Philippine Asian News Today Vol 19 No 15 | Page 17

August 1 - 20, 2017
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
Filipino
Immigration
to Canada
down 18%
Photo of The Honourable
Tobias C. Enverga Jr., Senator
from Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, August
2, 2017 – The Honourable
Tobias C. Enverga Jr., Senator
from Ontario, voiced his
concern and disappointment
upon learning that recent
statistics show that Filipino
immigration to Canada is
down by 18% from the year
2015 to 2016.
“It troubles me greatly
that within just one year this
substantial drop occurred
with regards to Filipinos
coming in to Canada,” stated
Senator Enverga. “Canada
and the Philippines have a
long and rich history that
continues to be a great benefit
to both nations. Filipinos
have long been an integral
part of Canadian society and
Canada’s proud multicultural
fabric. It is truly unfortunate
to see that such a large drop
in numbers could occur over
such a brief period of time.”
Since
2010,
the
Philippines has been the
number one source of
Canadian immigration in each
year, except for one. In 2015,
the last year under the previous
Conservative government, a
high benchmark was set as
an incredible 50,816 Filipinos
came to Canada. The most
recent statistics available
show that in 2016, the first
year under the current Liberal
government, that number
has dropped to 41,785, or is
down by 18%.
“Although
the
Philippines continues to be a
main source of immigration
to Canada, it is my hope that
this downward trend will not
be commonplace under the
current government. I will
continue to work to strengthen
the special bond that Canada
and the Philippines enjoys,”
concluded Senator Enverga.
In the recently released
2016
Census,
Statistics
Canada indicates that since
2011, Canada now has
103,940
more
Tagalog
speakers. That is an increase
of 31% of Tagalog speakers
in Canada over 5 years, the
vast majority of which were
welcomed under the previous
Conservative government.
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