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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
$142,961.74
earned in 2015 		Alexander Moore Senior Manager, Purchasing and Accounts Payable
City of Markham
$104,382.34
earned in 2015 		Amedeo Valentino Manager, Purchasing and Risk Management
Town of Caledon
$115,912.71
earned in 2015 		Andrea Mindenhall Manager, Purchasing Services
Regional Municipality of Halton
$100,609.43
earned in 2015 		Bill O'Driscoll Manager, Purchasing & Administration
City of Toronto - Public Library Board
$108,957.52
earned in 2015 		David Glen Macmillan Manager, Purchasing and Central Services
District School Board of Niagara
$111,949.44
earned in 2015 		David Lyon Manager, Purchasing Services
City of Oshawa
$119,895.49
earned in 2015 		Donna Jane Fera Manager, Purchasing, Purchasing Agent
City of Brampton
$130,721.58
earned in 2015 		Jane Miceli Manager, Purchasing Services
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
$117,738.19
earned in 2015 		John Avery Manager, Purchasing
City of Cambridge
$111,569.80
earned in 2015 		John K. Freeman Manager, Purchasing
City of London
$103,472.12
earned in 2015 		John Vittas Manager, Purchasing & Contract Management
Toronto East General Hospital
$125,734.14
earned in 2015 		Kathy Wyatt Manager, Purchasing
Town of Oakville
$124,606.50
earned in 2015 		Kelly O'Leary Manager, Purchasing Supply & Services / Chef du service des achats des biens et services
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
$104,791.12
earned in 2015 		Leslie Brown Manager, Purchasing & Accounts Payable
Art Gallery of Ontario
$120,273.39
earned in 2015 		Leslie Williamson Manager, Purchasing
Town of Milton
$135,884.31
earned in 2015 		Louann Birkett Manager, Purchasing
Regional Municipality of Durham
$101,102.28
earned in 2015 		Lynda Campbell Manager, Purchasing and Payment Services
Fanshawe College
$103,418.31
earned in 2015 		Paul Hewitt Manager, Purchasing
Town of Ajax
$100,330.14
earned in 2015 		Stephen Macphee Manager, Purchasing, Planning & Facility
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland & Clarington Catholic DSB
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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.