Joselito (Lito) M. Arocena - soil scientist, Canada Research Chair in Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC
Jessica Trisko-Darden - activist, former model, beauty queen[1] and assistant professor of international development and conflict at
American University's School of International Service[2]
Eileen de Villa - Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto
Gigi Osler - president of the Canadian Medical Association
Politics
Cris Aglugub – Manitoba former NDP MLA, the Maples (1999-2007), former Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Labour and Immigration, and subsequently to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade.[25]
Carl Benito - former MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods (2008-2012)
Lisa Bower - Councillor for Town of
Ajax, Ontario (2018–present).[26]
Mable Elmore – first Filipina-Canadian MLA in BC (NDP) (2009–present), current Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care (2020–present),[28] former Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction of British Columbia (2017–2020), former Spokesperson for Temporary Foreign Workers and Immigration and former the Deputy Spokesperson for Finance[29]
Tobias C. Enverga – first Filipino-Canadian Senator (Conservative); first Filipino-Canadian elected to the City of Toronto in 2010 (to the Toronto Catholic District School Board as trustee)
Flor Marcelino – first Filipino woman and racialized woman elected MLA in Manitoba (2007-2019), former Leader of the Opposition (2016-2017), Minister of Multiculturalism and Literacy (2013-2016), and Minister of Culture, Heritage, and Tourism (2009-2013)[30]
Jon Reyes - Conservative MLA (St. Norbert 2016–2019, Waverley 2019-present) and Minister of Economic Development and Jobs in Manitoba (2020–present), former special envoy for military affairs[34][35]
Conrad Santos – first Filipino Canadian elected in Canada (elected as MLA in Manitoba (1981-1988,1990-2007), and first Filipino Canadian to run for the leadership of a political party (Manitoba NDP, 1989)
Rowena Santos - first Filipino councillor in City of Brampton, Vice Chair of Audit and Risk, and Chair of Community Services (2018–present) [36]
Rechie Valdez - first Filipina woman elected MP, current MP for Mississauga-Streetsville, first Filipina-Canadian Cabinet Minister[37][38]
Tany Yao - Conservative MLA in Alberta in the riding of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (2015)[39]
Joselito (Lito) M. Arocena - soil scientist, Canada Research Chair in Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC
Jessica Trisko-Darden - activist, former model, beauty queen[1] and assistant professor of international development and conflict at
American University's School of International Service[2]
Eileen de Villa - Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto
Gigi Osler - president of the Canadian Medical Association
Politics
Cris Aglugub – Manitoba former NDP MLA, the Maples (1999-2007), former Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Labour and Immigration, and subsequently to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade.[25]
Carl Benito - former MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods (2008-2012)
Lisa Bower - Councillor for Town of
Ajax, Ontario (2018–present).[26]
Mable Elmore – first Filipina-Canadian MLA in BC (NDP) (2009–present), current Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care (2020–present),[28] former Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction of British Columbia (2017–2020), former Spokesperson for Temporary Foreign Workers and Immigration and former the Deputy Spokesperson for Finance[29]
Tobias C. Enverga – first Filipino-Canadian Senator (Conservative); first Filipino-Canadian elected to the City of Toronto in 2010 (to the Toronto Catholic District School Board as trustee)
Flor Marcelino – first Filipino woman and racialized woman elected MLA in Manitoba (2007-2019), former Leader of the Opposition (2016-2017), Minister of Multiculturalism and Literacy (2013-2016), and Minister of Culture, Heritage, and Tourism (2009-2013)[30]
Jon Reyes - Conservative MLA (St. Norbert 2016–2019, Waverley 2019-present) and Minister of Economic Development and Jobs in Manitoba (2020–present), former special envoy for military affairs[34][35]
Conrad Santos – first Filipino Canadian elected in Canada (elected as MLA in Manitoba (1981-1988,1990-2007), and first Filipino Canadian to run for the leadership of a political party (Manitoba NDP, 1989)
Rowena Santos - first Filipino councillor in City of Brampton, Vice Chair of Audit and Risk, and Chair of Community Services (2018–present) [36]
Rechie Valdez - first Filipina woman elected MP, current MP for Mississauga-Streetsville, first Filipina-Canadian Cabinet Minister[37][38]
Tany Yao - Conservative MLA in Alberta in the riding of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (2015)[39]