Wealthiest People in Canada by Province/Territory

There is no lack of wealth in Canada. Many of the Forbes “richest lists” are crowded with Canadians. But who are the richest people in each Canadian province and territory? The number-crunching website The 10 and 3 compiled a list of the wealthiest individuals in each region. The only place they didn’t pick a richest resident was Nunavut, because most money is in the hands of the government or companies based outside the territory.

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British Columbia

Billionaire Jim Pattison's businesses run the gamut from museums to grocery stories. Pattison is the sole owner of The Jim Pattison Group, Canada's largest privately held company. He's worth $7.9 billion.

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Alberta

Daryl Katz is best known as the owner of the Edmonton Oilers. The 53-year-old is the chairman and CEO of the Katz Group of Companies. He's worth an estimated $3.6 billion.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan's Semple family is the richest in the province. Their money comes from agricultural and heavy equipment dealerships. They own the Brandt Group, the largest privately held company in Saskatchewan.

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Manitoba

The Richardson name features prominently in Manitoba. Winnipeg's airport is even named after businessman James Armstrong Richardson. The Richardson family has amassed a fortune of $5.1 billion from a variety of sources, making them the richest in the province. Pictured is Hartley Richardson.

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Ontario

The 10 and 3 says it's not surprising that Ontario's richest family is the Thomsons. The family is worth an estimated $30 billion thanks to a majority stake in the Thomson Reuters media empire. Pictured is Thomson Reuters Chairman David Thomson.

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Quebec

The richest family in Quebec is the Saputo Family. The family amassed a $6.3 billion fortune through cheese and other dairy products. They're the 8th largest dairy producer in the world. Pictured is Lino Saputo.

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Prince Edward Island 1

The 10 and 3 picked two Prince Edward Islanders as the richest in Canada's smallest province.

Regis Duffy founded DCL, a large chemical company on the Island. Duffy is currently on the management team of the renamed biochemical division BioVectra.

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Prince Edward Island 2

PEI's other richest person, according to The 10 and 3, is Danny Murphy. Murphy had the good sense to become part of Tim Horton's when he was young. Now he owns all the locations on PEI plus a number of hotels. His brothers own a pile of restaurants too.

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New Brunswick

It's no surprise that the Irvings are New Brunswick's richest family. They're involved in pulp and paper, oil, shipbuilding and more. According to The 10 and 3, the Irvings are the 5th largest private landowner in the US. The family's fortune is an estimated $8.2 billion.

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Nova Scotia

Another big Atlantic Canadian family name is Sobey. The Nova Scotia family is worth some $3 billion thanks in part to their national chain of supermarkets.

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Newfoundland 1

The 10 and 3 picked three people to represent Newfoundland's richest. Former Premier Danny Williams is one. Williams is a successful lawyer and made a ton of money selling off Cable Atlantic. Today he oversees a large development in St. John's and the local hockey team, the IceCaps.

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Newfoundland 2

Mark Dobbin ran CHC Helicopters before founding Killick Capital, a private equity firm. The group has invested in a number of Atlantic Canadian businesses.

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Newfoundland 3

Few people have heard of Ches Penney, but he's still very powerful according to The 10 and 3. The Penney Group is busy in a number of areas including commercial property and construction.

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Yukon

The Hougen family runs the Hougen Group of Companies. At one time, it was a large retailer but these days the money comes from the company's substantial property holdings.

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Northwest Territories 1

Four families are tied as the richest in the Northwest Territories, according to The 10 and 3. Up first, the Wainman family, owners of Northwind Industries, a company that builds highways, ice roads and oil platforms in the North. Pictured is Kurt Wainman.

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Northwest Territories 2

The Gruben family runs another large construction firm, E. Gruben Transport (EGT). They've teamed up with Northwind Industries to build a highway from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk.

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Northwest Territories 3

Guy Pemberton made a fortune with his company Dowland Construction. It went under, but he bought the assets and is now back in the construction business.