• In 1986, Winnipeg became and continues to be a home to about 25,000 Filipino-Canadians (Winnipeg Free Press, June 17, 2011)
• As of February 2011, Winnipeg’s population is approximately 664,000 (Statistics Canada)
• More than 100,000 immigrants have settled in Manitoba since the provincial nominee program started in 1999 (Winnipeg Free Press, April 12, 2012)
• Until 1968, Canada Post was delivering mails on a Saturday (www.canadapost.ca)
