In pictures: Canada's 10 most profitable public companies
Report on Business Magazine's Top 1000 rankings list Canada's 1,000 biggest public companies by profit. They are ranked according to their after-tax profits in their most recent fiscal year, excluding extraordinary gains or losses. When companies state their results in U.S. dollars or euros, we do the same, but rankings are based on the Canadian dollar equivalents. The companies are pictured here in descending order, from the most profitable to the tenth-most profitable. Find a link to the full Top 1000 rankings underneath this gallery.
1. Toronto-Dominion Bank. 2011 Profit: $5.89-billionMARK BLINCH/Reuters
2. Bank of Nova Scotia. 2011 Profit: $5.27-billionJENNIFER ROBERTS/The Globe and Mail
3. Royal Bank of Canada. 2011 Profit: $4.85-billion. Pictured: CEO Gordon Nixon.KEVIN VAN PAASSEN/The Globe and Mail
4. Barrick Gold. 2011 Profit: $4.48-billion (U.S.). Pictured: Chairman and founder Peter Munk.MIKE CASSESE/Reuters
5. Suncor Energy. 2011 Profit: $4.3-billion. Pictured: President and CEO Rick GeorgeJEFF McINTOSH/The Canadian Press
6. Imperial Oil. 2011 Profit: $3.37-billion. Pictured: The Imperial Oil refinery in Dartmouth, N.S.ANDREW VAUGHAN/The Canadian Press
7. Bank of Montreal. 2011 Profit: $3.27-billionDELLA ROLLINS/The Globe and Mail
8. CIBC. 2011 Profit: $3.079-billion. Pictured: CEO Gerry McCaughyTIM FRASER/The Globe and Mail
9. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan. 2011 Profit: $3.081-billion (U.S.). Pictured: The Potash Corp. mine near Saskatoon, Sask.LIAM RICHARDS/The Globe and Mail
10. Teck Resources Ltd. 2011 Profit: $2.67-billion. Pictured: Chairman Norm Keevil (front) and President and CEO Donald LindsayLAURA LEYSHON/The Globe and Mail