The fascinating life story of Ignat Kaneff, one of Canada’s leading builders.
When Ignat Kaneff arrived in Canada in 1951, he had five dollars to his name, spoke no English, and had very little education. Yet, this was the beginning of one of Canada’s great immigrant success stories. Having left his native Bulgaria at just fourteen, Kaneff’s journey to Canada was long. It even included a decade spent in wartime Germany, working as a market gardener, before his journey led him to Canada.
Kaneff began working in Toronto’s construction industry, where he showed tremendous drive, quickly founding a company and breaking ground on his first subdivision in the early 1950s. He continued on a trajectory toward success, and by the 1970s was ranked among Canada’s top businessmen. Considered a pioneering citizen of the City of Mississauga, in 2017 he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada. Becoming a Somebody recounts his stunning rise to prominence.
When Ignat Kaneff arrived in Canada in 1951, he had five dollars to his name, spoke no English, and had very little education. Yet, this was the beginning of one of Canada’s great immigrant success stories. Having left his native Bulgaria at just fourteen, Kaneff’s journey to Canada was long. It even included a decade spent in wartime Germany, working as a market gardener, before his journey led him to Canada.
Kaneff began working in Toronto’s construction industry, where he showed tremendous drive, quickly founding a company and breaking ground on his first subdivision in the early 1950s. He continued on a trajectory toward success, and by the 1970s was ranked among Canada’s top businessmen. Considered a pioneering citizen of the City of Mississauga, in 2017 he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada. Becoming a Somebody recounts his stunning rise to prominence.
Authors
Dimitrina Kaneff, Steven Nyczyk, Anna-Maria Kaneff, Didi Kaneff, Kristina Maria Kaneff, Kristina Kaneff
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2019.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 333.33092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-on
- ISBN
- 1459743784 9781459743793
- LCCN
- HD319.O5
- LCCN Item number
- N93 2019eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- NLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (343 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00240437 (OCoLC)1079926085 (CaOOCEL)479482
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- YDX
Table of Contents
- Contents 9
- 1 - The Nest 11
- 2 - The Family 23
- 3 - Tragedy 43
- 4 - Onward 49
- 5 - Setting Forth 78
- 6 - Independence 103
- 7 - Graz 124
- 8 - Arriving 140
- 9 - Breakthrough 159
- 10 - Putting Down Roots 175
- 11 - Driving Forward 232
- 12 - Reunion 251
- 13 - Growing the Business 275
- 14 - Building a Golf Empire 294
- 15 - Giving Back 313
- 16 In Closing 343
- EPILOGUE - On Being Honoured 362
- APPENDIX - Anecdotes and Reminiscences 364
- Acknowledgements 374
- Index 376
