Gruben Transport EGT. They've teamed up with Northwind Industries to build a highway from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk. It went under, but he bought the assets and is now back in the construction business. Northwest Territories 4 The Rowe family made their fortune in heavy machinery and property management.
They're based in Hay River. Nunavut The 10 and 3 says that most assets in Nunavut are owned by the government and non-resident companies, so they were unable to pick a richest person. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email. Written By. Go Here Meet Her. Money Mindset. Slice TV Previews.
Sex Sessions. This is How She Does It. Made You Look. Rachel Wong. Slice Interviews. Baking Therapy. Slice Salon. Styling Tips. Outfit Ideas. To help with that, the 10 and 3 blog compiled a chart of the wealthiest people in each province and territory. Some are no surprise, such as pharmacy magnate and Edmonton Oilers owner Darryl Katz being the richest person in Alberta.
Nor is it much of a surprise to hear that the Irvings of Irving Oil fame are the wealthiest family in New Brunswick. But who knew former premier Danny Williams is one of the three richest people in Newfoundland? And while Toronto may have the second-largest population of super-rich in North America , the same can't be said for P.
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Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Join the conversation Create account. But what about, say, Prince Edward Island — how do ambitious businesspeople generate wealth in the pocket-sized province known primarily for fishing and tourism? Or the Yukon Territory, known most for its mining but also a relative powerhouse in manufacturing and hydroelectricity?
We decided to investigate where the wealth lies in each region of Canada. In some cases, where a single determination is difficult to make as much of the wealth is locked up in private enterprises , we present a collection of the wealthiest residents.
In Nunavut, where most of the funding arrives from federal sources and non-resident companies own most large assets, a selection was not made. His empire of pharmacies, which include chains like Rexall and Pharma Plus, number over and stretch over most of Canada and some of the United States. But the man himself, and the sprawling and extraordinarily wealthy Richardson clan, are a deep part of the economic, political and educational fabric of Canada.
Forced to take payment in grain rather than cash, it was a natural step to enter the grain industry, and the agricultural empire known as James Richardson and Sons later based in Winnipeg was born.
James Armstrong Richardson is likely known more for his role in aviation than with the family business, having founded Western Canadian Airways, which for a time in the late s was the second largest airline in the entire British Empire. The achievements of other members of the Richardson family are equally fascinating. His brother, George, was a well-known hockey executive who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame many decades after his untimely death in World War I.
For a long time, the Irving family managed to fly under the radar while gradually becoming one of the most powerful — and wealthiest — families in all of North America. Pulp and paper.
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