Mines
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 132
- Positions: 80
- Sum of all salaries: $16,297,034.40
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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 Mines, including:
Top Salaries at Mines in the 2025 Sunshine List
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Deputy Minister$322,772.05
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Mines and Minerals Division$219,560.37
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Director, Ring of Fire Policy Coordination$193,093.77
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Director, Information and Lands Branch$187,773.73
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Division$181,950.54
2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Mines Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Mines's 132 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $16,297,034.40 in 2024.
At the top of the Mines Sunshine List
Topping the list for the Mines was Deputy Minister Shawn Batise, who brought home $322,772.05 in 2024.
Following Shawn Batise was Assistant Deputy Minister, Mines and Minerals Division Afsana Qureshi, with annual earnings of $219,560.37. Director, Ring of Fire Policy Coordination Mary Hennessy made $193,093.77, Director, Information and Lands Branch Carol Smith made $187,773.73, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Division David Mclean round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $181,950.54 for the Mines 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 27 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 99 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 4 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Mines.
Salary breakdown
- 27 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 99 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 4 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 1 employee made more than $300,000
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.