Catholic Church officials in Canada asked a Filipino priest to help promote there this March the “Share Lent” program, an international fundraising project for communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Philippine and Canadian authorities discussed this week labor and migration issues affecting Filipino workers and migrants entering Canada.

Filipino-Canadian figurative painter Sara Jimenez recently placed third in the second season of Bravo TV’s hit reality TV show “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.”

A logo-design contest has been launched for the 35th year of ASEAN-Canada relations. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the competition is open to youths from ASEAN Member States and Canada who are 16-21 years old by December 31, 2011.

The new Philippine envoy to Canada, Leslie Gatan, adapted to his new foreign assignment after receiving a warm welcome from the Canadian Government and the diplomatic corps in Ottawa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Ambassador Christopher Thornley, the Canadian envoy to the Philippines, said more jobs await Filipinos in Canada because they are well-educated and have good communication skills.

Philippine officials rendered 555 consular services to the Filipino community in Edmonton in Alberta, Canada during a recent outreach mission there.

Could a body recovered from a pond in the Palgrave area in Canada last weekend be that of a Filipino woman who was abducted?

An 18-year-old Filipino will represent Canada at the World Youth Chess Championship in Brazil this November, after topping the Canadian Youth Chess Championship in Toronto earlier this month.

Philippine art in buildings, paintings and photography got a closer look at a recent symposium in Vancouver, Canada over the past week.