A motion was unanimously passed in the House of Commons on October 30 to recognize the month of June as Filipino Heritage Month across Canada.
Canada is a diverse, multicultural nation, and its numerous Filipino-Canadian communities attest to this. As of 2016, Tagalog is the fastest-growing language in Canada, and Filipinos are the nation’s fastest-growing ethnic group.
Filipino Heritage Month will celebrate the contributions of Canada’s Filipino communities to Canadian society, from notable individuals like Rey Pagtakhan, the first Filipino-Canadian MP and cabinet minister, the late Senator Tobias Enverga, and Canadian soccer star Jonathan de Guzmán.