Ontario Sunshine List 2021

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2020 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$450,867.73
earned in 2020
Jane Merkley Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Sinai Health System
$396,908.80
earned in 2020
Sonya Canzian Executive Vice President Clinical Programs and Chief Nursing Officer
Unity Health Toronto
$380,613.96
earned in 2020
Judy Van Clieaf Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Officer
The Hospital For Sick Children
$285,217.40
earned in 2020
Derek Mcnally Executive Vice-President and Chief Nursing Officer / Vice-président exécutif, Directeur des soins infirmiers
Niagara Health
$274,520.00
earned in 2020
Annette Jones Vice President, Patient Experiences and Chief Nursing Officer
Southlake Regional Health Centre
$239,437.55
earned in 2020
Susan Woollard Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Services, Quality and Long Term Care
North York General Hospital
$222,204.32
earned in 2020
Joan Ludwig Vice President Clinical/Chief Nursing Officer/vice-présidente aux soins cliniques/chef de la direction des soins infirmers
Timmins And District Hospital
$217,791.85
earned in 2020
Ginette Ferguson Vice President, Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer/Vice-présidente des services aux patients et chef de direction des soins infirmiers
Cornwall Community Hospital
$212,812.37
earned in 2020
Dorothy Barr Director, Healthy Families and Chief Nursing Officer
Regional Municipality Of Halton
$212,655.13
earned in 2020
Carol Smith Romeril Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Quinte Healthcare Corporation
$208,655.13
earned in 2020
Julia Roitenberg Director Provincial Transition Planning Public Health and Chief Nursing Officer
Regional Municipality Of York
$201,649.86
earned in 2020
Anne Overhoff Vice President Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer
Ross Memorial Hospital
$201,411.99
earned in 2020
Andrea Mclellan Executive Director, Chief Nursing Officer / Directrice, Infirmière en chef
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
$188,512.64
earned in 2020
Julie Caffin Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Brockville General Hospital
$185,938.14
earned in 2020
Monika Schallenberger Chief Nursing Officer/Directrice des Soins Infirmiers
Kirkland And District Hospital
$180,364.43
earned in 2020
Jayne Menard Vice President of Patient Care/Chief Nursing Officer/Vice Président de Patient Care/Chef d'Agent de Soins Infirmiers
Woodstock General Hospital Trust
$179,557.33
earned in 2020
Marlene Miranda General Manager, Health and Social Services and Chief Nursing Officer
Norfolk County
$176,538.15
earned in 2020
Esther Moghadam Director Health Promotion and Chief Nursing Officer
City Of Ottawa
$173,355.85
earned in 2020
Teresa Kent-Hillis Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Care
Lennox And Addington County General Hospital
$172,283.88
earned in 2020
Jean M Nesbitt Director, Population Health and Chief Nursing Officer
Regional Municipality Of Durham
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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, including:

2021 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 205,855 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $25,910,969,256.72 in 2020.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,228,517.00 in 2020.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was President, Nuclear Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,131,767.04. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Sean Granville made $901,606.32, Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $850,332.27, and President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $844,992.20 for the Ontario 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 84,339 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 92,188 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 20,728 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5,719 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,310 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,571 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 84,339 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 92,188 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 20,728 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5,719 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,310 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,571 employees made more than $300,000

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.

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.