Ontario Sunshine List 2018

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2017 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$143,868.92
earned in 2017
Igor Solesa Senior Manager, Business Solutions / Chef, solutions technologiques
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services / Ministère des Services gouvernementaux et des Services aux consommateurs
$110,054.83
earned in 2017
Ilidio Coito Senior Manager, Construction
City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing Corp.
$103,211.03
earned in 2017
Imelda Kearney Senior Manager, Help Desk and Telephony
Toronto Catholic District School Board
$123,257.70
earned in 2017
Inderpal Gosal Senior Manager Business Solutions / Chef, solutions technologiques
Health and Long-Term Care / Santé et Soins de longue durée
$174,039.40
earned in 2017
Ioan Agavriloai Senior Manager Operational Effectiveness / Gestionnaire principal , Efficacité opérationnelle
Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité
$105,261.14
earned in 2017
Ivan Langrish Senior Manager, Media Strategy - Ivey School of Business
University of Western Ontario
$117,870.02
earned in 2017
Ivan Sestak Senior Manager, Information and Technology Services, Client Support Services
University of Toronto
$114,176.17
earned in 2017
Ivan Walker Senior Manager, Facilities Operations And Sustainability
Fanshawe College
$163,109.95
earned in 2017
Ivar Pavasars Senior Manager Day Ahead Market
Ontario Power Generation
$121,618.34
earned in 2017
Jacob Gregory Senior Manager, Commercial Projects/Chef principal projets commerciaux
Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) / Société Ontarienne Des Infrastructures Et De L'Immobilier (Infrastructure Ontario)
$114,735.86
earned in 2017
Jacqueline Christopher Senior Manager / Gestionnaire principale
Local Health Integration Network - Central East / Réseau Local D'Intégration Des Services De Santé - Centre-Est
$112,548.46
earned in 2017
Jacqueline Mcveigh Senior Manager, Employee Relations
Durham Catholic District School Board
$128,653.57
earned in 2017
Jacqueline Phan Senior Manager Epmo Oper&Prop Mgmt/Gestionnaire principal, Bureau de gestion des projets d’entreprise et Gestion immobilière
Centre For Addiction And Mental Health
$123,942.93
earned in 2017
Jacqueline Williamson Senior Manager, Operations and Financial Services Management Unit 2 / Chef, gestion des services opérationnels et financiers – Unité 2
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services / Ministère des Services gouvernementaux et des Services aux consommateurs
$113,418.75
earned in 2017
Jae Truesdell Senior Manager Property and Legal Services
Toronto Region Conservation Authority
$113,414.80
earned in 2017
James Proietti Senior Manager, People Placement / Chef, Unité des services de placement
Treasury Board Secretariat / Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor
$151,081.62
earned in 2017
James Rowe Senior Manager of Human Resources
District School Board Ontario North East
$119,217.00
earned in 2017
James Skembaris Senior Manager, Mental Health/Addict'N Prog
University Health Network
$147,208.61
earned in 2017
Jamie Bennett Senior Manager, Third Parties and Property Permits Licenses and Approvals/Gestionnaire principal, Tierces parties et propriétés Permis, licences et approbations
Metrolinx
$111,722.36
earned in 2017
Jana Carson Senior Manager, Evaluation and Accountability
University of Waterloo
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Published March 2018

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2018

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:

2018 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 131,909 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $16,834,509,504.29 in 2017.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lyash, who brought home $1,554,456.95 in 2017.

Following Jeffrey Lyash was President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation Daren Smith, with annual earnings of $936,089.48. Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager made $858,445.43, President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Bruce Campbell made $749,862.59, and President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Mark Fuller round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $745,211.84 for the Ontario 2018 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2017, 48,973 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 62,001 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 15,021 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,734 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,286 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 894 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 48,973 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 62,001 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 15,021 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,734 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,286 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 894 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2018 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2018 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2018 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.