Durham Children's Aid Society

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2018

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Durham Children's Aid Society, including:

2018 Ontario Sunshine List: Durham Children's Aid Society Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Durham Children's Aid Society's 45 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $5,172,545.91 in 2017.

At the top of the Durham Children's Aid Society Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Durham Children's Aid Society was Executive Director Wanda Secord, who brought home $201,453.78 in 2017.

Following Wanda Secord was Director of Finance and Administration Martin Smith, with annual earnings of $145,485.45. Director of Human Resources Melissa Beckette-Batchellor made $141,476.83, Director of Services Dawn Walcott-Parris made $138,566.78, and Legal Services Manager Helen Murphy round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $131,311.32 for the Durham Children's Aid Society 2018 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2017, 19 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 25 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 1 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the Durham Children's Aid Society.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2018 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2018 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2018 Employers List.