“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...
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...
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...