Hiawatha First Nation

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

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 Hiawatha First Nation, including:

2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Hiawatha First Nation Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Hiawatha First Nation's 4 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $509,607.00 in 2024.

At the top of the Hiawatha First Nation Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Hiawatha First Nation was Chief Executive Officer John Rowinski, who brought home $200,000.00 in 2024.

Following John Rowinski was Director of Finance Dakota Lavery, with annual earnings of $105,580.00. Director of Capital and Infrastructure Hayley Vogler made $102,131.00, Executive Director Trisha Shearer made $101,896.00, and

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 3 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 1 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 at the Hiawatha First Nation.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.