The Filipino Canadians (); () are

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who have a Filipino descent or ethnicity. The Filipino Canadians is the second largest subgroup of the overseas Filipinos, surpassed only by the

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, and one of the fastest-growing minority in Canada. Only a small population of Filipinos lived in Canada until the late 20th century. At the

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, 851,410 people of Filipino descent lived in Canada, mostly in urban areas. The majority of Filipino Canadians speak Tagalog. Filipino Canadians are the third-largest Asian Canadian group in the nation after the Indian and Chinese communities. They are also the largest group from

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in the country. Between the 2011 and 2016 censuses, the Filipino community in Canada grew from 702,200 to 820,100, a growth of about 7%, compared to the rest of Canada, which grew by 5% during the same time period. By the 2021 census, Filipino Canadians enumerated 957,355, or 2.58% of the total population, further displaying the community's rapid growth.

Early Filipinos in British Columbia

Filipino migration to

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began with Philippine-made ships crossing the Pacific Ocean during the Manila galleon trade. As early as 1565,

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began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the

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in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. Filipino servants, stowaways, and mariners arrived in parts of the west coast of North America, from what is now Mexico to as far north as Alaska. By late 1700s, "Manila men" were recruited in naval operations, aboard the ship ''San Carlos el Filipino'' sent to support the short-lived Spanish settlement of Santa Cruz de Nuca and Fort San Miguel, Nootka Island, off the coast of Vancouver Island. Canada's earliest documented Filipinos coincided with North America's first wave of Asian immigration in the 1800s. At least nine male Filipino sailors, aged twenty-four to forty-two, appeared on the 1881 census of British Columbia. Living on a vessel in New Westminster, they were recorded ethno-racially as " Malay" loose term to describe Austronesian peopleand listed as " Mahomitan" n archaic term for Muslim A small Filipino community resided in Bowen Island, British Columbia in the 1880s. They probably engaged in both fishing and farming. They included Fernando Toreenya, a fisherman who came to Canada from the Philippines in 1886 at the age of 20 years old. With his First Nations partner Mary/Marie Adams, they lived in Snug Cove and had three other Filipino boarders living with them, William Matilda, Antoni Bentorre, and Ricardo Castro. Others included Ben Flores, who were "beachcombers and fishermen" and were settled on a barge in Snug Cove; Basinto Pasento, who called his home Pasento Ranch and died in February 1904, John Delmond, and Jose Garcia. Several others worked as loggers, millhand, mine labourers, and longshoremen intermarrying with Indigenous peoples and other Pacific Islanders. By the turn of the century, there was a significant number of Filipinos; they were either naturalized as Canadians or were U.S. nationals in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

History of Filipinos in Canada

Larger numbers of Filipinos migrated to Canada in the 1930s. In 1950, 10 Filipinos were recorded in Manitoba. The first-generation Filipino Canadians were mainly women who worked as nurses and teachers and in the health sector. These first Filipinos came from the United States to renew their visas after they had expired in the hope of returning to the U.S. Most of them returned, but some stayed in Canada. From 1946 to 1964, the total number of Filipinos in Canada was 770. In the 1960s, Canada recruited more professionals, mostly from the United States, with some coming directly from the Philippines. Most of the 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. In the 1980s, Canada saw an influx of Filipino contract workers, many who found work as live-in caregivers. Many of the contract 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 onward, there has been a steady flow of Filipinos entering Canada, with about 10,000 to 20,000 coming in every year. In December 2008, the Philippines passed China as Canada's leading source of immigrants.

Wealth, education, politics, and socioeconomics

As of 2016, Filipino Canadians are a relatively recent immigrant group with the majority immigrating after the 2000s; most identify as first-generation or generation 1.5 (adolescent) immigrants. Out of the 780,130 Filipino Canadians, only 13,125 considered themselves third-generation. 74.5% of Filipino Canadians are first generation. Filipino Canadians are paid less than those who are not a visible ethnic minority and the total population. It was reported that the Average Employment Income for Filipino Canadians was $41,280 which was significantly lower compared to those who are not a visible ethnic minority ($52,550) and the total population ($50,280). Filipino Canadians had more earners per family. About 81% of the Filipino group lived in families with two or more earners, compared with 55% of the White group. 39.9% had three or more family members with employment income. If the Filipino group had a similar sociodemographic profile as the White group, its poverty rate would be about 1 percentage point higher than the observed rate for the group. Filipino Canadian men and women were the least likely among all visible minorities to be unemployed at 5.8% and 4.7% respectively. Filipino Canadians were largely more educated but had a significantly lower rate of attaining a Graduate degree then other ethnic groups. Filipino Canadians are more likely to work in the health care industry and the social assistance industry (20.6%) than some other visible minorities. Despite representing a large immigration group, there have been only two Filipino-Canadians elected as federal members of parliament: Rey Pagtakhan ( 1988) and

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Immigration

According to the

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, Philippines is the third largest source country for immigration to Canada.

Greater Toronto Area

The

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(GTA), which includes the city of

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, and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and

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, is home to the largest Filipino community in Canada with a third of all Filipino Canadians calling the GTA home. As of the 2016 Census, there were 282,385 people of Filipino descent living in the GTA making them the fourth largest visible minority group behind the Indian, Chinese, and Black communities. The number of Filipino Canadians in the GTA grew from 252,120 in 2011 to 282,385 in 2016, representing a growth of 12% in 5 years. Tagalog is the fifth most spoken language apart from English or French to be spoken in the GTA, and is also one of the fastest-growing languages in the region. Other

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, such as Ilocano, and Cebuano, also have a sizeable number of speakers throughout the region. Many of the Filipino diaspora in GTA are working professionals. Several Filipino-owned businesses have also sprouted all over the metropolitan area. In 2017, Seafood City, a Filipino-owned supermarket chain in the United States, opened its first Canadian location in Mississauga. Other Filipino establishments like Jollibee, CrispyTown, Grill City, and

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have also established roots in the GTA.

Population distribution

Filipinos are generally well spread out throughout the GTA, with a few areas of concentration. In the city of Toronto, the former municipalities of

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and

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are popular destinations for new Filipino immigrants and naturalized Filipino Canadians alike. According to the 2016 Census, Tagalog is the most common non-English mother tongue language in the following neighborhoods: # Clanton Park (11.2%) # Briar Hill-Belgravia (10.4%) # Englemount-Lawrence (10.1%) # Ionview (9.4%) # Kennedy Park (8.2%) # North St. James Town (8.1%) # Forest Hill North (6.9%) # Wexford-Maryvale (6.8%) # Humewood-Cedarvale (6.0%) # West Hill (4.7%) # Bedford Park-Nortown (4.2%) # Guildwood (2.2%) # Forest Hill South (2.0%) Other Philippine languages also ranked among the most common non-English mother tongue languages. Ilocano ranked in the top 10 non-English mother tongue languages in three neighbourhoods (Briar Hill-Belgravia, Englemount-Lawrence, Clanton Park). Cebuano also ranked in the top 10 languages for the Briar Hill-Belgravia neighbourhood. Outside of the city of Toronto,

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, Markham and

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in York Region,

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and Pickering in Durham Region, and Milton in Halton Region have large percentages of Filipino residents.

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contains a large concentration of Filipinos. Most Filipinos in Brampton live in Bramalea or in downtown Brampton. Some Filipino families have migrated into more affluent pockets like Peel Village around Bartley Bull Parkway.

Metro Vancouver

Vancouver is home to Canada's second largest Filipino community, with nearly 134,000 Filipinos residing there. Filipinos in Vancouver make up the third-largest Asian Canadian and visible minority group behind the Chinese and South Asians. Most of British Columbia's 159,000 Filipinos reside in the Greater Vancouver Area. Overall, about one in five Filipinos in Canada call

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home. Many of the Filipinos in Vancouver work in the health and finance industries, and a significant percentage work in service, manufacturing, and real estate. Several others are business owners, with some bringing well-known franchise chains like Pepper Lunch, Goldilocks Bakeshop, and Chatime to the city. Big restaurant names like Max's of Manila, and Jollibee have also made their presence in the city. Each year, Lapu-Lapu Day is celebrated by Filipino Canadians in Vancouver.

Winnipeg

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is home to 77,305 Filipinos, making up the third largest Filipino community in Canada by total population. However, Filipinos make up a greater percentage of the Winnipeg city population (8.7%) than any other city in Canada.http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo26a-eng.ht
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/ref> The Filipino community in Winnipeg is the largest visible minority group in Winnipeg, ahead of the Chinese-Canadians and Indo-Canadians (but excluding Indigenous Canadians, who are not counted as a visible minority by Statistics Canada). Winnipeg is home to one of the oldest Filipino communities in Canada, with immigration to Winnipeg beginning before 1950. Winnipeg was home to the largest Filipino community before the 1980s. About one out of 10 Filipinos in Canada call Winnipeg home. Winnipeg includes a Filipino community centre called The Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba (PCCM), providing social and service to the Filipino community and also holding events such as Folklorama. There are also Filipino newspapers such as ''The Pilipino Express News Magazine'', ''The Filipino Journal'', and ''Ang Peryodiko''. There is also a radio station,

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, which broadcasts Filipino-related news, music, lifestyle and much more. Winnipeg's Filipino population is largely concentrated in the West End and North End areas of the city. The neighbourhood around Sargent Avenue and Arlington Street is 45% Filipino, and the neighbourhood around Sargent Avenue and Wall Street is 47% Filipino. Filipinos in Winnipeg contribute greatly to the local economy. Jollibee, a well known global Filipino fast food chain, has its first 2 Canadian locations established in this city.

Calgary Metropolitan Region

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is home to over 75,000 Filipinos making them the fourth largest Filipino community in Canada. Filipinos started coming in droves in Calgary in the early 1980s and 1990s. Outside of Calgary, some smaller communities are experiencing an influx of Filipino immigrants to fill job vacancies. These new immigrants and their children work to integrate and flourish in Canada.

Edmonton Metropolitan Region

According to the 2016 Canadian census, 64,275 Filipinos live and work in the

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. 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).

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is also the home of the Philippine Cultural Society, the Philippine Choral Society, and the Karilagan Dance Society. Radio station CKER-FM also broadcasts community programming to Filipinos in Edmonton.

Greater Montreal

The sixth largest Filipino community in Canada,

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is home to nearly 36,000 Filipinos. Filipinos in Montreal are concentrated in the

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neighbourhood and around Decarie Expressway, both areas have many Filipino establishments and professional offices. The Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs is an advocacy group for Filipino Canadians active in and around the city of

. It is the oldest such association in

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National Capital Region

The National Capital Region made up of the cities of

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and

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is home to the seventh largest Filipino community in Canada with over 14,000 Filipinos residing in Canada's capital. Ottawa is also the home of the Philippine Embassy and ambassador to Canada.

Southwestern Ontario

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is home to over 15,000 Filipinos. Most of them live in the cities of

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, Kitchener,

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, and Windsor. Southwestern Ontario is home to a successful and thriving Filipino community.

Hamilton

The city of

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situated on the western shore of Lake Ontario is home to almost 12,000 Filipinos. Hamilton is home to the first Filipino community centre and school in Canada both opening in the early 80s and late 70s, respectively.

Niagara Region

The Niagara Region on the south shore of Lake Ontario is home to over 4,000 Filipinos. They form a tight knit community concentrated in the cities of

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and

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is home to a very successful community and the only town to have had a Filipino mayor in Canada, Arturo Viola.

Northern Canada

The northern territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have a Filipino community of almost 3,000 despite an extremely cold climate. The Filipino community has grown steadily from 735 in 2001. Filipinos in the Northwest Territories make the largest visible minority group there with a population of 1,410. Filipinos in the Yukon Territory are the second-largest minority group to the Chinese with a community of 1,310 living there. Nunavut has a growing Filipino population of 245. The territories received about 50 Filipinos on average a year from 2001 to 2006.

Demographics

Most Filipinos who immigrate to Canada settle in the large urban areas where there are more jobs and a vibrant community life. These areas include:

, Greater Calgary,

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, City of Winnipeg, the

, and

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. According to

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seeing the current trend, by 2031, the Filipino Canadian population is projected to reach between 1.9 and 2.1 million. Much of this growth will be bolstered by high immigration rates, assuming immigration to the United States remains as restricted as it has been. Notably, Canada now has a Filipino population more than twice as large percentage-wise as that of the

, the Philippines' former colonizer. The Filipino population in Canada is also somewhat more dispersed, as the majority of Filipino Americans are found in the far western and southern United States.

2011 Canadian census

– 132,445 (5.1%) *

– 56,400 (8.7%) *

– 47,350 (4.4%) *

– 39,800 (5.6%) *

– 36,565 (4.6%) *

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– 35,490 (6.0%) *

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– 26,480 (5.7%) *

– 21,750 (1.3%) *

– 17,905 (3.4%) *

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– 12,905 (5.9%) * Richmond – 12,670 (6.7%) *

– 10,530 (1.2%) Source:

2006 Canadian census

By City

*Toronto – 102,555 *Winnipeg – 36,820 *Mississauga (Toronto CMA) – 30,705 *Vancouver – 28,605 *Calgary – 24,915 *Edmonton – 18,245 *Montreal – 17,100 *Surrey (Vancouver CMA) – 16,555 *Brampton (Toronto CMA) – 11,980 *Markham (Toronto CMA) – 7,370 *Ottawa – 7,115 *Vaughan (Toronto CMA) – 5,360 *Hamilton – 4,040 *Windsor – 2,630 *London – 1,790

By Census Metropolitan Area

Sources: *Toronto CMA – 171,980 *Vancouver CMA – 78,890 *Winnipeg CMA – 36,935 *Calgary CMA – 25,565 *Montreal CMA – 23,510 *Edmonton CMA – 19,625 *Ottawa – Gatineau CMA – 7,330 *Hamilton CMA – 4,880 *Windsor CMA – 3,145 *Victoria CMA – 2,760 *Oshawa CMA – 2,155 *St. Catharines – Niagara CMA – 2,130 *London CMA – 1,990 *Guelph CMA – 1,965 *Saskatoon CMA – 1,915 *Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo CMA – 1,850 *Regina CMA – 1,230

By province/territory

The majority of Filipino-Canadians are women; they make up about 65% of the population.

By gender

*Male – 427,755 *Female – 529,600

Canadian census subdivisions with Filipino populations higher than the national average

Source:

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National average: 2.6%

Alberta

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British Columbia

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(5.8%) * Dawson Creek (5.5%) * Chetwynd (5.5%) * Fort St. John (5.3%) *

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(5.1%) * Pitt Meadows (4.5%) * Whistler (4.2%) * Langley (3.9%) *

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Sechelt Sechelt (, Sechelt language, shíshálh Language: ch'atlich) is a district municipality located on the lower Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately northwest of Vancouver, it is accessible from ma ...

(3.3%) * Cache Creek (3.2%) * Tumbler Ridge (3.1%) * Langford (3.0%) * Northern Rockies (3.0%) * Tsawwassen (3.0%) * Midway (3.0%) * Victoria (2.7%) * Smithers (2.7%) *

Burrard Inlet Burrard Inlet () is a shallow-sided fjord in the northwestern Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the lowland Burrard Peninsula to the south from the coa ...

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Manitoba

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Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway (exactly ...

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Northwest Territories

Yellowknife Yellowknife is the capital, largest community, and the only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of t ...

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Moosonee Moosonee () is a town in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River approximately south of James Bay. It is considered to be "the Gateway to the Arctic" and has Ontario's only saltwater port. Nearby, on Moose Factory Island, is the com ...

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Quebec

Dollard-des-Ormeaux Dollard-des-Ormeaux (; commonly referred to as D.D.O. or simply Dollard) is a city and a predominantly English-speaking suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the most populous suburb on the Island of Montreal. The town was na ...

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Vaudreuil-Dorion Vaudreuil-Dorion () is a suburb of Greater Montreal, in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion, it is located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality. ...

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Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, located mainly in the London Borough of Camden, with a small part in the London Borough of Barnet. It borders Highgate and Golders Green to the north, Belsiz ...

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Saskatchewan

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...

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Yorkton Yorkton is a city located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about north-west of Winnipeg and south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth largest city in the province. Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. ...

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Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

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Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the List of cities in Saskatchewan, fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina, Saskatchewan, Re ...

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Yukon

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

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Films

Noteworthy films centred on Filipino Canadians have included '' Altar Boy'', '' Francheska: Prairie Queen'', '' I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight'', ''

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Stryker The Stryker is a family of Eight-wheel drive, eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) for the United States Army in a plant in L ...

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Notable people

Filipinos from the GTA have made significant contributions to the Canadian political landscape. Notable residents include Tobias Enverga, the first Canadian of Filipino descent elected in the City of Toronto and appointed to the Senate of Canada, Brampton City Councillor Rowena Santos, Town of Ajax Ward 3 Councillor Lisa Bower, TCDSB trustee Garry Tanuan, and Mississauga-Streetsville MP

References

External links

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Early Filipinos in British Columbia

History of Filipinos in Canada

Wealth, education, politics, and socioeconomics

Immigration

Greater Toronto Area

Population distribution

Metro Vancouver

Winnipeg

Calgary Metropolitan Region

Edmonton Metropolitan Region

Greater Montreal

National Capital Region

Southwestern Ontario

Hamilton

Niagara Region

Northern Canada

Demographics

2011 Canadian census

2006 Canadian census

By City

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By province/territory

By gender

Canadian census subdivisions with Filipino populations higher than the national average

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Northwest Territories

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Films

Notable people

See also

References

Further reading

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