Ontario Sunshine List 2014

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2013 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$316,743.61
earned in 2013
CRAIG WARDROP Director
Ontario Power Generation
$315,052.47
earned in 2013
MARY VEARNCOMBE Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Control
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
$311,518.96
earned in 2013
ADRIAN HUSSEY Managing Director, Portfolio and Risk Analysis
University of Toronto
$307,814.80
earned in 2013
MICHAEL GARDAM Director, Infection Prevention And Control
University Health Network
$307,575.49
earned in 2013
JOHN MCPHERSON Director & Senior Scientist
Ontario Institute of Cancer Research
$305,992.35
earned in 2013
ANTHONY GOERZEN Professor - School of Business, Sobey Professorship - School of Business, Academic Directory (Master's of Global Management) - School of Business
Queen's University
$304,156.55
earned in 2013
STEPHEN RAMJIST Director Operations & Maintenance
Ontario Power Generation
$301,667.74
earned in 2013
SALIM YUSUF Vice President, Research and Executive Director, Population Health Research Institute
Hamilton Health Sciences
$301,154.86
earned in 2013
KEVIN FINE Director
Ontario Securities Commission
$299,924.62
earned in 2013
THOMAS ATKINSON Director
Ontario Securities Commission
$299,555.97
earned in 2013
SEAN CLEARY Professor - School of Business, Director (Master's of Management in Finance) - School of Business
Queen's University
$298,554.00
earned in 2013
NEIL L. BERINSTEIN Director, Translational Research
Ontario Institute of Cancer Research
$297,737.36
earned in 2013
PETER GOODHAND Director, Executive
Ontario Institute of Cancer Research
$297,039.33
earned in 2013
KEN GILBERT Director Operations & Maintenance
Ontario Power Generation
$296,904.11
earned in 2013
KEVIN KATZ Medical Director
North York General Hospital
$295,933.94
earned in 2013
KEN THURSTON Director of Education
York Region District School Board
$295,125.10
earned in 2013
DOUGLAS THOMAS Director, Information Technology
Independent Electricity System Operator
$294,563.13
earned in 2013
PHOEBE SHOKRY Chief Of Pathology And Laboratory Director
Markham Stouffville Hospital
$293,857.36
earned in 2013
TINA DACIN Professor - School of Business, Director (Centre for Responsible Leadership) - Centre for Corporate Responsibility, School of Business
Queen's University
$293,093.98
earned in 2013
LINCOLN STEIN Director And Senior Scientist
Ontario Institute of Cancer Research
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Published March 2014

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2014

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:

2014 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 97,916 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $12,476,874,239.26 in 2013.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,714,000.04 in 2013.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was Chief Nuclear Officer WAYNE ROBBINS, with annual earnings of $915,850.96. Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives JOHN MURPHY made $903,970.54, President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation WILLIAM MORIARTY made $772,547.00, and President and Chief Executive Officer ROBERT S. BELL round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $753,992.40 for the Ontario 2014 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2013, 36,201 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 46,481 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,345 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,052 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,073 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 764 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 36,201 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 46,481 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,345 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,052 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,073 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 764 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2014 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2014 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2014 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.