Economic Development & Trade

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2000

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 Economic Development & Trade, including:

2000 Ontario Sunshine List: Economic Development & Trade Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Economic Development & Trade's 9 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $1,070,994.96 in 1999.

At the top of the Economic Development & Trade Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Economic Development & Trade was Deputy Minister T DANIEL BURNS, who brought home $174,502.85 in 1999.

Following T DANIEL BURNS was ADM Investment GRAHAME B RICHARDS, with annual earnings of $131,347.38. ADM Empl & Bus Dev PETER SADLIER-BROWN made $131,347.38, ADM Corp and Field Services PETER FRIEDMAN made $115,226.67, and Mgr. Export Mktg and Analysis J D AYLING round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $107,074.88 for the Economic Development & Trade 2000 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 1999, 5 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 3 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 1 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the Economic Development & Trade.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2000 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2000 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2000 Employers List.