Ella Tan

Employment and Family Support Worker, North York Community House

Ella Tan is a registered social worker who has been working with care providers for more than a decade. She focuses on challenges and trauma related to migration, particularly in the Canadian Caregiver Program.

As the employment and family support worker at North York Community House, she supports the emotional well-being of care providers, particularly newcomer women and their children, and has built a network of support agencies that serve them. Ella also hosts a podcast for Filipino youth and their mothers titled Mom, Let’s Talk, which explores family reunification and building positive family relationships. She was a recipient of the Quincentennial Award from the Philippine Consular General.