Ontario Sunshine List 2011

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2010 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$169,568.04
earned in 2010
ANNE-MARIE MAWHINEY Special Advisor to the President
Laurentian University of Sudbury
$107,775.01
earned in 2010
ANTHONY GRAY Special Advisor to the President
University of Toronto
$195,583.44
earned in 2010
ARTHUR STEPHEN Vice President, University Affairs/Special Advisor to President
Wilfrid Laurier University
$104,957.69
earned in 2010
BARRY SAMPSON Professor and Special Advisor to the Dean, Building Renewal
University of Toronto
$106,843.22
earned in 2010
BETTY PAPA Special Advisor to the Deputy Minister
Northern Development, Mines & Forestry
$109,859.46
earned in 2010
BRAD DEFOE Special Advisor
Research & Innovation
$104,014.62
earned in 2010
CHERITH MUIR Special Advisor, Corporate Initiatives
Tourism & Culture
$143,108.03
earned in 2010
CYNTHIA J. BETTCHER Special Advisor
York University
$176,750.08
earned in 2010
DANIEL SCHWANEN Special Advisor - Programs
Centre for International Governance Innovation
$216,691.80
earned in 2010
DELSWORTH GODFREY HARNISH Professor/Special Advisor To The Provost
McMaster University
$106,913.74
earned in 2010
DONNA CURRIE Special Advisor/Freedom of Information Coordinator
Environment
$136,886.03
earned in 2010
DUNCAN SKINNER Special Advisor, Conservation and Reporting
Ontario Energy Board
$111,993.35
earned in 2010
GARY MALKOWSKI Special Advisor to the President, Public Affairs
The Canadian Hearing Society
$150,623.47
earned in 2010
GEOFF OGRAM Senior Vice President & Special Advisor
Hydro One
$132,995.86
earned in 2010
GEORGE BIGGAR Senior Special Advisor to the President and Chief Executive Officer
Legal Aid Ontario
$229,433.36
earned in 2010
GRAHAM READER Professor; Special Advisor to the President
University of Windsor
$157,575.00
earned in 2010
GREGORY J. LESSARD Special Advisor to the Principal, The Principal's Office
Queen's University
$157,408.48
earned in 2010
GUY B. THOMAS NOWERS Special Advisor, Students
University of Toronto
$285,122.87
earned in 2010
JAMES ANGUS Director, Corporate Litigation & Special Advisor
Ontario Securities Commission
$126,261.47
earned in 2010
JEFF EVANS Special Advisor, Projects
Government Services
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Published March 2011

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 Ontario, including:

2011 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 71,684 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $9,167,551,394.96 in 2010.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,325,119.04 in 2010.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was President and Vice Chancellor DAVID L. JOHNSTON, with annual earnings of $1,041,880.82. President & Chief Executive Officer LAURA FORMUSA made $953,844.04, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment, Projects & Support WILLIAM ROBINSON made $863,833.88, and President & Chief Executive Officer ROBERT S. BELL round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $753,992.40 for the Ontario 2011 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2010, 25,840 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 34,663 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 8,171 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1,467 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 917 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 626 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 25,840 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 34,663 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 8,171 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1,467 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 917 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 626 employees made more than $300,000

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.

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.