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The 10 highest-paid CEOs in Canada in 2015

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(Jeff McIntosh/CP)

10. Bradley Shaw
Shaw Communications Inc.
Total compensation: $13.1-million



(Jon Blacker/Reuters)

9. James Smith
Thomson Reuters Corp.
Total compensation: $13.7-million



(J.P. Moczulski for The Globe and Mail)

8. Linda Hasenfratz
Linamar Corp.
Total compensation: $14.2-million



Brian Hannasch, right, and Alain Bouchard at Couche-Tard's annual general meeting in 2014. (Hannah Yoon/CP)

7. Brian Hannasch (right)
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Total compensation: $14.8-million



(Chris Goodney/Bloomberg)

6. Donald Guloien
Manulife Financial Corp.
Total compensation: $15.6-million



(Galit Rodan/Bloomberg)

5. Mark Barrenechea
Open Text Corp.
Total compensation: $18-million



(J.P. Moczulski for The Globe and Mail)

4. Steven Hudson
Element Financial Corp.
Total compensation: $19.3-million



(Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)

3. Hunter Harrison
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
Total compensation: $19.9-million



(Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail)

2. Donald Walker
Magna International Inc.
Total compensation: $26.5-million



(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

1. Michael Pearson
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.
Total compensation: $182.9-million



Note: Dollar amounts have been converted to Canadian dollars when reported in U.S. dollars

Source: Global Governance Advisors and The Globe and Mail