- Jim Pattison has a net worth of almost 7.5 billion dollars, and is one of Canada's most competitive businessmen. He's based in Vancouver and is the sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, the largest, privately held company in Canada. Pattison was born in 1928 in Saskatchewan, and grew up in Vancouver. One of his first jobs was as a USED car salesman. He became so good at it he now owns a large fleet of dealerships. The trademark tactics he learned as a used car salesman have stayed with him throughout his career, including his penchant for loud haberdashery. Pattison owns over thirty companies, some being; The Canadian Fishing Company, The Overwaitea Food Group, Ocean Brands, Pattison Signs & Billboards, the Pattison Broadcast Group, Ripley Entertainment, The News Group, Jim Pattison Real Estate, Guinness World Records, and many more enterprises. The Jim Pattison Group employs over 34,000 people. I
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