Community History
Community History explores the growth of Portuguese communities across Canada, from the neighbourhoods, churches, clubs, businesses, and associations that helped newcomers settle to the traditions and local networks that kept culture, language, and identity alive. It is a story of belonging, adaptation, family life, and the community institutions that shaped the Portuguese-Canadian experience.
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Cleaner’s Action Program (1975) improved working conditions for many Portuguese women
In 1975, Portuguese women who worked in the cleaning industry were facing serious challenges at their workplace that included low wages, long hours, and dire working conditions. This is their story.
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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.
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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.
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