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Aproximando Mundos:
Azores - Canada
José Carlos Teixeira
University of British Columbia
Canada
([email protected])
CANADA
EUROPE
Azores
UNITED
STATES
PORTUGAL
Madeira
Hawaii
AFRICA
Curaçao
VENEZUELA
BRAZIL
ARGENTINA
The Azorean Diaspora
URUGUAY
Azorean Diaspora
Source: Jos é Carlos Teixeira, UBC-O (2007)
Data de Início da Emigração
País
Localidades
1621
Brasil
Maranhão
1747
Brasil
Santa Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul
Pós 1747
Uruguai
1767
EUA
1849
Bermuda
1878
Hawaii
Finais séc. XIX e metade séc.
XX
Brasil
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
1953
Canadá
Ontário
British Colombia
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
Fonte: Martins (2007)
Califórnia
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Evolução da Emigração dos Açores, por destino (1960- 2006)
9000
8000
7000
N.º Emigrantes (milhares)
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Ano
EUA
Fonte: DRC
Canadá
Bermuda
TABLE 1.1 Portuguese immigration to Canada, 1950-2006
___________________________________________________
1950-1959
17,114
1960-1969
59,677
1970-1979
79,891
1980-1990
38,187
1991-2000
10,495
2001-2006
2,955
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Sources: Canada, Department of Citizenship and Immigration,
Report of Immigration Branch, 1955, 1957; information from Can-ada,
Employment and Immigration Canada, for years 1960-2006.
TABLE 1.2 Portuguese-Canadian
institutions, by region, Canada, 2007
Type of
Western
and
institution
Businesses
Total
400
5,000*
719+
6,119
Clubs/associations
65
100
46
211
Community schools
7
20
5
32
Churches
7
23
4
34
Sources: Portuguese consulates in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
*Blue Pages (Portuguese Telephone Directory), 2007.
+Aliança dos Profissionais e Empresários do Quebec.
Source: Murdie (2008)
Table 1.
Reasons for Present Business Locations of Portuguese Ethnics
N
%__
Proximity to Ethnic Community
29
53.7
Central Location
Public Transportation/Parking
12
22.2
Ethnic/Community Oriented Business
12
22.2
Occupancy Costs—Buy/Rent
5
9.3
Location of Suppliers
2
3.7
Proximity to Residence
1
1.9
Ethnic/Racial Composition of Area
Potential for Expansion
Other
7
13.0
Total
54_________________
Source: Questionnaire Survey.
Table 2.
Most Important Information Source Used to Start/Operate Current Business
Portuguese N=54
N
%
Ethnic Sources
Ethnic Friends/Relations
23
42.6
Ethnic Media
4
7.4
Ethnic Organizations/Institutions
2
3.7
Sources Used:
29
63.0
Non-Ethnic Sources
Non-Ethnic Friends
7
13.0
Non-Ethnic Organizations/Institutions
4
7.4
Non-Ethnic Media
1
1.9
Other
5
9.3
Sources Used:
17
37.0
Not Used Source
5
9.3
________________________________________________________________________________
Source: Questionnaire Survey.
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Table 3. Degree of Importance of "Ethnic Sources" in the Following Aspects Related to the Establishment/Operation of
Current Business
Portuguese N=46
N
26
%_______________
56.5
Recommending Clients
Providing Information about Market/
Climate for Business
22
47.8
Providing Information About Business Site
15
32.6
Recommending Employees
14
30.4
Providing Information About
Government Assistance, Legal Matters
11
23.9
Providing Mutual Aid and Assistance in
Acquiring Training in Business
11
23.9
Providing Capital to Establish and/or
Expand Current Business
11
23.9
Other__________________________
_2__
_
__ 4.3____
Source: Questionnaire survey.
'Percentage of entrepreneurs who indicate ethnic sources being "very important" or "important" in the establishment/operation of
current business.