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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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Published March 2021

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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 Colleges and Universities, including:

2021 Ontario Sunshine List: Colleges and Universities Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Colleges and Universities's 109 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $13,389,525.06 in 2020.

At the top of the Colleges and Universities Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Colleges and Universities was Deputy Minister George Zegarac, who brought home $331,647.48 in 2020.

Following George Zegarac was Deputy Minister Shelley Tapp, with annual earnings of $295,801.89. Assistant Deputy Minister Kelly Shields made $186,645.28, Assistant Deputy Minister Tamara Gilbert made $182,955.93, and Chief Administrative Officer Susan Flanagan round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $181,311.95 for the Colleges and Universities 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 54 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 42 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Colleges and Universities.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 54 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 42 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1 employee made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employers List.