Ontario Sunshine List 2017

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2016 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$124,269.25
earned in 2016
Renee Jarrett General Manager, Communication and Education
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
$173,092.96
earned in 2016
Richard Farrell General Manager Housing
Regional Municipality of York
$196,132.51
earned in 2016
Richard Forward General Manager Infrastructure and Growth Management
City of Barrie
$138,214.48
earned in 2016
Richard J. Wyma General Manager, Secretary-Treasurer
Essex Region Conservation Authority
$139,577.40
earned in 2016
Richard Moriah General Manager
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
$102,777.19
earned in 2016
Robert Audet General Manager, Student Centre And Student Life / Directeur général du Centre des étudiants/es et de la vie collégiale
Cambrian College
$124,197.17
earned in 2016
Robert Baldwin General Manager, Planning and Development
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
$109,941.60
earned in 2016
Robert B. Randall General Manager, Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre / Directeur général, Centre des salles de théâtre Elgin et Winter Garden
Ontario Heritage Trust
$144,836.03
earned in 2016
Robert Colquhoun General Manager - Corporate Services and Long Term Care
City of Thunder Bay
$194,494.31
earned in 2016
Robert Cressman General Manager Shelter Housing Support
City of Toronto
$160,365.00
earned in 2016
Robert Dalley Port General Manager
Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal
$165,899.54
earned in 2016
Robert J. Crawford General Manager, Community Development
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
$124,594.32
earned in 2016
Robert Usher General Manager
City of London - Covent Garden Market Corporation
$121,624.72
earned in 2016
Robin Hewitt General Manager of Corporate Services
County of Brant
$121,440.00
earned in 2016
Roger Houde General Manager / Secretary-Treasurer
Raisin Region Conservation Authority
$182,313.60
earned in 2016
Ronald Henderson General Manager, Assets, Fleet, Citizen and Leisure Services
City of Greater Sudbury
$125,322.66
earned in 2016
Rosanne Mantesso General Manager, Human Resources and Legislative Services
City of Welland
$114,894.26
earned in 2016
Russ Wilson General Manager, Community Gaming Development Corporation
Town of Fort Erie
$135,727.78
earned in 2016
Sal Iannello General Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services / City Engineer
City of Welland
$129,990.67
earned in 2016
Sandy Jackson General Manager, Community Programs and Recreation
City of Brantford
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Published March 2017

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

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:

2017 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 124,445 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $15,835,825,865.12 in 2016.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lyash, who brought home $1,155,899.14 in 2016.

Following Jeffrey Lyash was President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty, with annual earnings of $1,045,582.62. Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer / Vice-présidente directrice et chef des placements Jill Pepall made $835,389.06, Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager made $832,750.95, and President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Pisters round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $753,992.40 for the Ontario 2017 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 46,734 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 58,374 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 13,811 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,421 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,261 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 844 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 46,734 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 58,374 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 13,811 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,421 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,261 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 844 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2017 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2017 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.