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Peter Gilgan Foundation

Peter Gilgan Foundation is a family foundation created by Mattamy Homes founder Peter Gilgan that supports health care, children and families, Indigenous youth, climate action and international development.

Founder

Peter Gilgan

Grants and gifts by Peter Gilgan Foundation

Recipient	Amount	Announced	Purpose
The Ottawa Hospital Read the story	$35.7 million	Nov 3, 2026	C$50 million, the largest philanthropic gift in Ottawa's history, naming the Peter Gilgan Critical Care Tower at The Ottawa Hospital's new campus, toward the C$500 million Campaign to Create Tomorrow

Key facts

Gift to The Ottawa Hospital (Nov. 2026): C$50 million, the largest philanthropic gift in Ottawa's historysource
Gift toward a new hospital in Mississauga, Ont.: $105 million, about three years before Nov. 2026source
Created: 2006source

WYDE coverage of Peter Gilgan Foundation

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Peter Gilgan Foundation, on Nov 4, 2026. Peter Gilgan Foundation is a donor in 1 story. The most recent is Peter Gilgan Foundation Gives The Ottawa Hospital $50 Million, the Largest Gift in Ottawa's History.

Healthcare

Peter Gilgan Foundation Gives The Ottawa Hospital $50 Million, the Largest Gift in Ottawa's History

The C$50 million gift, about US$35.7 million, names the Peter Gilgan Critical Care Tower at the hospital's new campus and lifts its Campaign to Create Tomorrow to C$464 million of a C$500 million goal.

Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read · Donor

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Peter Gilgan · in 1 story with Peter Gilgan Foundation

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