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
$132,015.72
earned in 2023
Ann-Marie Mcarthur Director of Recreation and Community Services
Township Of Woolwich
$134,518.16
earned in 2023
Bonita Desroches Director of Recreation
Township Of Tiny
$107,166.52
earned in 2023
Brian Finner Director of Recreation
Town Of Iroquois Falls
$196,532.77
earned in 2023
Chris Vida Director of Recreation, Culture and Community Development
Town Of Ajax
$133,809.90
earned in 2023
Cynthia O'Regan Director of Recreation
Town Of Bracebridge
$153,640.95
earned in 2023
Daniel Bell Director of Recreation and Culture Services
City Of Barrie
$115,118.89
earned in 2023
Daniel Roth Director of Recreation
Township Of Wellesley
$107,287.62
earned in 2023
Dylan Cosh Director of Recreation and Facilities
Municipality Of Trent Lakes
$109,143.78
earned in 2023
Graeme Ivory Director of Recreation Services
Town Of Arnprior
$116,282.05
earned in 2023
Jordan Durocher Director of Recreation
City Of Pembroke
$141,480.16
earned in 2023
Julie Columbus Director of Recreation, Culture and Parks
Town Of Tillsonburg
$102,808.65
earned in 2023
Kimberley Perryman Director of Recreation
Town Of Mono
$143,429.96
earned in 2023
Lesley Head Director of Recreation and Culture
City Of Cambridge
$157,666.89
earned in 2023
Lisa Lindsay Director Of Recreation Community Facilities
County Of Prince Edward
$130,367.33
earned in 2023
Marcia Russell Director of Recreation, Youth and Culture
City Of Orillia
$121,670.15
earned in 2023
Mathew Bahm Director of Recreation
City Of Temiskaming Shores
$106,967.00
earned in 2023
Matthew Brown Director of Recreation and Facilities
Township Of Zorra
$107,753.97
earned in 2023
Meaghan Meerburg Director of Recreation and Culture
Township Of North Dundas
$146,184.74
earned in 2023
Samantha Howard Director of Recreation Services
Town Of Halton Hills
$115,096.95
earned in 2023
Shawna Patterson Director of Recreation and Culture
Town Of Gravenhurst
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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.