Ontario Sunshine List 2024

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2023 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$232,553.12
earned in 2023
Aaron Campbell Chief of Staff and Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Strategy and Sustainability / Chef du personnel et vice-président, Affaires générales, stratégie et viabilité
Liquor Control Board Of Ontario / Régie des alcools de l'Ontario
$176,174.80
earned in 2023
Abigail Hudson Chief of Staff/Chef d'équipe
ORNGE
$139,520.94
earned in 2023
Adam Bloskie Chief of Staff / Chef de cabinet
Natural Resources and Forestry / Richesses Naturelles Et Forêts
$139,520.94
earned in 2023
Alexandra Blair Hoene Chief of Staff / Chef de cabinet
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et Commerce
$128,232.76
earned in 2023
Alexandra Smith Deputy Chief of Staff / Chef de cabinet adjointe
Treasury Board Secretariat / Secrétariat Du Conseil Du Trésor
$218,088.63
earned in 2023
Allison Sparkes Chief of Staff
City Of Toronto - Police Service
$102,264.18
earned in 2023
Andrea Pond Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Scheduler to the Premier / Attachée de direction du chef de cabinet et chargée de l’agenda du premier ministre
Office Of The Premier / Cabinet De La Première Ministre
$147,337.82
earned in 2023
Anna V Grigull Director, Office of the Chief of Staff / Directrice, Bureau du médecin-chef
Health Sciences North / Horizon Santé-Nord
$142,490.96
earned in 2023
Anne Bauer Chef de cabinet / Chief of Staff
University Of Ottawa / Université D'Ottawa
$228,526.05
earned in 2023
Anthony Hylton Chief of Staff / Private Secretary / Chef de cabinet / secrétaire particulier
Lieutenant Governor / Lieutenant-Gouverneur
$138,524.36
earned in 2023
Aryn Jd Azzopardi Chief of Staff / Chef de cabinet
Infrastructure / Infrastructure
$127,066.63
earned in 2023
Beverley Hamilton Chief of Staff
University Of Windsor
$177,659.05
earned in 2023
Blair Hains Chief of Staff / Chef de cabinet
Education / Éducation
$109,801.84
earned in 2023
Brian Gibson Chief of Staff/Directeur des services professionnels
Skilled Trades Ontario / Métiers spécialisés Ontario
$149,486.74
earned in 2023
Brian Patterson Caucus Advisor to Chief of Staff / Conseiller en relations avec le groupe parlementaire auprès du chef de cabinet
Office Of The Premier / Cabinet De La Première Ministre
$125,819.07
earned in 2023
Catherine Monast Chief of Staff
Town Of Caledon
$108,257.86
earned in 2023
Cheryl Mcmurray Chief of Staff
Fanshawe College Of Applied Arts and Technology
$108,550.38
earned in 2023
Christopher Scott Chief of Staff / Chef de cabinet
Municipal Affairs and Housing / Affaires municipales et Logement
$206,715.90
earned in 2023
Christopher Walters Chief Of Staff
McMaster University
$177,365.40
earned in 2023
Cobi Lechem Chief of Staff / Directeur de cabinet
Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation / Société Ontarienne De Vente Du Cannabis
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Published March 2024

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2024

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:

2024 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 300,564 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $38,153,815,619.93 in 2023.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,925,372.00 in 2023.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was Chief Strategy Officer Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,194,532.69. Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $972,746.99, Chief Operations Officer Nicolle Butcher made $894,783.33, and Executive Vice President Business Strategy and Commercial Management Christopher Ginther round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $889,925.01 for the Ontario 2024 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2023, 118,163 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 137,006 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 32,116 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 8,899 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2,285 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2,095 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 118,163 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 137,006 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 32,116 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 8,899 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 2,285 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2,095 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2024 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2024 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2024 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.