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
$106,633.80
earned in 2015
Susan Shular Program Manager
Grey Bruce Health Unit
$123,078.72
earned in 2015
Susan Smythe Program Manager Social Policy
Regional Municipality of York
$109,303.08
earned in 2015
Sutha Balasingham Program Manager Local Immigration Partnership
Regional Municipality of York
$110,771.41
earned in 2015
Suzanne Bays Program Manager, Technology Projects
City of Ottawa
$116,638.71
earned in 2015
Suzanne E. Hastie Program Manager / Chef de programme
Citizenship, Immigration & International Trade
$115,520.27
earned in 2015
Suzanne Gagnon Program Manager / Chef de programme
Community & Social Services
$104,634.19
earned in 2015
Tammy Mcilroy Program Manager Family Health
City of Hamilton
$101,244.12
earned in 2015
Tanya Johnston Program Manager, Family Services
Huron-Perth Children's Aid Society
$103,423.08
earned in 2015
Teresa Meulensteen Program Manager
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa-Carleton Branch
$102,534.51
earned in 2015
Terri Hunt Program Manager, Building Code
City of Ottawa
$108,343.01
earned in 2015
Terry Beairsto Program Manager, Labour Relations
City of Ottawa
$113,738.49
earned in 2015
Terry Field Program Manager, Information Technology Operations Services
City of Ottawa
$113,713.51
earned in 2015
Tessie Boretos Program Manager, Arts Centre
City of Ottawa
$109,814.91
earned in 2015
Timothy Pinet Program Manager, System Integration and Business Systems Projects
City of Ottawa
$104,393.14
earned in 2015
Todd Bridger Senior Program Manager
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa-Carleton Branch
$112,500.06
earned in 2015
Tom Lockhart Program Manager
Hastings and Prince Edwards Counties Health Unit
$134,735.54
earned in 2015
Travis Beamish Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
The Hospital for Sick Children
$113,123.24
earned in 2015
Trevor Catherwood Program Manager Development Engineering
Regional Municipality of York
$106,317.40
earned in 2015
Tristan Squire-Smith Program Manager/Gestionnaire de programme
Middlesex-London Health Unit / Bureau de santé de Middlesex-London
$113,324.70
earned in 2015
Troy Leeson Program Manager, Parking Enforcement
City of Ottawa
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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.