Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Cedars Cancer Institute is a hospital-based charity whose mission is to provide comprehensive cancer-care and funding to patients and health care professionals at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) specifically adult sites the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) and Montreal General Hospital (MGH) and, through its Sarah Cook Fund to Pediatric Oncology at the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH).

Since its inception, the Cedars Cancer Institute has fulfilled this mission by providing much-needed funds to:

1. Purchase state-of-the-art diagnostic oncology equipment
2. Improve facilities for treatment and care of the cancer patients such as the creation of the Cedars Breast Clinic and other important cancer-care facilities throughout the MUHC
3. Establish the Cedars Cansupport program offering patients free, psycho-social, practical and humanitarian assistance to cancer patients and their families
4. Support cancer research, provide fellowships for visiting professors and improve public awareness of cancer related issues through lectures and education