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The richest Canadians and how they made their fortunes

Canada's richest people
40) Jack Cockwell: C$1.5 billion ($1.1bn/£893m)
= 38) Terence Matthews: C$1.7 billion ($1.2bn/£975m)
= 38) K Rai Sahi: C$1.7 billion ($1.2bn/£975m)
= 36) Dani Reiss: C$1.8 billion ($1.3bn/£1.1bn)
= 36) Bruce Flatt: C$1.8 billion ($1.3bn/£1.1bn)
= 33) Brandt Louie: C$2 billion ($1.4bn/£1.1bn)
= 33) Stephen Smith: C$2 billion ($1.4bn/£1.1bn)
= 33) Peter Szulczewski: C$2 billion ($1.4bn/£1.1bn)
32) N Murray Edwards: C$2.1 billion ($1.5bn/£1.2bn)
= 29) Gerald Schwartz: C$2.2 billion ($1.6bn/£1.3bn)
= 29) Stephen Jarislowsky: C$2.2 billion ($1.6bn/£1.3bn)
= 29) Tobi Lutke: C$2.2 billion ($1.6bn/£1.3bn)
= 26) Hal Jackman: C$2.4 billion ($1.7bn/£1.4bn)
= 26) Marcel Adams: C$2.4 billion ($1.7bn/£1.4bn)
= 26) Pierre Karl Péladeau: C$2.4 billion ($1.7bn/£1.4bn)
= 24) Jacques D’Amours: C$2.5 billion ($1.8bn/£1.5bn)
= 24) Michael Lee-Chin: C$2.5 billion ($1.8bn/£1.5bn)
23) Serge Godin: C$2.6 billion ($1.9bn/£1.5bn)
= 21) Carlo Fidani: C$3.2 billion ($2.3bn/£1.9bn)
= 21) Charles Bronfman: C$3.2 billion ($2.3bn/£1.9bn)
=19) Jean Coutu: C$3.3 billion ($2.4bn/£2bn)
=19) Robert Miller: C$3.3 billion ($2.4bn/£2bn)
18) Lawrence Stroll: C$3.6 billion ($2.6bn/£2.1bn)
17) Mitchell Goldhar: C$3.8 billion ($2.7bn/£2.2bn)
16) Peter Gilgan: C$4 billion ($2.9bn/£2.4bn)
15) Bob Gaglardi: C$4.2 billion ($3bn/£2.4bn)
= 13) Huang Chulong: C$4.3 billion ($3.1bn/£2.5bn)
=13) Daryl Katz: C$4.3 billion ($3.1bn/£2.5bn)
12) Arthur Irving: C4.6 billion ($3.3bn/£2.7bn)
11) Chip Wilson: C$5 billion ($3.6bn/£2.9bn)
10) Alain Bouchard: C$5.2 billion ($3.7 billion/£3bn)
9) Mark Scheinberg: C$6.3 billion ($4.5bn/£3.7bn)
8) Garrett Camp: C$6.4 billion ($4.6bn/£3.8bn)
7) Emanuele (Lino) Saputo: C$7.1 billion ($5.1bn/£4.2bn)
6) David Cheriton: C$8.1 billion ($5.8bn/£4.7bn)
5) Jim Pattison: C$8.4 billion ($6bn/£4.9bn)
4) James Irving: C$9.8 billion ($7bn/£5.7bn)
3) Galen Weston: C$11.7 billion ($8.4bn/£6.9bn)
2) Joseph Tsai: C$13.3 billion ($9.5bn/£7.8bn)
1) David Thomson: C$45.4 billion ($32.5bn/£26.6bn)
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Canada's richest people

We’ve picked out the richest Canadians on the planet, using data from the Forbes 2019 Billionaire List. From the founder of one of the world’s biggest athletic clothing companies, to a media mogul at the head of a multi-billion dollar empire, these entrepreneurs have climbed their way to the top in many different trades – check out their success stories.

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18 March 2020

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