Ontario Sunshine List 2013

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2012 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$209,999.92
earned in 2012
GERDINA VANDERHEYDEN Director of Development
Canadian Film Centre
$179,239.80
earned in 2012
LORNA EMBURY SOMERS Director Of Development
McMaster University
$140,312.51
earned in 2012
QUINN BINGHAM Director of Development, Office of Advancement
University of Toronto
$135,812.38
earned in 2012
JANE CORBETT Director of Development
LOFT Community Services
$133,757.70
earned in 2012
PAUL GROSSMAN Director Of Development
McMaster University
$129,948.77
earned in 2012
DON EASTWOOD Director of Development
Town of Innisfil
$129,576.66
earned in 2012
PETER COLOSIMO Director of Development Services
Regional Municipality of Niagara
$126,581.26
earned in 2012
LESLIE MCCARLEY Director of Development, Arts & Science
University of Toronto
$121,286.00
earned in 2012
MARY DEVER National Director of Development
Shad Valley International
$120,201.46
earned in 2012
JULIE BROWN Director of Development
Ryerson University
$119,384.95
earned in 2012
JANET NANKIVELL Director of Development, Student Learning Centre
Ryerson University
$117,654.17
earned in 2012
MICHEL ASSELIN Director of Development & Works
Town of Renfrew
$117,300.04
earned in 2012
PETER ROSS Director of Development, Marketing & Communications
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
$117,091.01
earned in 2012
DEBORAH GREENFIELD Director of Development
Ryerson University
$114,612.97
earned in 2012
ALEKSANDAR ZAKONOVIC Director of Development, University Wide Initiatives
Ryerson University
$113,722.54
earned in 2012
IAN SUGDEN Director of Development Services
City of Orillia
$113,497.66
earned in 2012
GILLIAN SNEDDON Schulich Director of Development
University of Western Ontario
$110,938.78
earned in 2012
JILL WITHERSPOON Director of Development
Ryerson University
$107,194.00
earned in 2012
SHANNON MOON Director of Development
Pathways to Education Canada
$107,048.88
earned in 2012
JACQUELINE SAVOIE Director of Development
Science North
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Published March 2013

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2013

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:

2013 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 88,542 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $11,290,697,119.59 in 2012.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,720,000.04 in 2012.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was President & Chief Executive Officer LAURA FORMUSA, with annual earnings of $1,036,740.38. Chief Nuclear Officer WAYNE ROBBINS made $935,236.43, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Projects ALBERT SWEETNAM made $843,095.00, and President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation WILLIAM MORIARTY round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $773,830.00 for the Ontario 2013 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2012, 32,903 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 42,148 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 9,921 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1,750 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 952 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 868 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 32,903 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 42,148 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 9,921 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1,750 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 952 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 868 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2013 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2013 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2013 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.