Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015
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 Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation, including:
Top Salaries at Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation in the 2015 Sunshine List
Chief Administrative Officer / Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Division / Directeur général de l'administration / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division des services ministériels
$161,351.13
2015 Ontario Sunshine List: Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries.
According to the document, Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation's
180 staffers
made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $20,738,405.93 in 2014.
At the top of the Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation Sunshine List
Topping the list for the Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation was
Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre Giles Gherson, who brought home $250,890.91 in 2014.
Following Giles Gherson was Assistant Deputy Minister, Investment and Industry Division / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division des investissements et de l'industrie Anthony La Mantia, with annual earnings of $191,734.21.Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade and Marketing Division / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division du commerce international et du marketing Cameron Sinclair made $173,502.27,Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategy Division / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division des politiques et des stratégies Victor Severino made $172,864.80, and Chief Administrative Officer / Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Division / Directeur général de l'administration / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division des services ministériels Robert Burns round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $161,351.13 for the Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation 2015 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014,
97 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000
followed by 74 who received between $110,001 and $150,000
, 8 received between $150,001 and $200,000
, 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000
at the Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure / Research and Innovation.
