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The following is a list of Canadians by net worth:
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Billionaires
- The Thomson family (The Thomson Corporation) $24.41 billion[1]
- Galen G. Weston, George Weston, W. Garfield Weston (food/fashion) $7.7 billion [2]
- Arthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving (natural resources) $5.45 billion[3]
- Jim Balsillie (Research in Motion) $5.6 billion[4]
- Edward Samuel Rogers, Rogers Communications Inc $4.54 billion (Deceased December 2, 2008) [3]
- Paul Desmarais and family (Power Corporation of Canada) $4.41 billion[3]
- James (Jimmy) Pattison (founder of Jim Pattison Group) $4.17 billion[3]
- Jeffrey Skoll (eBay) $3.93 billion[3]
- Mike Lazaridis (Research in Motion) $3.6 billion[4]
- Saputo Family (Saputo Inc.), Montreal: $2.78 billion[3]
- Michael Lee-Chin (AIC Group) $2.6 billion[3]
- Bernard Sherman (Apotex Group of Cos.) $3.23 billion[3]
- David Azrieli $2.44 billion[3]
- Fred and Ron Mannix $2.38 billion[3]
- Daryl Katz (Rexall Pharmacies / Edmonton Oilers) $2.37 billion
- Gerald Schwartz (Onex Corp) $1.57 billion[3]
- Guy Laliberté (Cirque du Soleil) $1.5 billion
Hectomillionaires (Hundred Millionaires)
- Ronald Joyce $945 million[3]
- Ronald Southern $943 million[3]
- Leslie Dan $922 million[3]
- JR Shaw $917 million[3]
- Robert Miller $891 million[3]
- Saul Feldberg $874 million[3]
- Alfredo DeGasperis $868 million[3]
- Lawrence Ho $866 million[3]
- Mitchell Goldhar $847 million[3]
- Frank Stronach $838 million[3]
- Vittorio De Zen $829 million[3]
- Lawrence Tanenbaum $827 million[3]
- Henry Jackman $821 million[3]
- Arjun Sharma $811 million[3]
- Albert Latner $783 million[3]
- Bob Gaglardi $779 million[3]
- Eugene Melnyk $770 million[3]
- Victor Li $730 million[3]
- Stewart Blusson $660 million[3]
- Douglas Fregin $651 million[3]
- John Risley $638 million[3]
- Peter Nygård $632 million[3]
- David Werklund $631 million[3]
- Rudolph Bratty $626 million[3]
- Alain Bouchard $612 million[3]
- Hassan Khosrowshahi $592 million[3]
- Robert Gratton $536 million[3]
- Michael Potter $529 million[3]
- Charles Fipke $513 million[3]
- Jack Cockwell $501 million[3]
- Susur Lee $500 million[3]
- Randall Moffat $495 million[3]
- Bill Comrie $491 million[3]
- John Bragg $490 million[3]
- Jack Cowin $480 million[3]
- André Chagnon $474 million[3]
- Manfred Tangas $474 million[3]
- Aldo Bensadoun $473 million[3]
- Lee Ka Lau $470 million[3]
- Robert T. Beamish $466 million[3]
- Steinberg Family $462 million[3]
- Isadore Sharp $460 million[3]
- Vincent Lim $453 million[3]
- Louise Blouin MacBain $425 million[3]
- Cameron Purdy and Family $422 million (Purdy's Chocolates, Number 8 Freight)
- Markus Markova $400 million[3]
See also
By year
| Dates | Name | Wealth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 to present | David Thomson & family | $18.9 billion (2008) | [5] |
| 1992 to 2006 | Kenneth Thomson | $17.9 billion (2005) | [6] |
| 1988 to 1992 | Reichmann family | $12.8 billion (1991) | [7][8] |
| to 1988 | K.C. Irving | $6.6 billion (1987) | [9] |
| 1871 | Enos Collins | $6.0 million (1871) | [10] |
| 1857 | Samuel Zimmerman | [11] | |
| early 1800's | James McGill | [12] |
References
- ^ The Rich 100: The Rich List | After Hours | Gotta Do It | Canadian Business Online
- ^ Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People 2004
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- The Thomson family (Thomson Corporation) $24.41 http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/lifestyle_activities/article.jsp?content=20061204_83955_83955 The Rich 100: The Rich List | After Hours | Gotta Do It | Canadian Business Online]
- ^ a b Forbes: The World's Billionaires 2008
- ^ Forbes - 2008
- ^ Forbes - 1996
- ^ "Canadians among rich elite: Fortune names billionaires;" The Vancouver Sun. Aug 23, 1989. pg. C.3
- ^ "Reichmann's are Canada's richest" The Globe and Mail. Aug 25, 1988. pg. A.12
- ^ "7 Canadians make the list of the world's billionaires." Toronto Star. Sep 20, 1987. pg. H.2
- ^ "Enos Collins." Canadian Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ "Zimmerman, Samuel." The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "James McGill of Montreal." Frost, Stanley Brice. pg. 111
External links
- Canadian Business 2006 Richest Canadians
- Canadian Business 2007 Rich List
- Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People - By country of citizenship
- Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People - By country of residence
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