Embassy Discusses Filipino Diaspora with Federal Senator 

Senator Flordeliz “Gigi” Osler (middle) with Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III (right)  and Third Secretary Mary Jaselle D. Menteer ( left) at the Senate of Canada.(Photo from Ottawa PE)

OTTAWA 13 December 2022 - Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa exchanged ideas with Senator Flordeliz “Gigi” Osler on programs to support the Filipino diaspora across Canada over luncheon on Thursday, 8 December 2022 where CDA  Fernandez provided updates on the Credentials Recognition in Canada (CRC) Project being implemented by the Philippine Posts in Canada (PPC). 

In addition to the issue of credentials recognition, Fernandez shared his views on the challenges faced by Filipino temporary foreign workers in Canada and offered suggestions in maximizing the contribution of Filipino professionals to their adopted communities. 

Senator Osler was appointed to the Senate last September 2022 by Governor General Mary Simon, upon advice by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to represent the province of Manitoba. She was the first woman surgeon and first racialized women elected President of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Her mother, Flor Sharma, is a nurse from the Philippines who migrated to Canada in 1966.

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