Lusitânia of Ottawa – 60 years of history
In the year it celebrates its 60th anniversary, Lusitânia Portuguese Recreation Centre of Ottawa-Hull is still recovering from the effects of the covid-19 pandemic. A...
First Portuguese – Symbol of Resilience
In its early years, First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Centre played a crucial role in the lives of many newcomers who arrived in Toronto from Portugal....
“Galo” Inaugurated Twenty Years Ago
For the occasion of the second anniversary of its rancho folclórico, Associação Migrante de Barcelos Community Centre organized, in 2003, the first international folklore festival...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...