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
$146,295.61
earned in 2010
GORDON CANNING Nurse Practitioner
Credit Valley Hospital
$128,341.04
earned in 2010
EMILY DUGGAN Nurse Practitioner
Mary Berglund Community Health Centre
$123,226.85
earned in 2010
MARY LOU DOLEWEERD Nurse Practitioner
IOOF Seniors Homes Inc.
$121,436.76
earned in 2010
ALICIA HEALEY Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care
University Health Network
$117,548.74
earned in 2010
BERNA LANDEN Nurse Practitioner
Grey Bruce Health Services
$117,217.48
earned in 2010
JASON MOORES Nurse Practitioner
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences
$116,592.06
earned in 2010
JENNIFER PHILLIPS Nurse Practitioner
Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre
$116,020.87
earned in 2010
MICHELLE ACORN Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Lakeridge Health
$115,940.28
earned in 2010
LINDA DACRES Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Director Blended Position
Central East Community Care Access Centre
$115,634.08
earned in 2010
BRENDA LUMBY Nurse Practitioner
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences
$115,275.71
earned in 2010
MARLYSS THIESSEN Nurse Practitioner
Fort Frances Community Clinic Inc.
$113,932.04
earned in 2010
ERIN HOLLINGSWORTH Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Grand River Hospital
$113,764.39
earned in 2010
SUSAN P. WHYTE Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Lakeridge Health
$113,743.20
earned in 2010
DIANE WATSON Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care
University Health Network
$113,613.68
earned in 2010
KATHRYN BEAN Nurse Practitioner
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
$113,362.68
earned in 2010
MICHAEL LEE Nurse Practitioner
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences
$113,057.52
earned in 2010
BRENDA MCQUARRIE Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care
University Health Network
$112,846.20
earned in 2010
CHARLENE LESTER Nurse Practitioner
William Osler Health System
$112,499.90
earned in 2010
KAREN FROST Nurse Practitioner
The Hospital for Sick Children
$112,056.74
earned in 2010
DAVINA DOUGLAS Nurse Practitioner
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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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.