Ontario Sunshine List 2016

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2015 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$844,745.92
earned in 2015
Barbara Gail Anderson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-présidente principale et directrice des finances
Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015
$802,079.83
earned in 2015
Allen K. Vansen Executive Vice President Operations, Sport and Venue Management / Vice-président directeur, Opérations, sports et gestion des sites
Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015
$789,880.64
earned in 2015
Karen Hacker Senior Vice President, Human Resources/Volunteers, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary / Vice-présidente principale, Ressources humaines et bénévoles, avocate générale et secrétaire de la société
Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015
$762,996.71
earned in 2015
Katherine Henderson Senior Vice President, Marketing and Revenue / Vice-président principale, Marketing et revenus
Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015
$740,378.24
earned in 2015
Jill Pepall Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer/Vice-présidente directrice et chef des placements
Ontario Pension Board
$700,442.20
earned in 2015
Michael Allen Vice President Refurbishment Execution
Ontario Power Generation
$569,877.92
earned in 2015
Dietmar E. Reiner Senior Vice President, Nuclear Projects
Ontario Power Generation
$566,800.05
earned in 2015
Mike Martelli Senior Vice President, Hydro Thermal Operations
Ontario Power Generation
$561,591.72
earned in 2015
Amir Remtulla Senior Vice President, Community, Aboriginal, Cultural and Public Affairs / Vice-président principal, Affaires autochtones, communautaires, culturelles et publiques
Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015
$560,617.35
earned in 2015
Gurpreet Dhindsa Executive Vice President Chief Administrative Officer Chief Financial Officer / Vice-président directeur, dirigeant principal, Administration et Finances
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
$559,824.32
earned in 2015
Bruce Boland Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations & Environment
Ontario Power Generation
$550,400.04
earned in 2015
Christopher Ginther Senior Vice President, Law, General Counsel & Chief Ethics Officer
Ontario Power Generation
$529,597.82
earned in 2015
Walter Fioravanti Senior Vice President Legal Regulatory Compliance General Counsel Corporate Secretary/ Vice-président principal, Affaires juridiques, Réglementation, Conformité, Contentieux et Secrétariat général
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
$522,501.80
earned in 2015
Duncan Stewart Vice President/Vice-président
The Ottawa Hospital
$515,536.06
earned in 2015
Paul Pasquet Senior Vice President
Ontario Power Generation
$512,100.63
earned in 2015
Linda Rabeneck Vice President/Vice-Présidente
Cancer Care Ontario
$506,589.22
earned in 2015
Larry Flynn Senior Vice President Gaming / Vice-président principal, Jeu
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
$496,494.45
earned in 2015
John Kelton Dean and Vice President (Health Sciences)
McMaster University
$486,028.30
earned in 2015
Arthur Slutsky Vice President, Research
St. Michael's Hospital
$481,421.41
earned in 2015
Marilyn Monk Executive Vice President, Clinical
The Hospital for Sick Children
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Published March 2016

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

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:

2016 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 115,912 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,728,930,954.33 in 2015.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was Chief Executive Officer Designate Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,528,933.36 in 2015.

Following Thomas Mitchell was President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty, with annual earnings of $1,473,445.98. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-présidente principale et directrice des finances Barbara Gail Anderson made $844,745.92, Executive Vice President Operations, Sport and Venue Management / Vice-président directeur, Opérations, sports et gestion des sites Allen K. Vansen made $802,079.83, and Nuclear President & Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $793,359.07 for the Ontario 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 44,048 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,153 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 12,623 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,112 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,072 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 904 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 44,048 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,153 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 12,623 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,112 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,072 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 904 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2016 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2016 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.