Legislative Assembly

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2008

Salary Name Position
$154,291.70
earned in 2007
DAVID RAMSAY Parliamentary Assistant, Premier
Legislative Assembly
$129,352.46
earned in 2007
DAVID ZIMMER Parliamentary Assistant, Attorney General
Legislative Assembly
$178,363.20
earned in 2007
DEBORAH DELLER Clerk, Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
$134,800.72
earned in 2007
DEBORAH MATTHEWS Minister, Children & Youth Services
Legislative Assembly
$151,067.79
earned in 2007
DENNIS CLARK Sergeant at Arms/Executive Director, Precinct Properties
Legislative Assembly
$117,800.78
earned in 2007
DONNA BURTON Director, Information Resources
Legislative Assembly
$161,039.88
earned in 2007
DONNA CANSFIELD Minister, Natural Resources
Legislative Assembly
$114,108.68
earned in 2007
DONNA DUNCAN Director, Policy & Research
Legislative Assembly
$161,039.88
earned in 2007
DWIGHT DUNCAN Minister, Finance
Legislative Assembly
$128,797.19
earned in 2007
ELIZABETH WITMER House Leader, Official Opposition
Legislative Assembly
$121,931.08
earned in 2007
ERNIE HARDEMAN Deputy House Leader, Official Opposition
Legislative Assembly
$116,361.87
earned in 2007
FRANK KLEES Caucus Chair, Official Opposition
Legislative Assembly
$122,222.95
earned in 2007
GARFIELD DUNLOP Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Estimates
Legislative Assembly
$161,039.88
earned in 2007
GEORGE SMITHERMAN Minister, Health & Long Term Care
Legislative Assembly
$124,617.61
earned in 2007
GERRY MARTINIUK Member of Provincial Parliament
Legislative Assembly
$161,039.88
earned in 2007
GERRY PHILLIPS Minister, Energy
Legislative Assembly
$127,429.14
earned in 2007
GILLES BISSON Chief Whip, Third Party
Legislative Assembly
$107,201.73
earned in 2007
GREG SORBARA Member of Provincial Parliament
Legislative Assembly
$161,039.88
earned in 2007
HARINDER TAKHAR Minister, Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Legislative Assembly
$153,571.20
earned in 2007
HOWARD HAMPTON Leader, Third Party
Legislative Assembly
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Published March 2008

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2008

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 2008 Sunshine List
  • Premier
    $203,439.27
  • Clerk, Legislative Assembly
    $178,363.20
  • Leader, Official Opposition
    $175,638.80
  • Parliamentary Assistant, Economic Development & Trade
    $170,945.43
  • Minister, Community Safety & Correctional Services
    $161,039.88

2008 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 122 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $16,353,198.63 in 2007.

At the top of the Legislative Assembly Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Legislative Assembly was Premier DALTON MCGUINTY, who brought home $203,439.27 in 2007.

Following DALTON MCGUINTY was Clerk, Legislative Assembly DEBORAH DELLER, with annual earnings of $178,363.20. Leader, Official Opposition JOHN TORY made $175,638.80, Parliamentary Assistant, Economic Development & Trade MONTE KWINTER made $170,945.43, and Minister, Community Safety & Correctional Services RICK BARTOLUCCI round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $161,039.88 for the Legislative Assembly 2008 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2007, 5 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 88 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 28 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Legislative Assembly.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 5 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 88 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 28 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2008 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employers List.