A delegation from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Toronto, led by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Francisco Noel R. Fernandez III visited the facilities of Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 19 September 2022. Human Resources Vice President Jim Rennie received the delegation.

Consul ad honorem Ms. Consuelo Lacson arranged the visit and allowed the delegation to inspect the worksite where the fourth Arctic Off-Shore Patrol Vessel of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is being built. With Irving Shipbuilding contracted to construct the CAF’s next-generation Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) fleet, the company is currently recruiting Filipino shipbuilding employees to meet its workforce requirement for this critical contract.

During the meeting, which followed the worksite visit, Rennie provided an overview of the support services they have in place to ensure the successful integration of their prospective Filipino employees into the company and the Halifax community. The Philippine Embassy and POLO offered to support the recruitment of Filipino employees by Irving Shipbuilding through the necessary guidance in complying with overseas recruitment processes of the Philippine Government/ PR