Ontario Sunshine List 2021

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2020 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$159,035.13
earned in 2020
Alastair Macleod Chief Information Officer
Ontario College Of Art And Design University
$268,555.47
earned in 2020
Aleksandar Simic Chief Information Officer / Directeur général de l'information
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
$343,738.59
earned in 2020
Alex Foord Vice President, Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer / Vice-président – Services de l'information et des technologies et directeur de l'information
Independent Electricity System Operator
$232,823.38
earned in 2020
Amanda Carr Chief Information Officer / Directrice de l’information
Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation
$133,780.40
earned in 2020
Amelia Hoyt Chief Information Officer
Michael Garron Hospital
$130,597.35
earned in 2020
Andrew T Brigham Chief Information Officer
Lakehead University
$189,975.45
earned in 2020
Angela Copeland Director, Digital Services and Chief Information Officer
City Of Toronto - Public Library Board
$144,416.00
earned in 2020
Angelo Cortina Chief Information Officer
Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board
$176,316.42
earned in 2020
Anna Beatty Chief Information Officer
City Of Ottawa - Police Services
$396,908.80
earned in 2020
Anne Trafford Vice President Quality And Chief Information Officer
Unity Health Toronto
$189,074.77
earned in 2020
Antoine Haroun Chief Information Officer
Peel District School Board
$147,454.92
earned in 2020
Benoît Bonin Direction, Centre de l'information et des technologies / Chief Information Officer
Collège Boréal D'Arts Appliques Et De Technologie
$241,449.48
earned in 2020
Bo Wandschneider Chief Information Officer
University Of Toronto
$237,600.04
earned in 2020
Brian Lesser Chief Information Officer
Ryerson University
$211,239.96
earned in 2020
Bruce Campbell Chief Information Officer
University Of Waterloo
$137,760.12
earned in 2020
Cameron Yates Vice President, Support Services and Chief Information Officer
North Wellington Health Care Corp
$164,999.31
earned in 2020
C. Bruce Pye Chief Information Officer
Northumberland Hills Hospital
$135,839.71
earned in 2020
Cezar Drugescu Chief Information Officer / Chef de l'information
Ontario Securities Commission
$148,048.35
earned in 2020
Chris Demers Chief Information Officer
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
$204,661.27
earned in 2020
Christine Swenor Chief Information Officer
City Of Burlington
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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 Ontario, including:

2021 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 205,855 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $25,910,969,256.72 in 2020.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,228,517.00 in 2020.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was President, Nuclear Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,131,767.04. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Sean Granville made $901,606.32, Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $850,332.27, and President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $844,992.20 for the Ontario 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 84,339 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 92,188 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 20,728 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5,719 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,310 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,571 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 84,339 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 92,188 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 20,728 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5,719 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,310 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,571 employees 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.

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.