Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

Salary Name Position
$111,303.64
earned in 2015 		David Spencer Assistant Director & Manager, Strategic Communications / Directeur adjoint et chef, communications stratégiques
Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
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Published March 2016

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

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 Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs, including:

  • Top Salaries at Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs in the 2016 Sunshine List
  • Deborah Stark
    Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
    $209,682.07
  • Debra Sikora
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety & Environment / Sous-ministre adjointe, environnement et salubrité des aliments
    $201,445.12
  • Christine Primeau
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Research & Corporate Services / Sous-ministre adjointe, recherche et services ministériels
    $167,406.54
  • Philip Malcolmson
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint, politiques
    $156,007.10
  • George Borovilos
    Director, Business Development / Directeur, développement des entreprises
    $153,827.65

2016 Ontario Sunshine List: Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs's 144 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $16,400,825.86 in 2015.

At the top of the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs was Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre Deborah Stark, who brought home $209,682.07 in 2015.

Following Deborah Stark was Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety & Environment / Sous-ministre adjointe, environnement et salubrité des aliments Debra Sikora, with annual earnings of $201,445.12. Assistant Deputy Minister, Research & Corporate Services / Sous-ministre adjointe, recherche et services ministériels Christine Primeau made $167,406.54, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint, politiques Philip Malcolmson made $156,007.10, and Director, Business Development / Directeur, développement des entreprises George Borovilos round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $153,827.65 for the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 81 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 57 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 4 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 81 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 57 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 4 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2016 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employers List.