The Canadian Business Hall of Fame honours "Canada's most distinguished business leaders", according to its web site.

The Canadian Business Hall of Fame was established by Junior Achievement of Canada in 1979. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Inductees:

Job Abbott (23 August 1845 – 18 August 1896) was an American-born Canadian civil engineer who helped pioneer the construction of steel bridges in Canada, including many for the Canadian Pacific Railway, such as the 3,400 ft Lachine Bridge in Montreal, Quebec. ... Israel Harold Izzy Asper, OC , OM , QC , LL.M , Ph. ... Sir William Maxwell Max Aitken, 1st Baronet, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, PC (May 25, 1879 – June 9, 1964) was a Canadian – British business tycoon, politician, and writer. ... Joseph E. Atkinson (1865-1948) was a Canadian newspaper editor and activist. ... The Honourable John White Hughes Bassett, PC , CC , O.Ont (August 25, 1915 – April 27, 1998) was a Canadian publisher and media baron. ... Thomas J. Bata, also known as Tomas Bata Jr. ... Laurent Beaudoin, C.C., O.Q., M.Comm. ... Mayor Thomas Langton Church and Sir Adam Beck (center) Sir Adam Beck, (June 20, 1857 – August 15, 1925) was a politician and hydro-electricity advocate who founded the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. ... Michel Bélanger (1929 – December 1, 1997) was a Canadian businessman and banker. ... George Maxwell Max Bell (13 October 1912 – 19 July 1972) was a Canadian newspaper publisher. ... hey man whats up ... John William Billes (1897 - November, 1956) was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of Canadian Tire. ... Henry Birks (30 November 1840 – 16 April 1928) was a Canadian businessman and founder of Henry Birks and Sons, the Canadian jewellery store. ... Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, KCSG (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former financier, newspaper magnate, and biographer. ... Joseph-Armand lebeau Bombardier (April 16, 1907 - February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman, and was the founder of Bombardier. ... John L. Bragg (born 1941) is a Canadian businessman and Chancellor of Mount Allison University. ... Samuel Bronfman, CC (February 27, 1891 - July 10, 1971) was the founder of Seagrams and a Canadian family dynasty the Bronfman family. ... André Chagnon (born 1928) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. ... The Honourable John Valentine Clyne (February 14, 1902 - August 22, 1989) was a Canadian lawyer and former Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court. ... Albert Diamond Cohen (born 1914) is a Canadian businessman who is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Gendis Incorporated, a Canadian company which had a 51% stake in Sony of Canada and once owned SAAN (Surplus Army, Airforce, Navy) Stores Limited. ... George A. Cohon, O.C., O.Ont. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The Jean Coutu Group is a Canadian company and the second largest distributor and retailer of pharmaceuticals and related products in North America. ... George Albertus Cox (May 7, 1840 – January 16, 1914) was a Canadian businessman and a member of the Canadian Senate. ... Sir John Chalker Crosbie (September 11, 1876 – October 5, 1932) was a Newfoundland politician and businessman. ... Purdy Crawford (born 1931) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist. ... David M. Culver (born December 5, 1924) is a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alcan Aluminum Limited, one the largest producers of aluminum, from 1979 to 1989. ... Sir Samuel Cunard Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet (21 November 1787–28 April 1865) was a Canadian-born British shipping magnate. ... Richard J. Currie is a Canadian businessman. ... Camille A. Dagenais (born 1920) is a Canadian engineer and former President of the SNC Group (now caled SNC-Lavalin). ... Sir (Judson) Graham Day (born 1933) is a Canadian and British business executive, lawyer and corporate director who lives in Hantsport, Nova Scotia. ... Albert Jean de Grandpré (born September 14, 1921) is a Canadian businessman, lawyer, and former president and chief executive officer of Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. ... For the 19th-century former mayor of Montreal, see Alphonse Desjardins (politician) Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins (November 5, 1854 _ October 30, 1920) was born in Lévis, Quebec. ... Sir James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet (October 29, 1874 - January 1, 1956) was a major Canadian financier and industrialist during the first half of the 20th Century. ... The Eaton Family mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Timothy Eaton (1834 â€“ January 31, 1907) was a Canadian businessman who founded the Eatons department store, one of the most important retail businesses in Canadas history. ... John Robert Evans (born 1929) is a Canadian pediatrician and civic leader. ... Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle, ca. ... Charles Edward Frosst (1867–1948) was a Canadian businessman who founded the pharmaceutical company Charles E. Frosst & Co. ... Arthur David Ganong (August 3, 1877 - February 24, 1963) was a Canadian businessman and politician. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Donald Gordon (December 11, 1901 - May 2, 1969) was a Canadian businessman and the former President of the Canadian National Railways from 1950 to 1966. ... James K. Gray came to Calgary in 1956 to pursue a career in Albertas energy sector. ... Frank Griffiths (died 1974) was a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada enterpreneur. ... Richard (Dick) Francis Haskayne, O.C., B.Comm. ... Sir Herbert Samuel Holt (February 12, 1856 - September 29, 1941) was an Irish-born Canadian civil engineer who became a businessman, banker, and corporate director. ... The Right Honourable Clarence Decatur C.D. Howe, PC (January 15, 1886 - December 31, 1960) was a leading Canadian politician. ... Kenneth Colin (K.C.) Irving (March 14, 1899-December 13, 1992) was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. ... Henry Newton Rowell Hal Jackman, OC , O.Ont , BA , LL.D (born June 10, 1932, Toronto, Ontario), served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1991 to 1997. ... Ron Joyce, CM (born 1930) is the Canadian multi-millionaire co-founder of the Tim Hortons donut chain. ... Izaak Walton Killam (July 23, 1885-August 5, 1955) was one of Canadas most eminent financiers, rising from paper boy in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to become one of Canadas wealthiest individuals. ... Murray Bernard Koffler (born 1924) is a Canadian pharmacist, bussinessman, and philanthropist. ... Allen Thomas Lambert, 1911-2002 Junior to General Manager Fresh from high school at the age of fifteen, Allen Lambert joined a Victoria branch of the Bank of Toronto in 1927 as an $8 a week junior clerk. ... Jean-Louis Lévesque (April 13, 1911 - December 28, 1994) was a Canadian entrepreneur, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist. ... Theodore Pringe Loblaw (July 1, 1872 – 1933) was a Canadian grocer and the namesake of the retailer empire Loblaws. ... Lieutenant Colonel John Bayne Maclean (1862-1950) was a Canadian publisher. ... Harvey Reginald (H.R.) MacMillan (September 9, 1885 - February 9, 1976) was a Canadian forestry specialist and industrialist, wartime administrator, and philanthropist. ... Hart Almerrin Massey (April 29, 1823 - February 20, 1896) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist born in Haldimand Township in what was then known as Upper Canada. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Harrison McCain (November 3, 1927–March 18, 2004) was a Canadian businessman. ... Gordon Roy McGregor (September 26, 1901 - March 3, 1971) was a Canadian businessman and the first president of Air Canada. ... Colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin (September 8, 1871 - January 6, 1972) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and founder, in 1907, of the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. ... Edwin Honest Ed Mirvish, OC, CBE (July 24, 1914[1] — July 11, 2007[2]) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario who lived in Toronto, Ontario. ... John Molson (December 28, 1763 – January 11, 1836) was an Anglo-Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing Company. ... Peter Munk, OC , B.Eng , P.Eng , LL.D (Born: November 8, 1927 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. ... William Neilson, (March 16, 1844 - February 10, 1915) Canadian businessman, founder of William Neilson Limited. ... James Edward (Ted) Newall (born 1935) is a Canadian businessman. ... James (Jim) Allen Pattison, born October 1, 1928 is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur who is the Chairman, President, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group. ... Pierre Péladeau (April 11, 1925 – December 24, 1997) was a Canadian businessman. ... The Honourable James Armstrong Richardson, PC (born March 28, 1922 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, died May 17, 2004) was a Canadian Cabinet minister under Pierre Trudeau, and a Winnipeg businessman. ... Cedric E. Ritchie (born in Upper Kent, New Brunswick) is a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and CEO of The Bank of Nova Scotia. ... Edward Samuel Ted Rogers, Jr. ... John Roth, is the former CEO of Nortel. ... Guy Saint-Pierre (born August 3, 1934) is a retired Canadian politician and businessman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Isadore Issy Sharp, O.C. (born October 8, 1931) is a Jewish-Canadian businessman and founder, chairman and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. ... J.R. Shaw (born in Brigden, Ontario) is a Canadian businessman. ... Sir Clifford Sifton, PC (March 10, 1861 – April 17, 1929) was a Canadian politician best known for being Minister of the Interior under Sir Wilfrid Laurier. ... George Simpson (Manitoba Museum) Sir George Simpson (1787 – 7 September 1860) was a Scots-Quebecer and employee of the Hudsons Bay Company (HBC). ... Ian David Sinclair, O.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.B., LL.D (December 27, 1913 – April 7, 2006) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and Senator. ... Donald Alexander Smith Donald Alexander Smith (August 6, 1820 – January 21, 1914) was a Scottish born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician. ... Frank H. Sobey O.C. (1902 – December 15, 1985) was a Canadian businessman who was the primary builder of the Sobeys Stores chain. ... William Southam (August 23, 1843 – February 27, 1932) was a Canadian newspaper publisher. ... Ron Southern, along with his wife Marg, is responsible for bringing to Calgary arguably the world’s finest competitive show jumping complexes, Spruce Meadows. ... Sam Steinberg Samuel Steinberg (1905 - May 24, 1978) was a Hungarian emigrant to Canada who transformed the grocery store founded by his mother, Steinbergs Supermarket, into one of the largest chains in the Province of Quebec. ... Frank Stronach, CM (born September 6, 1932 as Franz Strohsack) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman. ... Allan R. Taylor, O.C. (born 1932 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian banker. ... Edward Plunket Taylor, (January 29, 1901 - May 14, 1989) was a Canadian business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. ... Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (June 5, 1894 – August 4, 1976), was a newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur. ... Noah Anthony Timmins (March 31, 1867 – January 22, 1936) was a Canadian mining developer and exectutive who is considered a founding father of his countrys mining industry. ... William Cornelius Van Horne (February 3, 1843 – September 11, 1915) was a pioneering North American railway executive. ... Maxwell (Max) William Ward (b. ... Willard Garfield Weston (January 26, 1898 - October 22, 1978), was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. ...

External links

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