Ilda Januario est une Québécoise du Portugal. Elle a fait ses études en Anthropologie à l'Université McGill et à l'Université de Montréal, et a travaillé dans le domaine communautaire des services aux immigrant(e)s. Ilda est déménagée à Toronto en 1982 et occupe un poste d'adjointe de recherche à OISE/UT depuis 1985. Elle y a travaillé dans le domaine de la recherche qualitative dans plusieurs départements et centres de recherche à OISE/UT.

Entre avril 90 et mai 93, Ilda a aussi travaillé à temps partiel dans le Centre d'études sur femmes en éducation à titre de documentaliste francophone. En 1994, elle a été invitée à travailler, aussi à temps partiel, au Bureau de la coordination des Études franco-ontariennes en éducation. En 1996, on a ajouté à ses fonctions, celle d'agente de communication du Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne (CREFO).

Depuis le 17 octobre 2001 jusqu'au 31 décembre 2004, elle a partagé son temps entre les Études franco-ontariennes en éducation, le CREFO et le Centre d'étude sur l'éducation et le travail / Centre for the Study of Education & Work (CEET/CSEW). Actuellement elle est coordonnatrice du projet de recherche "Research Network on Work and Lifelong Leaning" (WALL) au CEET.

En plus de ses activités professionnelles, Ilda a aussi travaillé en tant que bénévole de 1994 à 2003 à titre de présidente de la Toronto Portuguese Parents' Association (TPPA) et de la Portuguese-Canadian Coalition for Better Education.
 

• Septembre 1998 - novembre 1999 : Les élèves en difficulté à l'école élémentaire franco-ontariennes. CREFO, Dr. Nathalie Bélanger, Chercheure principale
• Novembre 94 - avril 95 : Creating a Culture of Change (CCC) / Créer une culture de changement (CCC). Faculty of Education, University of Toronto, Dr. Nina Bascia, Principal Investigator (dorénavant P.I.)
• Août 94 - Juillet 95 : Inclusive Schooling. An Inventory of Contemporary Practices Designed to Meet the Challenge of a Diverse Student Body. Dept of Sociologie in Education, OISE, Drs. George Dei & Sherene Razack, P.I.s
• Juin 93 - mai 94 : Parents and Schools: Changing Interactions in the 1990s. Dept. of Sociology in Education, OISE, Dr. Kari Dehli, P.I.
• Mai 93 - juin 93 : Feasibility Study on Future Development of the Centre for Spanish-speaking Peoples. Sinclair-Jones & Associates.
• Janvier 93 - juin 93 : A Review and Analysis of the Thematic Program "Education and Work in a Changing Society" of the Strategic Grants Program of the SSHRC, Dept. of Field Services & Research, OISE, Drs. Brad Cousins & Marielle Simon, P.I.s
• Juin 91 - décembre 92 : A Review and Analysis of Pilot Projects on the Transition Years (Grades 7, 8, 9): A Two-Year Study. Dept. of Educational Administration, OISE, Drs. Andy Hargreaves, Diane Gérin-Lajoie & Denis Thiessen, P.I.s
• Juin 92 - octobre 92 : Immigrant Women in the Informal Economy in Toronto. Drs. Wenona Giles, Sedef Arat-Koç, Winnie Lem & Valerie Anderson, P.I.s, with Ilda Januario, Guida Man & Mei Lian Lam.
• Septembre 92 - avril 92 : Portuguese Women in Toronto: Expressions of Socio-Political Involvement. Atkinson College, York University, Dr. Wenona Giles, P.I.
• Septembre 89 - avril 90 : The Status of Women in Ontario Universities. Dept. of Sociology in Education, OISE, Drs. Janice Drakich, Dorothy E. Smith,       Penni Stewart, Bonnie Fox & Alison Griffith, P.I.'s
• Novembre 88 - juillet 90 :  "Latchkey" Families: Co-ordinating the Family-School Relations. Drs. Dorothy Smith & Alison Griffith, P.I.s
• Juillet 85 - novembre 88 :  The Language and Learning Project. Department of Curriculum, OISE, Dr. Gordon Wells, P.I.
• 1980-1982 : La condition prolétarienne des femmes immigrantes à Montréal. Département de Sociologie, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM),  Profes. Micheline Labelle et Deirdre Meintel, Chercheures principales.

• Januario, I. & M. Marujo (2000). "Voices of Immigrant Portuguese Women". In Teixeira & Da Rosa, The Portuguese In Canada. From Sea to City, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 97-111.
• Bélanger, N. with I. Januario et R. Roy (1999). Les élèves en difficulté à l'école élémentaire franco-ontarienne. Rapport soumis au MEFO
• Bascia, N. with I. Januario & J. Oppenheimer (1995). Creating a culture of change. Educational Network of Ontario. Evaluation Report prepared for Project staff, Ontario Teachers Federation & Ontario Ministry of Education & Training.
• Januario, I. (1995). "Portuguese-Canadian Students and Inclusive Schooling in Ontario: An Invisible Minority?" In G. Dei & S. Razack et al Inclusive Schooling: An Inventory of Contemporary Practices Designed to Meet the Challenge of a Diverse Student Body. Report to OMET, 63-76.
• Januario, I. (1994) "A Happy Little Guy? Case Study of a Portuguese-Canadian Child in the Primary Grades". Orbit, 52(2), 44-45.
• Dehli, K. with I. Januario (1994). Parent Activism and School Reform in Toronto. Dept. of Sociology in Education, OISE. Report to OMET.
• Cole, Ardra with I. Januario (1993). "Briarwood Family of Schools : A School-based Transition Years Project". In A. Hargreaves, D. Gérin-Lajoie, D. Thiessen & al with I. Januario, L. Lévy, D. Matthews & R. MacMillan. Years of Transition: Times for Change. A Review and Analysis of Pilot Projects Investigating Issues in the Transition Years. Vol. 3: The Realities of Restructuring: Case Studies of Transition, 187-235.
• Cousins, B., M. Simon & al with I. Januario, M. Oldfield, F. Pelletier et M. Redding (1993). A Review and Analysis of the Thematic Program "Education and Work in a Changing Society" of the Strategic Grants Program of the SSHRC. Final report.
• Hargreaves, A., I. Januario & R. MacMillan (1993). "Lincoln Secondary School: A Newly Established, Restructured School". In A. Hargreaves, D. Gérin-Lajoie, D. Thiessen & al with I. Januario, L. Lévy, D. Matthews & R. MacMillan. Years of Transition: Times for Change. A Review and Analysis of Pilot Projects Investigating Issues in the Transition Years. Vol. 3: The Realities of Restructuring: Case Studies of Transition, 85-150.
• Drakich, J., D. E. Smith & al with I. Januario (1990). Status of Women in Ontario Universities. Volume 1: Overview. A Report to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities of the Province of Ontario.
• Januario, I. (1992). "Portuguese-Canadian Children in Elementary Schools: Case Studies in Class and Ethnicity". In G. Wells, A. Huynh, I. Januario, M. L. Y. Lam & M. Shechter (eds.), Language and Learning: Learners, Teachers and Researchers at Work. Vol. II: Case Studies of Children from Different Ethno-Linguistic Communities. An Occasional Publication for Teacher Development. Toronto: OISE.
• Januario, I., P. Staton, A. Griffith & C. Price (1989). "The "Latchkey" Family: Coping with the mismatch in work-school schedules". Report to OMET.
• Januario, I. (1988). Les activités économiques des immigrantes portugaises au Portugal et à Montréal à travers les récits de vie. Thèse M. Sc., Département d'Anthropologie, Université de Montréal.
• Giles, W. & I. Januario (1987). "The Lone Woman: Migration of Portuguese Single Women to Montreal and London". Canadian Women Studies/ Les cahiers de la femme, 8(2), 43-47.

• Januario, I. Don Quixote and the Windmills of Social Class and Ethnic Origin: Community Attempts to Improve the Situation of Portuguese-Canadian Students in Ontario Schools (2001). Paper given at the Conference Portuguese Children in the UK and Channel Island Schools: Working Conference", University of Luton, U.K., 19-20 Novembre, 2001.
• Januario, I with TCDSB team (F. Meagher, C. French, J. Morgan & N. White) (2001). Addressing the Literacy Needs of Low Achieving Second Language Learners : Community Concerns. Paper given at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, "Equity, Globalization and Change: Education for the 21st Century". Sheraton Centre, Toronto, le 5 -9 janvier
• Plusieurs communications dirigées au Toronto District School Board et au Toronto Catholic District School Board au nom de la Portuguese-Canadian Coalition for Better Education portant sur les langues internationales, la participation des parents et le rendement scolaire des élèves. (1998-2000)
• Marujo, M. et I. Januario (1997). "Voices of Portuguese Immigrant Women". Special session on the Portuguese in Newfoundland, annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG '97), Dept. of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John', le 19 au 24 août.
• Januario, I. (1997). "Presentation by the Toronto Portuguese Parents Association (TPPA) to the Toronto Board of Education Community Hearings on Public Education", le 5 mars.
• Januario, I. (1995). "Baixo aproveitamento e desistência escolares dos alunos luso-canadianos na região de Toronto: causas e possíveis soluções". Colloque du Congrès national luso-canadien, le 26 au 28 mai.
• Januario, I. (1994). "Os resultados da sondagem de 1991 sobre os estudantes de nivel secundario levada a cabo pela Direcção escolar de Toronto: o que os resultados significam para a nossa comunidade, as implicações desses resultados para o futuro e as iniciativas que a Direcção escolar e a comunidade podem tomar em conjunto". Portuguese Parents Forum, Grace Street Public School, Toronto, le 23 octobre.
• Januario, I. (1993). "Começar a escola com o pé direito". Conférence, Portuguese Teachers -- the Link between School and Community,le 17 octobre, Knox College, Université de Toronto.
• Januario, I. (1989). "Portuguese-Canadian Children in Toronto Elementary Schools: Case Studies in Class, Ethnicity and Gender". International Conference Group on Portugal, le 21-24 septembre, Durham, N.H. (EUA).
• Januario, I. (1988). "The Role of Children Interviews in Collaboration Research". Symposium, Improving Opportunities for Literacy Learning Through Teacher-Researcher Collaboration, International Reading Association (IRA), le 4 mai, Toronto.