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
$451,385.54
earned in 2014
William Elliott Senior Vice President, Nuclear Engineering and Chief Nuclear Engineer
Ontario Power Generation
$403,062.16
earned in 2014
Michael Winters Senior Vice President, Engineering and Construction
Hydro One
$370,151.92
earned in 2014
Cristina Amon Professor and Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
$286,592.14
earned in 2014
Joe Siracusa Vice President Engineering and Technical Services
Ontario Power Generation
$285,982.02
earned in 2014
Edward Sargent Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canada Research Council Chair, Vice Dean - Research, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
$276,895.04
earned in 2014
R. Kerry Rowe Professor and Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Civil Engineering
Queen's University
$264,370.98
earned in 2014
Michael Collins University Professor of Civil Engineering and Bahen / Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering
University of Toronto
$256,635.92
earned in 2014
Farid Najm Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Toronto
$253,905.00
earned in 2014
Thomas Harris Vice-Principal (Advancement) - Advancement, Professor - Chemical Engineering
Queen's University
$251,855.36
earned in 2014
Tarlochan Sidhu Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
$244,311.60
earned in 2014
Pearl Pek Wah Sullivan Dean, Faculty of Engineering
University of Waterloo
$243,042.00
earned in 2014
Michael Sefton Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Toronto
$239,779.89
earned in 2014
Mehrdad Saif Professor; Dean, Faculty of Engineering
University of Windsor
$239,225.61
earned in 2014
Stephanie Powers Vice President Engineering Strategy
Ontario Power Generation
$237,010.02
earned in 2014
Javad Mostaghimi Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto
$236,228.88
earned in 2014
Mohammad Iravani Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, L. Lau Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Toronto
$234,356.06
earned in 2014
Anthony Sinclair Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Director of Magna / Stronach Centre for Innovation Masters in Engineering Program
University of Toronto
$233,840.65
earned in 2014
J. Stewart Aitchison Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nortel Chair in Emerging Technologies
University of Toronto
$233,058.26
earned in 2014
Kimberly Woodhouse Dean - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor - Chemical Engineering
Queen's University
$230,359.96
earned in 2014
Roy Kwon Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto
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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.