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,...
MANITOBA, A COMMUNITY MOSTLY SETTLED IN WINNIPEG
The first Portuguese who arrived in Canada were mainly destined to Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. In Western Canada, they worked mainly at the Canadian...
The White Fleet – Enduring connection with Canada
In 1967, the series ‘Land and Sea’, hosted by CBC, launched a documentary depicting the life of Portuguese fishermen who harvested the waters off the...
LUSO M RIDERS – PHILANTHROPY IN MOTION
Luso M Riders is the newest Luso-Canadian organization to be formed in the country. In just over three years, it grew to over 150 paying...
Navigating the site
There are three main pages where information relating to the History of the Portuguese community in Canada is stored: Communities, Pioneers, and Multimedia. The Calendar...
WE’RE ON
After nearly three years of connecting with people across the country, collecting stories, and spending endless hours writing the content of this website, the time...
PORTUGUESE IN CANADA
The First Portuguese in Canada Diogo Teive (1470), João Vaz Corte-Real (1470), João Fernandes and Pedro de Barcelos (1493) are believed to have touched the...
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