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title: "Mattamy Homes founder donates $50 million to Ottawa Hospital critical care tower"
description: "Peter Gilgan, founder of Mattamy Homes, has donated $50 million to The Ottawa Hospital through his foundation, the largest philanthropic gift in Ottawa's history, to support a new critical care tower at the hospital's planned Civic Campus."
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last_updated: "2026-11-03T21:05:27.210Z"
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The Ottawa Business Journal reported on November 3, 2026, that Peter Gilgan, founder of Mattamy Homes, has donated $50 million to The Ottawa Hospital through the Peter Gilgan Foundation.

The donation is described in a news release from The Ottawa Hospital as the largest philanthropic gift in Ottawa's history. It will support the hospital's $500 million Campaign to Create Tomorrow, a fundraising effort tied to the construction of a new Civic Campus on Carling Avenue.

The gift will name a building in the new campus. A tower housing critical care services, including the trauma centre, emergency services and the intensive care unit, will be called the Peter Gilgan Critical Care Tower. The Ottawa Business Journal reported the tower will bring together physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, allied health professionals, social workers and spiritual care providers.

Gilgan said in the news release: "Ottawa is our nation's capital, and it deserves healthcare that reflects the very best of what Canada can offer."

Cameron Love, president and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital, said the tower "will strengthen The Ottawa Hospital's role as a leader in healthcare in Canada." He said it will bring together critical care teams and advanced technology in a space designed around the needs of critically ill patients and their families.

Tim Kluke, president and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, said in the same release that Gilgan's "leadership is helping us build a hospital that will set a new standard for patient care and serve our community for generations to come."

Gilgan founded Mattamy Homes in 1978. The company builds homes across Canada, including in Ottawa, and in the United States. In 2018 he created Mattamy Asset Management Inc. as a parent company for a broader set of investments and businesses.

The Ottawa Hospital's new Civic Campus is under construction on Carling Avenue, on the site previously occupied by the Civic campus of the hospital. The Campaign to Create Tomorrow is the fundraising campaign tied to that project, with a goal the news release puts at $500 million.

Ottawa residents will receive care in the Peter Gilgan Critical Care Tower once the new Civic Campus opens. The Ottawa Hospital Foundation's campaign page at thcf.on.ca carries updates on the campaign's progress and the building timeline.

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