Government and Consumer Services

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

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Published March 2023

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

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 Government and Consumer Services, including:

  • Top Salaries at Government and Consumer Services in the 2023 Sunshine List
  • Deputy Minister
    $314,116.76
  • Deputy Minister
    $288,529.20
  • Associate Deputy Minister- Service Ontario
    $287,154.39
  • Associate Deputy Minister
    $264,146.97
  • Associate Deputy Minister, Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Digital and Data Officer
    $256,474.48

2023 Ontario Sunshine List: Government and Consumer Services Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Government and Consumer Services's 1,588 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $189,503,518.31 in 2022.

At the top of the Government and Consumer Services Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Government and Consumer Services was Deputy Minister Karen Hughes, who brought home $314,116.76 in 2022.

Following Karen Hughes was Deputy Minister Renu Kulendran, with annual earnings of $288,529.20. Associate Deputy Minister- Service Ontario Dafna Carr made $287,154.39, Associate Deputy Minister Heidi Francis made $264,146.97, and Associate Deputy Minister, Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Digital and Data Officer John Roberts round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $256,474.48 for the Government and Consumer Services 2023 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2022, 641 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 845 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 84 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 11 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 6 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1 received over $300,000 at the Government and Consumer Services.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 641 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 845 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 84 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 11 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 6 employees 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 2023 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employers List.