MaRS Discovery District

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2011

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 MaRS Discovery District, including:

2011 Ontario Sunshine List: MaRS Discovery District Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, MaRS Discovery District's 21 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $3,786,373.93 in 2010.

At the top of the MaRS Discovery District Sunshine List

Topping the list for the MaRS Discovery District was Chief Executive Officer ILSE TREURNICHT, who brought home $532,500.99 in 2010.

Following ILSE TREURNICHT was Vice President, Real Estate RANDAL FROEBELIUS, with annual earnings of $271,049.75. Chief Financial Officer CHARLES PLANT made $221,738.07, Practice Lead, Information Technology, Communications and Entertainment KRISTA JONES made $210,378.00, and Director, Collaboration Centre ALLEN GELBERG round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $187,600.06 for the MaRS Discovery District 2011 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2010, 2 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 6 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 9 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1 received over $300,000 at the MaRS Discovery District.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2011 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2011 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2011 Employers List.