Ontario Sunshine List 2007

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2006 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$110,255.47
earned in 2006
REINO PITKANEN Environment, Chemistry & Safety Supervisor
Ontario Power Generation
$110,254.88
earned in 2006
CHARLES COX Investigator
Community Safety & Corr. Services
$110,254.88
earned in 2006
BERNARD MURPHY Investigator
Community Safety & Corr. Services
$110,254.84
earned in 2006
THOMAS ADAMS Principal
Halton District School Board
$110,254.81
earned in 2006
GORDON WALKER Maintenance Specialist, Strategy
Ontario Power Generation
$110,254.27
earned in 2006
THOMAS WHITTAKER Civil Maintainer I Journeyperson
Ontario Power Generation
$110,253.36
earned in 2006
ERNIE SERSEN Director, Finance & Information Systems.
CCAC - Niagara
$110,246.02
earned in 2006
MICHAEL GIOVINAZZO Primary Care Paramedic
City of Hamilton
$110,245.73
earned in 2006
BRIAN BIGRAS Detective
York Regional Police
$110,245.29
earned in 2006
MARY FERGUSON Director, Communications
Tourism
$110,244.68
earned in 2006
BARBARA KOMOROWSKI Program Coordinator, Special Education
Toronto Catholic District School Board
$110,244.66
earned in 2006
RONALD WELSH Manager, District Operations
Halton Region
$110,242.52
earned in 2006
ELIZABETH IRVING Associate Professor
University of Waterloo
$110,242.09
earned in 2006
MANUELA RIQUEZA Applicant Services & Processes Manager
Ryerson University
$110,240.83
earned in 2006
ALAN GARDINER Mechanical Maintainer Journeyperson
Ontario Power Generation
$110,240.10
earned in 2006
WILLIAM YOUNG Chief Administrator Officer/ Treasurer
The Corporation of the Township of West Lincoln
$110,238.75
earned in 2006
AMAR DATTA Senior Technical Engineer/Officer
Ontario Power Generation
$110,237.40
earned in 2006
GREG ANDRE-BARRETT Manager, Development & Maintenance
Health and Long-Term Care
$110,237.38
earned in 2006
PETER GILBERT Director
London Health Sciences Centre
$110,236.87
earned in 2006
FRAN KLODAWSKY Faculty Member
Carleton University
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Published March 2007

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2007

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:

2007 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 34,199 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $4,413,429,390.26 in 2006.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President/Chief Executive Officer TOM PARKINSON, who brought home $1,560,900.85 in 2006.

Following TOM PARKINSON was President & Chief Executive Officer JAMES F HANKINSON, with annual earnings of $1,480,804.01. President & Chief Executive Officer DAVID GOULDING made $1,217,959.52, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer PIERRE R CHARLEBOIS made $1,015,540.32, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System PAUL HAGGIS round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $958,121.44 for the Ontario 2007 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2006, 12,857 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 15,979 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 3,689 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 980 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 327 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 367 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 12,857 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 15,979 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 3,689 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 980 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 327 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 367 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2007 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2007 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2007 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.