List of Canadians by net worth

The following is a list of Canadians by net worth:

Richest Canadians (2010 statistics)

Updated December 6, 2010.

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Rank	Name	Net worth ($Bil)	2009 rank	% change from 2009	Age	City	Prov/State	Industries	Companies
1	Thomson family	23.36	1	6.2	—	Toronto	ON	Media, information distribution	Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd
2	Galen Weston	8.50	3	31.3	70	Toronto	ON	Food, groceries, retail, real estate	George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew
3	Irving family	7.46	2	2.5	—	Saint John	NB	Oil, forestry products, gas stations, media, transportation, real estate	Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd.
4	Rogers family	6.02	5	28.0	—	Toronto	ON	Cable TV, communications, media, pro sports	Rogers Communications Inc.
5	James Pattison	5.53	4	9.1	82	Vancouver	BC	Auto sales, food, media, forestry products, entertainment, export services	Jim Pattison Group
6	Paul Desmarais Sr.	4.28	6	-0.2	83	Montreal	QC	Financial services, media	Power Corp. of Canada
7	Bernard Sherman	3.94	7	2.3	68	Toronto	ON	Pharmaceuticals	Apotex Group of Cos
8	Jeff Skoll	3.56	9	-0.8	45	Palo Alto	CA	Internet, media	eBay Inc., Participant Media
9	Saputo family	3.52	12	27.4	—	Montreal	QC	Food, real estate, transportation	Saputo Inc.
10	Fred and Ron Mannix	3.18	10	6.9	—	Calgary	AB	Mining, energy, real estate	Mancal Group

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

Methodology for ranking the richest Canadians

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
1	David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet and family	$21.99 billion	--	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd.
2	Arthur Irving, James Irving, John Irving	$7.28 billion	--	New Brunswick	Saint John, New Brunswick	Irving Group of Companies
3	Galen Weston	$6.47 billion	69	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Companies
4	Jim Pattison	$5.07 billion	81	British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia	Jim Pattison Group
5	Edward Rogers III and family	$4.7 billion	--	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Rogers Communications
6	Paul Desmarais	$4.28 billion	82	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Power Corporation of Canada
7	Bernard Sherman	$3.85 billion	67	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Apotex
8	David Azrieli	$3.73 billion	87	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Canpro Investments
9	Jeffrey Skoll	$3.59 billion	44	Quebec	Palo Alto, California	eBay, Participant Media
10	Fred and Ron Mannix	$2.98 billion	--	Alberta	Calgary, Alberta	Mancal Group
11	Mike Lazaridis	$2.9 billion	48	Ontario	Waterloo, Ontario	Research in Motion
12	Lino Saputo and family	$2.76 billion	--	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Saputo Inc.
13	Alan Zekelman, Barry Zekelman, Clayton Zekelman	$2.74 billion	--	Ontario	Windsor, Ontario	Atlas Tube
14	Carlo Fidani	$2.73 billion	55	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Orlando Corp.
15	James Armstrong Richardson and family	$2.72 billion	--	Manitoba	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Richardson International
16	Jim Balsillie	$2.67 billion	48	Ontario	Waterloo, Ontario	Research In Motion
17	Daryl Katz	$2.36 billion	48	Alberta	Edmonton, Alberta	Katz Group of Companies, Edmonton Oilers
18	Charles Bronfman	$2.33 billion	78	Quebec	New York City, New York	Vivendi
19	Harrison McCain and family	$2.3 billion	--	New Brunswick	Florenceville, New Brunswick	McCain Foods
20	Alex Shnaider	$2.13 billion	41	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Midland Group
21	Allan Slaight	$1.98 billion	78	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd.
22	Wallace McCain	$1.93 billion	79	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods
23	N. Murray Edwards	$1.9 billion	49	Alberta	Calgary, Alberta	Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services, Calgary Flames
24	Joseph-Armand Bombardier and family	$1.9 billion	--	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products
25	Stephen A. Jarislowsky	$1.85 billion	84	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
26	Marcel Adams	$1.74 billion	89	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Iberville Developments Ltd.
27	Paul Reichmann and family	$1.72 billion	--	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Canary Wharf, Olympia and York, Reichmann International Development Corp.
28	Michael Lee-Chin	$1.7 billion	58	Ontario	File:Flag of Burlington, ON.png Burlington, Ontario	AIC Ltd., National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd., Columbus Communications
29	Mansoor Lalji and family	$1.7 billion	--	British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia	Larco Investments Ltd.
30	Frank H. Sobey and family	$1.67 billion	--	Nova Scotia	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia	Empire Co. Ltd.
31	Terry Matthews	$1.65 billion	66	Ontario	Ottawa, Ontario	Newbridge Networks, Wesley Clover Corp., Alcatel
32	Robert Friedland	$1.59 billion	59	British Columbia	Singapore	Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanhoe Energy
33	Brandt C. Louie	$1.57 billion	66	British Columbia	Burnaby, British Columbia	H. Y. Louie Co. Ltd.
34	David Cheriton	$1.55 billion	57	British Columbia	Palo Alto, California	Google
35	Guy Laliberté	$1.5 billion	50	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Cirque du Soleil
36	Clay Riddell	$1.41 billion	72	Alberta	Calgary, Alberta	Paramount Resources, Paramount Energy Trust, Trilogy Energy Trust
37	Mitchell Goldhar	$1.37 billion	48	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	SmartCentres Inc., Calloway REIT
38	Marc Muzzo and family	$1.33 billion	--	Ontario	Woodbridge, Ontario	Muzzo Group of Cos.
39	Bob Gaglardi	$1.31 billion	68	British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia	Northland Properties Ltd.
40	Seymour Schulich	$1.31 billion	69	Quebec	Toronto, Ontario	Newmont Mining Corporation, Canadian Oil Sands Trust
41	John MacBain	$1.31 billion	51	Quebec	Geneva, Switzerland	Trader Classified Media
42	Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman	$1.29 billion	--	Manitoba Quebec	Toronto Ontario	Onex Corporation, Indigo Books and Music Inc.
43	Peter Gilgan	$1.23 billion	59	Ontario	Oakville, Ontario	Mattamy Homes Ltd.
44	Michael DeGroote	$1.22 billion	75	Ontario	Bermuda	CBIZ Inc., AutoNation, Laidlaw
45	Jean Coutu (pharmacist)	$1.21 billion	82	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Jean Coutu Group
46	Joseph and Ted Burnett	$1.19 billion	--	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Burnac Corp.
47	Robert Miller (Future Electronics)	$1.19 billion	67	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Future Electronics
48	Frank Stronach	$1.19 billion	77	Ontario	Oberwaltersdorf, Austria	Magna Entertainment Corp.
49	Douglas Fregin	$1.17 billion	49	Ontario	Waterloo, Ontario	Research in Motion
50	Alfredo DeGasperis	$1.15 billion	75	Ontario	Concord, Ontario	Metrus Developments Inc., Con-Strada Group of Cos.
51	J. R. Shaw	$1.15 billion	75	Ontario	Calgary, Alberta	Shaw Communications
52	Gene Kruger and family	$1.11 billion	--	Quebec	Montreal, Quebec	Kruger Inc.
53	Richard Li	$1.09 billion	42	British Columbia	Hong Kong	PCCW
54	Ron Joyce	$1.07 billion	78	Nova Scotia	Calgary, Alberta	Wendy's International, Tim Hortons, Shaw Communications
55	Leslie Dan	$1.02 billion	81	Ontario	Toronto, Ontario	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Viventia Biotech, Novopharm

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