Filipino-born Canadians with post-secondary qualifications likely hold degrees in highly technical fields.

In 2001, studies showed that 33% of women of Filipino origin had a university degree, compared to 27% of their male counterparts.

In the Filipino population, more men than women work outside the home, constituting a high proportion of all those employed in both healthcare and manufacturing.

However, their representation was disproportionately low in management, education, politics, and the social sciences fields.

[2] Based on physical examination of shelves and anecdotal evidence provided by staff at TPL branches with Tagalog collections, Tagalog paperbacks and melodramatic movies are borrowed more often than award-winning novels and films.

Tagalog shows, particularly teleseryes, dominate the Filipino-Canadian household today, but Hollywood movies are much more popular than locally produced ones.

The centre’s free medical clinic aids newcomers to Toronto, while its homework club for students caters to Filipino youth.

A Tagalog class us open to Filipino children and Canadians who have interest in learning the language.

[4] The Kababayan Multicultural Centre is a non-profit agency providing settlement services for Filipino newcomers to Toronto.

The settlement program is funded by the three levels of the Canadian government: Federal, Province of Ontario and City of Toronto.

Its mission is to support newcomer immigrants by providing settlement services, assisting the job application process, and addressing social barriers.

Tagalog mother tongue speakers are largely concentrated in neighbourhoods such as Scarborough and North York.

However, one-third of Canadians of Filipino origin reported unfair treatment towards their race, language or accent.