Alberta Sunshine List 2021
SunshineListStats.com is a database of Alberta public sector employees who earned more than 136,805 in 2020 and entered the Alberta Sunshine List.
- Employees: 2,245
- Employers: 23
- Sum of all salaries: $304,577,015.32
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Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021
Alberta first started publishing the Sunshine List in 2014 following the 2012 election of Alison Redford.
The salary and severance disclosure, makes Alberta's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Alberta to make public the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid 136,805 or more in the previous calendar year.
At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Alberta and earn over $136,805 per year, including total taxable benefits.
This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Alberta, including:
Top Salaries in the 2021 Sunshine List
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Acting Chief Medical Examiner Justice and Solicitor General$390,713.86
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Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Justice and Solicitor General$379,320.50
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Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Justice and Solicitor General$369,177.44
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Chief Med Officer of Health Health$363,633.92
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Assist Chief Medical Examiner Justice and Solicitor General$361,257.52
2021 Alberta Sunshine List: Top Earners
Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Alberta's 2,245 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $304,577,015.32 in 2020.
At the top of the Alberta Sunshine List
Topping the list for Alberta was Acting Chief Medical Examiner Thambirajah Balachandra, who brought home $390,713.86 in 2020.
Following Thambirajah Balachandra was Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Enrico Risso, with annual earnings of $379,320.50. Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Akmal Coetzee-Khan made $369,177.44, Chief Med Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw made $363,633.92, and Assist Chief Medical Examiner Cecilia Wu round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $361,257.52 for the Alberta 2021 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 4 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 1,519 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 544 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 35 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 22 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 121 received over $300,000 at Alberta.
Salary breakdown
- 4 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 1,519 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 544 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 35 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 22 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
- 121 employees made more than $300,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employers List.
What is disclosed and thresholds
- Compensation includes base salary, overtime, bonuses, honoraria paid to board members and taxable benefits. This category essentially reflects the income amount on the person’s T4.
- Severance reflects amounts paid or payable related to termination of employment, including retiring allowance.
- Non-monetary (other) benefits are generally non-taxable benefits including the employer’s portion of pension contributions, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Workers' Compensation Board premiums.
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Employment and/or severance contracts for:
- Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions Compensation Regulation
- Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions (Post-Secondary Institutions) Compensation Regulation
- The Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services
- The Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Electric System Operator
Employee thresholds
Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and amount of compensation and severance paid to employees who earn more than the threshold amount for that disclosure period.
For December disclosures, if no severance was paid, disclosure is not required.
| Calendar year | 1 Annual threshold |
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| 2021 | $136,805 |
| 2020 | $135,317 |
| 2019 | $132,924 |
| 2018 | $129,809 |
| 2017 | $127,765 |
| 2016 | $126,375 |
| 2015 | $125,000 |
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.