Ontario Sunshine List 2015

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2014 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$177,061.09
earned in 2014
Denise Giroux Quality Management Analyst / Analyste de la gestion de la qualité
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
$175,803.42
earned in 2014
Guy Zamir Policy Analyst / Analyste des politiques
Education
$160,535.98
earned in 2014
Virginia Guise Public Service Senior System Functional Analyst / Analyste fonctionnelle principale du système de la fonction publique
Government and Consumer Services
$154,597.20
earned in 2014
Carmela Phillips Business Strategy and Management Analyst / Analyste - Stratégie et gestion opérationnelles
Independent Electricity System Operator
$153,030.41
earned in 2014
Sudhir Negi Senior Systems Network Analyst / Analyste principal des systèmes et des réseaux
Ontario Energy Board
$152,985.11
earned in 2014
Tony Tran Senior Systems Network Analyst / Analyste principal des systèmes et des réseaux
Ontario Energy Board
$152,954.65
earned in 2014
Edward Arlitt Business Strategy and Management Analyst / Analyste - Stratégie et gestion opérationnelles
Independent Electricity System Operator
$149,668.47
earned in 2014
Pamela Ford Contract Policing Analyst / Analyste des services policiers des municipalités
Comm. Safety and Corr. Services
$139,003.60
earned in 2014
Adrian Pye Senior Regulatory Analyst / Analyste principal - Réglementation
Independent Electricity System Operator
$138,728.37
earned in 2014
Collin Brown Senior Business Analyst / Analyste principal de gestion
Government and Consumer Services
$137,575.47
earned in 2014
Paula Lukan Senior Regulatory Analyst / Analyste principal - Réglementation
Independent Electricity System Operator
$136,326.80
earned in 2014
Hok Ng Senior Analyst / Analyste principal
Independent Electricity System Operator
$133,742.65
earned in 2014
Denise Do Nascimento Payroll Business Support Services Analyst / Analyste des services de soutien opérationnel aux services de la paie
Government and Consumer Services
$133,129.66
earned in 2014
Ajaya Sachdeva Senior Information and Information Technology Policy Analyst / Analyste principal des politiques en matière d'information et de technologie de l'information
Treasury Board Secretariat
$132,518.73
earned in 2014
Kevin Yang Senior Analyst / Analyste principal
Ontario Securities Commission
$130,321.74
earned in 2014
Yun Zhi Daphne Wong Senior Analyst / Analyste principale
Ontario Securities Commission
$127,780.80
earned in 2014
Jordan Penic Business Strategy and Management Analyst / Analyste - Stratégie et gestion opérationnelles
Independent Electricity System Operator
$127,629.60
earned in 2014
Aiming He Senior Analyst / Analyste principal
Independent Electricity System Operator
$126,765.41
earned in 2014
Michael Butler Regional Human Resources Analyst / Analyste régional des ressources humaines
Comm. Safety and Corr. Services
$126,469.68
earned in 2014
Philip Bronson Business Analyst / Analyste de gestion
Comm. Safety and Corr. Services
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Published March 2015

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 Ontario, including:

2015 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 111,655 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,199,256,304.57 in 2014.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,555,200.04 in 2014.

Following Thomas Mitchell was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Donn W. Hanbidge, with annual earnings of $1,208,155.82. President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty made $937,500.00, President and Vice-Chancellor Amit Chakma made $924,000.04, and President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Macisaac round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $755,715.53 for the Ontario 2015 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014, 40,709 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,241 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,960 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,840 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 980 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 925 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 40,709 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,241 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,960 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,840 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 980 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 925 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2015 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2015 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.