Ontario Energy Board

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2008

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 Energy Board, including:

2008 Ontario Sunshine List: Ontario Energy Board 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 Energy Board's 64 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $9,578,492.83 in 2007.

At the top of the Ontario Energy Board Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Ontario Energy Board was Chair HOWARD WETSTON, who brought home $578,777.67 in 2007.

Following HOWARD WETSTON was Vice Chair GORDON KAISER, with annual earnings of $360,719.63. Vice Chair PAMELA NOWINA made $360,719.63, Managing Director, Regulatory Policy Development MARIKA HARE made $214,065.18, and Associate General Counsel MARTINE BAND round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $204,963.36 for the Ontario Energy Board 2008 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2007, 17 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 28 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 14 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 3 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Ontario Energy Board.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2008 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employers List.