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* Paulino Nunes - Actor in over 100 film, television, and theater credits; born in the [[Azores]].<ref name="pnunes">{{cite web| title = imdb.com Bio: Paulino Nunes| url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637992/bio}}</ref> |
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Regions with significant populations | |
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Toronto, Ontario: 171,545
Edmonton, Alberta: 7,760 [1] | |
Languages | |
Predominantly English, French(in Quebec) and Portuguese and/or its dialects. | |
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Predominantly Roman Catholic |
Portuguese (Portuguese: luso-canadianos) are both Canadians born with Portuguese descent or citizenship or Portuguese born with Canadian descent or citizenship . According to StatCan, in 2006, there were 410,850 persons of Portuguese descent living in Canada, or 1.3% of the nation's total population. Most Portuguese Canadians live in Ontario 282,865 (69%), followed by Quebec 57,445 (14%) and British Columbia 34,660 (8%).[2]
History of Portuguese in Canada
The Portuguese Canadian community, chose 2003 as the year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their officially-sponsored immigration to Canada. The Honourable David Collenette, Minister of Transport and Minister Responsible for Canada Post, said that "the Portuguese Canadian community is a vibrant group that enriches the Canadian mosaic with its history, language, culture and work ethic." He added that Canada Post was proud to be issuing a stamp honouring Portuguese Canadians during the month of June when cultural celebrations honouring the life of 16th century poet Luís de Camões, considered to be Portugal's greatest poet, are taking place in many communities across the country.
Portugal played a pioneering role in the explorations of the New World in the 15th and 16th centuries. In the 15th century, Prince Henry of Portugal, better known as Henry the Navigator, established a school of navigation in Sagres, in the Algarve region of Portugal. From this school emerged explorers who found their way to the Indies, South America, North America and Africa, including Gaspar Corte-Real, who was one of the earliest discoverers of Canada. Corte-Real explored the northeast coast of "Terra Nova", naming Conception Bay, Portugal Cove, and Labrador, named after Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador.
During the 1950s, a large number of immigrants from the Azores, fleeing political conflict with the regime of António de Oliveira Salazar, moved into the downtown core of Canada's major cities such as the area of Portugal Village in Toronto, Ontario and further west along Dundas Street to Brockton Village. The stretch of Dundas Street passing through Brockton Village is also known as "Rua Açores". From the 1970s, increasing numbers of Brazilians moved into the same area.
Hamilton, Ontario also has a solid Portuguese community concentrated in the downtown core around Barton and James Street and nearby the St. Mary's Roman Catholic church. This area in Hamilton is known as "Jamesville" and is shared with a neighbouring Italian population.
Notable Portuguese Canadians
Historical
- Pedro da Silva - First post courier in New France.[3]
Business
- Emanuel Furtado Arruda - Co-founder and Chairman of League Assets Corp. and author of "The Blue Book of Real Estate Syndication". http://league.ca/about/leadership
- Alain J. P. Belda - Chairman of the Board and C.E.O. of Alcoa since January 2001.[4]
- Edgar Matias - Co-founder and C.E.O. of Matias Corporation.
Education
- Aida Baptista - Lecturer at the Instituto Camões in the University of Toronto.[4]
- José Baptista (Ph.D.) - Professor and Researcher at the University of Toronto and University of the Azores[5]
- Irene Maria Ferreira Blayer (Ph.D.) - Professor at Brock University (Azorean Ancestry).[4]
- John Elias - Associate Dean of Humber College.[4]
- Ilda Januario - Secretary, OISE, M. Sc. Anthropology at the University of Toronto and McGill University.[4]
- Manuela Marujo (Ph.D.) - Senior Lecturer at the University of Toronto in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.[4]
- Fernando Nunes (Ph.D.) - Assistant Professor at Mount St. Vincent University.[4]
- Victor Pinheiro - Professor at the Université de Montréal in Architecture and Design.[4]
- Victor M. P. da Rosa (Ph.D.) - Sociologist and Professor at the University of Ottawa.[4]
- Ana Maria Silva - Bachelor in fine arts and M.Ed. in education Université de Montréal and Concordia University.[4]
- Elvino Sousa (Ph.D.) - Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor at the University of Toronto.[4]
- John Sousa - Professor of Psychology at Humber College.[4]
- José Carlos Teixeira (Ph.D.) - Assistant Professor at the Okanagan University College, UBC.[4]
- Joaquim Vicente (Ph.D.) - Mechanical Engineering Professor at the University of Toronto. Inventor.[4]
- David De Medeiros (B.Sc., M.B.A.) - Lecturer at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC. (Azorean Ancestry)[4]
Film and television
- Louis Ferreira - Actor (sometimes credited as 'Justin Lewis') that has appeared on nine different TV series to date.[6]
- Bill Moniz - television producer & director; has produced such acclaimed documentaries as "The Shoeshine Boy" and " Portuguese Joe the forgotten pioneer" www.vistaglobal.tv
- Paulino Nunes - Actor in over 100 film, television, and theater credits; born in the Azores.[7]
- Keanu Reeves - is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix.
- Philip James Rodrigues - Animator for Canadian TV show Jimmy Two-Shoes.[8]
- Sid Seixeiro - News TV Anchor for The Score Television Network.[4]
Literature
- Anthony de Sá - Novelist and short story writer.[9]
- José Carlos Rodrigues - Historical Fiction for adults and fantasy for children, writer.[10]
- Erika de Vasconcelos - Novelist
Music
- Keshia Chanté - Singer, songwriter, and actress.[11][12]
- Suzana da Câmara - Jazz vocalist and composer.[13]
- Shawn Desman (born Shawn Fernandes) - Pop/R&B singer and dancer; older brother of Danny Fernandes.[14]
- Nelly Furtado - Singer, songwriter, and actress.[15]
- Anthony Gomes - Canadian blues and blues-rock guitarist and singer.[16]
- Brian Melo - musician, winner of Canadian Idol season five.[17][18][19]
- Lucas Silveira - Singer/guitarist of rock band The Cliks.
- Danny Fernandes - Pop/R&B singer and dancer; younger brother of Shawn Desman.
Philanthropy
- Ana Lopes - Chair of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Board of Directors; Vice-chair of the CAMH Foundation's Board of Directors. [20] [21]
Politicians/ Law
- Evalina Cordeiro-McEachern - City Council of Aurora, Ontario; born in Toronto to Azorean parents.[4]
- Carlos de Fária - Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Mississauga East region.[4]
- Paul Ferreira - New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for York-South Weston from February 2007 to October 2007.[22]
- Peter Fonseca - Minister of Labour of Ontario and member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament (2003).[23]
- Keith Martin (PC, MP, BSc, MD) - Physician and politician.[4]
- Martinho Medeiros (MA) - Political Analyst for the Government of Ontario (MP 2004); ancestry from the Azores.[4]
- Luís Miranda - First elected Mayor of Portuguese ancestry in Canada for the City of Anjou, Quebec.[4]
- César de Morais
- Ana Nunes - Council Outremont in Montreal.[4]
- Nelson Santos - Mayor of Kingsville, Ontario.[4]
- Mário Silva - current Liberal Member of Parliament representing the Davenport region in Toronto and former Toronto City Councilor.[24]
- Charles Sousa - Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Mississauga.
- Maria Teresa Linhares de Sousa - Judge for the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario.[4]
- Charles Sousa - Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario) for Mississauga South
- José Costa - First portuguese prosecutor for the City of Montreal, Quebec
Science/Medicine
- Dr. Horacio Arruda - Chief Medical Officer of Health for Quebec; parents born in the Azores.[4]
Sports
- Daniel Fernandes - First-choice goalkeeper of German soccer club VfL Bochum.[25]
- Mike Ribeiro - Professional ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).[4]
- John Tavares - Professional ice hockey player drafted first overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders; has been interviewed by media from Portugal and speaks the language fluently (half Portuguese, half Polish).[26]
- John Tavares - Professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits; uncle of John Tavares (ice hockey).[26][27]
- Tony Tavares - former President of the Montreal Expos former team of the Major League Baseball (MLB).[4]
- Steven Vitória - Professional soccer player from the Greater Toronto Area who currently plays in Portugal.[4]
- * Eduardo Manuel Melo - Former professional boxer residing from Toronto; born in the Azores.
- Justin Azevedo - Professional ice hockey player in the Los Angeles Kings' hockey organization.
- Drew Doughty- Professional ice hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings; part Portuguese.
- Steve Martins - Former professional ice hockey player for the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators.
- Emanuel Viveiros - Former professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota North Stars.
Miscellaneous
- Emanuel Jaques - Victim of a high-profile murder in Toronto.[28]
Groups
Some Portuguese-Canadians adopt the name Luso-Canadians for their local social and business clubs in reference to Lusitania, the ancient name associated with Portugal under the Roman empire. The attendance growth of organizations indicate the growth in small business and universities throughout the community. Leading as a national voice one can find the "Congresso" Luso-Canadiano National Congress.
Portuguese-Canadian business groups
- Federation of Portuguese-Canadian Business and Professionals
- Association of Portuguese Businesses in Winnipeg
- Alliance Of Portuguese Clubs And Associations Of Ontario
- Alliance des Professionels et Entrepreneurs Portugais du Québec
Portuguese-Canadian Educational groups
- Portuguese Association of Ryerson, PAR
- York University Portuguese Association, YUPA
- University of Toronto Portuguese Association, UTPA *UTPA 2004 / UTPA 2005 - present
Other groups
- Congresso - Portuguese Canadian National Congress.
- Lusa Web - The meeting place for Portuguese-Americans/ Canadians.
- Viva Portugal Viva Portugal - Linking the Portuguese Communities in Canada, The US, and other countries outside of Portugal.
- pclaonline.com Portuguese Canadian Lawyers Association.
- Portuguese Social Club - The Portuguese Social Club is a Society established to Promote, Preserve, Maintain our Cultural Heritage and to Unite all Portuguese of Nova Scotia.
- Portuguese Benevolent Society - a non-profit organization created to promote harmony, education and culture in and about the Luso community.
- Canada's Portuguese Film & Video Festival - presented in multiple cities.
- JOVENSvancouver - youth group in Greater Vancouver.
- Arco Iris BC - a BGLTQ support and social group in B.C.
- Canadian Association of Bandas Filarmonicas - A musical tradition. The CABF works to unite the Portuguese marching bands of Canada.
- CDCJ Unidos - Sports and Culture Commission of Unidos in Gatineau - A Soccer and Culture tradition. The CDCJ Unidos works to unite the Portuguese youth in the Capital Region of Canada, promote portuguese culture in a Canadian context, and to excel in the portuguese national sport - Soccer.
Portuguese Publications
- Lusitania - Canada's monthly celebrating the Portuguese world.
- Portugal News - News from Portugal, in English and Portuguese.
- Voz Lusitana - Portuguese/English monthly newspaper.
See also
References
- ^ "Population by selected ethnic origins, by census metropolitan areas". 2001 Census Stats Canada. Archived from the original on 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- ^ "Ethnic Origin, Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses and Sex for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ "Canada Post: Celebrating Portuguese heritage and Canada's first letter carrier (Pedro da Silva)". Retrieved 2008-01-02. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Distinguished Americans & Canadians of Portuguese Descent". Retrieved 2006-12-29. Cite error: The named reference "dport" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Science Direct".
- ^ "imdb.com Bio: Justin Louis". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ "imdb.com Bio: Paulino Nunes".
- ^ "imdb.com: Philip Rodrigues". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ http://www.thebukowskiagency.com/Barnacle%20Love.htm
- ^ http://www.jcrodrigue.com
- ^ "Interview with Keshia Chanté". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ Henley, Tara. "Interview with Keshia Chanté #2". Retrieved 2006-12-29. [dead link]
- ^ "Biography: Suzana Da Camara (Official web site)". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ "Maplemusic.com Biography: Shawn Desman". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ Bliss, Karen. "Rollingstone.com Biography: Nelly Furtado". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ "Biography: Anthony Gomes (Official web site)". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ "Canadian Idol (Official web site)". Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Brian Melo Online (Fan site)". Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Yahoo Canada News: "Hamilton rocker Brian Melo crowned the new Canadian Idol". Retrieved 2007-09-12. [dead link]
- ^ "2008 Outstanding Volunteer Award". Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ "Board - CAMH Foundation". Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ "Biography: Paul Ferreira" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ "Biography: Peter Fonseca". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ "Biography: Mario Silva". Retrieved 2006-12-29. [dead link]
- ^ "Daniel Marcio Fernandes Bio at myspace.com". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ a b Stuart McDonald. "Featured Article, 2009 prospects: Q&A with John Tavares". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Inaugural Celebrating Outstanding Portuguese-Canadian Achievement Awards". Portuguese Canadian National Congress. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ Miracles of Emanuel Jaques. Available: http://www.ccca.ca/c/writing/m/mays/mays002t.html Accessed: 2007-6-19
Further reading
- Teixeira, Carlos (2009), The Portuguese in Canada: diasporic challenges and adjustment, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 9780802098337
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