Welcome Kababayan!
Join us and foster connections between Filipino Canadian lawyers and legal professionals across the country.
Connect and collaborate with fellow law professionals
The FCLN/RAPC was established to create a national organization for Filipino Canadian lawyers across Canada.
We are an inclusive organization connecting, supporting and celebrating Filipino Canadians in law from coast to coast to coast. If you identify as a Filipino Canadian in law, then you’ve come to the right place. We look forward to getting to know you.
Meet Your 2023-2024 Board of Directors
We strive to support and increase the growing number of diverse Filipino Canadians working in the legal industry across Canada.
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
What we are working on
We strive to provide opportunities to our members to gain exposure, develop skills, and present their knowledge to Canadians. We want to encourage Filipino Canadian students, Filipino Canadian immigrants to enter into the legal profession and immigrant lawyers to become qualified in Canada.
Mentorship Program
NCA Office Hours
Many Filipino Canadians in law were international students or internationally trained lawyers. NCAs undergo a tremendous and stressful process to become qualified in Canada. We created this program to specifically address NCA and licensing issues for international candidates.
Filipino Heritage Month
In 2017, Toronto City Council declared the month of June as Filipino Heritage Month. This had a cascading effect and Ontario and Canada both followed suit. In 2018, Montreal and Edmonton also launched Filipino Heritage Month in June in each city.
Legal Series
Since its inception, FCLN-RAPC has provided a legal series open to both the legal community and the public on issues of interest. The sessions highlight legal issues of interest our members’ expertise and practice areas.
Filipino Firsts
In 2021, we sought to compile a list of the first Filipino Canadian lawyers in each province and territory. This is what we found.
Osgoode Oral History Program
FCLN-RAPC has chronicled the stories of Filipino Canadian lawyers and judges through the Osgoode Oral History Program. Their stories can be read on the Osgoode Society Oral History website.
News and Announcements
Opening of the Courts 2024
The 2024 Opening of the Courts of Ontario ceremony will take place at the Toronto Court House on September 23, 2024 and will also be livestreamed. On this special occasion, the Honourable Chief Justice Michael Tulloch of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Honourable...
NCA Office Hours
23rd of each month of 2023 at 2:30 PM – virtual The Filipino Canadian Lawyers Network supports NCA candidates and NCA-certified licensees. Each month, different mentors will share their experiences and strategies for success as an NCA and articling candidate. Mentors...
FCLN-RAPC endorses the Good Governance Coalition
FCLN-RAPC believe the Good Governance Coalition candidates can and will further the interests of our network and all diverse legal professionals while demonstrating the utmost in responsible governance, professionalism and competence.