ciety of B.C. to host June 2019
e Festival and Gala
year anniversary in
June 2019.
The organiza-
tion was concep-
tualized during an
initial meeting on
June 18, 2018
with 18 attendees
in Surrey, BC.
Since then, the
group is nearing
100 members as
new prospective
members.
On July 9,
2018, the orga-
nization received
the Certification of
Incorporation un-
der the Societies
proud to announce Act as a registered
our fellow Filipino non- profit society
officially
setting
the wheels in mo-
tion for the SFCSBC.
The idea was formulated from the
collective desire to provide a strong
pillar of support with the emphasis
of providing needed assistance for
newcomers so that they may inte-
grate successfully to build more vi-
brant and dynamic neighborhoods
within Surrey.
SFCSBC aims to connect and
engage the Filipino Canadian com-
munity in Surrey about issues that
matter to them and their families
through the spirit of good will, friend-
ship and multiculturalism.
As an organization, it seeks to
provide a strong pillar of support with
the emphasis of providing needed
assistance for newcomers that have
elected to call Surrey their home; so
that they may integrate successfully
to build more vibrant and dynamic
neighborhoods within Surrey BC.
SFCSBC is committed to en-
gage, mobilize, help and connect
Newcomers with their adopted city
of Surrey and share the love of Fili-
pino culture, heritage, and values.
SFCSBC was founded on the
belief that each Kababayan deserves
to connect with their adopted city of
Surrey and share the love of Filipino
culture, heritage and values with
their community.
y of BC 2018 Christmas party held at Sukhi Bath Hall
st NDP Candidate for Fall Election
Mai, Edmond Wu and Brandon Yan.
Vancouver
Committee
For
Domestic Workers & Caregivers
Rights
(CDWCR)
spokesperson
Lorina Serafico thanks Kwan for her
efforts on caregivers’ rights, stating,
“Because of her loud,
persistent advocacy,
caregivers saw the
most
significant
changes
to
their
immigration policies in
40 years.”
Changes
to
immigration
policy
regarding caregivers
includes significantly
reduced
processing
times for Permanent
o thanks Kwan’s effort on Residents applications
ficant change of Canada’s from caregivers, and
0 years.
a 5 year pilot program
which gives caregivers and domestic
workers an open work permit
where they can work for different
employers, as well as the option for
family members to accompany the
caregivers through student and open
work permits.
In response, Kwan said the job
is not done and reiterates that, “If you
are good enough to work, you are
good enough to stay. That means
landed status now.”
Kwan was first elected as
Vancouver City Councillor in 1993,
then elected as one of the two first
Chinese Canadian Members of the
Legislative Assembly in 1996. She
was elected in 2015 as the Member of
Parliament for Vancouver East. Kwan
celebrated her 25 years in public
service last year.
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