Carlo Fidani is a Canadian business executive and philanthropist from Toronto, Ontario. He currently serves as chairman of the Orlando Corporation, a Mississauga-based real estate company with interests in construction and development, and property leasing and management. Fidani is also president of the Carlo Fidani Foundation.
Family and career
In 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, who expanded the business.
In 2000, following the death of his father, Fidani became Chairman of Orlando Corp.
Community involvement
In 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. 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. The new academy first welcomed medical students in August 2011 and adds 54 MDs to Ontario with each graduating class.
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.
- Carlo Fidani runs Orlando Corp., the Toronto-area real estate company he took over following his father’s death in 2000.
- The company has interests in construction and development, plus manages some 44 million square feet of industrial, office and commercial space.
- His grandfather founded the business as Fidani and Sons in 1948; Carlo took over in 2000 following his father’s death.
- Fidani was made a Member of the Order of Canada in September 2018, an honor recognizing his achievements and service to the country.
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