer/songwriter of mixed Filipino ancestry

Rannie Ilag - Winnipeg-based songwriter

D-Skat aka Ivy S. - singer, rapper, producer

Ma-Anne Dionisio - theatre actress, Kim, Canadian Premiere production of Miss Saigon; Eponine, US National Tour of Les Miserables

Elena Juatco - Canadian Idol finalist, roaming reporter Canadian Idol (Season 5)

Earl Pereira - Wide Mouth Mason bassist

Chyrell Samson - Toronto-based singer/songwriter

Rodney Ronquillo - Toronto-based singer/songwriter/composer/arranger/record producer

Casey and Jennifer Mecija - musicians (Ohbijou)

BigDeal Productions - Winnipeg-based Filipino rap group

Elise Estrada - Miss Vancouver 2004, recording artist, Pinoy Pop Superstar finalist

Red Manila - Victoria-based Filipino hip-hop producer

Alas - Winnipeg-based rock band consisting of Ardie Sarao and Arnold Tongol

Actors/Actresses/TV Personalities

Ina Raymundo - actress, model

Nancy Castiglione - spokesmodel for Bobson clothing line, TV personality, actress

Lexa Doig - actress on Stargate SG-1 and Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

Philip Guerrero aka PJ Phil - host of YTV's The Zone in the mid-1990s

Hazel Lorraine - actress, model

Jane McLean - actress

Cassie Steele - actress on

Edward Timbol - actor

Leilene Ondrade - actress, model, finalist on Flavor of Love (Season 1)

Alex Steele - actress

Joy Olimpo - TV personality, model, columnist, co-host of YTV's "Girlz TV" and SUN TV's "Street Eats"

Other

Nina Lee Aquino - director, dramaturge, playwright, artistic director (fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company)

Kristoff Abrenica - scholar for ABS-CBN's first season of Pinoy Dream Academy

Riza Raquel Santos - beauty queen and soldier, Miss Canada at the Miss Earth 2006 pageant, second place winner of

Romeo Candido - Toronto-based independent film producer, musician and director

Miguelito Macario Andaluz - actor, filmmaker credits include Less Than Kind,Everest '82,Summer Love - The Documentary,21 Jump Street

Ron Josol - stand-up comedian from Toronto

Anthony Polvorosa-one of Winnipeg’s best-known fashion stylists,dubbed as “Winnipeg’s Style Guru”.Graduated from George Brown College in Toronto, where he was named “Designer of the Year” in 1998 and one of the seven best graduating designers by the Toronto Design Council. Anthony was then scooped up by MEGA Magazine in Asia. He has worked with recognized names and styled individuals for print media, live entertainment, and for awards shows such as the Junos and the Grammys. Anthony put up his own image-consulting firm PROVICI which now has its own line of make-up. He has also directed fashion shows, conducted seminars, and given keynote addresses and hosts segments on Shaw TV throughout Western Canada.

Journalists/Broadcasters

Zuraidah Alman - co-anchor, Global TV Ontario Morning News

Ace Alvarez - producer, "Front Page Philippines" OMNI TV Toronto; Managing Editor, "Manila Media Monitor"

Gie Alvarez - host, "Front Page Philippines" OMNI TV Toronto; Associate Editor, "Manila Media Monitor"

Pauline Chan - 11:30pm news anchor, CTV Toronto

Ruben Cusipag - publisher, "Balita" (Toronto); recipient, "Most Outstanding Filipino-Canadian" award

Maricel Dicion - traffic reporter, 680 News Toronto

Marianne Dimain - news reporter and anchor, CP24 News Toronto

Jennifer Ellson - host and writer, "Mabuhay Pilipinas" CHTV Montreal; journalist, "The Gazette" (Montreal); "Forbes Asia" (Singapore); "Russian Newsweek" (Moscow); "The Sun" (Toronto); "Philippine Daily Inquirer" (Manila); "Most Outstanding Young Filipino-Canadian" awardee

Zenaida Ferry-Kharoubi - publisher and editor, "Filipino Star"; owner, Gilmore College (Montreal)

Hermie Garcia - publisher and editor, "The Philippine Reporter" (Toronto)

Melissa Grelo - news reporter and anchor, CP24 News Toronto

Emmie Joaquin - publisher and editor, "Pilipino Express" (Winnipeg); former program producer, CKJS 810 AM, "Good Morning Philippines", "Manila Sound" and "Tunog Pinoy Pang-Sabado"

Michele Majul - columnist, Career Connexion, "Pilipino Express" (Winnipeg); Host, "Tunog Pinoy Pang-Sabado" 1999 - 2006 CKJS 810 AM; also co-hosted on occasion, Manila Sound and Good Morning Philippines 1999 - 2005 CKJS 810 AM; currently on-air every last Saturday of the month, PSN Community Connect 9 - 10 pm Central CKJS 810 AM

Nicole Lampa - news reporter, videographer CTV Southwestern Ontario

Eddie Lee - publisher and editor, "Atin Ito" (Toronto)

Bin Kon Loo - publisher and editor, Filipiniana News (Toronto)

Richard Madan - business/money specialist, reporter CP24 News Toronto

Hazel Mae - former Rogers Sportsnet anchor

Fred Magallanes - publisher and editor, "Filipino Forum" (Montreal)

Flor Marcelino - publisher and editor, "Philippine Times" (Winnipeg)

Rosalinda Natividad-Cantiveros - Editor-in-Chief, "Filipino Journal" (Winnipeg)

Sharon Navarro - former anchor, CP24 News Toronto and CTV Toronto

Matet Nebres - reporter, CTV Toronto

Kris Reyes - news reporter, anchor; CP24 News Toronto

Michael Serapio - associate producer, Canada AM, Sunday Edition, The Giller Awards

Marivel Taruc - Anchor CBC News Morning

Joe Sulit, Lito Taruc, Chester Pangan, Lucille Nolasco, Ayen Dandan-Zamora, Michele Majul, Maurel Zamora and Donna Natividad-Arenas - program producers, hosts, for Filipino programs aired over [[CKJS810 AM).

Nicole Reyes - co-host, NBA XL on Rogers Sportsnet

Rob Dela Cruz- co-anchor, Philippine Sundae (1997-1999)

Marck Salamatin - former host, "The Best of Filipino Music" (2002 to 2004) on CKJS 810 AM; current co-host of "PSN Community Connect" (with Ayen Dandan-Zamora, Michele Majul, and Maui Zamora) on CKJS 810 AM; current columnist, "Progressive Retrospective" for the Pilipino Express News Magazine.

Kim Villafuerte, Jason Bagni and Bernice Buktaw - hosts of "TRIP", a Filipino youth-oriented talk/music show aired over CHHA 1610 AM Voces Latinas Toronto

Writers

C. E. Gatchalian - playwright, poet, fictionist

Primrose Madayag Knazan - playwright, published author, native of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Vivian del Mundo-Da Rocha - writer/critic bookparent.com(children's books); brownheritage.com; former Malacanan Press Office Asst. Editor; mixed ancestry (Portuguese-Chinese and Spanish-Filipino)

Sports

Alex Pagulayan - 2004 World Pool Champion

Edwin Montal - Pool Player

Jonathan de Guzmán - midfielder for Feyenoord Rotterdam

Julian de Guzmán - professional soccer player

Artists

Josephine Liwanag Geronimo - portraitist (External Link

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Rod Dioso - professional digital artist (External Link

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Nestor Gutierrez - painter (External Link

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Romi C. Mananquil - professional artist and founder of the Philippine Artists Group (External Link

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Francis Manapul - comic book artist, who worked for Top Cow and currently for DC Comics

Others

Dr. Romulo Magsino - Former Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. Now a Dean Emeritus.

Dr. Roberto S. Clemente - Prominent researcher in the field of Agricultural Engineering.

Virginia Guiang - Long-time community volunteer, inducted to the Order of Manitoba in 2004, current Executive Director - Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba

Nelia Laroza - First Canadian nurse to die from SARS on June 29, 2003 - North York General Hospital

Melanio Catre Sr. - founder and former President of National Congress of Filipino Canadian Associations; former Board of Directors, Ontario Place; former Board of Directors, Canadian National Exhibition; former Member Toronto Police Commission - Race Relations; Executive Director-College of Physiotherapists of Ontario; former Chairman of the Board, Community Alliance for Social Justice (CASJ); former Director, West Scarborough Legal Aid Clinic; former Director-Branson General Hospital; former Columnist-writer, Atin Ito Publications, Mabuhay Gazette; former President-founder, Sampaguita Filipino Village of Mississauga; Organizer, Philippine Flag Raising Ceremonies in Toronto for 27 consecutive years.

Mia Panlilio - daughter of molecular biologist, Mayi Arcellana-Panlilio, Ph.D and granddaughter of Francisco Arcellana

Liam Arcellana-Hertzsprung - son of clinical psychologist, Emerenciana Arcellana-Hertzsprung, Ph.D and grandson of Francisco Arcellana

Erin Arcellana-Hertzsprung - daughter of clinical psychologist, Emerenciana Arcellana-Hertzsprung, Ph.D and granddaughter of Francisco ArcellanaFurther Information

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