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...
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...
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...