Ontario Sunshine List 2022

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2021 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$153,545.98
earned in 2021
Alexandra Fuller Director of Communications
Town Of Halton Hills
$105,936.19
earned in 2021
Avi Yufest Director of Communications
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs
$122,761.05
earned in 2021
Carly Luis Director of Communications
Health
$116,457.66
earned in 2021
Chris Sellers Director of Communications and Development
Lutherwood
$103,544.40
earned in 2021
Christina Salituro Director of Communications
Transportation
$101,650.90
earned in 2021
Derek Rowland Director of Communications
Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
$117,212.88
earned in 2021
George Pidgeon Director of Communications and Tour
Seniors and Accessibility
$108,473.64
earned in 2021
Gillian Sloggett Director of Communications
Environment, Conservation and Parks
$100,765.13
earned in 2021
Hayden Kenez Director of Communications
Treasury Board Secretariat
$121,596.31
earned in 2021
Heidi Singer Director of Communications
University Of Toronto
$114,993.42
earned in 2021
Jane Antoniak Director of Communications and Media Relations
King's University College
$147,513.26
earned in 2021
Jennifer Proulx Director of Communications
Government and Consumer Services
$154,841.29
earned in 2021
Kayla Lewis Director of Communications
Seneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology
$101,243.04
earned in 2021
Keenan Wellar Co-Leader and Director of Communications
Liveworkplay
$118,682.77
earned in 2021
Kim Willis Director of Communications and Mental Health Promotion
Canadian Mental Health Association - Windsor-Essex County Branch
$129,653.04
earned in 2021
Kirsten Gunter Director of Communications / Directrice des communications
Ontario Arts Council
$122,727.45
earned in 2021
Laurene M Morris Director of Communications
University Of St. Michael's College
$132,510.00
earned in 2021
Lisa Severson Director of Communications
Eastern Ontario Regional Network Inc
$152,545.19
earned in 2021
Marc Despatie Direction, communications, planification stratégique et relations gouvernementales / Director of Communications, Strategic Planning and Government Relations
Collège Boréal D'Arts Appliques Et De Technologie
$134,142.04
earned in 2021
Marie-Catherine Litalien Director of Communications and Community Engagement
City Of Greater Sudbury
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Published March 2022

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

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:

2022 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 244,379 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $30,239,152,409.80 in 2021.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,628,246.00 in 2021.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was Chief Strategy Officer Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,523,518.84. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Sean Granville made $1,064,429.42, Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $1,010,834.05, and President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $845,092.20 for the Ontario 2022 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2021, 115,817 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 96,787 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 22,354 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 6,274 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,457 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,690 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 115,817 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 96,787 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 22,354 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 6,274 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,457 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,690 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2022 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2022 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.