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News Release

June 5, 2010

AFCA-BC awards two bursaries to St. Patrick Regional Secondary School Students

For the first time since its inception in 2008, the Association of Filipino-Canadian Accountants of British Columbia (AFCA-BC) awarded two bursaries to the students of St. Patrick Regional Secondary School.

The awards were presented to students who will pursue Accountancy or Commerce in their post-secondary education.  The 2010 recipients of AFCA-BC's Award are:

Stephanie Lam
Courtney Hui

Mr. Cecil Sanchez, past president of AFCA-BC presented the awards at the graduation ceremony of St. Patrick Regional Secondary School held on June 5, 2010.

(photos on left, Gab Donnici, vice principal, the two award recipients Stephanie Lam and Courtney Hui, and Cecil Sanchez - past president of AFCA-BC)

News Release

January 20, 2010
 

Call for Income Tax Clinic Volunteers at the West Coast Domestic Worker’s Association

Every year, the West Coast Domestic Workers Association of Canada (WCDWA)recruits a number of volunteers to help prepare income tax returns at their annual income tax clinic. If you are able to volunteer even just a few hours of your time during Saturdays and Sundays in March and April 2010, they would be extremely grateful. All candidates must have prepared at least one Canadian income tax return (even their own) before signing up as a volunteer.

Tax clinic volunteers will be provided with a one day training from a representative of the Canada Revenue Agency, as well as advice and supervision from one of the volunteer accountants (that can be you) who will be supervising our 2009 clinic. In addition, every volunteer will receive a “Certificate of Acknowledgment” following completion of the income tax clinic.  

If you are interested in learning more about Canadian income tax rules, or if you hope to advance a career in the accounting field, you will undoubtedly benefit from volunteering with WCDWA’s income tax clinic. You will also have the opportunity to give back to the community, helping live-in caregivers to prepare accurate and timely returns.

To sign up as a volunteer, or for more information about this volunteer opportunity, please contact Linh Tsiu, CGA at 604.786-2566  or email her at linh@caregivertax.ca

Note:  The West Coast Domestic Workers' Association (WCDWA) is 20-year-old non-profit association that provides free legal assistance in the form of advocacy, support and counselling to live-in caregivers based in British Columbia. Our free legal advice creates greater access to justice for marginalized workers, while our Public Legal Education initiatives promote self-advocacy by disseminating information about the obligations and rights of caregivers in Canada. WCDWA operates a drop-in clinic six days a week. Their Legal Services Staff provide information and referral, summary advice and full legal representation to caregivers. Issues most commonly reported fall under immigration, family and employment law. WCDWA promotes law reform by advocating for improvements to provincial and federal legislation and policies, particularly regarding the Live-In Caregiver Program. Their community building and life skills training initiatives provide caregivers with vital language, negotiation and legal skills. WCDWA facilitates a self-help and social network to help mitigate the isolation suffered by live-in caregivers.

WCDWA's office is located at
302-119 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1S5

Main Line:
604-669-4482 (within the Lower Mainland)
Toll-free Line:
1-888-669-4482 (outside the Lower Mainland)

Nannies Voice is the monthly newsletter of West Coast Domestic Workers' Association. It is distributed to members and available in our office. BC Federation of Labour provides in-kind printing.
To receive your own copy of the Nannies' Voice, you must become a member of the organization. For details, please click on the link entitled "Becoming a Member". A one-year subscription to Nannies' Voice costs $25 for caregivers, and $30 for non-caregivers or community groups. To see a sample of articles from  current and previous issues, please click on the buttons to the right.

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