Ontario Sunshine List 2024

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2023 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$381,627.74
earned in 2023
Donna Marafioti Chief Human Resources Officer/Directrice générale des ressources humaines
Ontario Health / Santé Ontario
$344,178.05
earned in 2023
Lisa Wilkins Chief Human Resources Officer and Director / Chef des ressources humaines et directrice
Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario
$322,027.43
earned in 2023
Joni Kent President and Corporate Chief Human Resources Officer
Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care
$304,864.95
earned in 2023
Sandra Carlton Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer\Vice-président administratif et Dirigeante principale des ressources humaines
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
$285,408.38
earned in 2023
Ramneet Aujla Chief Human Resources Officer / Chef des ressources humaines
Metrolinx / Metrolinx
$279,340.45
earned in 2023
Manson Locke Vice President People and Chief Human Resources Officer
Unity Health Toronto
$271,099.34
earned in 2023
Jennifer O'Donnell Chief Human Resources Officer
Toronto Metropolitan University
$270,147.33
earned in 2023
Barbara Griffin Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Development and Chief Human Resources Officer
Sinai Health System
$266,762.92
earned in 2023
Lisa Tweedy Chief Human Resources Officer/Agente principale, Ressources humaines
Local Health Integration Network - South East / Réseau local d'intégration des services de santé - Sud-Est
$266,012.32
earned in 2023
Wanda Mckenna Chief Human Resources Officer
McMaster University
$260,375.60
earned in 2023
Michele Leroux Chief Human Resources Officer
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation
$257,895.18
earned in 2023
Helena Ferreira Chief Human Resources Officer/Directrice générale des ressources humaines
Supply Ontario / ApprovisiOntario
$254,891.95
earned in 2023
Katherine Allingham Associate Chief Human Resources Officer / Chef associée des ressources humaines
Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario
$253,919.24
earned in 2023
Mitchell Birken Vice President And Chief Human Resources Officer
North York General Hospital
$250,762.49
earned in 2023
Phillip Kotanidis Vice President, People and Chief Human Resources Officer
Michael Garron Hospital
$248,534.75
earned in 2023
Jane Albright Chief Human Resources Officer / Directrice générale des ressources humaines
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario / Office Ontarien De Réglementation Des Services Financiers
$245,246.52
earned in 2023
Mary Catherine Masciangelo Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
York University
$226,340.54
earned in 2023
Demetrios Kalantzis Vice President, People Experience and Chief Human Resources Officer
Waypoint Centre For Mental Health Care
$225,810.63
earned in 2023
Michelle Hollis Chief Human Resources Officer
University Of Waterloo
$224,345.70
earned in 2023
Manuelita Cherizard Chief Human Resources Officer/Directrice des ressources humaines
Royal Ontario Museum / Musée royal de l'Ontario
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Published March 2024

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2024

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:

2024 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 300,564 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $38,153,815,619.93 in 2023.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,925,372.00 in 2023.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was Chief Strategy Officer Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,194,532.69. Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $972,746.99, Chief Operations Officer Nicolle Butcher made $894,783.33, and Executive Vice President Business Strategy and Commercial Management Christopher Ginther round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $889,925.01 for the Ontario 2024 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2023, 118,163 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 137,006 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 32,116 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 8,899 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2,285 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2,095 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 118,163 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 137,006 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 32,116 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 8,899 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 2,285 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2,095 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2024 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2024 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2024 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.