Ontario Sunshine List 2016

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2015 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$112,044.47
earned in 2015
Adeline Cumming Senior Accounts Manager, Financial Services Unit
City of Ottawa
$103,716.48
earned in 2015
Alan Korolnek Manager, Financial Services / Chef des services financiers
Legislative Assembly
$101,152.78
earned in 2015
Allan Brown Manager, Financial Services
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
$111,223.50
earned in 2015
Brenda Gorton Account Manager, Financial Services Unit
City of Ottawa
$138,245.91
earned in 2015
Brian Flynn Manager, Financial Services
City of Ottawa
$100,154.04
earned in 2015
Caleb Denouden Manager, Financial Services/Deputy Treasurer
City of Quinte West
$100,526.16
earned in 2015
Carmine Giambattista Senior Manager, Financial Services
Toronto Catholic District School Board
$130,853.18
earned in 2015
Catherine Day Manager, Financial Services
St. Clair Catholic District School Board
$100,043.95
earned in 2015
Chrishanthi M. Jayasuriya Manager, Financial Services and Information Technology / Chef des services financiers et de la technologie de l'information
Ontario Heritage Trust
$109,771.88
earned in 2015
Cyril Rogers Account Manager, Financial Services Unit
City of Ottawa
$105,736.36
earned in 2015
Denise Boudreau Manager, Financial Services
Canadore College
$106,703.12
earned in 2015
Dominic Noronha Manager, Financial Services
George Brown College
$138,270.43
earned in 2015
Donna E. Herridge Manager, Financial Services
City of Mississauga
$127,649.75
earned in 2015
Erica Pennell Manager, Financial Services
Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
$111,223.45
earned in 2015
François Leury Account Manager, Financial Services Unit
City of Ottawa
$118,817.19
earned in 2015
Grant Perry Manager, Financial Services
Algonquin College
$111,229.76
earned in 2015
Greg Tokessy Account Manager, Financial Services Unit
City of Ottawa
$102,586.07
earned in 2015
Jay Martin Manager, Financial Services and Systems Development
City of Oshawa
$111,547.41
earned in 2015
Jemerson James Manager, Financial Services / Chef des services financiers
Attorney General
$110,146.79
earned in 2015
Jim Cirello Manager, Financial Services
City of Mississauga
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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 Ontario, including:

2016 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 115,912 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,728,930,954.33 in 2015.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was Chief Executive Officer Designate Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,528,933.36 in 2015.

Following Thomas Mitchell was President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty, with annual earnings of $1,473,445.98. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-présidente principale et directrice des finances Barbara Gail Anderson made $844,745.92, Executive Vice President Operations, Sport and Venue Management / Vice-président directeur, Opérations, sports et gestion des sites Allen K. Vansen made $802,079.83, and Nuclear President & Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $793,359.07 for the Ontario 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 44,048 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,153 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 12,623 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,112 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,072 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 904 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 44,048 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,153 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 12,623 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,112 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,072 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 904 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.

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.