Charles Rufus Fairbanks (March 25, 1790 – April 15, 1841) was a lawyer, judge, entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1836.
Fairbanks was educated at King's College in Windsor and the Séminaire de Québec.
In 1815, he married Sarah Elizabeth, the daughter of William Lawson Sr. Fairbanks was secretary-treasurer for the Shubenacadie Canal Company.
His younger brother Samuel Prescott Fairbanks was also a lawyer and served in the provincial assembly.