The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation is receiving $50 million to fund research focused on early cancer detection and “transforming” cancer screenings.

Donated by the Peter Gilgan Foundation, the “unprecedented gift” will be going toward establishing the Peter Gilgan Centre for Early Cancer Detection Research. This will make it the “largest research program of its kind in the world.”

Formed in 2006, the foundation supports “high-impact charitable initiatives” that focus on building healthier and sustainable futures, according to its website. Its namesake, Peter Gilgan, is CEO of Mattamy Homes and “continues to be the largest benefactor to health care in Canada,” according to a press release from the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

The program is built around three pillars, each f

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