Indigenous Affairs

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

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 Indigenous Affairs, including:

2023 Ontario Sunshine List: Indigenous Affairs Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Indigenous Affairs's 67 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $8,578,056.09 in 2022.

At the top of the Indigenous Affairs Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Indigenous Affairs was Deputy Minister Shawn Batise, who brought home $319,142.82 in 2022.

Following Shawn Batise was Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Reconciliation Grant Wedge, with annual earnings of $254,369.63. Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Relations and Programs Michael Reid made $244,408.41, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Rebecca Ramsarran made $209,006.91, and Director, Communications Thomas Zach round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $174,470.92 for the Indigenous Affairs 2023 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2022, 27 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 31 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 5 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1 received over $300,000 at the Indigenous Affairs.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2023 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employers List.