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
$286,419.22
earned in 2014
Patti Cochrane Senior Vice President
Trillium Health Partners
$286,088.86
earned in 2014
Antonia Rossi Executive Vice President and Group Head, Real Estate and Lending / Vice-président exécutif et chef de groupe, Immobilier et prêts
Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
$285,993.06
earned in 2014
Craig Mcfadyen Vice President
Trillium Health Partners
$285,218.64
earned in 2014
Robert Donelson Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Wilfrid Laurier University
$284,704.45
earned in 2014
Rani Dhaliwal Senior Vice President, Planning and Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
Humber College
$284,617.19
earned in 2014
John Fraser Senior Vice President, Internal Audit
Hydro One
$283,282.22
earned in 2014
George Sweny Senior Vice President Charitable and iGaming / Vice-président principal, Jeu de bienfaisance et Jeu en ligne
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
$283,179.98
earned in 2014
R. Paul Young Vice President, Research and Innovation
University of Toronto
$283,063.14
earned in 2014
Susan Frank Vice President, Regulatory
Hydro One
$282,797.61
earned in 2014
Angela Zangari Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations / Vice-présidente directrice, Finances et Opérations
Niagara Health System
$282,689.02
earned in 2014
Patricia Houston Vice President Education Executive Office
St. Michael's Hospital
$282,199.84
earned in 2014
Robert Hache Vice President Research and Innovation / Professor
York University
$281,328.84
earned in 2014
Michael Lyle General Counsel and Vice President Legal, Aboriginal and Regulatory Affairs / Avocat général et vice-président - Affaires juridiques, autochtones et réglementaires
Ontario Power Authority
$281,328.06
earned in 2014
Mary Aldred General Counsel and Vice President- Legal Services and Strategic Policy / Avocate générale et vice-présidente, Services juridiques et Politique stratégique
Ontario Energy Board
$281,185.40
earned in 2014
Alan Shiever Vice President Learning and Development
Ontario Power Generation
$281,146.92
earned in 2014
Hargurdeep Saini Vice President and Principal, University of Toronto, Mississauga and Professor of Biology
University of Toronto
$280,800.28
earned in 2014
George Georgiadis Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Medical Imaging
Mount Sinai Hospital
$280,492.32
earned in 2014
Helena J. Hutton Chief Operating Officer and Vice President
Southlake Regional Health Centre
$280,209.42
earned in 2014
Amir Remtulla Senior Vice President, Community, Aboriginal, Cultural and Public Affairs / Vice-président principal, Affaires autochtones, communautaires, culturelles et publiques
Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games
$279,893.65
earned in 2014
Laurie Swami Senior Vice President Decommissioning and Waste
Ontario Power Generation
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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.