Forbes released its richest people list for 2009 and like always we like to dissect it and examine the top Canadians that are on the list. Just who are the richest Canadians in 2009? Well there was a drop in billionaires in 2009 from 1,125 to a mere 793, there are a number of Canadians on the list. In fact there are 20 Canadians on the billionaires list. They include Edmonton Oiler owner Daryl Katz who ranks #468 with an estimated worth of $1.5 billion. Here is a look at the rest of the richest Canadians:
Rank Name Citizenship Age Worth Residence
24 |
David Thomson & family |
Canada |
51 |
13.0 |
Canada |
98 |
Galen Weston & family |
Canada |
68 |
5.0 |
Canada |
146 |
James, Arthur & John Irving |
Canada |
NA |
3.9 |
Canada |
246 |
Paul Desmarais |
Canada |
82 |
2.6 |
Canada |
261 |
Guy Laliberte |
Canada |
49 |
2.5 |
Canada |
261 |
Bernard (Barry) Sherman |
Canada |
67 |
2.5 |
Canada |
318 |
David Azrieli & family |
Canada |
86 |
2.1 |
Canada |
318 |
Jim Pattison |
Canada |
80 |
2.1 |
Canada |
318 |
Robert Miller |
Canada |
63 |
2.1 |
Canada |
334 |
Wallace McCain |
Canada |
79 |
2.0 |
Canada |
397 |
Charles Bronfman |
Canada |
77 |
1.8 |
Canada |
397 |
Jeffrey Skoll |
Canada |
44 |
1.8 |
United States |
397 |
Mike Lazaridis |
Canada |
48 |
1.8 |
Canada |
430 |
James Balsillie |
Canada |
48 |
1.7 |
Canada |
468 |
Daryl Katz |
Canada |
47 |
1.5 |
Canada |
559 |
Emanuele (Lino) Saputo |
Canada |
72 |
1.3 |
Canada |
559 |
Alexander Shnaider |
Canada |
40 |
1.3 |
Canada |
601 |
Stephen Jarislowsky |
Canada |
83 |
1.2 |
Canada |
647 |
David Cheriton |
Canada |
57 |
1.1 |
United States |
701 |
Michael Lee-Chin |
Canada |
58 |
1.0 |
Canada |
Pretty great list of the richest Canadians for 2009.
Forbes 2009 Billionaire List
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