As of April 2024, Gilberto Fernandes has been appointed to the position of Research Lead for the PCHP within the Department of History at York University. In this role, he will continue his academic research and public history work on the Portuguese diaspora in Canada and around the world, build on the PCHP’s archival collections at the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, and develop collaborations aimed at digitizing these records and increasing their accessibility online.

This position has been possible thanks to institutional and financial support from the Camões Institute, LIUNA Local 183, Manuel da Costa, Jack Prazeres, and Vitor Silva at Teixeira Accounting Firm Inc.