N. Murray Edwards

Norman Murray Edwards (born December 10, 1959) is a Canadian oil sands financier. He heads an ownership group called the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) that manages Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome and owns the Calgary Flames, Calgary Hitmen, Calgary Roughnecks, Calgary Stampeders, and Calgary Wranglers. With an estimated net worth of US$2.7 billion (as of December 2022), Edwards was ranked by Forbes as the 32nd wealthiest Canadian and 1511th in the world. Edwards has launched several major Canadian companies, including Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, Magellan Aerospace and Ensign Energy Services Inc.

Early life N. Murray Edwards was raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, the grandson of English and Welsh immigrants and homesteaders. His father was an accountant, and his mother a primary school teacher. As a youth, Edwards developed an early interest in hockey, working as a hockey referee while in high school. He was also drawn to politics and public affairs, attending high school conferences on government and policy.

Post-secondary education and honorary degrees Edwards studied at the University of Saskatchewan, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce (great distinction), after which he obtained an LL.B from the University of Toronto (honors) in 1983. He would later also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Calgary. In 2013, he received an honorary law degree from the University of Toronto. Through a substantial contribution to the University of Saskatchewan in 2007, the College of Commerce was renamed the N. Murray Edwards School of Business. He was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada in 2013. Edwards owns Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which owns Fernie Alpine Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort, Nakiska, Stoneham Mountain Resort, Mont-Sainte-Anne, and Kicking Horse Resort. He owns shares of the Calgary Flames hockey team. Edwards is Chairman of the Board of Magellan Aerospace Corporation and the majority holder of Magellan Aerospace, owning ~76% of Common Shares.

Edwards was top shareholder and director of Penn West Petroleum Ltd. He later stepped down in 2005 when the company became a trust.

As at 2025 Edwards was the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and the largest shareholder, of Imperial Metals.

Politics Firms associated with Edwards have donated a total of $436,227 to the B.C. Liberal Party since 2005, including $153,480 from Canadian Natural Resources, which he chairs, as well as $131,390 from Imperial Metals, where he is the controlling shareholder. In 2013, he helped organize a $1-million fundraiser in Calgary for B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s re-election bid.