Ontario Securities Commission

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 Securities Commission, including:

2006 Ontario Sunshine List: Ontario Securities Commission 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 Securities Commission's 147 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $23,389,252.02 in 2005.

At the top of the Ontario Securities Commission Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Ontario Securities Commission was Executive Director CHARLES MACFARLANE, who brought home $476,144.43 in 2005.

Following CHARLES MACFARLANE was Chair DAVID BROWN, with annual earnings of $456,286.13. Vice Chair SUSAN WOLBURGH JENAH made $446,249.35, Vice Chair PAUL MOORE made $443,538.56, and Director, Enforcement MICHAEL WATSON round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $260,003.32 for the Ontario Securities Commission 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 21 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 48 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 64 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 8 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 4 received over $300,000 at the Ontario Securities Commission.

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.