Ontario Sunshine List 2014

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2013 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$192,445.93
earned in 2013
AVNER LEVIN Chair, Law and Business
Ryerson University
$151,257.20
earned in 2013
AXEL GUENTHER Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Wallace Chalmers Chair of Engineering Design
University of Toronto
$167,542.18
earned in 2013
AZZEDINE BOUKERCHE Chaire de recherche du Canada / Canada Research Chair
Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
$166,121.70
earned in 2013
BAOCHUN LI Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bell University Laboratories Chair in Computer Engineering
University of Toronto
$111,145.30
earned in 2013
BARBARA DOHERTY Part-time Vice Chair
Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal
$134,627.03
earned in 2013
BARBARA JEANNE SHANNON Chair of Faculty Continuing Education & Training
Seneca College
$190,750.71
earned in 2013
BARBARA MORRONGIELLO-GOTTLIEB Professor & Canada Research Chair
University of Guelph
$144,731.65
earned in 2013
BENJAMIN BOLKER Professor/Endowed Chair
McMaster University
$207,357.09
earned in 2013
BENSON HONIG Professor/Endowed Chair
McMaster University
$167,076.26
earned in 2013
BERNARD FISHBEIN Chair, Ontario Labour Relations Board
Ontario Labour Relations Board
$118,862.45
earned in 2013
BERNARD KALVIN Full-time Vice Chair
Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal
$100,246.68
earned in 2013
BETH HAWKINS Secondary Teacher, Curriculum Chair
Durham Catholic District School Board
$154,547.93
earned in 2013
BETH PARKER Professor & Industrial Research Chair
University of Guelph
$146,198.00
earned in 2013
BEVERLY MOORE Chair, Social Benefits Tribunal/Social Assistance Review Board
Social Benefits Tribunal
$135,543.35
earned in 2013
BHAGWATI GUPTA Associate Professor/Associate Chair
McMaster University
$131,140.15
earned in 2013
BIRGITTE HANSEN Chair of School of Fashion
Seneca College
$124,634.88
earned in 2013
BONNIE JASPER Chair, Health and Wellness
Centennial College
$232,730.90
earned in 2013
BONNIE STEVENS Professor, Signy Hildur Eaton Chair in Paediatric Nursing Research
University of Toronto
$146,288.22
earned in 2013
BRANT PEPPLEY Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Chemical Engineering, Professor - Chemical Engineering
Queen's University
$188,300.94
earned in 2013
BRENDAN FREY Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Canada Research Council Chair in Engineering
University of Toronto
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Published March 2014

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2014

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:

2014 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 97,916 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $12,476,874,239.26 in 2013.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,714,000.04 in 2013.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was Chief Nuclear Officer WAYNE ROBBINS, with annual earnings of $915,850.96. Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives JOHN MURPHY made $903,970.54, President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation WILLIAM MORIARTY made $772,547.00, and President and Chief Executive Officer ROBERT S. BELL round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $753,992.40 for the Ontario 2014 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2013, 36,201 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 46,481 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,345 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,052 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,073 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 764 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 36,201 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 46,481 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,345 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,052 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,073 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 764 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2014 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2014 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2014 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.