List of Fifteen Wealthiest People in Canada

 

David Thomson

David Thomson, chairman of Thomson Reuters, claimed the top spot in our list of wealthiest people in Canada with an estimated net worth of a staggering $39 billion. The British-Canadian magnate became the wealthiest man in the country after the death of his father in 2006, when he became chairman of Thomson Corporation. According to Forbes, Thomson and his family, “control a media and publishing empire founded by his grandfather Roy Thomson,” and also own the Globe and Mail; they also have a major stake in Bell Canada.

Jospeh Tsai is the second wealthiest person in Canada, with a whopping estimated net worth of $10.2 billion. As vice-chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, Tsai owns nearly half of the Brooklyn Nets National Basketball Association team.

Galen Weston is the third richest person in the country, with a net worth of $9 billion. Weston is a British-Canadian businessman and also the chairman emeritus of George Weston – a titanic Canadian food processing and distribution company, which represents businesses through its control of Loblaw Companies Limited (“Loblaw”) and Loblaw’s recent acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.

David Cheriton and James Irving rounded out the top five wealthiest people in Canada with $6.4 billion and $6.3 billion, respectively.

Jim Pattison is the sixth wealthiest person in Canada with an estimated net worth of $5.7 billion.

Below is our list of fifteen wealthiest people in Canada:

1.      David Thomson: $39 billion
2. .     Joseph Tsai: $10.2 billion
3.     Galen Weston: $9 billion
4.     David Cheriton: $6.4 billion
5.      James Irving: $6.3 billion
6.      Jim Pattison: $5.7 billion
7.      Huang Chulong: $5.6 billion
8.    Emanuele (Lino) Saputo: $5.1 billion
9.   Chip Wilson: $4.6 billion
10.    Mark Scheinberg: $4.5 billion
11.   Alain Bouchard: $4.1 billion
12.   Gilgan: $4 billion
13.   Arthur Irving: $3.5 billion
14.    Daryl Katz: $3.1 billion
15.   Bob Gaglardi: $3 billion

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