Canada and the Philippines maintain bilateral relations. Canada has a resident embassy in Manila while the Philippines has a resident embassy in Ottawa, and also maintains consulates general in Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver.[1]
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Trade
editIn 2012, Canadian exports to the Philippines were (CAD) $527.9 million, while exports to Canada from the Philippines were valued at $991.2 million.[2] From 2013–19, the Canada–Philippines waste dispute was a point of trade contention between the two nations.[3]
State visits
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Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, together with a business delegate, visited the Philippines in 1997. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper also paid a state visit to the Philippines from November 9–11, 2012.[4] Philippine President Benigno Aquino III paid a state visit to Canada from May 7–9, 2015.[5]
Cultural relations
editAs of 2016, there are more than 850,000 people of Filipino origin in Canada.[4][6] Filipinos account for the majority of incoming immigrants to Canada.[7] The Philippines has also become the largest source of temporary workers.[8] Filipinos are the third largest minority in Canada, behind Indians and the Chinese. From 2006 to 2011, Tagalog was the fastest-growing language in Canada.[7][9][10]
As of 2013, there are about 7,500 Canadians in the Philippines.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Canada-Philippines Relations". Canadainternational.gc.ca. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Canada-Philippines relations". 2014-07-13.
- ^ Gutierrez, Jason (2019-05-08). "Philippines Sets Deadline for Canada to Take Back Trash". The New York Times. Manila. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ a b "PH is rising Asian 'tiger' | Inquirer Business". Business.inquirer.net. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "President Aquino begins state visit to Canada". News5. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian PM arrives in Manila Friday night for 3-day visit | Inquirer Global Nation". Globalnation.inquirer.net. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ a b "Harper In The Philippines: PM Pressed To Address Canadian Labour Issues". Huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ Patinio, Ferdinand G. (2013-10-08). "Canada hiring more Filipinos to fill out 14,000 job vacancies". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Tagalog fastest growing immigrant language in Canada". Rappler.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Language in Canada: "O, Canada", now also in Tagalog, Mandarin and Hindi". The Economist. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
External links
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Media related to Relations of Canada and the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons
