Energy

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2019

Salary Name Position
$183,747.98
earned in 2018 		Jay O'Neill Exec Director, Market Access
Energy
$164,060.78
earned in 2018 		Wade Clark Executive Director
Energy
$164,060.78
earned in 2018 		Larry M McGuinness Executive Director
Energy
$160,981.34
earned in 2018 		Hans Custers Executive Director
Energy
$160,609.80
earned in 2018 		Salim Merali Executive Director
Energy
$157,091.22
earned in 2018 		Barbra Korol Executive Director, Strategic
Energy
$149,292.00
earned in 2018 		Gary Haynes Executive Director, Oil Sands
Energy
$134,958.70
earned in 2018 		Paul Tsounis Director, Resource Economics
Energy
$133,728.07
earned in 2018 		Yasmin G Rahemtulla Director, Economic Research
Energy
$133,652.82
earned in 2018 		Perry John Zyla Director, Oil Operations
Energy
$133,317.86
earned in 2018 		William Fidler Director,Mrkt Aces Resrch&Anly
Energy
$133,317.86
earned in 2018 		Lori Husak Director Resource Mapp & Anlys
Energy
$133,317.86
earned in 2018 		Jerry R MacPherson Director, Downstream Sectors
Energy
$133,317.86
earned in 2018 		Karen L Henderson Director, Comm Rel & Monit.
Energy
$133,317.86
earned in 2018 		Fiona Salkie Director,Contin&Valid Analysis
Energy
$133,317.86
earned in 2018 		Jack Shaw Director, Regulatory Affairs
Energy
$131,513.72
earned in 2018 		Grace F Matias Director, PNG Sales &Bus Integ
Energy
$131,229.54
earned in 2018 		Stephen Wills Director Program Services
Energy
$130,558.74
earned in 2018 		Paul Blakeney Director, Royalty Disputes
Energy
$130,249.08
earned in 2018 		Terry Rayne Director, Pricing & Analysis
Energy
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Published March 2019

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2019

Alberta first started publishing the Sunshine List in 2014 following the 2012 election of Alison Redford.

The salary and severance disclosure, makes Alberta's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Alberta to make public the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid 136,805 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Alberta and earn over $136,805 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Energy, including:

2019 Alberta Sunshine List: Energy Top Earners

Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Energy's 73 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $10,277,854.66 in 2018.

At the top of the Energy Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Energy was Deputy Minister Coleen Volk, who brought home $300,171.30 in 2018.

Following Coleen Volk was ADM, Res. Revenue & Operations Martin John Chamberlain, with annual earnings of $230,465.56. Sr.Assistant Deputy Minister Michael W Ekelund made $202,856.40, ADM, Ministry Services Douglas Borland made $192,640.24, and ADM, Electricity&SE Doug Lammie round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $192,640.24 for the Energy 2019 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2018, 2 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 53 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 15 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Energy.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 2 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 53 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 15 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees 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 2019 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employers List.

What is disclosed and thresholds

  • Compensation includes base salary, overtime, bonuses, honoraria paid to board members and taxable benefits. This category essentially reflects the income amount on the person’s T4.
  • Severance reflects amounts paid or payable related to termination of employment, including retiring allowance.
  • Non-monetary (other) benefits are generally non-taxable benefits including the employer’s portion of pension contributions, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Workers' Compensation Board premiums.
  • Employment and/or severance contracts for:
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions Compensation Regulation
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions (Post-Secondary Institutions) Compensation Regulation
    • The Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services
    • The Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Electric System Operator

Employee thresholds

Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and amount of compensation and severance paid to employees who earn more than the threshold amount for that disclosure period.

For December disclosures, if no severance was paid, disclosure is not required.

1 The annual threshold is applied to severance disclosures in December of the current year and to compensation disclosed in June of the following year. For example, the threshold for severances disclosed by December 31, 2021 is $136,805. This is also the threshold for compensation disclosed by June 30, 2022.
Calendar year 1 Annual threshold
2021 $136,805
2020 $135,317
2019 $132,924
2018 $129,809
2017 $127,765
2016 $126,375
2015 $125,000