Natural Resources

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2007

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 Natural Resources, including:

2007 Ontario Sunshine List: Natural Resources Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Natural Resources's 72 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $8,334,480.25 in 2006.

At the top of the Natural Resources Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Natural Resources was Deputy Minister GAIL BEGGS, who brought home $214,265.42 in 2006.

Following GAIL BEGGS was Director, Enforcement Branch SERGIO TENAGLIA ESTATE, with annual earnings of $178,545.79. Assistant Deputy Minister-Chief Information Officer DESMOND MCKEE made $165,165.19, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Information Resources Division MICHAEL WILLICK made $164,352.54, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Management Division KEVIN WILSON round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $163,821.11 for the Natural Resources 2007 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2006, 42 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 24 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 5 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Natural Resources.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2007 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2007 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2007 Employers List.