Canada invites more Filipino workers

Praising their admirable work ethics, the mayor of Kingston town in Ontario, Canada hopes to lure in more Filipino migrants to work there.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement on Friday that Kingston Mayor Harvey Rosen aspires to make his town a major destination for migrant workers, particularly Filipinos.

The Philippine embassy officials in Canada led by Ambassador Jose Brillantes visited Kingston as part of the Embassy’s outreach and information-dissemination program.

“[During the courtesy visit] Mayor Rosen said that, since Kingston is the hub of eastern Ontario, with immediate and easy access to the major population centers of Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and even Syracuse, New York, the city needs hardworking immigrants such as Filipinos who could competently fill the jobs generated by businesses choosing to locate or expand in Kingston," the DFA statement read.

The DFA also said that according to Rosen and Bill Gray of the Kingston Economic Development Corp. (KEDCO) the town’s strategic location has made it attractive for such industries as transportation and logistics, business outsourcing, warehousing and distribution, information technology and knowledge-based innovation in biotechnology, health sciences and fuel cells.

“With Kingston considered as one of the top 25 cities in Canada, the Mayor said he hopes for Kingston to be a major immigrant destination, particularly for Filipinos," the statement added.

Kingston Ontario- Canada’s first capital- has been tagged as the “Limestone City" because of the many historic buildings made from limestone