Avie Bennett, CC OOnt (January 2, 1928 – June 2, 2017) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.

[1] He was the founder of First Plazas, a real estate development company that built retail strip malls in Canada.

[3] He was also chairman and president of First Plazas Inc., (his commercial real estate company), The Canadian Publishers; chair of the Historica Foundation of Canada; and president of the International Readings at Harbourfront.

After leaving the position, he was chancellor emeritus and a member of the board of directors of the York University Foundation.

The Art Gallery of Ontario appointed him an honorary chair of the board of trustees in 2004.