Portuguese-Canadian History & Portuguese Communities in Canada
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Lusocanada is a research and media platform dedicated to Portuguese-Canadian history, communities, and cultural heritage across Canada.
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LARGE-SCALE DEPORTATION OF PORTUGUESE IN 2006
At the start of 2006, the Portuguese community in Canada became one of the targets of the Conservative Government’s policy to deport illegal workers. At the time, many believed that this was an attempt to eliminate unskilled workers and attract immigrants with higher education. The media, both locally and in Portugal, focused on the Portuguese,
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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH POLITICAL REPRESENTATION IN CELEBRATORY YEAR (2003)
Although 2003 will always be remembered for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Portuguese immigration to Canada, the elections to the Council of the Portuguese Communities (Conselho das Comunidades Portuguesas) were also an occurrence that deserves to remain in the history books. This is because, for the first time, members of our community associations
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The Day Benfica Played…Benfica!
On June 26, 2005, the London Cover Road Stadium hosted a game that would be remembered for ages. Late that Sunday afternoon, Benfica won but, inevitably, it also lost. It was the day that Benfica played Benfica. It was the second game of another round of the Ontario Cup. Sport London Benfica was matched against
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Unearthed: First Social Event of Portuguese Community in Vaughan
On March 28, 2006, Jornal Flash published a short piece written by then newspaper’s Editor, David Silva, about the first ever social event held in Maple by the local Portuguese community. This event was held the previous weekend, on Saturday, March 25, 2006, at the community hall of St. David’s Parish, in Vaughan. The original
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Pioneers – We Owe Them Our Presence Here
The official start of the Portuguese immigration to Canada is May 13, 1953, when 69 men disembarked at Pier 21, in Halifax, onboard the ship Saturnia. Later that month, seven other men arrived onboard Vulcania and, later, one hundred and three came aboard the Nea Hellas. For the rest of the decade, thousands more arrived in Halifax and spread
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Multimedia page now richer
Our Multimedia page continues to be populated with informative and interesting videos that depict various aspects of our presence in Canada. There, you can find historical pieces, produced both in the past and recently, from various sources. It is a segment of the website that we value deeply and wish to continue to see grow.
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The Relationship between Portugal and Canada in regard to the capture and consumption of codfish, goes back more than five centuries
By Rui Bela for Revista Tuga – published with the expressed consent of Revista Tuga When I visited the fantastic Museum of Toronto (Royal Ontario Museu) in 2016, in the company of the director of the Portuguese Navy Museum, we were not exactly caught by surprise, but we did hope to observe remnants of the
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Arco-Iris, The Organization that broke barriers
In May of 1996, Ontario witnessed a historic moment when the first association representative of the LGBTQ membersof the Portuguese-speaking community was formed. This organization was founded to raise homophobia awareness, inform, and instill an accepting mentality within the Luso-Canadian community. During its heyday, Arco-Iris’ membership hailed from various Portuguese-speaking destinations such as Europe, Africa,
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Quebec – The Second Largest Portuguese Province in Canada
The Portuguese pioneers who arrived in Canada in the 1950s began to scatter across the country but settled mainly in Quebec and in Ontario. Therefore, there is no surprise that these provinces are still ranked top two when it comes to the size of our communities throughout the country. In Quebec, most settled in the region
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Proud Luso-Canadians Maintain Heritage in New Brunswick
Canada has a solid Portuguese presence that is easily traceable in most Provinces by way of locating its community organizations. However, once you enter Atlantic Canada, it gets more difficult to identify those who hail from the land of Camões since there are no clubs or associations currently in operation. Such was the case in New Brunswick