30 October 2020, Calgary – Philippine Consul General (PCG) to Calgary Zaldy Patron and Labor Attaché Atty. Margarita Victorino of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Vancouver held a dialogue with the officers of Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC) Prairie Chapter on 26 October 2020.

 

The dialogue, which was requested by CAPIC, focused on the implementation of the Philippines’ overseas employment policy.

 

Atty. Victorino explained to CAPIC the Philippines’ employment agency licensing requirements, the roles of the Philippine recruitment agency (PRA) and foreign recruitment agency (FRA) in the recruitment of Filipino temporary foreign workers (TFW) in Canada, and the support given by the Philippine Government for Filipino TFW. She also briefed CAPIC about the status of the International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS), a program created by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) which is being piloted between the Philippines and Canada (Alberta and Saskatchewan).

 

Consul General Patron, on the other hand, discussed the assistance that the PCG extends to Filipinos who have lost their TFW status in Canada.

 

CAPIC were represented at the dialogue by Mr. Dory Jade (Chief Executive Officer), Ms. Lisa De Leon (Chair, Prairie Chapter), Mr. Marjorie Newman (Prairie Chapter), and Ms. Jean Toews (Prairie Chapter).