Canada–Philippines relations

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Canadian-Filipino relations
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Ambassador David HartmanAmbassador José Victor V. Chan-Gonzaga

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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Economic relations

In 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]

Political relations

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during his state visit to Canada in 2015 Benigno Aquino III at Rideau Hall welcome ceremony in Ottawa 5.7.15.jpg
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during his state visit to Canada in 2015

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]

Military relations

In March 2025, the Philippines and Canada announced plans to sign a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement to enhance defence cooperation and interoperability. [6]

Cultural relations

As of 2016, there are more than 850,000 people of Filipino origin in Canada. [4] [7] Filipinos account for the majority of incoming immigrants to Canada. [8] The Philippines has also become the largest source of temporary workers. [9] 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. [8] [10] [11]

As of 2013, there are about 7,500 Canadians in the Philippines. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Canada-Philippines Relations". Canadainternational.gc.ca. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Canada-Philippines relations". 2014-07-13.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 "PH is rising Asian 'tiger' | Inquirer Business". Business.inquirer.net. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  5. ↑ "President Aquino begins state visit to Canada". News5. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ Lema, Karen (7 March 2025). "Philippines says to sign troops pact with Canada as defence ties deepen". Reuters. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Canadian PM arrives in Manila Friday night for 3-day visit | Inquirer Global Nation". Globalnation.inquirer.net. 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  8. 1 2 "Harper In The Philippines: PM Pressed To Address Canadian Labour Issues". Huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Tagalog fastest growing immigrant language in Canada". Rappler.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  11. ↑ "Language in Canada: "O, Canada", now also in Tagalog, Mandarin and Hindi". The Economist. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
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