Ontario Sunshine List 2015

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2014 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$117,954.24
earned in 2014
Allison Henry Provincial Chief Nursing Officer / Infirmière en chef de la province
Health and Long-Term Care
$126,476.56
earned in 2014
Angela Stanley Vice President Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer
Wingham and District Hospital
$139,108.21
earned in 2014
Anne Litkowich Chief Nursing Officer
West Parry Sound Health Centre
$140,705.40
earned in 2014
Anne Weiler Integrated Chief Nursing Officer-Assistant Executive Director / Administratrice intégré à la direction des soins infirmiers-adjointe au directeur général
Kirkland and District Hospital
$176,236.12
earned in 2014
Carolyn Bergeron Vice President Clinical Services / Chief Nursing Officer / vice-president officier infirmier en chef clinique
Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre
$134,540.70
earned in 2014
Catherine Menzies-Boule Executive Director, Chief Nursing Officer / Directrice, Infirmière en chef
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
$113,455.86
earned in 2014
Cathy Cassidy-Gifford Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Brockville General Hospital
$204,214.06
earned in 2014
David Mcneil Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer / Vice-président et infirmier en chef
Health Sciences North
$100,103.30
earned in 2014
Deborah Hardy Chief Nursing Officer / Director of Nursing
Manitouwadge General Hospital
$110,846.34
earned in 2014
Debra A. Bournes Provincial Chief Nursing Officer / Infirmière en chef de la province
Health and Long-Term Care
$220,275.80
earned in 2014
Derek Mcnally Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer / Vice-président directeur, Directeur des soins infirmiers
Niagara Health System
$119,798.94
earned in 2014
Esther Millar Vice President of Patient Care Services / Chief Nursing Officer
Hanover and District Hospital
$126,169.73
earned in 2014
Esther Moghadam Deputy Director and Chief Nursing Officer
City of Ottawa
$118,507.26
earned in 2014
Fiona Kelly Director, Family Health and Chief Nursing Officer
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
$131,725.77
earned in 2014
Heather Lee Vice President Health Services, Chief Nursing Officer
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
$134,996.01
earned in 2014
Heather Paterson Director, Clinical Services Executive Lead Chief Nursing Officer / Directrice des services cliniques, administratrice en chef et directrice des soins infirmiers
Niagara Health System
$126,073.78
earned in 2014
Heather Quesnelle Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Brockville General Hospital
$197,852.49
earned in 2014
Heather Sherrard Vice President Clinical Services, Chief Nursing Officer / Vice-President officier infirmier en chef clinique
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
$114,824.67
earned in 2014
Jane Hess Chief Nursing Officer, Director Healthy Living and Development Department
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
$101,772.40
earned in 2014
Janet Gobeil Chief Nursing Officer
Wilson Memorial General Hospital
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Published March 2015

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

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:

2015 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 111,655 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,199,256,304.57 in 2014.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,555,200.04 in 2014.

Following Thomas Mitchell was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Donn W. Hanbidge, with annual earnings of $1,208,155.82. President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty made $937,500.00, President and Vice-Chancellor Amit Chakma made $924,000.04, and President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Macisaac round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $755,715.53 for the Ontario 2015 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014, 40,709 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,241 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,960 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,840 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 980 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 925 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 40,709 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,241 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,960 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,840 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 980 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 925 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2015 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2015 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.