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Net worth: $36.4 billion, ranked 38th in the world by Forbes.

Born in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China, he co-founded Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in 2017. He enjoys a high reputation in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology and is regarded as one of the leading figures in the global cryptocurrency industry. Zhao Changpeng moved to Canada with his family when he was a teenager and received higher education in Canada. Due to his outstanding contributions in the field of cryptocurrency, Zhao Changpeng has been listed on the Forbes Global Rich List and other authoritative media's rich lists many times.

• McGill University is a world-renowned top university. Founded in 1821 during the British colonial period, it is the oldest of the four old universities in Canada. Over the past century, it has been highly acclaimed internationally for its teaching and research standards, and is known as the "Harvard of the North".

The Thomson family is ranked the ninth richest family in the world by Forbes magazine.

Recently, the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires Index once locked the Thomson family's wealth at $65 billion . Thomson is a The $28.7 billion global digital media empire owns electronic databases in law, healthcare, science, accounting and education. The late Roy Thomson made his money running newspapers in Canada and the United Kingdom. His grandchildren, including David Thomson, Peter Thomson, Taylor Thomson, Shirley Bryson, Linda Campbell, Guy Farncombe and Susan Grange, are the main generation currently sharing the wealth. Most of the members of the Thomson family have a higher education background, mainly educated at top universities in Canada.

➤ Sherry Brydson:

She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from York University. With assets of $18.8 billion, she is a member of the Thomson family and one of the richest women in Canada . She is the main shareholder of Woodbridge Company Limited.

• York University is famous for its business administration, law, art design, film, humanities, social sciences, psychology, etc. Its business administration major is ranked first in Canada by the London Economist, the Financial Times EMBA and the US Forbes.

➤ Peter Thomson:

Bachelor's degree from Western University. Assets: $11.6 billion. A member of the Thomson family and a shareholder of Woodbridge Company Limited.

• Western University, also known as the University of Western Ontario , is located in London, Ontario, Canada. It is a top research university in Canada. The university ranks in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide and is a founding member of the U15 Alliance of Canada's 15 top research universities.

➤ Taylor Thomson:

Bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto. Assets of $11.6 billion. As a member of the Thomson family, she actively participates in the family's various businesses and investments, helping to manage and develop the family business.

• The University of Toronto is one of the “three strongest” universities in Canada, along with McGill University and the University of British Columbia. In terms of academic research, the University of Toronto is at the leading level in Canada and even in the world in many fields.

Sheridan is often called the "billionaire professor" and according to Forbes, he owns $12.5 billion fortune . The Stanford professor emeritus made his fortune from his early investment in Google. He has also founded three other high-tech companies. Sheridan, 72, was born in Vancouver, attended public schools in Edmonton and was briefly a professor at the University of British Columbia before joining Stanford.

• Alumni of the University of Alberta include the 16th Prime Minister of Canada , three Nobel Prize winners (including 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner Houghton), 75 Rhodes Scholars (the total number ranks among the top universities in the world), 141 members of the Royal Society of Canada, and 111 Canada Chief Research Professors.

• The University of British Columbia is now firmly established as Canada’s second academic hub. In 2019, it published more than 10,000 papers in international academic forums, and its cited literature is firmly in the top three in North America, second only to Harvard University’s literature citations .

• The University of Waterloo has the largest engineering school in Canada and the world's largest cooperative learning and internship (CO-OP) program . It is one of the best universities in North America. Its teaching and research in mathematics, computer science and engineering are among the best in the world, and its dominant major, computer science, ranks first in Canada .

Although KC Irving's two surviving sons, James and Arthur, appear as individuals on the rich list, their net worth is close to $12 billion, according to Forbes magazine. The brothers from New Brunswick, both in their 90s, make their fortune from a vast business network across North America.

Arthur Irving:

Bachelor’s degree from Acadia University

Arthur Irving joined the family business in the 1950s and was actively involved in the family 's expansion into the oil and gas sector . Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is one of the largest refining and marketing companies in Eastern Canada.

• Acadia University, located in Nova Scotia, is a well-known institution of higher learning in Canada , renowned for its high-quality education and research programs.

The Lululemon founder tops the Forbes real-time ranking with a net worth of $8 billion. Wilson, 68, was born in California and moved to Canada with his family as a child. He now lives in British Columbia. Wilson made his fortune in the "athleisure" market, especially Lululemon Athletica, which he founded in 1998. He also owns Low Tide Properties in Vancouver and runs a holding company called Hold It All with his wife, Summer Wilson.

• The University of Calgary , or UC, is a famous research university located in the northwest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is one of the top universities in Canada and its predecessor was the University of Alberta-Calgary. In 2016, it was ranked ninth in the world and first in North America in the QS World University Rankings for Younger Universities under 50 Years Old .

These top educational institutions are not only centers of academic knowledge and research, but also training grounds for future leaders and innovators. They provide first-class educational resources and strong alumni networks. For students pursuing higher education and future career development, these institutions are undoubtedly a big step to support their success!