De Vera family reunites thru Platinum-Care.com

De Vera family reunites thru Platinum-Care.com

By Nellie Reyes-Lauang

ARLENE de Vera, a young nurse of Baguio City, may have wondered at first how her family can attain the Canadian dream. So she took the first step… without hesitation, Arlene sought the able assistance of Platinum-care.com while she was in Hong Kong. She arrived Ontario on May 28, 2001 and worked in palliative care in Woodbridge, then moved to Thornhill and completed her 24-month cumulative service to qualify for migration under the foreign live-in caregiver program (FLCP) of Canada.

Through the times that Arlene was struggling between her career development and homesickness, Platinum-care had always been there to provide her with advices and assistance on many concerns including obtaining her immigrant status. She encouraged her 54-year old mother, Alegria de Vera, to work in Canada with Platinum’s intervention. In September 2002, Alegria finally joined her daughter in Ontario where she worked for a Filipino-Canadian family in Mississauga for a year, and later on continued in Thornhill where she is presently completing her 24-month cumulative service to qualify for migration under the FLCP. The mother-and-daughter reunion brought them so much joy as they would often see each other on weekends and spend meaningful moments together.

But that was not enough for the mother and daughter to feel content to stay in Canada by themselves. Another de Vera sibling, Concepcion (Connie) , was also encouraged by Arlene to fly from Hong Kong and work in Canada. In February 2003, Conie arrived and worked in North York area where she still works to the present. Another happy family reunion for mother and daughters!

Having passed the Registered Nurse licensure exams in January 2003 in Ontario , Arlene is now ready to climb the ladder of career success. Alegria is waiting just a few more months to qualify to file her landed immigrant application. Connie, a 24-year old darling, is soon- to- be married to her Filipino-American fiancé from New Jersey, USA., and is still happily working in Canada.

Arlene is always proud of Platinum-care saying “tinulungan nila akong pumunta dito at ang family ko para ihanap ng magandang future at hindi pagiging nanny lang forever di kagaya sa ibang countries, nanny lang forever.” Connie, on the other hand, notes of Platinum-care “kapag may problema, tutulungan ka nila. Susuportahan ka nila …yan ang maganda sa agency…pwede pa ulit i-refer sa iba. Kaya confident kaming i-refer ang Platinum-care sa mga kilala namin dahil maaasahan talaga sila.”
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