| Rank | Name | Age | City | Prov | Industries | Companies | Net worth ($Bil) | 2009 Rank | % Change |
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| 1 | Thomson family | - | Toronto | ON | Media, information distribution | Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. Ltd | 23.36 | 1 | 6.2 |
| 2 | Galen Weston | 70 | Toronto | ON | Food, groceries, retail, real estate | George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew | 8.5 | 3 | 31.3 |
| 3 | Irving family | - | Saint John | NB | Oil, forestry products, gas stations, media, transportation, real estate | Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd. | 7.46 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Rogers family | - | Toronto | ON | Cable TV, communications, media, pro sports | Rogers Communications Inc. | 6.02 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | James Pattison | 82 | Vancouver | BC | Auto sales, food, media, forestry products, entertainment, export services | Jim Pattison Group | 5.53 | 4 | 9.1 |
| 6 | Paul Desmarais Sr. | 83 | Montreal | QC | Financial services, media | Power Corp. of Canada | 4.28 | 6 | -0.2 |
| 7 | Bernard Sherman | 68 | Toronto | ON | Pharmaceuticals | Apotex Group of Cos | 3.94 | 7 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Jeff Skoll | 45 | Palo Alto | CA | Internet, media | eBay Inc., Participant Media | 3.56 | 9 | -0.8 |
| 9 | Saputo family | - | Montreal | QC | Food, real estate, transportation | Saputo Inc. | 3.52 | 12 | 27.4 |
| 10 | Fred and Ron Mannix | - | Calgary | AB | Mining, energy, real estate | Mancal Group | 3.18 | 10 | 6.9 |
| 11 | David Azrieli | 88 | Montreal | QC | Real estate | Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro | 2.93 | 8 | -21.4 |
| 12 | Carlo Fidani | 56 | Toronto | ON | Real estate | Orlando Corp. | 2.89 | 14 | 5.6 |
| 13 | Richardson family | - | Winnipeg | MB | Agriculture, real estate, oil & gas, financial services | James Richardson & Sons Ltd | 2.86 | 15 | 4.9 |
| 14 | Robert Friedland | 60 | Singapore | - | Mining, energy | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Ivanhoe Energy Inc. | 2.62 | 32 | 64.2 |
| 15 | Harrison McCain family | - | Florenceville | NB | Frozen foods | McCain Foods Ltd. | 2.59 | 19 | 13 |
| 16 | Daryl Katz | 49 | Edmonton | AB | Drug stores, professional sports | Katz Group of Cos., Edmonton Oilers | 2.59 | 17 | 9.9 |
| 17 | Alan, Clayton & Barry Zekelman | - | Windsor | ON | Steel tubing | Atlas Tube | 2.59 | 13 | -5.7 |
| 18 | Charles Bronfman | 79 | New York | NY | Entertainment, investing | Vivendi | 2.39 | 18 | 2.3 |
| 19 | Wallace McCain | 80 | Toronto | ON | Frozen foods, food processing | McCain Foods Ltd., Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | 2.29 | 22 | 18.7 |
| 20 | Sobey family | - | New Glasgow | NS | Groceries, real estate | Empire Co. Ltd. | 2.14 | 30 | 27.7 |
| 21 | Murray Edwards | 50 | Calgary | AB | Oil & gas, aerospace, pro sports, resorts | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services Inc., Calgary Flames | 2.11 | 23 | 10.9 |
| 22 | Bombardier family | - | Montreal | QC | Aerospace, rail, recreational vehicles | Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | 2.1 | 24 | 10.8 |
| 23 | Alex Shnaider | 42 | Toronto | ON | Steel, real estate, food production and retail | Midland Resources Holding Ltd. | 2.06 | 20 | -3.5 |
| 24 | Michael Lazaridis | 49 | Waterloo | ON | Mobile communications | Research In Motion Ltd. | 2.02 | 11 | -30.5 |
| 25 | Allan Slaight | 79 | Toronto | ON | Broadcasting | Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd. | 2.01 | 21 | 1.3 |
| 26 | Frank Stronach | 78 | Austria | - | Auto parts, horses | Magna International Inc. | 1.95 | 48 | 64.5 |
| 27 | Clay Riddell | 73 | Calgary | AB | Oil, restaurants, pro sports | Paramount Resources Ltd., Perpetual Energy Inc., Trilogy Energy Corp. | 1.91 | 36 | 35.3 |
| 28 | Stephen Jarislowsky | 85 | Montreal | QC | Investing | Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. | 1.85 | 25 | 0.1 |
| 29 | Lalji family | - | Vancouver | BC | Real estate | Larco Investments Ltd. | 1.83 | 29 | 7.6 |
| 30 | James Balsillie | 49 | Waterloo | ON | Mobile communications | Research in Motion Ltd. | 1.81 | 16 | -32.4 |
| 31 | Marcel Adams | 90 | Montreal | QC | Real estate | Iberville Developments Ltd. | 1.77 | 26 | 1.5 |
| 32 | Reichmann family | - | Toronto | ON | Real estate | Reichmann International Development Corp., Reichmann Seniors Housing Development Corp. | 1.75 | 27 | 1.4 |
| 33 | Terence Matthews | 67 | Ottawa | ON | Telecommunications, real estate | Mitel Networks Corp., Wesley Clover Corp., March Networks Corp. | 1.69 | 31 | 2 |
| 34 | Michael Lee-Chin | 59 | Burlington | ON | Financial services, communications | National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd., Columbus Communications Inc. | 1.64 | 28 | -4 |
| 35 | Brandt Louie | 67 | Burnaby | BC | Pharmacies, groceries | H.Y. Louie Co. Ltd. | 1.61 | 33 | 2.5 |
| 36 | David Cheriton | 58 | Palo Alto | CA | Technology | Google Inc. | 1.56 | 34 | 1.1 |
| 37 | Guy Laliberté | 58 | Montreal | QC | Entertainment | Cirque du Soleil | 1.51 | 35 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Mitchell Goldhar | 49 | Toronto | ON | Real estate | SmartCentres Inc., Calloway REIT | 1.49 | 37 | 8.4 |
| 39 | Bob Gaglardi | 69 | Vancouver | BC | Real estate, hotels, restaurants | Northland Properties Ltd. | 1.47 | 39 | 12 |
| 40 | Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman | - | Toronto | ON | Books, auto parts, computer parts, real estate, movies, health care | Onex Corp., Indigo Books & Music Inc. | 1.46 | 42 | 13.2 |
| 41 | Robert Miller | 68 | Montreal | QC | Electronic-component distribution, computer parts, real estate | Future Electronics Inc. | 1.41 | 47 | 18.3 |
| 42 | JR Shaw | 76 | Calgary | AB | Cable TV, communications, media | Shaw Communications Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc. | 1.41 | 51 | 22.1 |
| 43 | Muzzo family | - | Woodbridge | ON | Real estate | Muzzo Group of Cos. | 1.37 | 38 | 3.3 |
| 44 | Peter Gilgan | 60 | Oakville | ON | Home building | Mattamy Homes Ltd. | 1.37 | 43 | 11.3 |
| 45 | Seymour Schulich | 70 | Toronto | ON | Oil, mining, investing | Newmont Mining Corp. of Canada Ltd., Canadian Oil Sands Trust | 1.35 | 40 | 3.1 |
| 46 | John MacBain | 51 | Switzerland | - | Media | Trader Classified Media NV | 1.35 | 41 | 3 |
| 47 | Michael DeGroote | 77 | Bermuda | - | Waste disposal, transportation, professional services | CBIZ Inc., IESI-BFC Ltd., Laidlaw Inc. | 1.33 | 44 | 9.1 |
| 48 | Richard Li | 49 | Hong Kong | - | Communications, broadcasting | PCCW Ltd. | 1.32 | 53 | 20.9 |
| 49 | Chip Wilson | 55 | Vancouver | BC | Yogawear | Lululemon Althetica Inc. | 1.25 | 78 | 66.7 |
| 50 | Ronald Southern | 80 | Calgary | AB | Power generation, utilities | ATCO Ltd., Canadian Utilities Ltd. | 1.21 | 61 | 29.9 |
