Energy

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

Salary Name Position
$285,877.28
earned in 2020
Grant Duncan Sprague Deputy Minister
Energy
$243,140.82
earned in 2020
David James ADM, Natural Gas & Electricity
Energy
$230,465.56
earned in 2020
Martin John Chamberlain ADM, Energy Policy
Energy
$195,009.32
earned in 2020
Michael W Ekelund Sr. ADM, Proj&Init Adv Office
Energy
$192,640.24
earned in 2020
Douglas Borland Assistant Deputy Minister
Energy
$192,640.24
earned in 2020
Doug Lammie ADM, Energy Operations
Energy
$183,747.98
earned in 2020
Jay O'Neill Exec Director, Market Access
Energy
$164,060.78
earned in 2020
Wade Clark ED,Resource Stewardship Policy
Energy
$164,060.78
earned in 2020
Walter Lorence Goeres CEO Petrinex & ED.PMV
Energy
$164,060.78
earned in 2020
Steve J Tkalcic Executive Dir, PNG Tenure
Energy
$160,981.34
earned in 2020
Johannes Cuesters Executive Director
Energy
$160,609.80
earned in 2020
Salim Merali Exec Dir, Royalty Operations
Energy
$157,091.22
earned in 2020
Barbra Korol ED, Natural Gas
Energy
$150,155.36
earned in 2020
Erin Gregg ADM, Strategy & Market Access
Energy
$149,292.00
earned in 2020
Gary Haynes Executive Director, Oil Sands
Energy
$147,572.62
earned in 2020
Andrew Buffin ED, Gen, Trans & Market Policy
Energy
$145,439.84
earned in 2020
Christine Lazaruk ED Resource Development Policy
Energy
$145,008.82
earned in 2020
Paul Tsounis Dir, Energy Markets
Energy
$142,957.79
earned in 2020
Philip Shum Dir, Retail & Dist. Policy
Energy
$140,824.70
earned in 2020
Stephen Cheung Dir, Fin Rep& Assurance
Energy
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Published March 2021

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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:

2021 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 54 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $7,846,732.38 in 2020.

At the top of the Energy Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Energy was Deputy Minister Grant Duncan Sprague, who brought home $285,877.28 in 2020.

Following Grant Duncan Sprague was ADM, Natural Gas & Electricity David James, with annual earnings of $243,140.82. ADM, Energy Policy Martin John Chamberlain made $230,465.56, Sr. ADM, Proj&Init Adv Office Michael W Ekelund made $195,009.32, and Assistant Deputy Minister Douglas Borland round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $192,640.24 for the Energy 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 40 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 11 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 2 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Energy.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 40 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $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.

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