Ontario Sunshine List 2019

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2018 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$145,403.73
earned in 2018
Alain Mootoo Vice President, Finance and Administration
Surrey Place
$285,152.40
earned in 2018
Angela Zangari Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations / Vice-présidente directrice, Finances et Opérations
Niagara Health
$262,283.30
earned in 2018
Armand De Kemp Vice President, Finance / Vice-président, Finances
Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)
$210,158.74
earned in 2018
Constantinos Danny Sirmis Vice President, Finance
Erinoakkids Centre for Treatment and Development
$211,895.40
earned in 2018
Dale R. Mcgregor Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance, Performance and Corporate Services/Chef des finances et vice-président, Finances, rendement et services généraux
Local Health Integration Network - Mississauga Halton
$197,300.80
earned in 2018
Darryl Boyce Special Advisor to the Vice President, Finance and Administration
Carleton University
$153,466.03
earned in 2018
David Tymchuk Vice President, Finance/Vice-président, Finances
Royal Ontario Museum
$274,999.96
earned in 2018
Deborah Dubenofsky Vice President, Finance and Administration
Wilfrid Laurier University
$278,584.03
earned in 2018
Edward Harris Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Finance Officer / Vice-président principal, finances et administration, et chef des services financiers
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
$192,177.98
earned in 2018
Filomena Stabile Vice President, Finance and Administration-PRESTO/Vice-présidente, Finances et administration-PRESTO
Metrolinx
$252,999.96
earned in 2018
Jacinda Reitsma Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services and Secretary Treasurer of the Board
Conestoga College
$125,833.65
earned in 2018
James Harvey Vice President, Finance and Administration
Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority Inc
$302,161.58
earned in 2018
Jason Rutland Vice President, Finance and Support Services
Sinai Health System
$164,753.94
earned in 2018
Marcia Mcnabb Vice President, Finance and Administration
Toronto Festival of Arts Culture and Creativity
$154,874.72
earned in 2018
Marc Jones Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
St. Clair College
$193,680.83
earned in 2018
Margaret Dragan Vice President, Finance and Administration
Lambton College
$135,896.44
earned in 2018
Marina Kuyanova Vice President, Finance
YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford
$117,999.96
earned in 2018
Mario Madia Vice President, Finance, Administration and Information Technology
YMCA of Niagara
$123,359.10
earned in 2018
Marnie Ferguson Vice President, Finance and Operations
Hanover and District Hospital
$100,925.00
earned in 2018
Michael D. Marco Vice President, Finance and Technology
Fred Victor Centre
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Published March 2019

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2019

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:

2019 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 151,375 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $19,259,374,476.75 in 2018.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lyash, who brought home $1,746,824.96 in 2018.

Following Jeffrey Lyash was President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation Daren Smith, with annual earnings of $989,308.00. Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager made $962,749.44, President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Mark Fuller made $803,552.16, and Former President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Apkon round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $792,571.78 for the Ontario 2019 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2018, 56,779 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 71,154 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 16,836 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 4,243 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,374 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 989 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 56,779 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 71,154 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 16,836 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 4,243 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,374 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 989 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2019 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2019 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.