Carlo Fidani OOnt[1] is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist from Toronto, Ontario. He is chairman of the Orlando Corporation, a Mississauga-based real estate company with interests in construction and development, and property leasing and management.[2][3][4] Fidani is also president of the Carlo Fidani Foundation.
Family and career
editIn 1948, Fidani's grandfather, who was also known as Carlo Fidani, founded Fidani and Sons, which is now known as the Orlando Corporation. The company was eventually transferred to Orey Fidani, Fidani's father,[5] who expanded the business.
In 2000, following the death of his father, Fidani became Chairman of Orlando Corp.[5][6]
Fidani has a son who is also named Orey Fidani. He is a racing driver currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.[7]
Community involvement
editIn 2010, Fidani made a $10 million donation to the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine to assist with Ontario's chronic shortage of family physicians.[8] His donation inspired broad support from the community, including an additional $12 million donation from Terrence Donnelly. This allowed the university to lay the foundation for the Mississauga Academy of Medicine.[2] The new academy first welcomed medical students in August 2011 and adds 54 MDs to Ontario with each graduating class.[8]
In 2016, Fidani by way of the Orlando Corp., launched a gift-matching initiative that will see it donate up to $15 million to William Osler Health System's three hospital sites in the Toronto area.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Province Honouring the Exceptional Achievements of 47 Ontarians". news.ontario.ca. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mississauga's Orlando Corporation donates $7M to UTM for cancer research". mississauga.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "Canada's richest families see fortunes grow | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ Newport, Ashley (September 21, 2016). "Orlando Corporation donates $7 million to cancer research centre at UTM". Insauga. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ^ a b Willis, Andrew (September 18, 2004). "Meet the new face of philanthropy". Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ Brennan, Pat (May 4, 2012). "Playing politics transformed the GTA". The Star.com. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^ "Orey Fidani". Imsa. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b Ogilvie, Megan (February 3, 2011). "Philanthropist donates 12 Million to the U of T Mississauga". The Star. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Business Canada's Richest People". Canadian Business. December 24, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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