A group of Filipino family would-be immi

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: A group of Filipino family would-be immigrants to Canada attend an orientation seminar at the Canadian Immigration room in financial district of Makati which is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), 11 May 2005 to familiarize themselves with the culture and weather of their adopted country. More than a million people are expected to leave the Philippines this year, mostly for temporary work abroad but also smaller number of emigrants to Canada and other western countries. AFP PHOTO/Joel NITO (Photo credit should read JOEL NITO/AFP via Getty Images)