Julius tiangson

Julius Azarcon Tiangson is a Filipino born politician in Canada who is the current Conservative candidate for Mississauga Centre. Tiangson came to Canada in January 1985, at a young age of 21, through a job-exchange program of Haskins and Sells, now known as Deloitte. In 1987, situated in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Tiangson became a landed immigrant in Canada whilst holding a permanent position at Deloitte. Julius has a Bachelors of Commerce in Accounting (BComm. Accounting) from Ateneo de Davao University in the Philippines and is completing a master's degree in Intercultural Studies from Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta. As his vocation, Tiangson is a licensed FSCO Financial Advisor with a accreditation.
Julius Tiangson
Julius Tiangson has been a pillar in the Mississauga community. With a focus on newcomer integration, race relations, refugee advocacy, spirituality, and youth mentorship, Tiangson has led and founded multiple local and national business organizations within Canada under the Gateway brand. He serves as the Founding Executive Director and Managing Director for a few of his most notable initiatives that are the Gateway Centre for New Canadians, Gateway Homes, Gateway Capital, and Gateway Wealth Strategies.
Since 2004, these socially-conscious NGOs and businesses have helped thousands of families, and over 8000 clients from over 36 different ethnicities. They have addressed the economic integration of newcomers and youth and have helped many newcomers with home ownership and wealth creation strategies. Gateway Centre has allowed Tiangson to successfully collaborated with over 40 community associations in Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Area and has over 22 programs to serve children, teens, and families in various transitions in life. Indirectly through the centre’s coordination of the Settlement Worker in Schools (SWIS) Program across Ontario, they reach over 25,000 school-age immigrant children annually from over 100 nations. Under the Gateway wing, Tiangson's influence reaches over 150, 000 people in Mississauga and Greater Toronto Area, breaking the boundaries in the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian communities. Tiangson has worked primarily with immigrant youths from ages 13-24 for over 20 years. In addition, he has worked with families on the impact of some of the immigration policies in Canada with regard to family reunification and its impact on children.
Engagement in Canada
Tiangson's strong passion and advocacy work for ordinary Canadians and immigrants has established an enviable record and solid history of community -building experience and engagement.
Tiangson has always played an active role in participating in his community. He has a history of local involvement in Saskatoon, Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Area through various Boards and committees: Saskatoon Multicultural Council, Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, Saskatoon Refugee Coalition, Filipino-Canadian Association of Saskatoon, Saskatoon Race Relations, Filipino Political Action Group of Mississauga, Erindale Riding Honorary Co-chair for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Rotary Clubs in Saskatoon and in Mississauga, Baguhin Coalition, Canadian Filipinos towards Active Citizenship, First Ontario Alliance of Caregivers Canada, Skills for Change - Skilled Trades Advisory Council (Brampton), CPFW Advisory Council, Institute for Canadian Citizenship Mississauga Committee, Expert Witness at the Justice and Human Rights Committee, Citizenship and Immigration Canada Mississauga Round Table participant on Immigration Level.
Over the years, Tiangson has led and founded national organizations in Canada with a particular focus in capacity building through leadership, staff and Board development. His local community involvement was recognized by the City of Mississauga through the Civic Award of Recognition (10 years of active volunteering in the city) and the Government of Canada through the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award.
Participation in Politics
Julius Tiangson is no stranger to politics in Canada, as he first became involved in politics in 1988 by helping other candidates get elected. Prior to becoming a candidate himself, he was an active member of the Conservative movement in Ontario and Saskatchewan. He has been an instrumental figure in many election campaigns over the years by mobilizing hundreds of volunteer to help various candidates who have either been elected or have made their campaign more strategically focused. Julius Tiangson was also part of the delegation of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper to India, Philippines and Hong Kong.
Some of his most notable campaign involvement has resulted in the following candidates getting elected:
', Mrs. Donna Birkmaier, , Hon. Brad Butt, Hon. Wladyslaw Lizon, Hon. Parm Gill, Hon. Joe Oliver, Hon. Joe Daniel, Hon. John Carmichael, Mr. David Brown, Mr. Amarjeet Gill, Mr. Jeff White, Mrs. Pina Martino
When asked why he is running to become a Member of Parliament for Mississauga Centre, Tiangson replied by saying he "wanted to represent the new Mississauga Centre...being one of Canada's most diverse and exciting places to live, work, and play. It is truly a microcosm of Canada and the ideals of what this nation is all about … really a place to belong!" Tiangson wants "to make a difference today and to open wider doors of opportunity for the next generation, and to represent the values of the Mississauga Centre riding...the values of the residents here (Mississauga) is expressed in their love for family, their expressions of faith in many places of worship, a desire to succeed in business or at work, freedom to express their culture in the many festivals that Celebration Square hosts and most importantly in active volunteerism.
Political Mandates
1. Creation of a Youth Jobs and Entrepreneurship Strategy. The generation between the ages 16 to 29 is often referred to as the "lost generation." It is so because of the high unemployment rate in this age category. The national average of unemployment among our youth is nearing an alarming rate of 15%. In some newcomer communities it is about 21%. Roughly, about 500,000 young people are either unemployed or out of school. This is unacceptable! In a country that is as prosperous as Canada, we have no excuse in not creating jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities for our young people.
2. Collaboration with Provinces in developing an education and skills training strategy that matches labour market needs. In as much as our youth are facing an opportunities crisis, I believe the real crisis is the crisis in education and skills training. We need to aggressively face this crisis. We need an education and skills training strategy that will match the resource-based economy that Canada is becoming. We need to call upon our Provincial governments to work together and develop a national strategy so that we train our young people to fill the jobs in a prosperous Canada.
3. On-going reform of our immigration system focusing on programs that would lead to a pathway towards citizenship. For Canada to be a strong economic power, we need people. People who are committed to building this nation. I have heard of a survey that was done regarding how many people would like to live and work in Canada. The result was astounding: over 2 billion would like to move to Canada. We need an immigration policy that will be responsive to our economic realities nationally and regionally without sacrificing the ideals of nation-building.
4. Active participation of Canada in increasing our trade presence in South East Asia. The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is moving towards economic integration. Our presence in that part of the world is negligible. Canada, of all the developed countries in the world, has vast reserves of goodwill. We are not seen as a "superpower" but as a principled power broker. We can leverage this reputation to enhance our trade presence and solidify our economic interest.
5. Development of a Social Finance sector to support innovative social agencies, charitable organizations and social enterprises in addressing societal issues. I have laboured in the charitable sector for most of my working career. I have experienced the height of funding successes and the challenges of government and private sector restraint. However, the work of charitable organizations and social agencies MUST CONTINUE on. Currently, Canada is lagging behind in developing a Social Finance and Social Enterprise sector. We need to develop and enable the creation of this sector so that innovative social agencies and charitable organizations can be sustained independently in their work of addressing deep societal issues.
Personal life
Julius has been married to Nona Lee (also known as Bunny) Tiangson for over 26 years. Together, they have been blessed with three children: Dana Mae Tiangson, Francis Tiangson and Nathan Tiangson. As a family, they moved to Mississauga, Ontario in July 2000. As a family, the Tiangson's believe in serving God, serving people and serving their community together. Julius Tiangson is a practicing Christian and a former church minister who has been involved in the establishment of 18 churches all over Canada. Reverend Julius Tiangson, has led and founded national organizations in Canada with a particular focus in capacity building through leadership, staff and Board development.
These organizations are: Conference of Filipino Alliance Ministries which he led for over 10 years and took this organization from 6 to 18 churches with an aggregate membership of 5,000 people; the National Prayer Mobilization Team of the Christian and Missionary Alliance; the College of Prayer Canada - an interdenominational renewal movement serving over 2 dozen Christian denominations across Canada. He was also involved in the formation of the Filipino International Network (1998-2001) - a volunteer driven organization that connects Filipino Contract Workers in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Through FIN he has travelled and established a network of contract workers in United Kingdom, France, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Mexico.
He is an avid golfer. Albeit humourously, Tiangson is unashamed in his inconsistent swings and drives and readily gives an excuse that he is more of a serious "goofer" with a 23 handicap as opposed to one who is vying for a spot in the Canadian Open. Another one of his hobbies is gardening. He is a 21st-century politician and is very tech savvy, having a great Twitter and Facebook presence.

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