The canton of Saint-Genest-Malifaux is a French former administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Rhône-Alpes region.

It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

It consisted of 8 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Le Pilat in 2015.

[2] It had 8,681 inhabitants (2012).

[1] The canton comprised the following communes:[1]