List of Canadians by net worth

The following is a list of Canadians by net worth:

Richest Canadians (2014 statistics)

Updated November 20, 2014.[1]

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No. Name Net worth (CAD) Age Home Province Residence Sources of wealth
1Steady Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, DavidDavid Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet and family $30.74 billion Increase 57  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd
2Steady Galen Weston $11.38 billion Increase 74  Ontario Toronto, Ontario George Weston Ltd., Associated British Foods, Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew
3Steady Irving, ArthurArthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving $8.23 billion Decrease  New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd.
4Increase Pattison, JimJim Pattison $7.88 billion Increase 86  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Jim Pattison Group
5Decrease Rogers III, EdwardEdward Rogers III and family $7.40 billion Decrease 45  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Rogers Communications
6Steady Saputo, LinoLino Saputo and family $6.24 billion Increase 77  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Saputo Inc., TransForce
7Steady Desmarais, PaulPaul Desmarais and family $5.58 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Power Corp. of Canada
8Increase Richardson, James ArmstrongJames Armstrong Richardson and family $5.05 billion Increase  Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba James Richardson & Sons Ltd.
9Decrease Skoll, JeffreyJeffrey Skoll $5.01 billion Increase 49  Quebec Palo Alto, California eBay Inc., Participant Media
10Steady Fidani, CarloCarlo Fidani $4.58 billion Increase 60  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Orlando Corp.
11Increase McCain, HarrisonHarrison McCain and family $3.79 billion Increase  New Brunswick Florenceville, New Brunswick McCain Foods
12Decrease McCain, WallaceWallace McCain and family $3.68 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods
13Increase Katz, DarylDaryl Katz $3.59 billion Increase 53  Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Katz Group of Companies, Edmonton Oilers
14Increase Sherman, BernardBernard Sherman$3.50 billion Increase 72  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Apotex Group of Cos
15Increase Riddell, ClayClay Riddell $3.41 billion Increase 77  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Paramount Resources Ltd., Trilogy Energy Corp., Tourmaline Oil Corp.
16Decrease Mannix, Fred and RonFred and Ron Mannix $3.40 billion Decrease  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Mancal Group
17Increase Scheinberg, MarkMark Scheinberg $3.23 billion Increase 41  Ontario London, England PokerStars
18Increase Coutu (pharmacist), JeanJean Coutu (pharmacist) $3.21 billion Increase 87  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Jean Coutu Group
19Decrease Azrieli, DavidDavid Azrieli and family $3.12 billion Decrease  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro Investments
20Increase Zekelman, AlanAlan Zekelman, Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman $3.10 billion Increase  Ontario Windsor, Ontario Atlas Tube
21Decrease Sobey, Frank H.Frank H. Sobey and family$3.00 billion Increase  Nova Scotia New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Empire Co. Ltd.
22Decrease Stronach, FrankFrank Stronach $2.94 billion Decrease 82  Ontario Oberwaltersdorf, Austria Magna International, Magna Entertainment Corp.
23Increase Cheriton, DavidDavid Cheriton $2.89 billion Increase 62  Alberta Palo Alto, California Arista Networks, Google
24Steady Edwards, N. MurrayN. Murray Edwards $2.83 billion Increase 54  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Canadian Natural Resources, Magellan Aerospace, Ensign Energy Services, Calgary Flames
25Increase Aquilini, FrancescoFrancesco Aquilini and family $2.80 billion Increase 54  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Aquilini Investment Group, Vancouver Canucks

Richest Canadians (2013 statistics)

Updated November 23, 2013.[2]

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No. Name Net worth (CAD) Age Home Province Residence Sources of wealth
1Steady Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, DavidDavid Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet and family $26.10 billion Increase 56  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd
2Steady Galen Weston $10.40 billion Increase 73  Ontario Toronto, Ontario George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew
3Steady Irving, ArthurArthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving $7.85 billion Decrease  New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd.
4Steady Rogers III, EdwardEdward Rogers III and family $7.60 billion Increase 44  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Rogers Communications
5Steady Pattison, JimJim Pattison $7.39 billion Increase 85  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Jim Pattison Group
6Increase Saputo, LinoLino Saputo and family $5.24 billion Increase 76  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Saputo Inc.
7Steady Desmarais, PaulPaul Desmarais and family $4.93 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Power Corp. of Canada
8Decrease Skoll, JeffreyJeffrey Skoll $4.92 billion Increase 48  Quebec Palo Alto, California eBay Inc., Participant Media
9Increase Richardson, James ArmstrongJames Armstrong Richardson and family $4.45 billion Increase  Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba James Richardson & Sons Ltd.
10Decrease Fidani, CarloCarlo Fidani $4.08 billion Increase 59  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Orlando Corp.
11Decrease Wilson, ChipChip Wilson $3.73 billion Increase 58  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Lululemon Athletica
12Increase Azrieli, DavidDavid Azrieli $3.54 billion Increase 91  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro Investments
13Decrease Mannix, Fred and RonFred and Ron Mannix $3.46 billion Increase  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Mancal Group
14Steady McCain, HarrisonHarrison McCain and family $3.45 billion Increase  New Brunswick Florenceville, New Brunswick McCain Foods
15Decrease Sherman, BernardBernard Sherman$3.27 billion Decrease 71  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Apotex Group of Cos
16Increase Riddell, ClayClay Riddell $3.26 billion Increase 76  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Paramount Resources Ltd., Perpetual Energy Inc., Trilogy Energy Corp.
17Decrease Katz, DarylDaryl Katz $3.15 billion Increase 52  Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Katz Group of Companies, Edmonton Oilers
18Steady McCain, WallaceWallace McCain and family $3.12 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods
19Increase Stronach, FrankFrank Stronach $3.12 billion Increase 81  Ontario Oberwaltersdorf, Austria Magna International, Magna Entertainment Corp.
20Increase Sobey, Frank H.Frank H. Sobey and family$2.95 billion Increase  Nova Scotia New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Empire Co. Ltd.
21Decrease Zekelman, AlanAlan Zekelman, Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman $2.91 billion Increase  Ontario Windsor, Ontario Atlas Tube
22Increase Bombardier, Joseph-ArmandJoseph-Armand Bombardier and family $2.80 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products
23Increase Lalji, MansoorMansoor Lalji and family $2.56 billion Increase  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Larco Investments Ltd.
24Decrease Edwards, N. MurrayN. Murray Edwards $2.50 billion Increase 53  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services, Calgary Flames
25Decrease Bronfman, CharlesCharles Bronfman $2.46 billion Increase 82  Quebec New York City, New York Vivendi
-- Coutu (pharmacist), JeanJean Coutu (pharmacist) $2.33 billion Increase 86  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Jean Coutu Group
-- Gaglardi, BobBob Gaglardi $2.24 billion Increase 72  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Northland Properties Ltd.
-- Louie, Brandt C.Brandt C. Louie $2.18 billion Increase 70  British Columbia Burnaby, British Columbia H. Y. Louie Co. Ltd.
-- Laliberté, GuyGuy Laliberté $2.16 billion Increase 54  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Cirque du Soleil
-- Kruger, GeneGene Kruger and family $2.10 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Kruger Inc.
-- Southern, RonRon Southern $2.02 billion Increase 83  Alberta Calgary, Alberta ATCO, Canadian Utilities
-- Matthews, TerryTerry Matthews $1.87 billion Increase 70  Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Mitel Networks Corp., Wesley Clover Corp, March Networks.
-- Bouchard, AlainAlain Bouchard $1.54 billion Increase64  Quebec Laval, Quebec Alimentation Couche-Tard
--Increase Ho, LawrenceLawrence Ho $1.27 billion Increase36  Ontario Hong Kong Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.
-- Sahi, K. RaiK. Rai Sahi $1.20 billion Increase 66  Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Morguard Corp.
-- Sprott, EricEric Sprott $1.02 billion Decrease 69  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Sprott Inc.

Richest Canadians (2012 statistics)

Updated November 22, 2012.[3]

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No. Name Net worth (CAD) Age Home Province Residence Sources of wealth
1Steady Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, DavidDavid Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet and family $20.10 billion Decrease 55  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd
2Steady Galen Weston $8.20 billion Increase 72  Ontario Toronto, Ontario George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew
3Steady Irving, ArthurArthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving $8.07 billion Increase  New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd.
4Steady Rogers III, EdwardEdward Rogers III and family $6.41 billion Increase 43  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Rogers Communications
5Steady Pattison, JimJim Pattison $6.14 billion Increase 84  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Jim Pattison Group
6Increase Skoll, JeffreyJeffrey Skoll $4.55 billion Increase 47  Quebec Palo Alto, California eBay Inc., Participant Media
7Steady Desmarais, PaulPaul Desmarais $4.40 billion Increase 85  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Power Corp. of Canada
8Decrease Saputo, LinoLino Saputo and family $4.23 billion Decrease 75  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Saputo Inc.
9Increase Fidani, CarloCarlo Fidani $3.60 billion Increase 58  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Orlando Corp.
10Increase Wilson, ChipChip Wilson $3.51 billion Increase 57  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Lululemon Athletica
11Increase Richardson, James ArmstrongJames Armstrong Richardson and family $3.40 billion Increase  Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba James Richardson & Sons Ltd.
12Decrease Mannix, Fred and RonFred and Ron Mannix $3.38 billion Decrease  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Mancal Group
13Decrease Sherman, BernardBernard Sherman$3.31 billion Steady 70  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Apotex Group of Cos
14Increase McCain, HarrisonHarrison McCain and family $3.21 billion Increase  New Brunswick Florenceville, New Brunswick McCain Foods
15Increase Katz, DarylDaryl Katz $3.08 billion Increase 51  Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Katz Group of Companies, Edmonton Oilers
16Decrease Azrieli, DavidDavid Azrieli $2.89 billion Decrease 90  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro Investments
17Decrease Riddell, ClayClay Riddell $2.87 billion Decrease 75  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Paramount Resources Ltd., Perpetual Energy Inc., Trilogy Energy Corp.
18Decrease McCain, WallaceWallace McCain and family $2.84 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods
19Increase Zekelman, AlanAlan Zekelman, Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman $2.75 billion Increase  Ontario Windsor, Ontario Atlas Tube
20Decrease Stronach, FrankFrank Stronach $2.72 billion Increase 80  Ontario Oberwaltersdorf, Austria Magna International, Magna Entertainment Corp.
21Increase Bronfman, CharlesCharles Bronfman $2.44 billion Increase 81  Quebec New York City, New York Vivendi
22Increase Sobey, Frank H.Frank H. Sobey and family$2.36 billion Increase  Nova Scotia New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Empire Co. Ltd.
23Decrease Edwards, N. MurrayN. Murray Edwards $2.35 billion Decrease 52  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services, Calgary Flames
24Increase Lalji, MansoorMansoor Lalji and family $2.25 billion Increase  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Larco Investments Ltd.
25Increase Goldhar, MitchellMitchell Goldhar $2.10 billion Increase 51  Ontario Toronto, Ontario SmartCentres Inc., Calloway REIT
26Increase Gaglardi, BobBob Gaglardi $2.08 billion Increase 71  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Northland Properties Ltd.
27Increase Laliberté, GuyGuy Laliberté $1.98 billion Increase 53  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Cirque du Soleil
28Steady Slaight, AllanAllan Slaight $1.97 billion Increase 81  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd.
29Increase Miller (Future Electronics), RobertRobert Miller (Future Electronics) $1.94 billion Increase 69  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Future Electronics
30Steady Reichmann, PaulPaul Reichmann and family $1.94 billion Increase 82  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Reichmann International Development Corp., Reichmann Seniors Housing Development Corp.
32Increase Stroll, LawrenceLawrence Stroll $1.90 billion Increase 53  Quebec Switzerland Sportswear Holdings Ltd., Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.
33Decrease Bombardier, Joseph-ArmandJoseph-Armand Bombardier and family $1.89 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products
37Decrease Matthews, TerryTerry Matthews $1.76 billion Increase 69  Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Mitel Networks Corp., Wesley Clover Corp, March Networks.
39Decrease Schwartz, GerryGerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman $1.69 billion Increase  Manitoba
 Quebec
Toronto, Ontario Onex Corporation, Indigo Books and Music Inc.
40Increase Southern, RonRon Southern $1.67 billion Increase 82  Alberta Calgary, Alberta ATCO, Canadian Utilities
45Increase Shaw, J. R.J. R. Shaw $1.50 billion Increase 78  Ontario Calgary, Alberta Shaw Communications Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc.
47Decrease Jarislowsky, Stephen A.Stephen A. Jarislowsky $1.48 billion Decrease 87  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
-- Kruger, GeneGene Kruger and family $1.40 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Kruger Inc.
55Decrease Sprott, EricEric Sprott $1.22 billion Decrease 68  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Sprott Inc.
61Increase Apostolopoulos, AndreasAndreas Apostolopoulos and family $1.08 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Triple Crown Properties Inc.
62Decrease Friedland, RobertRobert Friedland $1.08 billion Decrease 62  British Columbia Singapore Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanhoe Energy, Ivanplats Ltd.
66Increase Bouchard, AlainAlain Bouchard $1.04 billion Increase63  Quebec Laval, Quebec Alimentation Couche-Tard
67Increase Chan, TomTom Chan and Caleb Chan$1.03 billion Increase  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Burrard International Holdings Inc.

Richest Canadians (2011 statistics)

Updated October 6, 2011.[4]

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No. Name Net worth (CAD) Age Home Province Residence Sources of wealth
1Steady Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, DavidDavid Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet and family $21.34 billion Decrease 54  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd
2Steady Galen Weston $8 billion Decrease 71  Ontario Toronto, Ontario George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew
3Steady Irving, ArthurArthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving $7.8 billion Increase  New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd.
4Steady Rogers III, EdwardEdward Rogers III and family $5.94 billion Decrease 42  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Rogers Communications
5Steady Pattison, JimJim Pattison $5.73 billion Increase 83  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Jim Pattison Group
6Increase Saputo, LinoLino Saputo and family $4.34 billion Increase 74  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Saputo Inc., TransForce
7Decrease Desmarais, PaulPaul Desmarais $4.27 billion Decrease 84  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Power Corp. of Canada
8Steady Skoll, JeffreyJeffrey Skoll $3.75 billion Increase 46  Quebec Palo Alto, California eBay Inc., Participant Media
9Increase Mannix, Fred and RonFred and Ron Mannix $3.44 billion Increase  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Mancal Group
10Decrease Sherman, BernardBernard Sherman$3.31 billion Decrease 69  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Apotex Group of Cos
11Increase Riddell, ClayClay Riddell $3.19 billion Increase 74  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Paramount Resources Ltd., Perpetual Energy Inc., Trilogy Energy Corp.
12Steady Fidani, CarloCarlo Fidani $3.18 billion Increase 57  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Orlando Corp.
13Decrease Azrieli, DavidDavid Azrieli $3.07 billion Increase 89  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro Investments
14Decrease Richardson, James ArmstrongJames Armstrong Richardson and family $3.01 billion Increase  Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba James Richardson & Sons Ltd.
15Increase Wilson, ChipChip Wilson $2.85 billion Increase 56  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Lululemon Athletica
16Decrease McCain, HarrisonHarrison McCain and family $2.82 billion Increase  New Brunswick Florenceville, New Brunswick McCain Foods
17Decrease Friedland, RobertRobert Friedland $2.81 billion Increase 61  British Columbia Singapore Diamond Fields Resources, Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanhoe Energy
18Decrease Katz, DarylDaryl Katz $2.8 billion Increase 50  Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Katz Group of Companies, Edmonton Oilers
19Increase Stronach, FrankFrank Stronach $2.7 billion Increase 79  Ontario Oberwaltersdorf, Austria Magna International, Magna Entertainment Corp.
20Decrease Zekelman, AlanAlan Zekelman, Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman $2.62 billion Increase  Ontario Windsor, Ontario Atlas Tube
21Increase McCain, WallaceWallace McCain and family $2.47 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods
22Decrease Edwards, N. MurrayN. Murray Edwards $2.47 billion Increase 51  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services, Calgary Flames
23Decrease Bronfman, CharlesCharles Bronfman $2.37 billion Decrease 80  Quebec New York City, New York Vivendi
24Decrease Bombardier, Joseph-ArmandJoseph-Armand Bombardier and family $2.35 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products
25Decrease Sobey, Frank H.Frank H. Sobey and family$2.26 billion Increase  Nova Scotia New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Empire Co. Ltd.
26Increase Lalji, MansoorMansoor Lalji and family $2.05 billion Increase  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Larco Investments Ltd.
27Increase Jarislowsky, Stephen A.Stephen A. Jarislowsky $1.98 billion Increase 86  Quebec Montreal, QuebecJarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
28Decrease Slaight, AllanAllan Slaight $1.91 billion Decrease 80  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd.
29Increase Adams, MarcelMarcel Adams $1.85 billion Increase 91  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Iberville Developments Ltd.
30Increase Reichmann, PaulPaul Reichmann and family $1.83 billion Increase 81  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Canary Wharf, Olympia and York, Reichmann International Development Corp., Reichmann Seniors Housing Development Corp.
31Increase Schulich, SeymourSeymour Schulich $1.75 billion Increase 71  Quebec Toronto, Ontario Newmont Mining Corporation, Canadian Oil Sands Trust
32Increase Louie, Brandt C.Brandt C. Louie $1.74 billion Increase 68  British Columbia Burnaby, British Columbia H. Y. Louie Co. Ltd.
33Increase Lee-Chin, MichaelMichael Lee-Chin $1.73 billion Increase 60  Ontario Greensville, Ontario AIC Ltd., National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd., Columbus Communications
34Decrease Matthews, TerryTerry Matthews $1.72 billion Increase 68  Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Mitel Networks Corp., March Networks, Wesley Clover Corp.
35Increase Goldhar, MitchellMitchell Goldhar $1.64 billion Increase 50  Ontario Toronto, Ontario SmartCentres Inc., Calloway REIT
36Increase Schwartz, GerryGerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman $1.62 billion Increase  Manitoba
 Quebec
Toronto, Ontario Onex Corporation, Indigo Books and Music Inc.
37Decrease Cheriton, DavidDavid Cheriton $1.6 billion Increase 59  British Columbia Palo Alto, California Google
38Increase Gaglardi, BobBob Gaglardi $1.6 billion Increase 70  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Northland Properties Ltd.
39Decrease Laliberté, GuyGuy Laliberté $1.56 billion Increase 52  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Cirque du Soleil
40Increase Coutu (pharmacist), JeanJean Coutu (pharmacist) $1.53 billion Increase 84  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Jean Coutu Group
41Increase Sprott, EricEric Sprott $1.5 billion Increase 67  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Sprott Inc.
42Decrease Miller (Future Electronics), RobertRobert Miller (Future Electronics) $1.49 billion Increase 68  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Future Electronics
43Decrease Shnaider, AlexAlex Shnaider $1.48 billion Decrease 43  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Midland Resources Holding Ltd.
44Decrease Muzzo, MarcMarc Muzzo and family $1.47 billion Increase  Ontario Woodbridge, Ontario Muzzo Group of Cos.
45Increase Li, RichardRichard Li $1.45 billion Increase 44  British Columbia Hong Kong PCCW
46Decrease Shaw, J. R.J. R. Shaw $1.44 billion Increase 77  Ontario Calgary, Alberta Shaw Communications Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc.
47Decrease Gilgan, PeterPeter Gilgan $1.42 billion Increase 61  Ontario Oakville, Ontario Mattamy Homes Ltd.
48Increase Southern, RonRon Southern $1.39 billion Increase 81  Alberta Calgary, Alberta ATCO, Canadian Utilities
49Decrease MacBain, JohnJohn MacBain $1.35 billion Increase 53  Quebec Geneva, Switzerland Trader Classified Media
50Decrease DeGroote, MichaelMichael DeGroote $1.33 billion Decrease 78  Ontario Bermuda CBIZ Inc., AutoNation, Laidlaw
51Decrease Lazaridis, MikeMike Lazaridis $1.3 billion Decrease 50  Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Research In Motion
52Decrease De Gasperis, AlfredoAlfredo De Gasperis $1.28 billion Increase 77  Ontario Concord, Ontario Metrus Developments Inc., Con-Strada Group of Cos.
53Increase Kruger, GeneGene Kruger and family $1.22 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Kruger Inc.
54Steady Burnett, Joseph and TedJoseph and Ted Burnett $1.19 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Burnac Corp.
55Decrease Joyce, RonRon Joyce $1.15 billion Steady 80  Nova Scotia Calgary, Alberta Wendy's International, Tim Hortons, Shaw Communications
56Decrease Balsillie, JimJim Balsillie $1.11 billion Decrease 50  Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Research In Motion
57Increase Greenberg (entrepreneur), RogerRoger Greenberg (entrepreneur) and family $1.1 billion Increase  Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Minto Group
58Increase Jackman, HalHal Jackman $1.06 billion Increase 79  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Empire Life
59Decrease Rossy, LarryLarry Rossy $1.06 billion Increase 69  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Dollarama
60Increase Tanenbaum, LarryLarry Tanenbaum $1.04 billion Increase 66  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Kilmer Group, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
61Increase Bratty, RudolphRudolph Bratty $1.01 billion Increase 62  Ontario Vaughan, Ontario Remington Group Inc.
62Increase family, SamuelSamuel family $1 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd., Samuel Manu-Tech Inc.

A list of the 100 richest people in Canada as of October 2011 is available at Canadian Business.

Richest Canadians (2010 statistics)

Updated December 6, 2010.[5]

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No. Name Net worth (CAD) Age Home Province Residence Sources of wealth
1Steady Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, DavidDavid Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet and family $23.36 billion Increase 53  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd
2Increase Galen Weston $8.50 billion Increase 70  Ontario Toronto, Ontario George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew
3Decrease Irving, ArthurArthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving $7.46 billion Increase  New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd.
4Increase Rogers III, EdwardEdward Rogers III and family $6.02 billion Increase 41  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Rogers Communications
5Decrease Pattison, JimJim Pattison $5.53 billion Increase 82  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Jim Pattison Group
6Steady Desmarais, PaulPaul Desmarais $4.28 billion Decrease 83  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Power Corp. of Canada
7Steady Sherman, BernardBernard Sherman$3.94 billion Increase 68  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Apotex Group of Cos
8Increase Skoll, JeffreyJeffrey Skoll $3.56 billion Decrease 45  Quebec Palo Alto, California eBay Inc., Participant Media
9Increase Saputo, LinoLino Saputo and family $3.52 billion Increase 73  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Saputo Inc., TransForce
10Steady Mannix, Fred and RonFred and Ron Mannix $3.18 billion Increase  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Mancal Group
11Decrease Azrieli, DavidDavid Azrieli $2.93 billion Decrease 88  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro Investments
12Increase Fidani, CarloCarlo Fidani $2.89 billion Increase 56  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Orlando Corp.
13Increase Richardson, James ArmstrongJames Armstrong Richardson and family $2.86 billion Increase  Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba James Richardson & Sons Ltd.
14Increase Friedland, RobertRobert Friedland $2.62 billion Increase 60  British Columbia Singapore Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanhoe Energy
15Increase McCain, HarrisonHarrison McCain and family $2.59 billion Increase  New Brunswick Florenceville, New Brunswick McCain Foods
16Increase Katz, DarylDaryl Katz $2.59 billion Increase 49  Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Katz Group of Companies, Edmonton Oilers
17Decrease Zekelman, AlanAlan Zekelman, Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman $2.59 billion Decrease  Ontario Windsor, Ontario Atlas Tube
18Steady Bronfman, CharlesCharles Bronfman $2.39 billion Increase 79  Quebec New York City, New York Vivendi
19Increase McCain, WallaceWallace McCain $2.29 billion Increase 80  Ontario Scarborough, Ontario McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods
20Increase Sobey, Frank H.Frank H. Sobey and family$2.14 billion Increase  Nova Scotia New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Empire Co. Ltd.
21Increase Edwards, N. MurrayN. Murray Edwards $2.11 billion Increase 50  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services, Calgary Flames
22Increase Bombardier, Joseph-ArmandJoseph-Armand Bombardier and family $2.1 billion Increase  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products
23Decrease Shnaider, AlexAlex Shnaider $2.06 billion Decrease 42  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Midland Resources Holding Ltd.
24Decrease Lazaridis, MikeMike Lazaridis $2.02 billion Decrease 49  Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Research In Motion
25Decrease Slaight, AllanAllan Slaight $2.01 billion Increase 79  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd.
26Increase Stronach, FrankFrank Stronach $1.95 billion Increase 78  Ontario Oberwaltersdorf, Austria Magna International, Magna Entertainment Corp.
27Increase Riddell, ClayClay Riddell $1.91 billion Increase 73  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Paramount Resources Ltd., Perpetual Energy Inc., Trilogy Energy Corp.
28Decrease Jarislowsky, Stephen A.Stephen A. Jarislowsky $1.85 billion Increase 85  Quebec Montreal, QuebecJarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
29Steady Lalji, MansoorMansoor Lalji and family $1.83 billion Increase  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Larco Investments Ltd.
30Decrease Balsillie, JimJim Balsillie $1.81 billion Decrease 49  Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Research In Motion
31Decrease Adams, MarcelMarcel Adams $1.77 billion Increase 90  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Iberville Developments Ltd.
32Decrease Reichmann, PaulPaul Reichmann and family $1.75 billion Increase 80  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Canary Wharf, Olympia and York, Reichmann International Development Corp., Reichmann Seniors Housing Development Corp.
33Decrease Matthews, TerryTerry Matthews $1.69 billion Increase 67  Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Mitel Networks Corp., March Networks, Wesley Clover Corp.
34Decrease Lee-Chin, MichaelMichael Lee-Chin $1.64 billion Decrease 59  Ontario Greensville, Ontario AIC Ltd., National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd., Columbus Communications
35Decrease Louie, Brandt C.Brandt C. Louie $1.61 billion Increase 67  British Columbia Burnaby, British Columbia H. Y. Louie Co. Ltd.
36Decrease Cheriton, DavidDavid Cheriton $1.56 billion Increase 58  British Columbia Palo Alto, California Google
37Decrease Laliberté, GuyGuy Laliberté $1.51 billion Increase 51  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Cirque du Soleil
38Decrease Goldhar, MitchellMitchell Goldhar $1.49 billion Increase 49  Ontario Toronto, Ontario SmartCentres Inc., Calloway REIT
39Steady Gaglardi, BobBob Gaglardi $1.47 billion Increase 69  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Northland Properties Ltd.
40Increase Schwartz, GerryGerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman $1.46 billion Increase  Manitoba
 Quebec
Toronto, Ontario Onex Corporation, Indigo Books and Music Inc.
41Increase Miller (Future Electronics), RobertRobert Miller (Future Electronics) $1.41 billion Increase 68  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Future Electronics
42Increase Shaw, J. R.J. R. Shaw $1.41 billion Increase 76  Ontario Calgary, Alberta Shaw Communications Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc.
43Decrease Muzzo, MarcMarc Muzzo and family $1.37 billion Increase  Ontario Woodbridge, Ontario Muzzo Group of Cos.
44Decrease Gilgan, PeterPeter Gilgan $1.37 billion Increase 60  Ontario Oakville, Ontario Mattamy Homes Ltd.
45Decrease Schulich, SeymourSeymour Schulich $1.35 billion Increase 70  Quebec Toronto, Ontario Newmont Mining Corporation, Canadian Oil Sands Trust
46Decrease MacBain, JohnJohn MacBain $1.35 billion Increase 52  Quebec Geneva, Switzerland Trader Classified Media
47Decrease DeGroote, MichaelMichael DeGroote $1.33 billion Decrease 77  Ontario Bermuda CBIZ Inc., AutoNation, Laidlaw
48Increase Li, RichardRichard Li $1.32 billion Decrease 43  British Columbia Hong Kong PCCW
49Increase Wilson, ChipChip Wilson $1.25 billion Increase 55  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Lululemon Athletica
50Increase Southern, RonRon Southern $1.21 billion Increase 80  Alberta Calgary, Alberta ATCO, Canadian Utilities
51Decrease DeGasperis, AlfredoAlfredo DeGasperis $1.19 billion Increase 76  Ontario Concord, Ontario Metrus Developments Inc., Con-Strada Group of Cos.
52Decrease Coutu (pharmacist), JeanJean Coutu (pharmacist) $1.15 billion Decrease 83  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Jean Coutu Group
53Increase Joyce, RonRon Joyce $1.15 billion Increase 79  Nova Scotia Calgary, Alberta Wendy's International, Tim Hortons, Shaw Communications
54Decrease Burnett, Joseph and TedJoseph and Ted Burnett $1.13 billion Decrease  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Burnac Corp.
55Increase Sprott, EricEric Sprott $1.12 billion Increase 66  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Sprott Inc.
56Decrease Kruger, GeneGene Kruger and family $1.1 billion Decrease  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Kruger Inc.
57Increase Rossy, LarryLarry Rossy $1.01 billion Increase 68  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Dollarama
58Decrease Dan, LeslieLeslie Dan $1 billion Decrease 82  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Viventia Biotechnologies Inc., Novopharm Ltd.
59Decrease Jackman, HalHal Jackman $1 billion Increase 78  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Empire Life

A list of the 100 richest people in Canada as of December 2010 is available at Canadian Business.

Estimated net worth of the richest Canadians was measured by Canadian Business magazine using the following criteria:

  1. Members of the 2010 Rich 100 had to be Canadian citizens.
  2. The cutoff date for valued assets was Sept. 30, 2010.
  3. Included in the calculations were financial transactions that occurred between Sept. 26, 2009 and Sept. 30, 2010, including the value of dividends and distributions received during that time period.
  4. Publicly traded securities were valued at the market close on Sept. 30, 2010. This was the date used for exchange rates applied to foreign investments as well.
  5. Privately owned companies were valued using a multiple of cash flows, earnings or sales. If these figures weren't available, industry experts were asked to give estimates, and private companies were compared to similar public companies. Debt, whether known or estimated, was subtracted from the value.
  6. Real estate values were based on estimates per square foot, less debt.
  7. Where companies or shares/units were sold, appropriate capital gains taxes were applied.
  8. Where assets were held by families or trusts, the focus was on who controlled the wealth.
  9. Conservative estimates of private investments were intentionally made. It's virtually impossible to determine the full extent of these holdings for every member. It's safe to assume the Rich 100 are worth more than the stated amount.
  10. Sometimes Canadian Business relied on estimates provided by the Rich 100 candidates themselves. In these cases, the magazine did attempt to independently verify the information.
  11. Occasionally, new information comes to light that can affect estimates of an individual's wealth.

Richest Canadians (2009 statistics)

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No. Name Net worth (CAD) Age Home Province Residence Sources of wealth
1Steady Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, DavidDavid Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet and family $21.99 billion Increase 52  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd
2Steady Irving, ArthurArthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving $7.28 billion Increase  New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd.
3Steady Weston, GalenGalen Weston $6.47 billion Decrease 69  Ontario Toronto, Ontario George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew
4Increase Pattison, JimJim Pattison $5.07 billion Increase 81  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Jim Pattison Group
5Decrease Rogers III, EdwardEdward Rogers III and family $4.7 billion Decrease 40  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Rogers Communications
6Increase Desmarais, PaulPaul Desmarais $4.28 billion Increase 82  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Power Corp. of Canada
7Increase Sherman, BernardBernard Sherman $3.85 billion Increase 67  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Apotex Group of Cos
8Decrease Azrieli, DavidDavid Azrieli $3.73 billion Decrease 87  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro Investments
9Increase Skoll, JeffreyJeffrey Skoll $3.59 billion Increase 44  Quebec Palo Alto, California eBay Inc., Participant Media
10Increase Mannix, Fred and RonFred and Ron Mannix $2.98 billion Increase  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Mancal Group
11Increase Lazaridis, MikeMike Lazaridis $2.9 billion Increase 48  Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Research In Motion
12Increase Saputo, LinoLino Saputo and family $2.76 billion Increase 72  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Saputo Inc., TransForce
13Increase Zekelman, AlanAlan Zekelman, Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman $2.74 billion Increase  Ontario Windsor, Ontario Atlas Tube
14Decrease Fidani, CarloCarlo Fidani $2.73 billion Increase 55  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Orlando Corp.
15Increase Richardson, James ArmstrongJames Armstrong Richardson and family $2.72 billion Increase  Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba James Richardson & Sons Ltd.
16Increase Balsillie, JimJim Balsillie $2.67 billion Increase 48  Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Research In Motion
17Steady Katz, DarylDaryl Katz $2.36 billion Decrease 48  Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Katz Group of Companies, Edmonton Oilers
18Increase Bronfman, CharlesCharles Bronfman $2.33 billion Increase 78  Quebec New York City, New York Vivendi
19Increase McCain, HarrisonHarrison McCain and family $2.3 billion Increase  New Brunswick Florenceville, New Brunswick McCain Foods
20Decrease Shnaider, AlexAlex Shnaider $2.13 billion Decrease 41  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Midland Resources Holding Ltd.
21Increase Slaight, AllanAllan Slaight $1.98 billion Increase 78  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd.
22Increase McCain, WallaceWallace McCain $1.93 billion Increase 79  Ontario Toronto, Ontario McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods
23Increase Edwards, N. MurrayN. Murray Edwards $1.9 billion Increase 49  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services, Calgary Flames
24Decrease Bombardier, Joseph-ArmandJoseph-Armand Bombardier and family $1.9 billion Decrease  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products
25Increase Jarislowsky, Stephen A.Stephen A. Jarislowsky $1.85 billion Increase 84  Quebec Montreal, QuebecJarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
26Steady Adams, MarcelMarcel Adams $1.74 billion Decrease 89  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Iberville Developments Ltd.
27Increase Reichmann, PaulPaul Reichmann and family $1.72 billion Increase 79  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Canary Wharf, Olympia and York, Reichmann International Development Corp., Reichmann Seniors Housing Development Corp.
28Decrease Lee-Chin, MichaelMichael Lee-Chin $1.7 billion Decrease 58  Ontario Burlington, Ontario AIC Ltd., National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd., Columbus Communications
29Steady Lalji, MansoorMansoor Lalji and family $1.7 billion Increase  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Larco Investments Ltd.
30Decrease Sobey, Frank H.Frank H. Sobey and family $1.67 billion Decrease  Nova Scotia New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Empire Co. Ltd.
31Decrease Matthews, TerryTerry Matthews $1.65 billion Increase 66  Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Newbridge Networks, Wesley Clover Corp., Alcatel
32Increase Friedland, RobertRobert Friedland $1.59 billion Increase 59  British Columbia Singapore Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanhoe Energy
33Steady Louie, Brandt C.Brandt C. Louie $1.57 billion Increase 66  British Columbia Burnaby, British Columbia H. Y. Louie Co. Ltd.
34Increase Cheriton, DavidDavid Cheriton $1.55 billion Increase 57  British Columbia Palo Alto, California Google
35Decrease Laliberté, GuyGuy Laliberté $1.5 billion Increase 50  QuebecMontreal, Quebec Cirque du Soleil
36Increase Riddell, ClayClay Riddell $1.41 billion Increase 72  Alberta Calgary, Alberta Paramount Resources Ltd., Perpetual Energy Inc., Trilogy Energy Corp.
37Increase Goldhar, MitchellMitchell Goldhar $1.37 billion Increase 48  Ontario Toronto, Ontario SmartCentres Inc., Calloway REIT
38Decrease Muzzo, MarcMarc Muzzo and family $1.33 billion Increase  Ontario Woodbridge, Ontario Muzzo Group of Cos.
39Decrease Gaglardi, BobBob Gaglardi $1.31 billion Decrease 68  British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Northland Properties Ltd.
40Increase Schulich, SeymourSeymour Schulich $1.31 billion Increase 69  Quebec Toronto, Ontario Newmont Mining Corporation, Canadian Oil Sands Trust
41Decrease MacBain, JohnJohn MacBain $1.31 billion Increase 51  QuebecGeneva, Switzerland Trader Classified Media
42Increase Schwartz, GerryGerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman $1.29 billion Increase  Manitoba
 Quebec
Toronto, Ontario Onex Corporation, Indigo Books and Music Inc.
43Decrease Gilgan, PeterPeter Gilgan $1.23 billion Increase 59  Ontario Oakville, Ontario Mattamy Homes Ltd.
44Decrease DeGroote, MichaelMichael DeGroote $1.22 billion Decrease 76  Ontario Bermuda CBIZ Inc., AutoNation, Laidlaw
45Increase Coutu (pharmacist), JeanJean Coutu (pharmacist) $1.21 billion Increase 82  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Jean Coutu Group
46Decrease Burnett, Joseph and TedJoseph and Ted Burnett $1.19 billion Increase  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Burnac Corp.
47Decrease Miller (Future Electronics), RobertRobert Miller (Future Electronics) $1.19 billion Decrease 67  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Future Electronics
48Increase Stronach, FrankFrank Stronach $1.19 billion Increase 77  Ontario Oberwaltersdorf, Austria Magna International, Magna Entertainment Corp.
49Increase Fregin, DouglasDouglas Fregin $1.17 billion Increase 49  Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Research In Motion
50Decrease DeGasperis, AlfredoAlfredo DeGasperis $1.15 billion Increase 75  Ontario Concord, Ontario Metrus Developments Inc., Con-Strada Group of Cos.
51Decrease Shaw, J. R.J. R. Shaw $1.15 billion Decrease 75  Ontario Calgary, Alberta Shaw Communications Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc.
52Decrease Kruger, GeneGene Kruger and family $1.11 billion Decrease  Quebec Montreal, Quebec Kruger Inc.
53Decrease Li, RichardRichard Li $1.09 billion Decrease 42  British Columbia Hong Kong PCCW
54Decrease Joyce, RonRon Joyce $1.07 billion Decrease 78  Nova Scotia Calgary, Alberta Wendy's International, Tim Hortons, Shaw Communications
55Decrease Dan, LeslieLeslie Dan $1.02 billion Increase 81  Ontario Toronto, Ontario Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Viventia Biotech, Novopharm

References

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  2. "Richest people in Canada 2014". Canadian Business. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  3. "Rich // 100". Canadian Business. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  4. "Rich // 100". Canadian Business. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  5. "Rich // 100". Canadian Business. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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