‘Good command of English makes migration to Canada easier’

Brush up on your English if you want to improve your chances of migrating to Canada — and it helps if you’ve finished college, too.

An American lawyer specializing in migration to the United States and Canada said migration to Canada is relatively easy as long as prospective Filipino migrants speak good English, have college degrees or post-graduate degrees and have relatives who have successfully migrated to Canada.

Michelangelo Croce, Esq., arrived in Manila early this week to accompany his Filipino-Canadian wife to a family reunion and said he sees good chances for many Filipinos wishing to migrate to Canada.

Croce also said migration to Canada is preferable to migration to the US: "It’s easy to understand Canada’s point system and Canada is beautiful. It is easier to find employment opportunities there. Life is tougher in the US."

He said this during an interview at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Centennial Terminal before proceeding to his Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight to Kalibo, Aklan.

Croce said he saw the Philippines’ burgeoning call center and business process outsourcing industry as a potential source of migrants for Canada.

"They (potential migrants) are supposed to have good English proficiency," he said. "They have college degrees. If they have relatives in Canada, then migrating to Canada would be easier for them."

Croce holds both Canadian and American citizenship by virtue of marriage. His wife, Pinky Balano-Croce, is a naturalized Canadian citizen whom he met while working for the US Customs Department in Montreal, Canada.

Croce will be in the country until Jan. 27 and may be contacted at these cellular phone numbers: 0921-349-7791 and 0917-896-0904. — Rainier Allan Ronda