| Rank | Name | Age | City | Prov | Industries | Companies | Net worth ($Bil) | 2010 Rank | % Change |
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| 1 | Thomson family | - | Toronto | ON | Media, information distribution | Thomson Reuters, The Woodbridge Company Ltd. | 21.34 | 1 | -8.7 |
| 2 | Galen Weston | 71 | Toronto | ON | Food, groceries, retail, real estate | George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Cos. Ltd, Holt Renfrew | 8 | 2 | -5.8 |
| 3 | Irving family | 83 | Saint John | NB | Oil, forestry products, gas stations, media, transportation, real estate | Irving Oil Ltd., J.D. Irving Ltd. | 7.8 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Rogers family | 88 | Toronto | ON | Cable TV, communications, media, pro sports | Rogers Communications Inc. | 5.94 | 4 | -1.3 |
| 5 | James Pattison | 83 | Vancouver | BC | Auto sales, food, media, forestry products, entertainment, export services | Jim Pattison Group | 5.73 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Saputo family | - | Montreal | QC | Food, real estate, transportation | Saputo Inc. | 4.34 | 9 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Paul Desmarais Sr. | 84 | Montreal | QC | Financial services, media | Power Corp. of Canada | 4.27 | 6 | -0.2 |
| 8 | Jeff Skoll | 46 | Palo Alto | CA | Internet, media | eBay Inc., Participant Media. | 3.75 | 8 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Fred and Ron Mannix | 69 | Calgary | AB | Mining, energy, real estate | Mancal Group | 3.44 | 10 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Bernard Sherman | 69 | Toronto | ON | Pharmaceuticals | Apotex Group of Cos. | 3.31 | 7 | -16 |
| 11 | Clay Riddell | 74 | Calgary | AB | Oil, restaurants, pro sports | Paramount Resources Ltd., Perpetual Energy Inc., Trilogy Energy Corp. | 3.19 | 27 | 67.4 |
| 12 | Carlo Fidani | 57 | Toronto | ON | Real estate | Orlando Corp. | 3.18 | 12 | 10.2 |
| 13 | David Azrieli | 89 | Montreal | QC | Real estate | Azrieli Group Ltd., Canpro | 3.07 | 11 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Richardson family | - | Winnipeg | AB | Agriculture, real estate, oil and gas, financial services | James Richardson & Sons Ltd. | 3.01 | 13 | 5.1 |
| 15 | Chip Wilson | 56 | Vancouver | BC | Yogawear | Lululemon Althetica Inc. | 2.85 | 49 | 128 |
| 16 | Harrison McCain family | - | Florenceville | NB | Frozen foods | McCain Foods Ltd. | 2.82 | 15 | 8.6 |
| 17 | Robert Friedland | 61 | Singapore | - | Mining, energy | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Ivanhoe Energy Inc. | 2.81 | 14 | 7.3 |
| 18 | Daryl Katz | 50 | Edmonton | AB | Drug stores, professional sports | Katz Group of Cos., Edmonton Oilers | 2.8 | 16 | 8 |
| 19 | Frank Stronach | 79 | Austria | - | Auto parts, horses | Magna International Inc. | 2.7 | 26 | 38.3 |
| 20 | Alan, Clayton & Barry Zekelman | 49 | Windsor | ON | Steel tubing | Atlas Tube | 2.62 | 17 | 1.4 |
| 21 | Wallace McCain estate | 81 | Toronto | ON | Frozen foods, food processing | McCain Foods Ltd., Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | 2.47 | 19 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Murray Edwards | 51 | Calgary | AB | Oil and gas, aerospace, pro sports, resorts | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Ensign Energy Services Inc., Calgary Flames | 2.47 | 21 | 17.1 |
| 23 | Charles Bronfman | 80 | New York | NY | Entertainment, investing | Vivendi | 2.37 | 18 | -0.7 |
| 24 | Bombardier family | - | Montreal | QC | Aerospace, rail, recreational vehicles | Bombardier Inc., Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | 2.35 | 22 | 11.7 |
| 25 | Sobey family | - | New Glasgow | NS | Groceries, real estate | Empire Co. Ltd. | 2.26 | 20 | 6 |
| 26 | Lalji family | - | Vancouver | BC | Real estate | Larco Investments Ltd. | 2.05 | 29 | 12.1 |
| 27 | Stephen Jarislowsky | 86 | Montreal | QC | Investing | Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. | 1.98 | 28 | 6.9 |
| 28 | Allan Slaight | 80 | Toronto | ON | Broadcasting | Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd. | 1.91 | 25 | -4.8 |
| 29 | Marcel Adams | 91 | Montreal | QC | Real estate | Iberville Developments Ltd. | 1.85 | 31 | 4.4 |
| 30 | Reichmann family | - | Toronto | ON | Real estate | Reichmann International Development Corp., Reichmann Seniors Housing Development Corp. | 1.83 | 32 | 4.7 |
| 31 | Seymour Schulich | 71 | Toronto | ON | Mining, Oil and gas | New Gold Inc., Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | 1.75 | 45 | 29.3 |
| 32 | Brandt Louie | 68 | Burnaby | BC | Pharmacies, groceries | H.Y. Louie Co. Ltd. | 1.74 | 35 | 8.5 |
| 33 | Michael Lee-Chin | 60 | Burlington | ON | Financial Services, communications | National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd., Columbus Communications Inc | 1.73 | 34 | 5.8 |
| 34 | Terence Matthews | 67 | Ottawa | ON | Telecommunications, real estate | Mitel Networks Corp., Wesley Clover Corp., March Networks Corp. | 1.72 | 33 | 2.1 |
| 35 | Mitchell Goldhar | 50 | Toronto | ON | Real estate | SmartCentres Inc., Calloway REIT | 1.64 | 38 | 10.1 |
| 36 | Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman | 70 | Toronto | ON | Books, auto parts, computer parts, real estate, movies, health care | Onex Corp., Indigo Books & Music Inc. | 1.62 | 40 | 10.9 |
| 37 | David Cheriton | 59 | Palo Alto | CA | Technology | Google Inc. | 1.6 | 36 | 2.5 |
| 38 | Bob Gaglardi | 70 | Vancouver | BC | Real estate, hotels, restaurants | Northland Properties Ltd. | 1.6 | 39 | 8.8 |
| 39 | Guy Laliberté | 59 | Montreal | QC | Entertainment | Cirque du Soleil | 1.56 | 37 | 3.4 |
| 40 | Jean Coutu | 84 | Montreal | QC | Pharmacies | Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. | 1.53 | 52 | 33.5 |
| 41 | Eric Sprott | 67 | Toronto | ON | Investing | Sprott Inc. | 1.5 | 55 | 34.7 |
| 42 | Robert Miller | 66 | Montreal | QC | Electronic-component distribution, computer parts, real estate | Future Electronics Inc. | 1.49 | 41 | 5.9 |
| 43 | Alex Shnaider | 43 | Toronto | ON | Steel, real estate, food production and retail | Midland Resources Holding Ltd. | 1.48 | 23 | -28.2 |
| 44 | Muzzo family | - | Woodbridge | ON | Real estate | Muzzo Group of Cos. | 1.47 | 43 | 7.3 |
| 45 | Richard Li | 50 | Hong Kong | - | Communications, broadcasting | PCCW Ltd. | 1.45 | 48 | 10.2 |
| 46 | JR Shaw | 77 | Calgary | AB | Cable TV, communications, media | Shaw Communications Inc., Corus Entertainment Inc. | 1.44 | 42 | 2.3 |
| 47 | Peter Gilgan | 61 | Oakville | ON | Home building | Mattamy Homes Ltd. | 1.42 | 44 | 3.7 |
| 48 | Ronald Southern | 81 | Calgary | AB | Power generation, utilities | ATCO Ltd., Canadian Utilities Ltd. | 1.39 | 50 | 15.4 |
| 49 | John MacBain | 52 | Switzerland | - | Media | Trader Classified Media NV | 1.38 | 46 | 1.9 |
| 50 | Michael DeGroote | 78 | Bermuda | - | Waste disposal, transportation, professional services | CBIZ Inc., IESI-BFC Ltd., Laidlaw Inc. | 1.36 | 47 | 2.6 |
