''Canadian Business'' is the longest-publishing

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based in

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, Canada, and founded in 1927. The print edition terminated in the end of 2016. Beginning in January 2017, the magazine was published online only. In October 2021, ''Canadian Business'' relaunched its print edition as a quarterly magazine.

History and profile

The magazine was founded in 1927. The first issue appeared in February 1928 as ''The Commerce of the Nation'', the organ of the

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

. The magazine was renamed ''Canadian Business'' in 1933. Canadian Business official association with the Chamber of Commerce ended in 1977, the position of official media partner is currently held by George Media's ''

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''. It is owned by

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of mobile phone operator, wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet access, Intern ...

. The company acquired the magazine in 1944. The former owner was Maclean Hunter. ''Canadian Business'' is published every second week, monthly in January, July and August. Its special annual issues include: the Rich 100 (highlighting the

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iest Canadians), the Investor 500 (comparing the largest 500 publicly listed Canadian companies), All-Star Execs (about the best corporate executives), the

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Report, and the Best and Worst Boards. Its main direct competition comes from ''Report on Business Magazine'', published by and inserted in ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'' newspaper, ''Financial Post Magazine'', formerly ''National Post Business'', published by and inserted in the ''

National Post The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with ...

'' newspaper and ''The Canadian Business Journal'' business magazine published by George Media. ''

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'', targeting small and mid-sized businesses, is a sister title under the same ownership. On March 20, 2019, Rogers announced a deal to sell the magazine to

St. Joseph Communications St. Joseph Communications is a Canadian communications company based out of Toronto. It is one of Canada's largest privately owned communications and media companies. The company currently has three divisions: * The print business - SJC Print * Th ...

."Toronto Life owner St. Joseph Communications to buy Rogers magazines"
''

'', March 20, 2019.

Annual report on wealthiest Canadians

see

List of Canadians by net worth The following list of Canadians by net worth includes the wealthiest Canadian individuals and families as determined by the ''Bloomberg Billionaires Index'' and ''The World's Billionaires'' by ''Forbes''. In addition to Bloomberg and ''Forbes'', t ...

2008

In 2008 the Canadian Business magazine's annual report on the wealthiest Canadians calculated that the Irving family combined wealth rose 34 percent from 2007 to $US 7.11 billion. Only the

Thompson family This is a family tree of the Thomson family. The Thomsons are Canada's wealthiest family, includes some of Canada's wealthiest individuals, and hold the titles Barons of Fleet in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. {{Tree chart/end List of ...

, with a net worth is $US 18.45 billion, are wealthier

2012

In their annual report on Canada's wealthiest, Canadian Business magazine described Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) Canadians as having a very profitable year. The wealthiest are now among the 0.00028%, not just the 1%.

Frank Stronach Frank Stronach (born 6 September 1932) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman and politician. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, Granite Real Estate, and The ...

's net was $US 2.72 Billion in 2011-2012. The Chan family's net worth was $US 1.03 billion. JR Shaw's net worth was $US 1.5 billion up 4.41 percent from last year.

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