Billionaires Born in Canada

Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.

RichGeo records 95 people for Canada by birthplace. 12 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

95
People recorded
12
Net worth of $1B or more
$72.48B
Combined recorded net worth

States and provinces

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of FleetToronto · Canadian hereditary peer$32.5B
  2. 2David BaszuckiWinnipeg · Co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation$7B
  3. 3Arthur IrvingSaint John · Canadian businessman (1930-2024)$6.4B
  4. 4Jeff SkollMontreal · Canadian engineer, internet entrepreneur and film producer$5.4B
  5. 5Jim PattisonSaskatoon · Canadian businessman$4.8B
  6. 6Daryl KatzEdmonton · Canadian businessman and founder of Katz Group$4.3B
  7. 7Barry ShermanToronto · Canadian businessperson$3.48B
  8. 8Lawrence StrollMontreal · f1 aston martin team owner$3B
  9. 9Calvin LoVancouver · Hong Kong businessman$2B
  10. 10Stewart ButterfieldLund · Canadian entrepreneur and businessman$1.6B
  11. 11Joseph LubinToronto · Canadian-American entrepreneur$1B
  12. 12Ronnen HararyOntario · Canadian billionaire businessman$1B
  13. 13Robert Hall GloverPrivate company founderLeeds · Canadian missionaryUndisclosed
  14. 14Richard Robert DonnelleyPublic company founderHamilton · American printer and publisher (1836-1899)Undisclosed
  15. 15Mortimer ZuckermanPublic company founderMontreal · American businessmanUndisclosed
  16. 16Davidson BlackPrivate company founderToronto · Canadian paleoanthropologist (1884–1934)Undisclosed
  17. 17Merck MercuriadisPublic company founderSchefferville · Canadian-American music industry executive and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  18. 18Tim HortonPublic company founderCochrane · Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (1930–1974)Undisclosed
  19. 19Mitch SchwartzTech founderMontreal · Montreal-based consultant in AI enablement, delivery leadership and change; founder of Ops MachineUndisclosed
  20. 20Patrick HorsmanTech founderSaint John · American investment executive and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  21. 21Maxime BellemareTech founderQuebec City · Entrepreneur, founder of KRWNUndisclosed
  22. 22Tim BrayTech founderCanadian software developer (b. 1955)Undisclosed
  23. 23Howard LindzonTech founderToronto · author and Financial AnalystUndisclosed
  24. 24William MackenziePublic company founderEldon · railway entrepreneurUndisclosed
  25. 25Roger HardyPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  26. 26Darren ThroopPublic company founderBashaw · American businesspersonUndisclosed
  27. 27Nolan WatsonPublic company founderSurrey · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  28. 28Larry O'BrienPublic company founderOttawa · Canadian politicianUndisclosed
  29. 29James L. KraftPublic company founderStevensville · Canadian-American businessmanUndisclosed
  30. 30William Russell KellyPublic company founderKoksilah · American businessman (1905–1998)Undisclosed
  31. 31Elizabeth ArdenPublic company founderWoodbridge · Canadian American businesswomanUndisclosed
  32. 32Jade RaymondTech founderMontreal · Canadian video game executiveUndisclosed
  33. 33Chris UrmsonPublic company founderCEO of self-driving technology company AuroraUndisclosed
  34. 34Jay S. HennickPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessman (born 1957)Undisclosed
  35. 35雷·穆齐卡Tech founderEdmonton · Canadian video game designerUndisclosed
  36. 36Bob YoungPublic company founderHamilton · Canadian entrepreneurUndisclosed
  37. 37Arthur SurveyerPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian engineer (1878–1961)Undisclosed
  38. 38Ignace BourgetPublic company founderLévis · Catholic archbishopUndisclosed
  39. 39François LegaultPublic company founderLachine · Premier of Quebec (2018-2026)Undisclosed
  40. 40Greg ZeschukTech founderEdmonton · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  41. 41Graeme FergusonPublic company founderToronto · Canadian filmmaker and inventor (1929–2021)Undisclosed
  42. 42Heather ReismanPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian businesswomanUndisclosed
  43. 43Henri AudetPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian engineerUndisclosed
  44. 44Hormidas LaportePublic company founderLachine · Canadian politician (1850–1934); mayor of Montreal, Quebec 1904-1906Undisclosed
  45. 45Jean CoutuPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  46. 46Conrad BlackPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian and British newspaper publisher (born 1944)Undisclosed
  47. 47Pierre PéladeauPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian businessman (1925–1997)Undisclosed
  48. 48John BitovePublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  49. 49Rolland JeanneauPublic company founderSainte-MartineUndisclosed
  50. 50Roman KroitorPublic company founderYorkton · Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of Imax CorporationUndisclosed
  51. 51Rémi MarcouxPublic company founderSaint-Elzéar · Canadian magazine publisherUndisclosed
  52. 52Serge GodinPublic company founderShipshaw · Canadian information technology executive and computer scientistUndisclosed
  53. 53Trevor BlackwellTech founderSaskatoon · Canadian programmerUndisclosed
  54. 54James CameronPublic company founderKapuskasing · Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)Undisclosed
  55. 55Sidney HarmanPublic company founderMontreal · American businessman (1918–2011)Undisclosed
  56. 56Andrew RivkinTech founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  57. 57Arthur James NesbittPublic company founderSaint John · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  58. 58Austin CuvillierPublic company founderQuebec City · Canadian politicianUndisclosed
  59. 59Bill ComriePublic company founderWinnipeg · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  60. 60Miles NadalPublic company founderToronto · International entrepreneur and philanthropistUndisclosed
  61. 61Chip WilsonPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  62. 62Clay RiddellPublic company founderTreherne · Canadian geologist and businessmanUndisclosed
  63. 63Michelle ZatlynPublic company founderPrince Albert · Cloudflare co-founderUndisclosed
  64. 64Craig DobbinPublic company founderSt. John's · Canadian businessman (1935-2006)Undisclosed
  65. 65Dave FennellPublic company founderEdmonton · Player of American and Canadian footballUndisclosed
  66. 66David MargolesePublic company founderVancouver · entrepreneurUndisclosed
  67. 67Kyle NissenTech founderCalgary · Canadian freestyle skierUndisclosed
  68. 68Edward S. Rogers Sr.Public company founderToronto · Canadian businessman (1900–1939)Undisclosed
  69. 69Frank GiustraPublic company founderGreater Sudbury · Canadian businessman (born 1957)Undisclosed
  70. 70Ryan CohenPublic company founderMontreal · entrepreneurUndisclosed
  71. 71Garrett CampTech founderCalgary · Canadian entrepreneurUndisclosed
  72. 72Gerry SchwartzPublic company founderWinnipeg · Canadian founder, chairman and CEO of Onex Corporation (born 1941)Undisclosed
  73. 73Harry SteelePublic company founderMusgrave Harbour · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  74. 74Hugh J. ChisholmPublic company founderNiagara-on-the-Lake · Canadian-American businessman (1847-1912)Undisclosed
  75. 75Robert KerrPublic company founderGalt · Canadian politician and businessman (1929-2010)Undisclosed
  76. 76JR ShawPublic company founderEdmonton · Canadian businessman (1934-2020)Undisclosed
  77. 77James S. KinnearPublic company founderToronto · Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropistUndisclosed
  78. 78Jeffry Hall BrockPublic company founderGuelph · Canadian businessman (1850-1915)Undisclosed
  79. 79Jim TrelivingPublic company founderVirden · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  80. 80Lew CirnePublic company founderCanadian technologist and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  81. 81Sam DubinerPublic company founderToronto · Canadian-born Israeli industrialist, art collector and art dealer (1914–1993)Undisclosed
  82. 82Lorne AbonyTech founderToronto · businessmanUndisclosed
  83. 83Michael MacMillanPublic company founderScarborough · Canadian film executiveUndisclosed
  84. 84Michael OversPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  85. 85Yanik GuillemetteTech founderQuebecUndisclosed
  86. 86Chris TaylorTech founderBritish Columbia · computer game designer and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  87. 87Jack WarnerTech founderLondon · American film executive (1892–1978)Undisclosed
  88. 88Rob NokesTech founderWinnipeg · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  89. 89Ron JoycePublic company founderTatamagouche · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  90. 90Theodore LoblawPublic company founderEssa · Canadian businessman (1872-1933)Undisclosed
  91. 91W. Garfield WestonPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
  92. 92Herbert Henry DowPublic company founderBelleville · Canadian American chemical industrialist (1866–1930)Undisclosed
  93. 93Sid MeierTech founderSarnia · Canadian-American game programmer and designerUndisclosed
  94. 94Joseph-Armand BombardierPublic company founderValcourt · Canadian inventor and businessman (1907–1964)Undisclosed
  95. 95Stephen ElopTech founderAncaster · former chief executive officer of Nokia CorporationUndisclosed

Technology Sectors

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Bank of Montreal6
  2. 2Evolve Funds Group4
  3. 3Fairfax Financial3
  4. 4IMAX Corporation3
  5. 5Canadian Tire2
  6. 6Lionsgate Canada2
  7. 7Tim Hortons2
  8. 8Mitel2
  9. 9Open Text Corporation2
  10. 10Stingray Radio2
  11. 11Northland Power2
  12. 12Reitmans2
  13. 13Sirius XM Canada2
  14. 14Spin Master2
  15. 15Bausch & Lomb2
  16. 16Brookfield Corporation2
  17. 17Rumble1
  18. 18Alliance Atlantis1
  19. 19Industrial Alliance1
  20. 20Thomson Reuters1
  21. 21Metro1
  22. 22Pizza Pizza1
  23. 23Domtar1
  24. 24Saputo1
  25. 25Corby Distilleries1
  26. 26Laurentian Bank of Canada1
  27. 27Euro Manganese1
  28. 28WiLAN1
  29. 29Shaw Communications1
  30. 30Goldcorp Inc.1

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.