The 2014 Canada India Foundation Award Gala focused on infrastructure. Pictured here attending the event are, left to right: Surjit Babra, Remy Babra, Rashmi Gupta, and Steve Gupta. (28 words)
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Steve Gupta
Steve Gupta
Working from the bottom up
Date of birth
1951
Point of origin
India
Gupta arrived in Canada in 1971, working factory jobs and selling insurance.
Steve Gupta, offering a session on personal finance, 2012. Gupta reflected on being raised and then coming to Canada with very little, which shapes his conservative attitude towards wealth and investment.
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Steve Gupta, 1951- , India.
Gupta arrived in Canada in 1971, working factory jobs and selling insurance so that he could invest in real estate. He has established himself as a significant hotelier. The family business now employs more than two thousand people, and Gupta himself has been recognized with industry awards and an honorary doctorate.
