Here is an opportunity for you to network with your comnpatriots of similar educational background and experience and learn how to get into the teaching profession in Ontario.

Call 416-532-3888 and reserve your seat for May 26, 2012. This activity is jointly undertaken by the Kababayan Community Centre Multicultural Services and Philippine Teachers Association in Canada.

See you there!

As part of its mission to help newcomers and immigrants become familiar with their new home country, Canada, Kababayan Community Centre Multicultural Services organizes trip around the country. This service is above and beyond their scope of work that is funded by the government. Hence, the service is offered with a fee to finance the logistics like accommodation, bus, and more. These trips help newcomers and immigrants explore Canada and learn more about the new country. As most of us know, newcomers and immigrants do not have their own transportation and the confidence to tour around the country by themselves.

The event is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., PRESTIGE CLUB, 4544 Dufferin St,  Toronto, Ontario.

For more information, call us at 416.532.3888

One more tax clinic is scheduled: Saturday, April 14, 2012 and  at the KCCMS office, 1313 Queen St W, Toronto, Ontario. These tax clinics are offered for free to individuals and families with income of $25,000 or less. If you need help in preparing your 2012 taxes and have income less than $25,000/year, register early to reserve your seat. Call 416-532-3888.

The following is a list of some of the slips you may have receive. Bring it with you to the tax clinic.

■T4, Statement of Remuneration Paid
■T4A, Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Income
■T4A(OAS), Statement of Old Age Security
■T4A(P), Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits
■T4E, Statement of Employment Insurance and Other Benefits
■T4RSP, Statement of RRSP Income
■T5007, Statement of Benefits
■RC62, Universal Child Care Benefit statement
■RC210, Working Income Tax Benefit Advance Payments Statement
Additional documents are:

■Other income tax slips from government assistance received
■Rental slips
■Donation tax receipts
■Child or spousal support payments paid or received

Please call if you need for more information.

Listen to the CBC.ca interview of Flor and Sonam about the “Dawn Meets Dusk” program. The initiative brings together youth and seniors from the Tibetan and Filipino communities to share their stories.

For more information, click here

• Permanent resident or landed immigrant
• Refugee claimant
• Convention refugee, or
• Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds applicant.

Visitors to Canada are not eligible for Ontario Works benefits, however in exceptional cases a Temporary Resident Permit holder may qualify.

http://www.toronto.ca/socialservices/whatare.htm

If you are a new immigrant (have been here for five years or less) and a foreign educated or with work experience in nursing, come and network with nursing professionals and people with nursing background and build your support network.

Kababayan Community Centre Multicultural Services is hosting an information session for  those who want to know and understand how can be access the nursing profession in Canada.

Call 416.532.3888 to register and reserve your seat.

CIC is putting in place a temporary pause of up to 24 months on the acceptance of new sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents. The pause comes into effect on November 5, 2011.” More information>>

Parent and Grandparent Super Visa

The government is introducing the new “Parent and Grandparent Super Visa,” which will be valid for up to 10 years. The multiple-entry visa will allow an applicant to remain in Canada for up to 24 months at a time without the need for renewal of their status. The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will come into effect on December 1, 2011, and CIC will be able to issue the visas, on average, within eight weeks of the application. (Excerpts from CIC website)

Online application for Permanent Residence

As of July 18, 2011, applicants for Permanent Residence are asked to complete the new Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008). Applicants are encouraged to complete the form electronically and validate the information to generate 2D barcodes before printing. To ensure you have the most recent application form, please use the link to the application form.

Working for an eligible employer

On April 1, 2011, new regulations affecting Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program came into force.  More

Allowable duration of work in Canada

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program enables Canadian employers to hire TFWs on a temporary basis to fill immediate skills and labour shortages when Canadians and permanent residents are not available.

The cumulative duration regulation establishes a maximum allowable duration of four years that a temporary foreign worker can work in Canada, followed by a period of four years in which the worker would not be eligible to work in Canada. It takes effect April 1, 2011 for all TFWs; therefore, the earliest date that a TFW could reach the four-year cumulative duration is April 1, 2015. More

Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) work to ensure that the employment of foreign workers supports economic growth and helps create more opportunities for all Canadians. More