Filipino Finance, Mortgage and Insurance in Canada

Atin Ito began in 1991 as a Filipino variety store and bakery in East York and grew into a remittance and balikbayan box business, run from its office on Pape Avenue. It sends money to the Philippines and picks up boxes for door-to-door delivery.

BDO Remit (Canada), Ltd. is the Canadian remittance office of BDO Unibank, the Philippine bank, on Yonge Street in Toronto. It sends money to BDO and other bank accounts and to cash pick-up points in the Philippines.

Toronto office of Metro Remittance (Canada), Inc., the Canadian remittance subsidiary of Metrobank, the Philippine bank, on St. Clair Avenue West. It sends money to bank accounts and cash pick-up points in the Philippines.

Olga Javier is a Filipino Level 2 mortgage agent with BRX Mortgage in North York who spent more than 10 years as a loans operations manager at a large Philippine bank. She arranges pre-approvals, refinancing, debt consolidation and alternative lending for Ontario homebuyers.

Scarborough branch of PNB Remittance Company (Canada), the remittance subsidiary of the Philippine National Bank, inside the Seafood City supermarket on Lebovic Avenue. It sends money to the Philippines and takes bills and SSS payments.

Reliable Group runs Reliable Cargo Express, founded in Toronto in 1998 to ship balikbayan boxes for Filipino-Canadians, and Reliable Peso Remit, its remittance arm since 2006. The main office is beside Scarborough Centre station, with branches on Wilson Avenue and Bathurst Street.

Calgary branch of I-Remit, the Philippine remittance company, run by International Remittance (Canada) Ltd. at Pacific Place on 36 Street NE. It sends money from Alberta to bank accounts and pick-up points in the Philippines.

Calgary insurance and investment brokerage founded in 2015 by Mark Quintin, a De La Salle University and Ateneo Graduate School of Business graduate, with advisers in Calgary and Edmonton. It arranges life, health and living-benefits insurance and registered investments such as RRSPs, RESPs and TFSAs.

Kathy Arellano is a Calgary mortgage agent licensed with Mortgage Edge who arranges purchase, refinance, renewal and reverse mortgages. She is a familiar face in Calgary's Filipino community and promotes her services to Filipino home buyers on social media.

Vancouver office of Metro Remittance (Canada), Inc., the Canadian remittance subsidiary of Metrobank, the Philippine bank, on Fraser Street. It sends money to bank accounts and cash pick-up points in the Philippines.

The first Filipino co-operative in British Columbia, launched in 2009 and registered with BC Registries in 2010. It offers members loans, a remittance service, savings and travel plans, mutual aid and help with housing.

Vancouver branch of PNB Remittance Company (Canada), the remittance subsidiary of the Philippine National Bank, on West Broadway. It sends money to the Philippines and takes bills and SSS payments.

Fi-Nest Mortgage is a Winnipeg mortgage brokerage in the Mortgage Alliance network, founded and led by principal broker Nestor De Quiroz. Its team of mostly Filipino-Canadian agents arranges purchase, refinance, renewal and newcomer mortgages from an office on McPhillips Street.

Winnipeg satellite office of PNB Remittance Company (Canada), the remittance subsidiary of the Philippine National Bank, in the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba building on Keewatin Street. It sends money to the Philippines and takes bills and SSS payments.

Cruz Financial Group is a family-owned, Filipino-Canadian mortgage practice in Burlington led by Ralph Cruz, a Level 2 mortgage agent, offering service in English and Tagalog. The Cruz family immigrated in 2000 after running a rental-property business in the Philippines and advises Ontario first-time buyers, newcomers and investors.

Mississauga branch and Canadian head office of PNB Remittance Company (Canada), the remittance subsidiary of the Philippine National Bank. It sends money to the Philippines over the counter and takes bills and SSS payments.

Richmond branch of I-Remit, the Philippine remittance company, run by International Remittance (Canada) Ltd. on Park Road. It sends money from British Columbia to bank accounts and pick-up points in the Philippines.

Charisse Borines is a Saskatoon mortgage associate with Your Mortgage Plus, a CENTUM brokerage. A former registered nurse who came to Canada from the Philippines, she works with her husband, realtor Ronald Borines, on clients' mortgage and home-buying needs.

Surrey branch of PNB Remittance Company (Canada), the remittance subsidiary of the Philippine National Bank, on 102 Avenue. It sends money to the Philippines and takes bills and SSS payments.

Paulo Frencillo is a Filipino mortgage broker who runs Mortgage Wars with BRX Mortgage and the Pinoy Homes Canada channel, which keeps Filipino-Canadians informed about buying a home. He arranges conventional and alternative mortgages across Ontario.