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
- 1David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of FleetToronto · Canadian hereditary peer$32.5B
- 2David BaszuckiWinnipeg · Co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation$7B
- 3Arthur IrvingSaint John · Canadian businessman (1930-2024)$6.4B
- 4Jeff SkollMontreal · Canadian engineer, internet entrepreneur and film producer$5.4B
- 5Jim PattisonSaskatoon · Canadian businessman$4.8B
- 6Daryl KatzEdmonton · Canadian businessman and founder of Katz Group$4.3B
- 7Barry ShermanToronto · Canadian businessperson$3.48B
- 8Lawrence StrollMontreal · f1 aston martin team owner$3B
- 9Calvin LoVancouver · Hong Kong businessman$2B
- 10Stewart ButterfieldLund · Canadian entrepreneur and businessman$1.6B
- 11Joseph LubinToronto · Canadian-American entrepreneur$1B
- 12Ronnen HararyOntario · Canadian billionaire businessman$1B
- 13Robert Hall GloverPrivate company founderLeeds · Canadian missionaryUndisclosed
- 14Richard Robert DonnelleyPublic company founderHamilton · American printer and publisher (1836-1899)Undisclosed
- 15Mortimer ZuckermanPublic company founderMontreal · American businessmanUndisclosed
- 16Davidson BlackPrivate company founderToronto · Canadian paleoanthropologist (1884–1934)Undisclosed
- 17Merck MercuriadisPublic company founderSchefferville · Canadian-American music industry executive and entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 18Tim HortonPublic company founderCochrane · Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (1930–1974)Undisclosed
- 19Mitch SchwartzTech founderMontreal · Montreal-based consultant in AI enablement, delivery leadership and change; founder of Ops MachineUndisclosed
- 20Patrick HorsmanTech founderSaint John · American investment executive and entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 21Maxime BellemareTech founderQuebec City · Entrepreneur, founder of KRWNUndisclosed
- 22Tim BrayTech founderCanadian software developer (b. 1955)Undisclosed
- 23Howard LindzonTech founderToronto · author and Financial AnalystUndisclosed
- 24William MackenziePublic company founderEldon · railway entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 25Roger HardyPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 26Darren ThroopPublic company founderBashaw · American businesspersonUndisclosed
- 27Nolan WatsonPublic company founderSurrey · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 28Larry O'BrienPublic company founderOttawa · Canadian politicianUndisclosed
- 29James L. KraftPublic company founderStevensville · Canadian-American businessmanUndisclosed
- 30William Russell KellyPublic company founderKoksilah · American businessman (1905–1998)Undisclosed
- 31Elizabeth ArdenPublic company founderWoodbridge · Canadian American businesswomanUndisclosed
- 32Jade RaymondTech founderMontreal · Canadian video game executiveUndisclosed
- 33Chris UrmsonPublic company founderCEO of self-driving technology company AuroraUndisclosed
- 34Jay S. HennickPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessman (born 1957)Undisclosed
- 35雷·穆齐卡Tech founderEdmonton · Canadian video game designerUndisclosed
- 36Bob YoungPublic company founderHamilton · Canadian entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 37Arthur SurveyerPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian engineer (1878–1961)Undisclosed
- 38Ignace BourgetPublic company founderLévis · Catholic archbishopUndisclosed
- 39François LegaultPublic company founderLachine · Premier of Quebec (2018-2026)Undisclosed
- 40Greg ZeschukTech founderEdmonton · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 41Graeme FergusonPublic company founderToronto · Canadian filmmaker and inventor (1929–2021)Undisclosed
- 42Heather ReismanPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian businesswomanUndisclosed
- 43Henri AudetPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian engineerUndisclosed
- 44Hormidas LaportePublic company founderLachine · Canadian politician (1850–1934); mayor of Montreal, Quebec 1904-1906Undisclosed
- 45Jean CoutuPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 46Conrad BlackPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian and British newspaper publisher (born 1944)Undisclosed
- 47Pierre PéladeauPublic company founderMontreal · Canadian businessman (1925–1997)Undisclosed
- 48John BitovePublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 49Rolland JeanneauPublic company founderSainte-MartineUndisclosed
- 50Roman KroitorPublic company founderYorkton · Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of Imax CorporationUndisclosed
- 51Rémi MarcouxPublic company founderSaint-Elzéar · Canadian magazine publisherUndisclosed
- 52Serge GodinPublic company founderShipshaw · Canadian information technology executive and computer scientistUndisclosed
- 53Trevor BlackwellTech founderSaskatoon · Canadian programmerUndisclosed
- 54James CameronPublic company founderKapuskasing · Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)Undisclosed
- 55Sidney HarmanPublic company founderMontreal · American businessman (1918–2011)Undisclosed
- 56Andrew RivkinTech founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 57Arthur James NesbittPublic company founderSaint John · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 58Austin CuvillierPublic company founderQuebec City · Canadian politicianUndisclosed
- 59Bill ComriePublic company founderWinnipeg · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 60Miles NadalPublic company founderToronto · International entrepreneur and philanthropistUndisclosed
- 61Chip WilsonPublic company founderVancouver · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 62Clay RiddellPublic company founderTreherne · Canadian geologist and businessmanUndisclosed
- 63Michelle ZatlynPublic company founderPrince Albert · Cloudflare co-founderUndisclosed
- 64Craig DobbinPublic company founderSt. John's · Canadian businessman (1935-2006)Undisclosed
- 65Dave FennellPublic company founderEdmonton · Player of American and Canadian footballUndisclosed
- 66David MargolesePublic company founderVancouver · entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 67Kyle NissenTech founderCalgary · Canadian freestyle skierUndisclosed
- 68Edward S. Rogers Sr.Public company founderToronto · Canadian businessman (1900–1939)Undisclosed
- 69Frank GiustraPublic company founderGreater Sudbury · Canadian businessman (born 1957)Undisclosed
- 70Ryan CohenPublic company founderMontreal · entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 71Garrett CampTech founderCalgary · Canadian entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 72Gerry SchwartzPublic company founderWinnipeg · Canadian founder, chairman and CEO of Onex Corporation (born 1941)Undisclosed
- 73Harry SteelePublic company founderMusgrave Harbour · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 74Hugh J. ChisholmPublic company founderNiagara-on-the-Lake · Canadian-American businessman (1847-1912)Undisclosed
- 75Robert KerrPublic company founderGalt · Canadian politician and businessman (1929-2010)Undisclosed
- 76JR ShawPublic company founderEdmonton · Canadian businessman (1934-2020)Undisclosed
- 77James S. KinnearPublic company founderToronto · Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropistUndisclosed
- 78Jeffry Hall BrockPublic company founderGuelph · Canadian businessman (1850-1915)Undisclosed
- 79Jim TrelivingPublic company founderVirden · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 80Lew CirnePublic company founderCanadian technologist and entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 81Sam DubinerPublic company founderToronto · Canadian-born Israeli industrialist, art collector and art dealer (1914–1993)Undisclosed
- 82Lorne AbonyTech founderToronto · businessmanUndisclosed
- 83Michael MacMillanPublic company founderScarborough · Canadian film executiveUndisclosed
- 84Michael OversPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 85Yanik GuillemetteTech founderQuebecUndisclosed
- 86Chris TaylorTech founderBritish Columbia · computer game designer and entrepreneurUndisclosed
- 87Jack WarnerTech founderLondon · American film executive (1892–1978)Undisclosed
- 88Rob NokesTech founderWinnipeg · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 89Ron JoycePublic company founderTatamagouche · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 90Theodore LoblawPublic company founderEssa · Canadian businessman (1872-1933)Undisclosed
- 91W. Garfield WestonPublic company founderToronto · Canadian businessmanUndisclosed
- 92Herbert Henry DowPublic company founderBelleville · Canadian American chemical industrialist (1866–1930)Undisclosed
- 93Sid MeierTech founderSarnia · Canadian-American game programmer and designerUndisclosed
- 94Joseph-Armand BombardierPublic company founderValcourt · Canadian inventor and businessman (1907–1964)Undisclosed
- 95Stephen ElopTech founderAncaster · former chief executive officer of Nokia CorporationUndisclosed
Technology Sectors
Leading IndustriesBy associated people
Companies Headquartered Here
- 1Bank of Montreal6
- 2Evolve Funds Group4
- 3Fairfax Financial3
- 4IMAX Corporation3
- 5Canadian Tire2
- 6Lionsgate Canada2
- 7Tim Hortons2
- 8Mitel2
- 9Open Text Corporation2
- 10Stingray Radio2
- 11Northland Power2
- 12Reitmans2
- 13Sirius XM Canada2
- 14Spin Master2
- 15Bausch & Lomb2
- 16Brookfield Corporation2
- 17Rumble1
- 18Alliance Atlantis1
- 19Industrial Alliance1
- 20Thomson Reuters1
- 21Metro1
- 22Pizza Pizza1
- 23Domtar1
- 24Saputo1
- 25Corby Distilleries1
- 26Laurentian Bank of Canada1
- 27Euro Manganese1
- 28WiLAN1
- 29Shaw Communications1
- 30Goldcorp Inc.1
Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.