Filipino Canadians are Canadian citizens who have ancestry from the Philippines. Filipino Canadians are the fourth largest subgroup of the overseas Filipinos.
Canada only had a small population of Filipinos until the late 20th century. To date, there are currently around 400,000 Filipino Canadians in Canada, most of them living in urbanized areas. This number is growing yearly due to Canada's more liberal immigration laws to compensate for their ...
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