Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017
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 Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science, including:
Top Salaries at Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science in the 2017 Sunshine List
Assistant Deputy Minister, Business, Climate and Funding Administration / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division de l'optimisation du climat des affaires et de l'administration du financement
Assistant Deputy Minister, Accessibility Directorate / Sous-ministre adjointe, Direction générale de l'accessibilité
$168,889.29
2017 Ontario Sunshine List: Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries.
According to the document, Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science's
159 staffers
made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $18,497,316.44 in 2016.
At the top of the Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science Sunshine List
Topping the list for the Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science was
Deputy Minister Giles Gherson, who brought home $268,769.21 in 2016.
Following Giles Gherson was Assistant Deputy Minister, Business, Climate and Funding Administration / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division de l'optimisation du climat des affaires et de l'administration du financement Victor Severino, with annual earnings of $180,793.20.Director, Special Projects / Directeur des projets spéciaux Daniel Keating made $179,784.84,Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Division / Directeur général de l'administration/Sous-ministre adjoint, Division des services ministériels Robert Burns made $179,362.67, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Accessibility Directorate / Sous-ministre adjointe, Direction générale de l'accessibilité Ann Hoy round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $168,889.29 for the Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science 2017 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016,
93 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000
followed by 54 who received between $110,001 and $150,000
, 11 received between $150,001 and $200,000
, 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000
at the Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science.
