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
$137,260.01
earned in 2014
David Sherlock General Manager
City of St. Catharines - Transit Services
$137,258.42
earned in 2014
Dean Wyman General Manager Solid Waste Resources
City of Guelph
$137,258.42
earned in 2014
Rodney Keller General Manager Public Works
City of Guelph
$137,258.42
earned in 2014
Barbara Powell General Manager Community Engagement and Social Services Liaison
City of Guelph
$137,258.42
earned in 2014
Katrina Power General Manager Finance
City of Guelph
$137,214.48
earned in 2014
Richard Wyma General Manager, Secretary-Treasurer
Essex Region Conservation Authority
$137,152.85
earned in 2014
Blair Labelle General Manager Technology And Innovation
City of Guelph
$137,067.82
earned in 2014
Sharon Dunn General Manager, Human Resources Services
Town of Ajax
$136,762.25
earned in 2014
Sal Iannello General Manager of Infrastructure Services / City Engineer
City of Welland
$136,484.57
earned in 2014
Troy Charter Assistant General Manager, Transit Operations
City of Ottawa
$136,221.32
earned in 2014
Darwin Pollock General Manager, Project Management Service Provider Transition / Directeur général, Transition gestion de projets et fournisseurs de services
Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
$135,978.75
earned in 2014
Norman Tanaka General Manager, Toronto Core / Directeur général, Toronto Centre
Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
$135,328.35
earned in 2014
David Johnston General Manager of Economic Development and Strategic Investments
County of Brant
$135,282.43
earned in 2014
Patricia Moore General Manager, Health and Social Services
Norfolk County
$135,160.30
earned in 2014
David Godwaldt General Manager Human Resources
City of Guelph
$134,585.25
earned in 2014
Peter Busatto General Manager Water Services
City of Guelph
$134,423.98
earned in 2014
Eriks Eglite General Manager, Transitional / Administrateur général de la transition
Ontario Place
$134,406.87
earned in 2014
Gary Shropshire General Manager of the Community Parks, Recreation and Culture
Town of East Gwillimbury
$134,136.00
earned in 2014
Valerie Fioravanti General Manager
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
$133,196.06
earned in 2014
Kevin Lichach General Manager, Community Services
Norfolk County
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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.