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Ten Canadian CEOs who own the most shares in their companies
executive compensation

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(Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)

1. W. Galen Weston (George Weston Ltd.)
Value of shares owned: $8.1-billion

(Graham Hughes/Canadian Press)

2. Alain Bouchard (Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.)
Value of shares owned: $2.1-billion

(Mark Blinch/Reuters)

3. Gerald Schwartz (Onex Corp.)
Value of shares owned: $1.3-billion

(Brett Gundlock/Reuters)

4. Bruce Flatt (Brookfield Asset Management Inc.)
Value of shares owned: $1.3-billion

(Aaron Harris/Reuters)

5. Prem Watsa (Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.)
Value of shares owned: $1.1-billion

(Adrien Veczan/Reuters)

6. Michael Pearson (Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.)
Value of shares owned: $666-million

(Christinne Muschi for The Globe and Mail)

7. Larry Rossy (Dollarama Inc.)
Value of shares owned: $505-million

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8. Mark Leonard (Constellation Software Inc.)
Value of shares owned: $496-million

(Chris Bolin for The Globe and Mail)

9. Michael Rose (Tourmaline Oil Corp.)
Value of shares owned: $494-million

(Andre Pichette for The Globe and Mail)

10. Glenn Chamandy (Gildan Activewear Inc.)
Value of shares owned: $412-million