This is a list of foundations in Canada. Foundations in Canada are registered charities. Under Canadian law, foundations may be public or private;, they made up 12% of all registered charities in Canada. , Canada had 4,961 public foundations and 6,189 private. Canadian foundations collectively comprise a very large asset base for philanthropy. As of 2003, there were over 2,000 active grantmaking foundations in Canada, who had total assets of CA$12.5 billion, with total grants given that year of over $1 billion. In 2018, public and private foundations held around $91.9 billion in assets and made $7 billion in grants. The largest foundation in Canada as of June 2023 is Mastercard Foundation (private), with $37 billion in assets.

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The following is a list of foundations in Canada that have at least CA$10 million in assets, as per their most recent Registered Charity Information Return with the Canada Revenue Agency.