As a communion of encountered families, we are called by the Lord to build communities of disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, will renew and strengthen our Christian faithful through programs of Christian encounter (Marriage, Family, Solo Parent, Singles, Youth Encounters and Life in the Spirit Seminars), of Spiritual Growth, of Pastoral Care and of Poverty Alleviation. They are based in the Our Lady of Assumption Church in Toronto.

CFC Vancouver grew from a mere 3 couples, doubling and tripling as the years went by. The Holy Spirit set foot into the hearts of clergy & lay people alike, thus allowing Christian Life Programs to be conducted all over the Lower Mainland. In homes & in churches, the love of God spread, and like wildfire, it could not be stopped. Couples for Christ Vancouver was officially recognized by the Archdiocese of Vancouver on February 14, 1995. His Grace Reverend Adam Exner appointed Rev. Fr. Peter Chiang as the Spiritual Director.

Couples for Christ Canada had its beginnings in 1993 when three CFC couples from Manila met (under circumstances only God could have arranged for them), in the city of Richmond , British Columbia where they and their families had settled as immigrants, and came together to pray, share and fellowship in weekly household meetings. The three pairs were Jojie and Marilen Catibog, Tito and Raffy Macapinlac, and Louie and Angie Untalan.

Fr. Fernando Suarez CC, was born in the Province of Batangas in the Philppines in 1967. After spending much of his life living and working in the Philippines, with a Chemical Engineering degree, he came to Winnipeg, Canada in 1995. In Canada, he continued to pursue his desire to follow the Lord as a Roman Catholic Priest, something he strongly felt God was calling him to become.

The Filipino-Canadian Christian Society in British Columbia is one of the biggest, most dynamic groups in the Filipino community of Greater Vancouver..