Ontario Sunshine List 2021

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2020 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$206,395.38
earned in 2020
Aaron Gordon Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics
Algoma University
$131,760.21
earned in 2020
Aaron Gee Detective
Regional Municipality Of York Police Services
$101,900.20
earned in 2020
Aaron Kociolek Associate Professor
Nipissing University
$106,627.23
earned in 2020
Aaron Hoffe Senior Economist
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
$122,848.46
earned in 2020
Aaron Medenblik Police Sergeant
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$128,010.39
earned in 2020
Aaron Geertsema Barrie Police Services Sergeant
City Of Barrie
$225,710.69
earned in 2020
Aaron Del Rizzo Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$179,665.20
earned in 2020
Aaron Greeniaus Director, Signals and Communication/Directeur, Signalisation et communications
Metrolinx
$147,131.45
earned in 2020
Aaron Foster Work Control Team Leader
Ontario Power Generation
$108,672.42
earned in 2020
Aaron George Primary Care Paramedic Iv
Regional Municipality Of Halton
$123,625.13
earned in 2020
Aaron Crawford Constable
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services
$169,038.91
earned in 2020
Aaron Bastiampillai Senior Director, Information Technology / Directeur principale, technologies de l’information
Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation
$112,598.17
earned in 2020
Aaron Paisley Constable
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services
$102,641.94
earned in 2020
Aaron Cowan Secondary Teacher
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
$116,201.18
earned in 2020
Aaron Ficko Police - Constable
Regional Municipality Of Durham
$153,948.95
earned in 2020
Aaron Fallis Mechanical Technician
Ontario Power Generation
$129,423.91
earned in 2020
Aaron Green Senior Information Technology Leader/Advisor
Ontario Power Generation
$102,437.34
earned in 2020
Aaron Ham Fire Fighter 1st Class
Town Of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services
$108,009.16
earned in 2020
Aaron Crawford Constable
City Of Kingston - Police Services Board
$102,153.88
earned in 2020
Aaron Vandenberg Teacher
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
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Published March 2021

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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:

2021 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 205,855 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $25,910,969,256.72 in 2020.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,228,517.00 in 2020.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was President, Nuclear Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,131,767.04. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Sean Granville made $901,606.32, Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $850,332.27, and President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $844,992.20 for the Ontario 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 84,339 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 92,188 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 20,728 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5,719 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,310 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,571 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 84,339 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 92,188 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 20,728 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5,719 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,310 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,571 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.

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.

In 2021 Kenneth Hartwick, the Chief Executive Officer of Ontario Power Generation, led the pack by making $1,628,246. Interestingly, Ontario Power Generation employees made up the top four positions of the highest earners on the Sunshine List.

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.

In Ontario, teachers earn a salary between $51,263 and $94,612 per year in 2021.

Toronto mayor John H. Tory made $202,949.20 per year in 2021, according to the Ministry of Finance's Ontario Sunshine List public sector salary disclosure.

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.

In 2021 there were approximately 244,00 people on the Sunshine List making more than $100,000 per year. This is an increase of approximately 19% or 39,000 people over the 2020 Sunshine List.

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.

Yes, the Ontario Sunshine List includes bonuses, as these are taxable benefits.

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.

Doug Ford made $208,974.00 in 2021, although the average range for public sector employees in this category on the Sunshine List is $100,000 to $180,000 annually.

In 2021 the adjusted inflation rate of 3.36% brought the Sunshine List threshold to $159,300.