Hello LUSOBEAT™ fans. I’ve been getting some feedback with the Question “What is “LUSO”? I’ve always taken it to mean “of Portuguese decent”. Here is a document I found on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that goes into better detail.
LUSO Americans include Portuguese Americans so in essence Portuguese Canadians include LUSO Canadians. At least that's how I'm looking at it. ;-)  ...Jimmy Jam

Portuguese Canadians

Portuguese Canadians are Canadians of Portuguese descent. According to StatCan, in 2001, there were 357,690 persons of Portuguese descent living in Canada, or 1.2% of the nation's total population. Most Portuguese Canadians live in Ontario 248,265 (69%), followed by Québec 48,765 (14%) and British Columbia 30,085 (8%)[2]

Portuguese-Canadians Total population

357,690 (2001), 1.2% of Canada's population

Regions with significant populations

Toronto, Ontario: 171,545

Montreal, Quebec: 41,050

Mississauga, Ontario: 31,795

Kitchener, Ontario: 17,220

Hamilton, Ontario: 14,110

London, Ontario: 10,525

Winnipeg, Manitoba: 10,315

Ottawa, Ontario: 9,910

Edmonton, Alberta: 7,760 Languages - Predominantly English & Portuguese. Religions - Predominantly Roman Catholic

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 -- which means "labourer" in Portuguese.

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 St. passing through Brockton Village is also known as "Rua Açores". From the 1970's, 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 Streets 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.

Many second generation Portuguese-Canadians have moved out of Toronto to suburbs such as Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville, Kitchener, Cambridge and Hamilton and Laval outside of Montreal. This spatial and social move, aided by Portuguese-Canadian real estate agents who settle them into suburban communities with large concentrations of other Portuguese, indicates the gradual economic security and comfort with which Portuguese-Canadians address their every day lives in Canada. With this move to the suburbs, there has also emerged an increase in Portuguese students pursuing university training for employment beyond the construction site or the factory floor to professions and small businesses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Canadians