AUM
Not disclosed (Fairfax manages $58B+ in assets)
Principals
4
Data Flags
Wealth through Fairfax Financial Holdings; known as "Canada's Warren Buffett"
Watsa Family Office
SFOHigh ConfidenceToronto, Ontario, Canada
Last verified: Jan 17, 2026
Details
- Website
- https://www.fairfax.ca
- Source of Wealth
- Finance/Insurance (Fairfax Financial Holdings)
- Assets Under Management
- Not disclosed (Fairfax manages $58B+ in assets)
- Source File
- research/organizations/watsa-family-office.md
- UID
- fo-watsa-family-office
Also Known As
Prem Watsa Family OfficeWatsa CapitalFairfax Family Office
Related Entities (5)
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.Holding Company
Insurance and investment holding company (Chairman/CEO)
Hamblin Watsa Investment CounselSubsidiary
Co-founded 1984
Prime RestaurantsSubsidiary
Restaurant chains including East Side Mario's (Fairfax owned)
Sporting LifeSubsidiary
Retail (Fairfax owned)
William AshleySubsidiary
Retail (Fairfax owned)
Relationship Strength
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Sources (5)
Changelog
- 2026-01-17UPGRADED to High confidence - Forbes #1626 confirms $1.7B; Wikipedia confirms billionaire; CTV Vancouver/BNN Bloomberg confirm Canadian billionaire status
- 2026-01-16Enriched with biography (born Aug 7 1950 Hyderabad), education (IIT Madras, Ivey MBA, CFA), career founding Fairfax Financial, investment philosophy, awards including Order of Canada; updated net worth to $1.7B; confidence updated to Medium
- 2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal V. Prem Watsa