Ontario Sunshine List 2015

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2014 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$164,999.90
earned in 2014
Robert Edgett Executive Director Of Alumni Affairs and Development
University of St. Michael's College
$145,009.92
earned in 2014
Robert Ferguson Executive Director
The Royal Life Saving Society Canada, Ontario Branch
$157,791.63
earned in 2014
Robert Hannon Executive Director, Financial Planning and Support / Directeur général, Planification et soutien financiers
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
$178,797.26
earned in 2014
Robert Hines Executive Director
York University
$154,092.12
earned in 2014
Robert Kardas Executive Director, Student Services
Lambton College
$128,114.00
earned in 2014
Robert Kroll Executive Director
Speech and Stuttering Institute
$138,316.49
earned in 2014
Robert Mcmullen Executive Director
Brockville and Area Centre for Developmentally Handicapped Persons Inc.
$131,510.82
earned in 2014
Robert Moore Executive Director / Directeur général
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
$140,793.51
earned in 2014
Robert Richardson Executive Director
Children's Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay
$191,373.00
earned in 2014
Robert Seaby Executive Director / Directeur Général
Ongwanada Hospital
$148,522.50
earned in 2014
Robin Campbell Executive Director Advancement and Alumni Affairs
University of Toronto
$163,407.38
earned in 2014
Rocco R. Rao Executive Director, Information Technology / Chief Information Officer
City of Brampton
$203,775.38
earned in 2014
Rod Lohin Executive Director, Rotman Alumni Network and Lee Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship
University of Toronto
$165,243.53
earned in 2014
Rod Potgieter Executive Director
Family and Children's Services of St. Thomas and Elgin
$155,505.36
earned in 2014
Rod Regier Executive Director, Economic Development
City of Kitchener
$116,022.65
earned in 2014
Rodrigo Cartagena Executive Director
Drs. Paul and John Rekai Centre
$102,303.20
earned in 2014
Ronald Elliott Executive Director
Westover Treatment Centre
$120,878.81
earned in 2014
Ronald Mccauley Executive Director
New Leaf Living and Learning Together Inc.
$107,977.74
earned in 2014
Ron Ballantyne Executive Director
Brock Community Health Centre
$108,254.31
earned in 2014
Ron Lirette Executive Director
St. Michael's Homes
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Published March 2015

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

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:

2015 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 111,655 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,199,256,304.57 in 2014.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,555,200.04 in 2014.

Following Thomas Mitchell was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Donn W. Hanbidge, with annual earnings of $1,208,155.82. President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty made $937,500.00, President and Vice-Chancellor Amit Chakma made $924,000.04, and President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Macisaac round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $755,715.53 for the Ontario 2015 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014, 40,709 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,241 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,960 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,840 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 980 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 925 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 40,709 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,241 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,960 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,840 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 980 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 925 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2015 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2015 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.