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Ontario Sunshine List 2016

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2015 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$327,195.93
earned in 2015 		Scott L. Boerner Laboratory Division Head
University Health Network
$327,100.96
earned in 2015 		Janet Malowany Pathologist
St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
$327,067.98
earned in 2015 		Margaret Misztal Associate Pathologist
The Scarborough Hospital
$326,899.22
earned in 2015 		Christina Lee Family Physician
Carefirst Family Health Team
$326,895.47
earned in 2015 		Patrick Gaskin President & Chief Executive Officer
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
$326,762.52
earned in 2015 		Linda Franklin President And Chief Executive Office
Colleges Ontario
$326,617.00
earned in 2015 		David Zweig Professor And Chair Of Management
University of Toronto
$326,329.09
earned in 2015 		Marnie Escaf Senior Vice President
University Health Network
$326,208.62
earned in 2015 		Roy Brown Senior Director Projects
Ontario Power Generation
$326,191.62
earned in 2015 		Doris Grinspun Chief Executive Officer
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
$326,144.83
earned in 2015 		Walid Hejazi Professor Of Business Economics
University of Toronto
$326,085.12
earned in 2015 		Kenrick Kawall Chief Information Officer / Chef des services informatiques
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
$325,931.46
earned in 2015 		Laurence Booth Professor Of Finance
University of Toronto
$325,772.10
earned in 2015 		Avi Goldfarb Professor Of Marketing
University of Toronto
$325,606.35
earned in 2015 		Dr. Saira Ansari Senior Associate Pathologist
The Scarborough Hospital
$325,360.03
earned in 2015 		John Heintzman Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director
Grand River Hospital Corporation
$325,172.26
earned in 2015 		Timothy Mctiernan President and Vice-Chancellor
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
$325,024.16
earned in 2015 		Mary Madigan-Lee Vice President, Human Resources
St. Michael's Hospital
$325,000.00
earned in 2015 		Ray Martin Vice President Medical & Academic Affair
Humber River Hospital
$325,000.00
earned in 2015 		John Rafferty President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
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Published March 2016

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

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:

2016 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 115,912 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,728,930,954.33 in 2015.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was Chief Executive Officer Designate Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,528,933.36 in 2015.

Following Thomas Mitchell was President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty, with annual earnings of $1,473,445.98. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-présidente principale et directrice des finances Barbara Gail Anderson made $844,745.92, Executive Vice President Operations, Sport and Venue Management / Vice-président directeur, Opérations, sports et gestion des sites Allen K. Vansen made $802,079.83, and Nuclear President & Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $793,359.07 for the Ontario 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 44,048 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,153 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 12,623 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,112 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,072 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 904 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 44,048 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,153 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 12,623 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,112 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,072 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 904 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2016 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2016 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.