While Canada has a highly prosperous society with many extremely successful businessmen, here is the guide to the absolute richest Canadians (both individuals and families) including how much they are worth, how they got to this point and the companies that got them there.
[post_page_title]Guy Laliberté $2.18 billion[/post_page_title]
Guy Laliberté is the co-founder of the famous Cirque du Soleil, who started out by juggling, eating fire and playing the accordion on the streets of Quebec to make money. He sold everything except for 10% of the company. In 2015 he had the idea of redeveloping Saint Helen’s Island into a memorial park for the dead, however the plan does not seem to have progressed. Currently, he has teamed up with Andre Desmarais to redevelop LeBreton Flats in Ottawa.