From The Ottawa Citizen:
Canada's 23 Billionaires
1. Kenneth Thomson, 75
Toronto
Publishing, information distribution
$20.97 billion
2. James (J.K.) Iriving, 70
Saint John, N.B.
Arthur Irving, 68
Saint John
John (Jack) Irving, 67
Saint John
Petroleum, forest products, building supply stores, shipbuilding, media,
frozen food
$6.67 billion
3. Galen Weston, 58
Toronto
Retail, groceries, real estate
$5.37 billion
4. Charles Bronfman, 68
New York
Alcohol, entertainment, manufacturing
$5.34 billion
5. Jeff Skoll, 34
Palo Alto, Calif.
Cofounder of Internet auction company
$4.8 billion
6. Bombardier family
Montreal
Aerospace, manufacturing
$3.42 billion
7. James (Jimmy) Pattison, 70
Vancouver
Auto sales, food, media, import/export
$2.2 billion
8. Fred Mannix, 57
Calgary
Ron Mannix, 51
Calgary
Construction, energy, real estate, restaurants
$2.15 billion
9. Edward (Ted) Rogers Jr., 66
Toronto
Cable television, media/communications
$2.06 billion
10. Terry Matthews, 56
Ottawa
Communications software/systems
$1.95 billion
11. Bernard (Barry) Sherman, 57
Toronto
Parmaceuticals
$1.83 billion
12. Paul Desmarais Sr., 72
Montreal
Financial services, media, broadcasting, petrochemicals
$1.74 billion
13. Israel (Izzy) Asper, 66
Winnipeg
Broadcasting
$1.57 billion
14. Leslie Dan, 70
Toronto
Pharmaceuticals
$1.56 billion
15. Michael DeGroote, 65
Bermuda
Garbage, transportation
$1.45 billion
16. Saputo Family,
Montreal
Cheese, forestry products, transportation
$1.32 billion
17. Andre Chagon, 71
Montreal
Cable television, broadcasting
$1.21 billion
18. David Azrieu, 77
Montreal
Real estate
$1.14
19. Jean Coutu, 72
Montreal
Retail, drugstores
$1.09 billion
20. Charles Sirois, 45
Montreal
Telecommunications
$1.08 billion
21. Wallace McCain, 69
Toronto
Frozen french fries, pizza, juice, meat processing
$1.08 billion
22. Harrison McCain, 71
Florenceville, NB
Frozen french fires, pizza, juice
$1.04 billion
23. Saul Feldberg, 64
Toronto
Office furniture
$1 billion
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