Ontario Sunshine List 2022

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2021 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$291,537.99
earned in 2021
Douglas Steiner Executive Advisor / Conseiller de haute direction
Ontario Securities Commission
$252,265.47
earned in 2021
Kate Wood Executive Advisor and Chief Legal Counsel
Attorney General
$164,017.46
earned in 2021
Helen Carbone Executive Advisor / Conseillère de la direction
Legal Aid Ontario
$162,999.99
earned in 2021
Sylvain L'Ecuyer Conseiller exécutif - Projets spéciaux / Executive Advisor, Special Projects
The Ontario French Language Educational Communications Authority
$161,751.28
earned in 2021
Deborah Aarenau Executive Advisor Respect, Conduct and Values
City Of Ottawa - Police Services
$149,998.57
earned in 2021
Tanya Tn Crimp Executive Advisor
Indigenous Affairs
$146,235.31
earned in 2021
Nicole Watson Executive Advisor to the Executive Chair
Attorney General
$142,945.49
earned in 2021
Marc Milgrom Executive Advisor
MaRS Discovery District
$141,596.21
earned in 2021
May Chang Executive Advisor
Lakeridge Health
$137,893.90
earned in 2021
William Alvey Manager and Executive Advisor, Regulatory Compliance Ontario Centre of Excellence
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs
$136,533.15
earned in 2021
James Tanel Executive Advisor
Attorney General
$126,691.76
earned in 2021
Kathrine Hering Executive Advisor to Deputy Minister
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs
$126,119.88
earned in 2021
Letitia Nolasque Executive Advisor
Seniors and Accessibility
$123,683.04
earned in 2021
Shaila Salazar Executive Advisor
Ontario Human Rights Commission
$123,513.26
earned in 2021
Fuad Abdi Executive Advisor
Solicitor General
$120,572.97
earned in 2021
Deana Kingsada Coordinator and Executive Advisor
Children, Community and Social Services
$118,755.88
earned in 2021
Michelle Moorcroft Executive Advisor to Assistant Deputy Minister, Youth Justice Services
Children, Community and Social Services
$116,817.55
earned in 2021
Heather Temple Executive Advisor
Attorney General
$116,374.66
earned in 2021
Alison Paprica Executive Advisor
ICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)
$112,799.97
earned in 2021
Scott Mcleod Executive Advisor
Lakeridge Health
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Published March 2022

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

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:

2022 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 244,379 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $30,239,152,409.80 in 2021.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,628,246.00 in 2021.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was Chief Strategy Officer Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,523,518.84. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Sean Granville made $1,064,429.42, Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $1,010,834.05, and President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $845,092.20 for the Ontario 2022 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2021, 115,817 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 96,787 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 22,354 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 6,274 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,457 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,690 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 115,817 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 96,787 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 22,354 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 6,274 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,457 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,690 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2022 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2022 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.