Ontario Sunshine List 2020

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2019 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$229,557.63
earned in 2019
Lloyd Noronha Associate Director, Facilities, Business, Community Development, Chief Information Officer
Toronto Catholic District School Board
$203,689.49
earned in 2019
Raj Sheth Director, Facilities and Property Management
City Of Mississauga
$179,453.74
earned in 2019
Mark Robinson Director, Facilities Management Services
City Of Oshawa
$177,599.48
earned in 2019
Scott Patterson Senior Director, Facilities Planning and Development, Capital Redevelopment
Sinai Health System
$173,703.49
earned in 2019
Heather Taylor Director, Facilities Management and Space Planning
University Of Toronto
$165,692.20
earned in 2019
Susan Patterson Director, Facilities
Attorney General
$164,807.61
earned in 2019
Ellen Mcgaghey Director, Facilities and Fleet Management
Regional Municipality Of Waterloo
$160,807.30
earned in 2019
Ralph Scholz Director, Facilities Management
Niagara College Of Applied Arts and Technology
$160,385.38
earned in 2019
Jeffrey Miller Director, Facilities Management and Capital Projects, University of Toronto Scarborough
University Of Toronto
$160,253.56
earned in 2019
Spencer Wood Director, Facilities Management
Humber College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning
$159,908.51
earned in 2019
Mike M. Bowman Director, Facilities, Environmental and Safety / Chef, Installations, gestion environnementale et sécurité
Liquor Control Board Of Ontario
$159,634.68
earned in 2019
Stewart Dankner Director, Facilities and Support Services
University Health Network
$156,916.22
earned in 2019
Tim Schill Senior Director, Facilities Management and Capital Development
Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning
$153,417.00
earned in 2019
Kevin Alexander Director, Facilities Management Services
City Of Oshawa
$152,054.48
earned in 2019
Kevin Wilson Director, Facilities Management
Grand River Hospital Corporation
$151,480.23
earned in 2019
Kevin Marshall Director, Facilities and Corporate Services / Directeur, Installations et Services généraux
Windsor Regional Hospital
$148,748.59
earned in 2019
Brent Thomas Director, Facilities Management
Lambton College Of Applied Arts and Technology
$148,430.00
earned in 2019
David Drenth Director, Facilities
Nipissing University
$148,329.96
earned in 2019
Michael Mortimer Director, Facilities Engineering and Standards Development/Directeur, Ingénierie des installations et élaboration de normes
Metrolinx
$147,932.12
earned in 2019
Gary Wong Director, Facilities Development
The Hospital For Sick Children
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Published March 2020

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2020

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:

2020 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 167,098 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $21,287,620,141.08 in 2019.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lyash, who brought home $938,845.89 in 2019.

Following Jeffrey Lyash was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, with annual earnings of $929,763.51. President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith made $844,992.19, Senior Vice President Nuclear Projects Dietmar E. Reiner made $837,074.77, and President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation Daren Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $800,749.46 for the Ontario 2020 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2019, 62,183 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 79,180 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 18,236 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 4,966 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,096 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,437 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 62,183 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 79,180 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 18,236 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 4,966 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,096 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,437 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2020 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2020 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2020 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.