The short version
Portuguese is the mother tongue of 266,560 people in Canada, from both Portugal and Brazil. Toronto's Little Portugal and Mississauga have the largest communities, and Montréal has a long-standing one. Canada 4K IPTV carries Portuguese and Brazilian news, novelas and football.
- Portuguese mother tongue: 266,560
- Toronto 66,305, Mississauga 15,610
- Portuguese
- 266,560mother tongue in Canada (2021)
| City | People | Share of the city | Local page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 66,305 | 2.4% | Open |
| Montréal | 19,845 | 1.1% | Open |
| Mississauga | 15,610 | 2.2% | Open |
| Brampton | 9,790 | 1.5% | Open |
| Hamilton | 8,390 | 1.5% | Open |
| Vancouver | 7,200 | 1.1% | Open |
Source: Statistics Canada, table 98-10-0180-01 (2021 Census).
Portugal or Brazil?
Older families from the Azores and mainland Portugal follow Benfica, Porto and Sporting; newer Brazilian arrivals watch Brazilian novelas and the Brasileirão.
Testing the Portuguese group during your trial
Start with the channels you would really watch on a weeknight: the news at dinner time and the football on weekends. Portuguese league matches often start in the afternoon Lisbon time, so they land in the morning or at lunch in Ontario and very early in British Columbia. Brazilian games come later in the day. Add your channels to favourites so they sit at the top of the guide, and check that the programme titles match what is on screen. If a channel you grew up with is missing, ask us in the chat before you pay; we would rather tell you than sell you the wrong plan.
Questions people ask
Is RTP included?
Check during your trial.
Is the Primeira Liga on TV?
Check the sports section during the trial.
Is there a French page?
Yes.
Sources, checked November 2, 2026
- Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0180-01, November 2, 2026
See also
- TorontoToronto is Canada's largest city, with 2,794,356 people in the 2021 Census and the country's widest mix of languages.
- MississaugaMississauga had 717,961 residents in 2021, and its largest non-official mother tongues include Urdu (45,435 people) and Arabic (40,505).
- ChannelsThe Canada 4K IPTV line-up has 22,000+ live channels: Canadian English and French networks, sports channels, news, kids and lifestyle channels, plus channels from home for Canada's big language communities.