Ontario Sunshine List 2011

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2010 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$419,295.08
earned in 2010
ARMAND LABARGE Chief Of Police
Regional Municipality of York
$325,940.14
earned in 2010
WILLIAM STERLING BLAIR Chief of Police
City of Toronto - Police Service
$310,000.00
earned in 2010
RONALD HOATH Chief of Police
Municipality of Port Hope
$249,761.15
earned in 2010
MICHAEL METCALF Chief of Police
Regional Municipality of Peel - Police Services
$235,661.53
earned in 2010
WENDY SOUTHALL Chief of Police
Regional Municipality of Niagara - Police
$233,386.67
earned in 2010
VERNON WHITE Chief of Police
City of Ottawa - Police Services
$230,327.20
earned in 2010
MICHAEL DAVID EWLES Police - Chief of Police
Regional Municipality of Durham
$223,507.66
earned in 2010
WILLIAM MURRAY FAULKNER Chief of Police
City of London - Police Services
$218,417.78
earned in 2010
MATTHEW TORIGIAN Chief of Police
Regional Municipality of Waterloo - Police
$204,861.68
earned in 2010
GARY CROWELL Chief of Police
Regional Municipality of Halton
$201,616.48
earned in 2010
GLENN DE CAIRE Chief Of Police
City of Hamilton
$197,408.78
earned in 2010
ERIC JOLLIFFE Chief Of Police
Regional Municipality of York
$193,361.53
earned in 2010
ROBERT HERMAN Chief of Police
City of Thunder Bay
$190,822.04
earned in 2010
ROBERT DAVIS Chief of Police
City of Guelph - Police Service
$187,226.88
earned in 2010
FRANK ELSNER Chief of Police
City of Greater Sudbury
$185,632.69
earned in 2010
BRUCE DAVIS Chief of Police
South Simcoe Police Service
$184,232.72
earned in 2010
MURRAY RODD Chief Of Police
City of Peterborough
$182,677.56
earned in 2010
ROBERT DAVIES Chief of Police
City of Sault Ste. Marie - Police Service
$180,404.48
earned in 2010
MARK NEELIN Chief Of Police
City of Barrie
$179,885.52
earned in 2010
BRADLEY SCOTT DUNCAN Chief of Police
City of London - Police Services
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Published March 2011

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 Ontario, including:

2011 Ontario Sunshine List: 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's 71,684 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $9,167,551,394.96 in 2010.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,325,119.04 in 2010.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was President and Vice Chancellor DAVID L. JOHNSTON, with annual earnings of $1,041,880.82. President & Chief Executive Officer LAURA FORMUSA made $953,844.04, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment, Projects & Support WILLIAM ROBINSON made $863,833.88, and President & Chief Executive Officer ROBERT S. BELL round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $753,992.40 for the Ontario 2011 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2010, 25,840 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 34,663 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 8,171 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1,467 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 917 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 626 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 25,840 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 34,663 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 8,171 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1,467 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 917 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 626 employees made more than $300,000

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.

Sunshine List Resources

Here are the Frequently Asked Questions about the Ontario Sunshine List.

The Ontario Sunshine List is the Ministry of Finance's listing of salary, benefits, and severance information. The Ontario Sunshine List is the province's annual list of public sector employees and publicly-funded agency employees paid more than $100,000 annually. For a complete list of names, go to SunhineListStats.com

In 1996 the Ontario Sunshine List began as a way to ensure accountability to taxpayers through Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. The annual list of public sector employees who earn over $100,000 per year or greater.

SunhineListStats.com aims to spotlight government spending and public funding to create awareness of where your money is being spent as a taxpayer. It lets taxpayers compare the performance of an organization with the compensation given to the people running it.

No, the Ontario Sunshine List does not include non-taxable benefits such as pension costs. The Sunshine List includes salaries and taxable benefits.

The Ontario Sunshine List is calculated by using a list of taxable salary, benefits, and severance information.

Yes, the Sunshine List does include bonuses, salaries, overtime, severances, and benefits.

Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Ontario, 244,390 staffers made the list, earning a total salary of $30,240,295,606.44 (more than thirty billion) in 2021.

The Ontario Sunshine List aims to shed light on government expenditures. The Sunshine List also helps the Ministry of Finance identify public sector employees who earn over $100,000 in salary and above.

Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act aims to provide transparency to taxpayers and accountability to the Ontario government regarding hiring practices. Public sector employees earn over $100,000 annually, so taxpayers are naturally interested in how and where their money is being spent. The Ontario Sunshine List is a resource to give taxpayers insight into the use of public funds.

Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act aims to provide transparency to taxpayers and accountability to the Ontario government regarding hiring practices. Public sector employees earn over $100,000 annually, so taxpayers are naturally interested in how and where their money is being spent. The Ontario Sunshine List is a resource to give taxpayers insight into the use of public funds.

The $100,000 annual income is calculated before taxes. If these public sector employees are paid $100,000 or more, then the total of these taxable benefits has to be disclosed.