Another Canadian province, Nova Scotia is suffering from labor shortage and looking at the Philippines to solve their employment problems. However just like with Manitoba, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, appropriate law and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Nova Scotia and the Philippines must first be enacted before the recruitment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) begins.

The MOU between the Philippine government and several Canadian provinces ensures fair labor rights to OFWs and set provisions for salary, housing and medical benefits. The agreement also established formal process for worker recruitment and protection as well as provide requirements for training and certification.

The chairman of the Commission of Filipinos Overseas, Dante Ang said, "We have an abundance of well-educated and well-trained professionals in the Philippines and Nova Scotia has a shortage. More Filipinos will come to Nova Scotia, but there must be a process in place."

According to Mr. Ang there are lots of good reasons why Filipino workers would find working in Nova Scotia favorable. It is unfortunate that Nova Scotia took minimal effort to encourage OFWs to seek employment there.

Ang explained, "When professional people in the Philippines think about Canada they think first about British Columbia, and then perhaps about Toronto and perhaps Montreal. They would give more thought to coming to Nova Scotia if they knew more about it. "

The commission chairman informed that as of this writing only around 500 Filipino families are based in Nova Scotia. The figures are expected to dramatically increase once the formal labor agreement is formalized and implemented.

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