Ontario Arts Council

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

Salary Name Position
$235,000.08
earned in 2020
Carolyn Vesely Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale
Ontario Arts Council
$179,698.71
earned in 2020
Peter Caldwell Director and Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général
Ontario Arts Council
$146,646.96
earned in 2020
Jerry Zhang Director of Finance and Administration / Direcdteur des finances et administration
Ontario Arts Council
$134,875.97
earned in 2020
Kathryn Townshend Director of Research, Policy and Evaluation / Directrice de la recherche, des politiques et de l'evaluation
Ontario Arts Council
$132,698.32
earned in 2020
Syed Naqvi Manager of Information Systems, Technology / Chef, systèmes et technologies de l'information
Ontario Arts Council
$129,653.04
earned in 2020
Kirsten Gunter Director of Communications / Directrice des communications
Ontario Arts Council
$128,729.04
earned in 2020
Nina Small Director of Human Resources / Directrice des ressources humaines
Ontario Arts Council
$117,500.00
earned in 2020
Kelly Langgard Director of Granting / Directrice des subventions
Ontario Arts Council
$113,737.12
earned in 2020
Elise Chalmers Associate Director of Granting, Policy, Programs / Directrice adjointe, politiques et programmes de subventions
Ontario Arts Council
$113,533.02
earned in 2020
James Cha Manager of Operations / Chef des opérations
Ontario Arts Council
$110,836.71
earned in 2020
Bushra Junaid Outreach and Development Manager, Access and Career Development Program Officer / Chef de la liaison et du développement et responsable du programme Accès et évolution professionnelle
Ontario Arts Council
$107,697.04
earned in 2020
David Parsons Classical Music Officer / Responsable de la musique classique
Ontario Arts Council
$105,169.92
earned in 2020
Chris Black Associate Director of Granting, Business Operations / Directeur adjoint, gestion du système de subventions
Ontario Arts Council
$104,985.06
earned in 2020
Mark Haslam Media Arts Officer / Responsable des arts médiatiques
Ontario Arts Council
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Published March 2021

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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 Arts Council, including:

  • Top Salaries at Ontario Arts Council in the 2021 Sunshine List
  • Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale
    $235,000.08
  • Director and Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général
    $179,698.71
  • Director of Finance and Administration / Direcdteur des finances et administration
    $146,646.96
  • Director of Research, Policy and Evaluation / Directrice de la recherche, des politiques et de l'evaluation
    $134,875.97
  • Manager of Information Systems, Technology / Chef, systèmes et technologies de l'information
    $132,698.32

2021 Ontario Sunshine List: Ontario Arts Council 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 Arts Council's 14 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $1,860,760.99 in 2020.

At the top of the Ontario Arts Council Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Ontario Arts Council was Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale Carolyn Vesely, who brought home $235,000.08 in 2020.

Following Carolyn Vesely was Director and Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général Peter Caldwell, with annual earnings of $179,698.71. Director of Finance and Administration / Direcdteur des finances et administration Jerry Zhang made $146,646.96, Director of Research, Policy and Evaluation / Directrice de la recherche, des politiques et de l'evaluation Kathryn Townshend made $134,875.97, and Manager of Information Systems, Technology / Chef, systèmes et technologies de l'information Syed Naqvi round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $132,698.32 for the Ontario Arts Council 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 3 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 9 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 1 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Ontario Arts Council.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 3 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 9 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 1 employee made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employers List.