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In 2006 the census reported 303,195 immigrants from the Philippines living in Canada. Most of these immigrants (64.5%) arrived after 1991.


 

 
 

In 2006, about 43% of the immigrants from the Philippines lived in Toronto.

Canada: Philippine Immigrants by Residence
(Top Ten Cities), 2006.

City

People

Toronto

130,315

Vancouver

62,960

Winnipeg

24,960

Calgary

18,715

Montreal

15,900

Edmonton

14,510

Ottawa-Gatineau

5,060

Hamilton

3,545

Windsor

2,260

Victoria

1,765

Source: Statistics Canada. 2007.

 

In 2001, 31% of the Filipino people in Canada had a university degree.
 

Canada: Filipino Immigrants by Schooling Level, 2001.

Education

People (%)

Total population 15 years and over by highest level of schooling

100.00

Less than high school graduation certificate

 15.3

High school graduation certificate only

 9.9

Some postsecondary education

 14.9

Trades certificate or diploma

 8.2

College certificate or diploma

 14.0

University certificate or diploma below bachelor's degree

 7.0

University Degree

 30.6

* People 15 years old and over.
Source: Statistics Canada. 2004.

 
 

Income
Canadians of Filipino origin generally have lower incomes than the national average. In 2000, the average income from all sources for Canadians of Filipino origin aged 15 and over was $24,600, compared with an average of almost $30,000 for all Canadian adults.
 Source: Statistics Canada. 2007.
 

  
 

ìPhilippine professional associations
 

  
 

® Philippine cultural organizations
Culture Philippines of Ontario
Its objective is to retain and share Filipino cultural heritage by providing music, dance and performing arts instructions to children in Canada and sharing it with the community
 

  
 

$ Philippine business associations
Canada Philippines Business Council
http://www.canphil.com/
 

  
 

 

  

 

 

  
 

    

 

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