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Canada’s Top 10 richest people


1. Thomson Family
$26,074,680,739 

2. Galen Weston
$10,380,586,721
3. Irving Family
$7,851,937,166

4. Rogers Family
$7,596,428,741

5. James Pattison
$7,388,039,344 

6. Saputo Family
$5,244,849,159

7. Estate of Paul Desmarais Sr.
$4,930,584,166

8. Jeffrey S. Skoll
$4,915,172,628
9. Richardson family
$4,447,739,612

10. Carlo Fidani
$4,081,212,634

Largest Provinces in Canada by Area


ProvinceLand area (km)
1Nunavut 1,936,113
2Quebec 1,365,128
3Northwest Territories 1,183,085
4British Columbia 925,186
5Ontario 917,741
6Alberta 642,317
7Saskatchewan 591,670
8Manitoba 553,556
9Yukon 474,391
10Newfoundland and Labrador 373,872
11New Brunswick 71,450
12Nova Scotia 53,338
13Prince Edward Island 5,660

Most Populous Cities in Canada


CityPopulation (July 2006 estimate)
1Toronto (Ont.) 5,304,100
2Montreal (Que.) 3,635,700
3Vancouver (B.C.) 2,208,300
4Ottawa Gatineau (Ont. Que.) 1,148,800
5Calgary (Alta.) 1,060,300
6Edmonton (Alta.) 1,016,000
7Quebec (Que.) 717,600
8Hamilton (Ont.) 714,900
9Winnipeg (Man.) 706,900
10London (Ont.) 464,300
11Kitchener (Ont.) 458,600
12St. Catharines Niagara (Ont.) 396,900
13Halifax (N.S.) 380,800
14Windsor (Ont.) 332,300
15Victoria (B.C.) 334,700
16Oshawa (Ont.) 340,300
17Saskatoon (Sask.) 235,800
18Regina (Sask.) 199,000
19St. John's (N.L.) 182,500
20Sherbrooke (Que.) 163,700
21Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.) 161,100
22Abbotsford (B.C.)1 162,800
23Kingston (Ont.)1 156,200
24Saguenay (Que.) 153,000
25Trois-Rivieres (Que.) 142,200
26Saint John (N.B.) 126,700
27Thunder Bay (Ont.) 126,500