Filipino Canadian Construction Society (FCCS) is an organization of Filipino Canadians who are engineering and architectural professionals engage in the construction industry be it a General Contractor, Trade Contractor, employed in the industry, contract worker, and those involve in sales of construction materials, tool and equipments. Lately the society had welcomed other individuals with various professional and business backgrounds who would like to join the society.
Sometime in February 2006, a group of Filipino Canadian professionals thru the assistance of Multi-Cultural Helping House Society, conceptualized an idea to form an organization where the skills, talents, and education of Filipinos will be showcased to the Canadian community. It was observed that, there is a big number of Filipino immigrants in this country, with Engineering and Architectural background, there are Filipino Canadian contractors and construction professionals who are successful, but has never organized themselves and therefore are, rarely known or recognized. There was never a genuine organization, who can represent the skills and talents of Filipino immigrant professionals.
By binding together, the organizers felt that Filipino Canadian Contractors, engineering & architectural professionals will have a stronger voice in the construction industry. They will have the strength when their talents and skills are combined together, where they can share, foster greater success, and achieve goals on their respective field. This move can also be an effective means to lobby with the government and impress to the Filipino Canadian community the presence of Filipino Canadian professionals who can provide construction services.
Filipino Canadian Construction Society was then organized on February of 2006, and was registered as a Society on December of 2006. The people that initiated the move consist of; Mr. Tom Avendano, Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell, Amado Mercado, who became the interim President, and then later the first President of the society. Other members of the group were, Charlie Valle, Boni Canama, Boni Solano, Joseph Laranang, Raul Pineda, Nestor Roma, Jun Custodio, Caesar Pascual, Renato Delos Santos, and many more.
During the past years, FCCS, also extended their commitment to help new immigrants to settle encouragingly in this country. Training, education seminars, job hunting, job referrals and networking, are continuously done to help newcomers established a new life. Various assistance to Temporary Foreign workers was also provided especially those that were displaced and were taken advantage by their employers.
To date, the new officers and board of directors are committed to enhance the image of the Society, making efforts to achieve better recognition, obtain more contracts and jobs for its members, and improve services to the public.
Rene delos Santos
President 2008-2010
SOURCE: http://fccsbc.org/index.html
