Canada Philippine Fashion Week is proud to have Rev. Julius A. Tiangson as part of its CPFW Advisory Council. Rev Tiangson is a highly respected and well-accomplished leader in the community. Over the years, Rev. 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 the founding Executive Director of the Gateway Centre for New Canadians in Mississauga. Since its opening in July 2004, this organization has served directly over 8000 clients from over 36 different ethnic groups 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. Through the Gateway Centre, he has successfully collaborated with over 40 community associations with an influence of over 150,000 people in Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Area and facilitated their organizational development and strengthened their program delivery. Its influence reaches the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian communities. Gateway Centre for New Canadians is now organizing Gateway Financial and Credit Union.
He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the Ateneo de Davao University, carries a professional designation of a Certified Public Accountant and is completing his M.A. in Intercultural Studies.
