Ontario Sunshine List 2014

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2013 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$134,202.98
earned in 2013
BRADY J. WOOD Chief Communications Officer / Directeur, Communications
Niagara Health System / Système de santé de Niagara
$101,702.55
earned in 2013
CATHERINE J. DERSCHNER Ambulance Communications Officer Supervisor
Health & Long-Term Care
$122,494.29
earned in 2013
DEBORAH LAING Fire Communications Officer
City of Mississauga
$100,053.81
earned in 2013
DIANE C. GRAHAM Ambulance Communications Officer Supervisor
Health & Long-Term Care
$110,583.12
earned in 2013
ELIZABETH JOHNSON Chief Communications Officer / Chef de la communication
Providence Healthcare
$101,661.60
earned in 2013
ELLEN SIMMONS Communications Officer
Workers Health & Safety Centre Federation of Ontario
$124,863.45
earned in 2013
FRANCES CHAPMAN Ambulance Communications Officer Supervisor
Health & Long-Term Care
$185,484.97
earned in 2013
HOLLY WARD Chief Communications Officer
University of Windsor
$125,215.17
earned in 2013
JAMES FRIEND Chief Communications Officer
City of Hamilton
$110,723.33
earned in 2013
JANET DYACK Communications Officer-Fire
City of Hamilton
$106,977.52
earned in 2013
KELLIE DOBSON Chief Communications Officer, Fire
City of Cambridge
$102,665.47
earned in 2013
LAURISSA A. KOLESNYK Ambulance Communications Officer
Health & Long-Term Care
$108,497.31
earned in 2013
MARCELL MCLEAN Fire Communications Officer
City of Mississauga
$103,562.03
earned in 2013
MARTIN WHITE Communications Officer
Workers Health & Safety Centre Federation of Ontario
$111,674.66
earned in 2013
MARYLENA STEA Communications Officer
Hydro One
$140,000.00
earned in 2013
MICHAEL FRASER Chief Communications Officer - University Communications
Queen's University
$108,865.78
earned in 2013
PATRICIA MAJPRUZ Communications Officer-Fire
City of Hamilton
$130,386.80
earned in 2013
RANDY TIFFIN Fire Communications Officer
City of Mississauga
$116,065.00
earned in 2013
SANDRA RIVARD Employee Communications Officer
Independent Electricity System Operator
$115,220.58
earned in 2013
SHARON NOBLE Chief Communications Officer
Town of Ajax
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Published March 2014

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2014

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:

2014 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 97,916 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $12,476,874,239.26 in 2013.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,714,000.04 in 2013.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was Chief Nuclear Officer WAYNE ROBBINS, with annual earnings of $915,850.96. Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives JOHN MURPHY made $903,970.54, President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation WILLIAM MORIARTY made $772,547.00, and President and Chief Executive Officer ROBERT S. BELL round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $753,992.40 for the Ontario 2014 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2013, 36,201 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 46,481 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,345 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,052 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,073 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 764 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 36,201 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 46,481 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,345 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,052 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,073 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 764 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2014 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2014 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2014 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.