Research & Innovation

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2010

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 Research & Innovation, including:

2010 Ontario Sunshine List: Research & Innovation Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Research & Innovation's 27 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $3,245,411.76 in 2009.

At the top of the Research & Innovation Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Research & Innovation was Deputy Minister GEORGE ROSS, who brought home $214,605.25 in 2009.

Following GEORGE ROSS was Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation & Commercialization Division ANTHONY ROCKINGHAM, with annual earnings of $181,200.07. Assistant Deputy Minister, Science & Research Division ANTHONY VANDER VOET made $154,281.68, Director, Commercialization Branch WILLIAM MANTEL made $138,187.15, and Director, Communications Branch DEBORAH SWAIN round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $138,187.15 for the Research & Innovation 2010 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2009, 12 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 12 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 2 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Research & Innovation.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2010 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2010 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2010 Employers List.