{"id":200929,"date":"2024-01-03T02:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/?p=200929"},"modified":"2024-01-03T02:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:43:55","slug":"ranked-canadas-top-100-highest-paid-ceos-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/2024\/01\/03\/ranked-canadas-top-100-highest-paid-ceos-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranked: Canada&#8217;s top 100 highest-paid CEOs, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent report, J. Patrick Doyle, the executive chairman of Restaurant Brands International, which owns Tim Hortons, Burger King, and Popeyes, among other fast-food chains, tops the list of highest-paid CEOs in Canada, with a total compensation of over $151 million. Matthew Proud, the CEO of software company Dye &amp; Durham Limited, came in second, earning nearly $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>Magna International CEO Seetarama S. Kotagiri is number three on the list with a total compensation of over $36.4 million in 2022, while Rogers Communications CEO Tony Staffieri is number four at over $31.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s top 100 CEOs were paid a whopping $14.9 million on average. The average CEO collects $7,162 an hour. It takes just over eight hours in the new year for the top 100 CEOs to clock in an average of $60,600\u2014what the average worker in Canada makes in an entire year.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-727-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-727\">Canada's top 100 highest-paid CEOs, 2024<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-727\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-727\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-727-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Company<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Title<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Total compensation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J. Patrick Doyle<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Restaurant Brands International Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Executive Chairman<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">151,812,911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Matthew Proud<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Dye &amp; Durham Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Global CEO and Director<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">98,864,268<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Seetarama S. Kotagiri<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Magna International Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">36,398,662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tony Staffieri<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Rogers Communications Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">31,515,047<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mark J. Barrenechea<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Open Text Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Vice Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">30,252,989<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tobias L\u00fctke<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Shopify Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">26,026,203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Gary Berman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tricon Residential Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">25,781,356<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Joseph C. Papa<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bausch Health Companies Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Former Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">25,742,006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Irwin Simon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tilray Brands, Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">25,319,091<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jos\u00e9 Cil<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Restaurant Brands International Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">22,188,911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael Gorenstein<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Cronos Group Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman, President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">21,462,705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Philip Fayer<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Nuvei Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chair and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">21,015,277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Sean Boyd<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Agnico Eagle Mines Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Executive Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">20,065,592<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Darren Entwistle<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Telus Corp<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">17,486,325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">D. Mark Bristow<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Barrick Gold Corp<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">17,385,911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">B.W. Corson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Imperial Oil Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman, president and chief executive officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">17,341,523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Al Monaco<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Enbridge Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">17,234,129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thomas J. Appio.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bausch Health Companies Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">17,140,022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Roy Gori<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Manulife Financial Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">17,078,534<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Patrick Dovigi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">GFL Environmental Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">16,822,039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">21<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">D. McKay<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Royal Bank of Canada<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">16,363,877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">N. Murray Edwards<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Canadian Natural Resources Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Executive Chair<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">15,633,171<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mark S. Little<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Suncor Energy Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Former President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">15,629,961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Linda Hasenfratz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Linamar Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">15,147,896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bharat Masrani<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">The Toronto-Dominion Bank<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Group President and Chief Executive Officer, TD Bank Group<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">15,076,267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Robert A. Mionis<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Celestica Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14,764,513<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Keith E. Creel<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14,523,546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Darryl White<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bank of Montreal<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">14,285,506<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Edmund F. Murphy III<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great-West Lifeco Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer of Empower<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,945,980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">30<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Serge Godin<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">CGI Group Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,800,517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">31<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Steve Hasker<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Thomson Reuters Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,773,481<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">32<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tracy Robinson<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Canadian National Railway Company<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,730,479<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">33<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alain B\u00e9dard<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">TFI International Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,725,105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">34<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anthony Makuch<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Agnico Eagle Mines Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Former Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,644,423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">35<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jeff Puritt<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Telus International Cda Inc<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,628,040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">36<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">George D. Schindler<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">CGI Group Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,627,963<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">37<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Brian J. Porter<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bank of Nova Scotia, The<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,597,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">38<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mirko Bibic<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">BCE Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO BCE Inc. and Bell Canada<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,593,649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">39<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">R. Jeffrey Orr<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Power Corporation of Canada<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">13,311,802<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Glenn J. Chamandy<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Gildan Activewear Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">12,866,848<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">41<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alex Pourbaix<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Cenovus Energy Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">12,836,401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">42<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Charles Brindamour<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Intact Financial Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer, IFC<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">12,419,736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">43<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Michael Rousseau<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Air Canada<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">12,375,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">44<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Brian Hannasch<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">12,269,263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">45<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">D.R. Lindsay<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Teck Resources Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Former CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,986,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J.G. Reid<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Russel Metals Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,963,113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">47<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Galen G. Weston<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">George Weston Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman and CEO of the Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,792,068<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-49\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">48<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">David G. Hutchens<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Fortis Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,558,895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-50\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">49<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alexandre L'Heureux<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">WSP Global Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President Winpak Portion Packaging, Winpak Heat Seal, Winpak Lane, Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,530,245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-51\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Alan Kestenbaum<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Stelco Holdings Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,512,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-52\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">51<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ken Seitz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Nutrien Ltd.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,353,564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-53\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">52<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Scott Burrows<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Pembina Pipeline Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,311,107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-54\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">53<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Victor Dodig<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">11,014,950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-55\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">54<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Laurent Ferreira<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">National Bank of Canada<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,988,413<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-56\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Neil Rossy<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Dollarama Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,627,929<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-57\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Fran\u00e7ois Poirier<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">TC Energy Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,604,876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-58\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">57<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Marc Parent<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">CAE Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,598,763<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-59\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">58<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dani Reiss<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Canada Goose Holdings Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,406,197<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-60\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">59<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ann Fandozzi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,306,253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-61\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bruce Flatt<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Brookfield Asset Management<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,135,433<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-62\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">61<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Floren<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Methanex Corporation<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">10,089,991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-63\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">62<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Paul A. Mahon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Great-West Lifeco Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer of Lifeco and Canada Life<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9,943,449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-64\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">63<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ammar Al-Joundi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Agnico Eagle Mines Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9,916,727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-65\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">64<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kevin D. Strain<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sun Life Financial Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9,426,014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-66\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">65<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">John Sicard<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Kinaxis Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9,411,871<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-67\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">66<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dan Barclay<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bank of Montreal<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer &amp; Group Head, BMO Capital Markets<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9,099,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-68\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">67<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Worthing F. Jackman<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Waste Connections, Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9,070,108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-69\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">68<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Tim S. McKay<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Canadian Natural Resources Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">9,026,560<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-70\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">69<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Randall Crawford<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">AltaGas Ltd.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President &amp; CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">8,676,379<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-71\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00c9ric Martel<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bombardier Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">8,666,398<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-72\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">71<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jay Forbes<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Element Fleet Management Corp.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chief Executive Officer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">8,650,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-73\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">72<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jos\u00e9 Boisjoli<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">BRP Inc.<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">President and CEO<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">8,546,282<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-74\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">73<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">J. 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