2.Galen Weston & family
The runner up on our list of the wealthiest people in Canada is Galen Weston.
Net worth: $9.5 billion
Source: Retail
Galen Weston is the Executive Chairman of George Weston Limited, a Canadian food and retail leading company.
The company was founded in 1882, by Galen’s grandfather, and his son, Galen Jr. oversees food retailer Loblaw.
Weston also controls Selfridges Group whose department store holdings include Ogilvy’s and Holt Renfrew in Canada, Brown Thomas in Ireland, Selfridges in the United Kingdom, and de Bijenkorf in the Netherlands.
