Cabinet Office

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

Salary Name Position
$242,749.86
earned in 2015 		Lynn Betzner Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
Cabinet Office
$427,326.64
earned in 2015 		Saäd Rafi Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
Cabinet Office
$211,177.82
earned in 2015 		Steven Davidson Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
Cabinet Office
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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 Cabinet Office, including:

  • Top Salaries at Cabinet Office in the 2016 Sunshine List
  • Saäd Rafi
    Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
    $427,326.64
  • Stephen Orsini
    Secretary of the Cabinet / Secrétaire du Conseil des ministres
    $349,840.66
  • Peter Wallace
    Secretary of the Cabinet / Secrétaire du Conseil des ministres
    $272,378.32
  • Lynn Betzner
    Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
    $242,749.86
  • Robert G. Dowler
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Environmental, Justice and Intergovernmental Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint, Politiques pour l'économie, l'environnement, la justice, et les affaires intergouvernementales
    $226,097.45

2016 Ontario Sunshine List: Cabinet Office Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Cabinet Office's 67 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $9,336,280.20 in 2015.

At the top of the Cabinet Office Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Cabinet Office was Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre Saäd Rafi, who brought home $427,326.64 in 2015.

Following Saäd Rafi was Secretary of the Cabinet / Secrétaire du Conseil des ministres Stephen Orsini, with annual earnings of $349,840.66. Secretary of the Cabinet / Secrétaire du Conseil des ministres Peter Wallace made $272,378.32, Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre Lynn Betzner made $242,749.86, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic, Environmental, Justice and Intergovernmental Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint, Politiques pour l'économie, l'environnement, la justice, et les affaires intergouvernementales Robert G. Dowler round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $226,097.45 for the Cabinet Office 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 28 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 22 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2 received over $300,000 at the Cabinet Office.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 28 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 22 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2 employees made more than $300,000

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.