Ontario Sunshine List 2006

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2005 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$340,257.77
earned in 2005
ROGER PHILLIPS VP, Pension Fund
Hydro One
$338,613.69
earned in 2005
HUME MARTIN President/CEO
Rouge Valley Health System
$337,997.80
earned in 2005
CHERYL ARROWSMITH Scientist I, Research
University Health Network
$337,941.00
earned in 2005
DEBBIE OAKLEY Sr. VP, Corporate Affairs
OMERS
$337,930.85
earned in 2005
BARRY SMITH President/CEO
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
$337,465.17
earned in 2005
JOSEPH PLONA Director, Work Management
Ontario Power Generation
$335,970.02
earned in 2005
DR. SUHAS JOSHI Director, Pathology
Niagara Health System
$335,171.25
earned in 2005
JEROME REED Manager, Maintenance Production
Ontario Power Generation
$334,399.55
earned in 2005
MICHAEL FENN Deputy Minister
Comm. Safety& Corr. Services
$333,473.91
earned in 2005
KENNETH E. NASH Vice President, Nuclear Waste
Ontario Power Generation
$330,905.04
earned in 2005
JOHN M. DOUCET Director, Laboratory Srvcs.
York Central Hospital
$330,000.57
earned in 2005
THOMAS WARD President/CEO
The Scarborough Hospital
$328,497.48
earned in 2005
JOHN KELTON Dean/Vice President, Health Sciences
McMaster University
$328,456.35
earned in 2005
MASHALAH ESHGHABADI Medical Dir., Laboratory
Norfolk General Hospital
$327,555.96
earned in 2005
GLEN WHYTE Professor, Organizational Behavior
University of Toronto
$326,439.22
earned in 2005
DR. SANGEETA JOSHI Assoc. Dir. I, Pathology
Niagara Health System
$325,986.00
earned in 2005
PHILIP HASSEN Deputy Minister
Health & Long-Term Care
$325,944.14
earned in 2005
RICK KELLESTINE VP, Culture
Hydro One
$324,402.41
earned in 2005
BART DEMOSKY Chief Risk Officer
Ontario Power Generation
$324,320.48
earned in 2005
ALEJANDRO JADAD Head, Program, Research
University Health Network
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Published March 2006

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

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:

2006 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 27,460 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $3,512,772,366.70 in 2005.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President/CEO TOM PARKINSON, who brought home $1,563,221.74 in 2005.

Following TOM PARKINSON was EVP and Corporate Secretary RICHARD DICERNI, with annual earnings of $866,562.30. Senior Vice President, Darlington GREGORY SMITH made $811,747.71, Sr Vice President, Nucl Programs & Trng WILLIAM ROBINSON made $776,228.26, and EVP/Chief Nuclear Officer PIERRE R. CHARLEBOIS round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $763,886.56 for the Ontario 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 10,256 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 12,970 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 2,798 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1,000 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 215 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 221 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 10,256 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 12,970 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 2,798 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1,000 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 215 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 221 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 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.