Ontario Sunshine List 2012

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2011 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$208,803.11
earned in 2011
ALUN JOSEPH Special Projects, Vice President Academic
University of Guelph
$197,320.94
earned in 2011
DAVID W. A. THOMPSON Senior Advisor, Special Projects
York University
$195,720.44
earned in 2011
MILAN RUPIC Chief Counsel, Special Projects / Avocat en chef, projets spéciaux
Attorney General / Procureur général
$175,465.85
earned in 2011
HEATHER ROBERTSON Vice President, Provincial Case Management Office and Special Projects / Vice-présidente, Bureau de la gestion des causes provinciales et projets spéciaux
Legal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario
$175,262.62
earned in 2011
STEWART SEARS Manager, Special Projects
Hydro One
$168,004.21
earned in 2011
MICHAEL MAHONEY Executive Director, Corporate Special Projects and Director of Building Operations
Art Gallery of Ontario
$160,893.02
earned in 2011
JENNIFER LEA Counsel, Special Projects, Applications & Regulatory Audit / Conseillère, Projets spéciaux, Administration des demandes et Vérification en matière de réglementation
Ontario Energy Board / Commission de l'énergie de l'Ontario
$156,966.34
earned in 2011
LAURA BRYCE Director, Special Projects / Directrice des projets spéciaux
Finance / Finances
$146,631.22
earned in 2011
LOUIS COTTREAU Senior Project Manager Special Projects / Gestionnaire principal de projets, Projets spéciaux
Ontario Infrastructure & Lands Corporation / Société ontarienne des infrastructures et de l'immobilier
$139,662.80
earned in 2011
ROBERT MAVIN Special Projects
City of Waterloo
$138,148.47
earned in 2011
ANGELA FAIENZA Director, Special Projects Assistant Deputy Minister's Office / Directrice des projets spéciaux, Bureau du sous-ministre adjoint
Economic Development & Innovation / Développement économique et Innovation
$136,249.50
earned in 2011
KAREN TURKO Director, Special Projects
University of Toronto
$133,899.36
earned in 2011
ROB THOMSON Acquisition & Special Projects Supervisor
Hydro One
$130,854.17
earned in 2011
GORDON BUDD Manager, Special Projects / Chef des projets spéciaux
Government Services / Services gouvernementaux
$129,570.82
earned in 2011
JAMES WATSON Special Projects
Regional Municipality of Halton
$128,238.92
earned in 2011
CHARLES YANG Special Projects Coordinator
City of Mississauga
$127,318.10
earned in 2011
WILLIAM JANSSEN Director - Strategic Services/Special Projects
City of Hamilton
$127,196.61
earned in 2011
CHRISTOPHER MAZIARZ Co-ordinator Masters Business Administration Special Projects
Wilfrid Laurier University
$126,483.27
earned in 2011
GARY FORSYTH Manager, Special Projects Computing
York Region District School Board
$125,116.89
earned in 2011
THERESA MARKOWSKI Director - Special Projects/Directrice des projets spéciaux
Hotel Dieu Hospital / l'Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu
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Published March 2012

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2012

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:

2012 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 79,712 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $10,168,099,874.95 in 2011.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,824,000.04 in 2011.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was President & Chief Executive Officer CLIFFORD NORDAL, with annual earnings of $1,454,257.75. Executive Vice President, Business Transformation Project WILLIAM ROBINSON made $972,641.88, President & Chief Executive Officer LAURA FORMUSA made $961,963.00, and Chief Nuclear Officer WAYNE ROBBINS round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $893,527.24 for the Ontario 2012 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2011, 29,082 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 38,379 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 8,949 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1,603 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,073 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 626 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 29,082 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 38,379 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 8,949 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1,603 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,073 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 2012 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2012 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2012 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.