| Rank | Name | Age | City | Prov | Industries | Companies | Net worth | 2007 Rank | % Change |
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| 22 | Bombardier Family | - | Montreal | QC | Aerospace, rail | Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | 2.04 | 17 | -11 |
| 19 | Richardson Family | - | Winnipeg | MB | Agriculture, real estate, oil and gas, financial services | James Richardson & Sons Ltd. | 2.34 | 22 | 17 |
| 51 | Frank Stronach | 76 | Oberwaltersdorf | AT | Auto parts, horses | Magna International Inc. | 1.04 | 54 | 2 |
| 5 | James (Jimmy) Pattison | 80 | Vancouver | BC | Auto sales, food, media, forestry products, entertainment, export services | Jim Pattison Group | 4.93 | 6 | 9 |
| 100 | Molson Family | - | Montreal | QC | Beer | Molson Coors Brewing Co. | 0.46 | 58 | -48 |
| 44 | Gerald (Gerry) Schwartz and Heather Reisman | - | Toronto | ON | Books, auto parts, computer parts, real estate, movies, health care | Onex Corp., Indigo Books & Music Inc. | 1.18 | 31 | -25 |
| 23 | Allan Slaight | 77 | Toronto | ON | Broadcasting | Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd. | 1.95 | 26 | 4 |
| 87 | de Gaspé Beaubien Family | - | Montreal | QC | Broadcasting, magazines | Telemedia Corp. | 0.54 | 97 | 14 |
| 81 | Amar Doman | 38 | Vancouver | BC | Building materials | Futura Corp. | 0.61 | - | - |
| 76 | Koschitzky Family | - | Toronto | ON | Building supplies | IKO Group | 0.72 | 79 | 7 |
| 82 | Randall Moffat | 65 | Winnipeg | MB | Cable TV, broadcasting | Moffat Communications Ltd. | 0.6 | 82 | -10 |
| 90 | André Chagnon | 80 | Montreal | QC | Cable TV, broadcasting | Vidéotron Ltée | 0.53 | 91 | 3 |
| 41 | JR Shaw | 74 | Calgary | AB | Cable TV, communications | Shaw Communications Inc. | 1.2 | 34 | -19 |
| 4 | Edward (Ted) Rogers | 75 | Toronto | ON | Cable TV, communications, pro sports | Rogers Communications Inc. | 5.05 | 2 | -34 |
| 78 | Peter Nygård | 67 | Bahamas | | Clothing | Nygård International Ltd. | 0.68 | 80 | 2 |
| 84 | Lawrence Stroll | 49 | Montreal | QC | Clothing | Michael Kors Inc., Sportswear Holdings Ltd. | 0.57 | 100 | 34 |
| 48 | Richard Li | 41 | Hong Kong | | Communications, broadcasting | PCCW Ltd. | 1.11 | 51 | 4 |
| 77 | John Bragg | 68 | Colingwood | NS | Communications, frozen foods, building supply stores | Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd., Bragg Communications, Bragg Lumber Co. Ltd. | 0.69 | 74 | -4 |
| 99 | Lee Ka Lau | 52 | Toronto | ON | Computer graphics parts | ATI Technologies Inc. | 0.47 | 98 | 1 |
| 73 | Cliff and Dave Lede | - | Calgary | AB | Construction, communications | Ledcor Group of Cos., 360networks | 0.78 | 77 | 13 |
| 49 | Ronald (Ron) Joyce | 77 | Calgary | AB | Doughnuts and coffee, golf resort | Wendy's International Inc., Tim Hortons, Shaw Communications Inc. | 1.09 | 49 | - |
| 17 | Daryl Katz | 47 | Edmonton | AB | Drug stores, professional sports | Katz Group of Cos., Edmonton Oilers | 2.43 | 15 | 3 |
| 36 | Robert Miller | 66 | Montreal | QC | Electronic-component distribution, computer parts, real estate | Future Electronics Inc. | 1.32 | 52 | 23 |
| 74 | David Werklund | 63 | Calgary | AB | Energy and environmental waste management services | CCS Corp. | 0.78 | 66 | -5 |
| 32 | Guy Laliberté | 49 | Montreal | QC | Entertainment | Cirque du Soleil | 1.47 | 44 | 25 |
| 20 | Charles Bronfman | 77 | New York | NY | Entertainment, investing | Vivendi | 2.27 | 19 | 3 |
| 85 | Jack Cowin | 66 | Sydney | AU | Fast food, wine, tourism | Competitive Foods Australia Pty. Ltd. | 0.55 | 96 | 14 |
| 98 | Robert Gratton | 65 | Montreal | QC | Financial services | Power Financial Corp. | 0.47 | 81 | -29 |
| 16 | Michael Lee-Chin | 57 | Burlington | ON | Financial services, communications | AIC Ltd., National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd., Columbus Communications Inc. | 2.44 | 11 | -13 |
| 8 | Paul Desmarais Sr. | 81 | Montreal | QC | Financial services, energy | Power Corp. of Canada | 4.11 | 4 | -27 |
| 70 | Henry (Hal) Jackman | 76 | Toronto | ON | Financial services, real estate | E-L Financial Corp. Ltd. | 0.82 | 67 | - |
| 65 | John Risley | 60 | Bedford | NS | Fisheries, food supplements, communications | Clearwater Seafoods Income Fund, FPI Ltd., Ocean Nutrition Canada, Columbus Communications | 0.86 | 78 | 26 |
| 3 | Galen Weston | 68 | Toronto | ON | Food, groceries, real estate, retail | George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd. | 6.58 | 3 | -9 |
| 13 | Saputo Family | - | Montreal | QC | Food, real estate, transportation | Saputo Inc. | 2.62 | 12 | -5 |
| 88 | Aldo Bensadoun | 69 | Montreal | QC | Footwear | Aldo Group Inc. | 0.54 | 87 | -6 |
| 47 | Kruger Family | - | Montreal | QC | Forestry products | Kruger Inc. | 1.12 | 57 | 21 |
| 21 | Harrison McCain Family | - | Florenceville | NB | Frozen foods | McCain Foods Ltd. | 2.11 | 21 | -1 |
| 25 | Wallace McCain | 78 | Toronto | ON | Frozen foods, food processing | McCain Foods Ltd., Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | 1.75 | 24 | -10 |
| 97 | Jodrey Family | - | Hantsport | NS | Frozen foods, forestry products, nursing homes, shipping, trucking, real estate | High Liner Foods Inc., Extendicare Inc., Assisted Living Concepts Inc., Algoma Central Corp. | 0.47 | 89 | -15 |
| 96 | Leon Family | - | Toronto | ON | Furniture, home appliances | Leon's Furniture Ltd., Appliance Canada | 0.47 | 75 | -34 |
| 57 | Chan Family | - | Vancouver | BC | Golf courses, real estate | Burrard International Holdings Inc. | 0.9 | 68 | 15 |
| 24 | Sobey Family | - | New Glasgow | NS | Groceries, real estate | Empire Co. Ltd. | 1.78 | 23 | -9 |
| 40 | Peter Gilgan | 58 | Oakville | ON | Home building | Mattamy Homes Ltd. | 1.22 | 46 | 7 |
| 86 | Isadore Sharp | 77 | Toronto | ON | Hotels | Four Seasons Hotels Inc. | 0.54 | 93 | 7 |
| 10 | Jeff Skoll | 43 | Palo Alto | CA | Internet, media | eBay Inc., Participant Media | 3.14 | 7 | -30 |
| 31 | Stephen Jarislowsky | 83 | Montreal | QC | Investing | Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. | 1.48 | 35 | - |
| 61 | Eric Sprott | 64 | Toronto | ON | Investing | Sprott Inc. | 0.87 | - | - |
| 37 | John MacBain | 50 | Geneva | CH | Media | Trader Classified Media NV | 1.29 | 40 | 4 |
| 1 | Thomson Family | - | Toronto | ON | Media, information distribution | Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd. | 18.45 | 1 | -27 |
| 62 | Stewart Blusson | 69 | Lions Bay | BC | Mining | Ekati Diamond Mine, Archon Minerals Ltd. | 0.87 | 94 | 75 |