Mr. Sonshine is the Founder and was Chief Executive Officer of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust until March 31, 2021. Since April 1, 2021, he has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Trust. Mr. Sonshine is Co-Chair of the annual campaign of the United Jewish Appeal and a member of the Top Gifts Cabinet of the United Way. Mr. Sonshine is also a past Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School, was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 1983, a member of the Order of Ontario in 2011, and in 2013, he was honoured as Canada’s Outstanding Chief Executive Officer of the Year. In 2022, he was awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Toronto Metropolitan University and was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Sonshine was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in May 2023.