Ontario Sunshine List 2015

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2014 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$139,496.83
earned in 2014
Ann Mitchell Chief Administrative Officer
Municipality of Sioux Lookout
$139,050.00
earned in 2014
Ken Adams Chief Administrative Officer
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
$138,535.79
earned in 2014
Dan Digiovanni Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Kingsville
$138,394.81
earned in 2014
Grant Whittington Chief Administrative Officer
Township of Wilmot
$138,356.78
earned in 2014
Mary Mccuaig Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk / Directrice Générale, Greffière,
The Nation Municipality
$138,040.08
earned in 2014
Donald West Chief Administrative Officer
Board of Health for the Porcupine Health Unit
$137,739.96
earned in 2014
Mark Mccaig Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Fort Frances
$137,499.09
earned in 2014
John Telfer Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Shelburne
$137,206.46
earned in 2014
Richard Radford Chief Administrative Officer
Municipality of Brockton 
$136,853.49
earned in 2014
Christopher Wray Chief Administrative Officer / Clerk-Treasurer
Municipality of Wawa
$136,557.84
earned in 2014
Donald N. Leitch Chief Administrative Officer
Municipality of Central Elgin
$136,327.55
earned in 2014
Russell Phillips Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Essex
$136,087.71
earned in 2014
John Rodey Chief Administrative Officer
Township of St. Clair
$135,901.63
earned in 2014
John Fior Chief Administrative Officer / Clerk / Director of Planning
Municipality of East Ferris
$135,611.56
earned in 2014
Kevin Mcllwain Chief Administrative Officer
Town of St. Marys
$135,494.03
earned in 2014
Robert Brindley Chief Administrative Officer
Township of Springwater
$135,148.00
earned in 2014
Milena Avramovic Chief Administrative Officer
Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
$135,078.30
earned in 2014
Cindy Mcnair Deputy Chief Administrative Officer / Director of Human Resources
City of Stratford
$134,508.96
earned in 2014
Paul Gravelle Director Finance / Treasurer / Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Township of Oro-Medonte
$134,503.63
earned in 2014
Robert Mens Chief Administrative Officer
Town of Parry Sound
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Published March 2015

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

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 Ontario, including:

2015 Ontario Sunshine List: Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Ontario's 111,655 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,199,256,304.57 in 2014.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,555,200.04 in 2014.

Following Thomas Mitchell was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Donn W. Hanbidge, with annual earnings of $1,208,155.82. President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty made $937,500.00, President and Vice-Chancellor Amit Chakma made $924,000.04, and President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Macisaac round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $755,715.53 for the Ontario 2015 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014, 40,709 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,241 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,960 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,840 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 980 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 925 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 40,709 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,241 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,960 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,840 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 980 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 925 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2015 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employers List.

Sunshine List Resources

Here are the Frequently Asked Questions about the Ontario Sunshine List.

The Ontario Sunshine List is the Ministry of Finance's listing of salary, benefits, and severance information. The Ontario Sunshine List is the province's annual list of public sector employees and publicly-funded agency employees paid more than $100,000 annually. For a complete list of names, go to SunhineListStats.com

In 1996 the Ontario Sunshine List began as a way to ensure accountability to taxpayers through Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. The annual list of public sector employees who earn over $100,000 per year or greater.

SunhineListStats.com aims to spotlight government spending and public funding to create awareness of where your money is being spent as a taxpayer. It lets taxpayers compare the performance of an organization with the compensation given to the people running it.

No, the Ontario Sunshine List does not include non-taxable benefits such as pension costs. The Sunshine List includes salaries and taxable benefits.

The Ontario Sunshine List is calculated by using a list of taxable salary, benefits, and severance information.

Yes, the Sunshine List does include bonuses, salaries, overtime, severances, and benefits.

Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Ontario, 244,390 staffers made the list, earning a total salary of $30,240,295,606.44 (more than thirty billion) in 2021.

The Ontario Sunshine List aims to shed light on government expenditures. The Sunshine List also helps the Ministry of Finance identify public sector employees who earn over $100,000 in salary and above.

Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act aims to provide transparency to taxpayers and accountability to the Ontario government regarding hiring practices. Public sector employees earn over $100,000 annually, so taxpayers are naturally interested in how and where their money is being spent. The Ontario Sunshine List is a resource to give taxpayers insight into the use of public funds.

Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act aims to provide transparency to taxpayers and accountability to the Ontario government regarding hiring practices. Public sector employees earn over $100,000 annually, so taxpayers are naturally interested in how and where their money is being spent. The Ontario Sunshine List is a resource to give taxpayers insight into the use of public funds.

The $100,000 annual income is calculated before taxes. If these public sector employees are paid $100,000 or more, then the total of these taxable benefits has to be disclosed.