Legislative Assembly

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2007

Salary Name Position
$115,265.83
earned in 2006
RICHARD COPELAND Director, Hansard Reporting & Interpretation Services
Legislative Assembly
$113,472.89
earned in 2006
DONNA BURTON Director, Information Resources
Legislative Assembly
$112,925.05
earned in 2006
JOSEPH CORDIANO Minister, Economic Trade & Development
Legislative Assembly
$112,772.42
earned in 2006
KARYN LEONARD Director, Interparliamentary & Public Relations
Legislative Assembly
$110,997.84
earned in 2006
ARLEIGH HOLDER Director, Broadcast & Recording Service
Legislative Assembly
$109,846.35
earned in 2006
SUSAN SWIFT Director, Research & Information Services
Legislative Assembly
$108,114.99
earned in 2006
ZINA DECKER Executive Assistant & Administrative Coordinator to the Clerk
Legislative Assembly
$108,030.52
earned in 2006
KATHLEEN WYNNE Minister, Education
Legislative Assembly
$106,833.22
earned in 2006
BARBARA COWIESON Executive Director, Services & Administration, PC Caucus
Legislative Assembly
$104,450.70
earned in 2006
DAVE LEVAC Chief Government Whip
Legislative Assembly
$104,450.70
earned in 2006
ROBERT RUNCIMAN House Leader, Official Opposition
Legislative Assembly
$103,927.98
earned in 2006
BOB CHANT Chief of Staff to Leader, Opposition
Legislative Assembly
$102,066.72
earned in 2006
PETER KORMOS House Leader, Opposition
Legislative Assembly
$101,360.43
earned in 2006
BRUCE CROZIER Deputy Speaker
Legislative Assembly
$101,087.97
earned in 2006
ANDREA HORWATH Chair, Standing Committee on Regulations & Private Bills
Legislative Assembly
$100,918.93
earned in 2006
JOHN MILLOY Parliamentary Assistant, Training, Colleges & Universities
Legislative Assembly
$100,918.93
earned in 2006
LINDA JEFFREY Parliamentary Assistant, Intergovernmental Affairs
Legislative Assembly
$100,918.93
earned in 2006
RICHARD PATTEN Parliamentary Assistant, Premier
Legislative Assembly
$100,918.92
earned in 2006
WILLIAM MAURO Parliamentary Assistant, Northern Development & Mines
Legislative Assembly
$100,918.92
earned in 2006
DEBORAH MATTHEWS Parliamentary Assistant, Community & Social Services
Legislative Assembly
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Published March 2007

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2007

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 Legislative Assembly, including:

  • Top Salaries at Legislative Assembly in the 2007 Sunshine List
  • Clerk, Legislative Assembly
    $198,356.96
  • Deputy Clerk & Executive Director, Legislative Services
    $167,272.15
  • Premier
    $158,309.46
  • Minister, Community Safety & Correctional Services
    $156,358.12
  • Executive Director, Administrative Services
    $148,698.36

2007 Ontario Sunshine List: Legislative Assembly Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Legislative Assembly's 90 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $10,333,299.92 in 2006.

At the top of the Legislative Assembly Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Legislative Assembly was Clerk, Legislative Assembly CLAUDE DESROSIERS, who brought home $198,356.96 in 2006.

Following CLAUDE DESROSIERS was Deputy Clerk & Executive Director, Legislative Services DEBORAH DELLER, with annual earnings of $167,272.15. Premier DALTON MCGUINTY made $158,309.46, Minister, Community Safety & Correctional Services MONTE KWINTER made $156,358.12, and Executive Director, Administrative Services SYLVIA NEMANIC round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $148,698.36 for the Legislative Assembly 2007 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2006, 45 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 41 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 4 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the Legislative Assembly.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 45 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 41 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 4 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2007 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2007 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2007 Employers List.