Justin Trudeau Net Worth

What is Justin Trudeau's Net Worth and Salary?

Justin Trudeau is a Canadian politician and teacher who has a net worth of $10 million. Justin Trudeau emerged in Canadian politics as the eldest son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Before entering politics, he worked as a teacher in Vancouver, teaching mathematics and French. He gained national attention in 2000 with his moving eulogy at his father's funeral.

Trudeau entered Parliament in 2008, winning election in the Montreal riding of Papineau. He steadily built his profile within the Liberal Party, winning its leadership in 2013. Two years later, he led the Liberals to a majority government victory, becoming Canada's 23rd Prime Minister. His early years as PM were marked by progressive policies, including cannabis legalization, carbon pricing, and welcoming Syrian refugees. His government navigated major challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, trade tensions with the Trump administration, and the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

However, Trudeau's tenure has also faced controversies, including the SNC-Lavalin affair, the WE Charity scandal, and blackface photos from his past. After winning a reduced minority government in 2019 and another in 2021, he governed through a supply-and-confidence agreement with the New Democratic Party. On January 6, 2025, Justin announced his resignation as the leader of the Liberal Party. His resignation as party leader essentially also meant his resignation as Prime Minister.

Gas Station Empire Heir

Justin Trudeau's personal wealth is not the result of his own career in teaching or politics, but rather the legacy of a shrewd business empire built two generations prior. The financial foundation of the Trudeau family was laid by Justin's grandfather, Charles-Émile "Charley" Trudeau, a brilliant Montreal entrepreneur who anticipated the 20th-century automobile boom.

In the 1920s, Charles-Émile founded the Automobile Owners' Association, building a chain of 30 gas stations across the Montreal area. In 1932, during the depths of the Great Depression, he sold this business to Champlain Oil Products (an Imperial Oil subsidiary) for approximately $1 million—a staggering sum at the time that would be worth tens of millions today. Rather than spending the windfall, he reinvested it into a diversified portfolio that included real estate, mining stocks, and ownership stakes in the famous Belmont Park amusement park and the Montreal Royals baseball team.

When Charles-Émile died in 1935, this fortune was placed in trust for his children, including a 15-year-old Pierre Trudeau. It was this inherited independence that allowed Pierre to spend his early adulthood traveling the world and studying at Harvard and the London School of Economics without the need for a traditional job. Pierre managed the principal frugally for decades, living off the investment income. Upon his death in 2000, the remaining fortune was split among his children. Justin has revealed in various disclosures that over the decades he has personally inherited millions of dollars from family trusts.

Salary and Benefits

As a member of Parliament for Papineau, Justin Trudeau earned a base salary of $178,900 (which is around $140,000 USD). He ALSO earned another $178,900 for his role as Prime Minister of Canada. In total, his salary was $357,800 CAD, which is equal to around $270,000 USD. Technically, he also received a $2,000 annual car allowance, which may not go very far on maintenance for his 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL.

When they were together, Justin, his wife Sophie Trudeau, and their three children lived in a 22-room mansion paid for with public money. They opted not to live in the traditional Prime Minister's residence – 24 Sussex Drive – because that home reportedly needs more than $10 million in major renovations. Trudeau lived at 24 Sussex Drive when his father, Pierre, was Prime Minister. Justin and Sophie separated in August 2023.

He worked at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School from 1999 to 2002. During this period, his annual salary was $44,000 CAD.

Trudeau made the jump from teaching to politics in 2008 when he won an election to Canadian Parliament for Papineau. At this point, his salary jumped to $150,000 CAD per year.

Speaking Fees

In years when he has not held political office, Justin has hit the speaker circuit hard. In 2007 alone, he reported $467,000 in speaking fees.

Quebec Mansion

In February 2026, Justin Trudeau purchased a two-storey single-family home in Montreal's Outremont neighborhood for approximately $4.26 million CAD, or about $3.15 million USD at prevailing exchange rates. The nearly 5,000-square-foot residence, originally constructed in the 1930s, sits on the northern flank of Mount Royal and carries a municipal property tax valuation of roughly $5.99 million CAD, or about $4.43 million USD. Real estate records list Trudeau as the sole purchaser. The acquisition marked his return to Montreal after stepping down as prime minister in early 2025, bringing him back to the neighborhood where he once lived and attended school in his youth.

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Early Life and Education

Justin Trudeau was born on Christmas Day in 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret. He has a younger brother named Sacha and another named Michel, who was killed in an avalanche in 1998. Trudeau is of Scottish and French-Canadian ancestry. When he was five, his parents separated; they eventually divorced in 1984. The couple ultimately came to a joint custody arrangement and remained on good terms. Through his mother's remarriage to Fried Kemper, Trudeau has two half-siblings named Kyle and Alicia. He also has a half-sister named Sarah from his father's relationship with Deborah Coyne.

As a youth, Trudeau was educated at Rockcliffe Park Public School before attending the private Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. For his higher education, he first went to McGill University, from which he earned a BA in literature, and then attended the University of British Columbia, from which he obtained a degree in education. Trudeau went on to study engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal but didn't graduate. He then began a master's degree at McGill but withdrew to pursue his career in politics.

Career Beginnings in Education

Trudeau began his career as an educator, working as a substitute teacher at various schools in Vancouver and serving as a full-time math and French teacher at West Point Grey Academy.

Rise to Recognition

Trudeau first gained widespread national recognition in 2000 when he delivered a memorable eulogy at the state funeral of his father. Also that year, he and his family established the Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign to promote winter sports safety. Trudeau went on to become a prominent media personality. From 2002 to 2003, he was a panelist on the CBC Radio series "Canada Reads," and in 2007 portrayed his cousin Talbot Mercer Papineau in the two-part CBC Television miniseries "The Great War."

Political Career, 2000-2011

Trudeau became increasingly involved with the Liberal Party of Canada following his father's passing. He appeared at the leadership conventions and was appointed to chair a task force on youth renewal in 2006. The year after that, Trudeau won the Liberal Party's nomination in Papineau; he went on to win the election against Vivian Barbot. After the Conservative Party won a minority government in 2008, Trudeau entered Parliament as a member of the Official Opposition. In that role, he advocated for multiculturalism and the rights of youth. In the 2011 federal election, Trudeau was reelected in Papineau.

Liberal Party Leader

In late 2012, Trudeau announced his campaign for leadership of the Liberal Party. He ended up winning the race in 2013, handily defeating candidates Marc Garneau, Martha Hall Findlay, and Joyce Murray. In 2015, following the longest official campaign in Canada in more than a century, Trudeau led the Liberal Party to a huge victory in the federal election. Justin announced his resignation as Liberal Party Leader in January 2025.

Prime Minister of Canada

With the landslide victory of his party in 2015, Trudeau became the next prime minister of Canada; at the age of 43, he became the second-youngest prime minister in the country's history after Joe Clark. His first legislative priorities included lowering taxes for middle-income citizens and raising taxes for the top earners. In his first term, Trudeau undertook various initiatives, including passing the Cannabis Act to legalize recreational marijuana, establishing the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, creating a federal carbon tax, negotiating major trade deals, and signing the Paris Agreement to help curb climate change. In both 2019 and 2021, Trudeau led the Liberal Party to minority governments; during that time, he oversaw the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced a ban on assault-style weapons. Among other notable actions, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act in 2022 in response to the Freedom Convoy protests against COVID-19 safety protocols. By announcing his resignation as Liberal Party leader in January 2025, Justin essentially stepped down as Prime Minister.

Controversies

Trudeau has not been without his controversies as prime minister. In early 2017, an investigation was launched by ethics commissioner Mary Dawson into a vacation he and his family took to Imam Aga Khan IV's private island in the Bahamas. The resulting report found that this was in violation of the Conflict of Interest Act.

In 2019, Trudeau and his government were embroiled in the SNC-Lavalin affair, in which the government was alleged to have tried to influence Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould in relation to the prosecution of the company SNC-Lavalin. An investigation by the ethics commissioner was launched into the matter. Also, in 2019, Trudeau was criticized when old pictures and video emerged showing him wearing brownface and blackface. He subsequently issued a public apology.

Personal Life

In 2005, Trudeau married television personality Sophie Grégoire, who had been a classmate and childhood friend of his late brother Michel. Together, they have three children named Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien. The couple lived for a time in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal. They later moved into a rented home in Ottawa's Rockcliffe Park. In 2014, an intruder broke into their home. Following his electoral victory in 2015, Trudeau and his family moved into Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall. On August 1, 2023, Justin and Sophie announced that they had separated after 18 years of marriage. In 2025, it was confirmed that Justin was in a relationship with pop star Katy Perry.

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