Get to know us

At Mattamy we believe helping to create the places you are proud to call home is noble and life-changing work.

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A company driven by values and principles

Our core values are more than mere words on a page – they form the defining elements of Mattamy’s culture, helping to guide what we do and how we behave, every day.

Commitment

We will ensure excellence is the standard for everything we do. We focus on and commit to quality in our work and in the relationships we have with our many stakeholders.

Teamwork

We will respect and support each other in doing what is right. Teamwork is how we get things done at Mattamy, and at the heart of working together is support for each other.

Community

We will have a positive impact in all of our communities. Our community involvement is at the core of who we are, and is all about having an impact, not merely playing a role.

Sustainability

We will lead the homebuilding industry in developing sustainable communities. By embedding sustainability into everything we do – with a particular focus on the fight against climate change – we will guide our industry into a new tomorrow.

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Diversity and Inclusion

At Mattamy, we’re passionate about creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. Diversity and inclusion are important aspects of the work we do to support our homebuyers, colleagues and communities. From how we build our teams to cultivating our leaders, we’re on a journey toward creating a welcoming, barrier-free culture for everyone.

Proud of the external recognition we’ve received

At Mattamy our priority is providing the best homeowner experience. We’re proud that in the pursuit of that mission, we’ve won significant industry and business awards.

Canada's Best Managed Companies

Mattamy Homes has been celebrated for its sustained performance and innovative, world-class business practices with the prestigious Canada's Best Managed Companies designation, a recognition it first received in 2020 and requalified in 2025 to maintain its status as a Best Managed Gold Standard company.

Parade of Homes

Mattamy Homes US divisions regularly take home gold in local Parades of Homes, recognizing the best in new homes across the region. Since 2011, our divisions have received more than 165 Parade of Homes awards.

AVID Benchmark

AVID recognizes homebuilders who score highest with customers on surveys of their experience. Mattamy teams regularly score in the top 25% of AVID’s database. Since 2012, Mattamy has been recognized with 23 Benchmark Awards.

Homebuilder of the Year

Mattamy has been named Homebuilder of the Year by the Building Industry and Land Development Association eight times since 2001.

ENERGY STAR Market Leader

ENERGY STAR^® Certified Homes presents Market Leader Awards to outstanding partners. In 2020 and 2019, our Arizona teams were recognized for their important contributions made to energy-efficient construction.

ENERGY STAR Builder of the Year

Mattamy Homes was named ENERGY STAR^® Builder of the Year – Large Volume by EnerQuality for 2025. This award recognizes a company's commitment to building energy-efficient homes in Ontario throughout 2023 and 2024.

Corporate leadership

Mattamy’s leadership team brings a depth of backgrounds, perspectives and industry experience to the organization. This includes an external Board of Directors, a governance best practice that is rare for a privately owned company.

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Peter Gilgan

Peter is the Founder & CEO of Mattamy Asset Management, which he founded in 2018 to build and hold a diversified portfolio of investments and businesses across geographies, asset classes and the spectrum of risk and return. Mattamy Asset Management is the parent company of Mattamy Homes, which Peter founded in 1978 and then grew into the largest family-owned homebuilder in North America, with operations across Canada and the US.

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Mattamy through the years

More than 45 years of creating places people are proud to call home.

$100 million commitment to solving climate change

Nine Canadian families and foundations, including the Peter Gilgan Foundation, have pledged $405 million over 10 years to tackle climate change, with the Peter Gilgan Foundation contributing $100 million. This historic pledge was made through the Climate Champions initiative, a Clean Economy Fund campaign that aims to encourage new commitments to climate-focused philanthropy in Canada.

Welcome home

Mattamy Homes, named after our founder Peter Gilgan’s two eldest children – Matt and Amy – is born. Peter builds the first ever Mattamy home in Burlington, Ontario, where the owners lived happily for the next 30 years.

Mattamy's first home, a single-family red brick house with an attached garage, white window peaks and front veranda.

Introduces the WideLot™

Mattamy challenges the traditional building norms and introduces WideLot™ homes, resulting in a wider, more welcoming street profile. This innovative approach changed the development industry forever. As a result of WideLot™, there are fewer homes on each street, meaning less traffic and a more pedestrian-friendly feel. The first WideLot™ homes were built in The Orchard community in Burlington, Ontario.

Drawings of two different home lots, a conventional lot which is longer and skinner shown on the left compared to Mattamy's WideLot which is more shallow but wider, shown on the right.

Expands to the United States

Mattamy begins to expand into the United States developing in both Minneapolis, Minnesota and Jacksonville, Florida. In the first year, the two divisions closed more than 400 homes. Since then, Mattamy has grown in the United States with communities in Charlotte (2005), Phoenix (2006), Orlando (2009), Tampa-Sarasota (2013), Tucson (2014), Naples (2016), Raleigh (2017), Southeast Florida (2017) and Dallas (2020). Expansion into new markets across the United States continues today.

Rendering of community clubhouse with pool, umbrellas, lounge chairs and palm trees.

Peter Gilgan Foundation is created

A private foundation created by Mattamy Homes’ founder, Peter Gilgan, provides charitable giving to a variety of causes that include: children, youth & families, climate change and international development. The Foundation’s annual flagship event, Tour de Bleu, was first established in 2005. Tour de Bleu is an annual private cycling fundraiser raising critical funds for notable charities in the Greater Toronto area. Tour de Bleu has contributed millions of dollars to local organizations.

Founder of Mattamy Homes, Peter Gilgan and two other representatives from Mattamy wearing cycling clothing while presenting a large check for $5.6 million to Trillium Health Partners Foundation's CEO.

$40 million donated to SickKids

Peter contributes $40 million towards The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), helping to develop an innovation and research centre, called the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning. Completed September 2013, the Toronto-based, 21-storey building houses 2,000+ scientists, technicians, researchers, educators and administrative staff – all working towards changing children’s lives through health care research.

Founder of Mattamy Homes, Peter Gilgan, standing outside of the SickKids' Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning holding a very large letter "P".

Celebration Island Village: New community near Walt Disney World® Resort

The master-planned community of Celebration is located near the Walt Disney World® Resort, close to Orlando, Florida, and was originally developed by The Celebration Company, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Mattamy is developing Celebration Island Village, the southern-most parcel within Celebration and the last of the land within the highly successful master planned community of Celebration. Island Village will feature more than 1,000 homes. On September 25, 2017, it was announced that Mattamy Homes would be developing the next phase of Celebration.

Aerial of roadway to Celebration Island Village under construction with vehicles and heavy equipment on it and trees surrounding it.

Smart thermostats become a standard in all Mattamy homes

Mattamy announces a multi-year partnership with ecobee, providing all new Mattamy homes across North America with smart thermostats and supporting smart technology. As one of the first homebuilders to make this a standard, this move positioned the organization to become a leading builder of sustainable homes and communities, helping our homeowners reduce their annual heating and cooling costs through advanced occupancy sensing technology.

Ecobee smart thermostat on a beige wall by the living room.

Breaks ground on first active adult community

Mattamy's significant master-planned community Rivertown, located in Jacksonville, Florida, features spectacular amenities and a variety of homes and communities for all ages and stages of life. This includes Mattamy’s first 55+ community, WaterSong. Designed around an active adult lifestyle, the community offers villas and single-family homes in addition to expansive amenities including a clubhouse, event lawn, fitness centre, game courts, lake pavilion and dog park.

Aerial rendering of Rivertown community clubhouse with a pool a lake view, surrounded by trees

100,000 homes

Mattamy celebrates the closing of its 100,000th home since the company’s inception in 1978. “My dream has always been to create places where families can experience the best life has to offer by thoughtfully planning homes and communities that suit the way they really live. Reaching a milestone like this and knowing that 100,000 families have chosen Mattamy to help fulfill their dreams of homeownership is an incredible privilege and honour. Each of our employees and homeowners has played an important role in helping us achieve this milestone.” – Peter Gilgan, Founder of Mattamy Homes & CEO of Mattamy Asset Management

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Renewed focus on urban development in Greater Toronto Area

Mattamy announces a new dedicated urban development team as part of an ambitious initiative to expand and enhance its multi-family mid- and high-rise offering in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Focused on expanding Mattamy's urban footprint while implementing innovative community design, the team has added an impressive tally of more than 1,500 sales, 1,200 occupancies and 4,300 new units to its portfolio within its first two years of operating.

A cluster of high rise and mid rise buildings by the waterfront in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Closes first GeoExchange home in net-zero ready community

Mattamy closes on the company’s first low-rise home heated and cooled by geoexchange technology. The home is in the company’s first net-zero ready community, Springwater, located in Markham, Ontario. As a result of this milestone, Mattamy qualifies as a Net-Zero Builder under the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) Net-Zero Home Labelling Program.

Rending of street with four single-family homes on it, showing underground geothermal pathways.

$100 million commitment to solving climate change

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Your best makes us better.

At Mattamy, everyone has an important role to play in our shared success. Here, we are thoughtful planners, precise project managers and practiced subject matter experts. With a relentless focus on industry leadership and a deep commitment to sustainability, we’ve got big plans for the future – and for you.

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