Municipal Affairs & Housing

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2011

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 Municipal Affairs & Housing, including:

2011 Ontario Sunshine List: Municipal Affairs & Housing Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Municipal Affairs & Housing's 97 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $11,089,193.81 in 2010.

At the top of the Municipal Affairs & Housing Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Municipal Affairs & Housing was Deputy Minister WILLIAM FORWARD, who brought home $187,538.31 in 2010.

Following WILLIAM FORWARD was Assistant Deputy Minister, Local Government and Planning Policy Division DANA J. RICHARDSON, with annual earnings of $178,190.95. Assistant Deputy Minister, Business Management Division PAMELA A. SKINNER made $170,591.61, Assistant Deputy Minister, Municipal Services Division ROBERT P. TAYLOR made $169,173.98, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Housing Division JANET C. HOPE round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $144,514.36 for the Municipal Affairs & Housing 2011 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2010, 41 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 52 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 4 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the Municipal Affairs & Housing.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2011 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2011 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2011 Employers List.