Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 19
- Positions: 18
- Sum of all salaries: $2,408,042.77
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Year:
| Salary | Name | Position |
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$129,653.04 earned in 2024 |
Kirsten Gunter |
Director of Communications / Directrice des communications
Ontario Arts Council |
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
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 Arts Council, including:
Top Salaries at Ontario Arts Council in the 2025 Sunshine List
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Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale$232,242.66
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Director of Public Affairs, Communications and Research / Directrice des affaires publiques, des communications et de la recherche$148,277.85
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Director of Granting / Directrice des subventions$147,187.58
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Associate Director of Granting / Directrice adjointe des subventions$134,857.51
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Manager of Information Systems, Technology / Chef, systèmes et technologies de l’information$133,177.80
2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Ontario Arts Council 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 Arts Council's 19 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $2,408,042.77 in 2024.
At the top of the Ontario Arts Council Sunshine List
Topping the list for the Ontario Arts Council was Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale Michael A Murray, who brought home $232,242.66 in 2024.
Following Michael A Murray was Director of Public Affairs, Communications and Research / Directrice des affaires publiques, des communications et de la recherche Jaspreet Sandhu, with annual earnings of $148,277.85. Director of Granting / Directrice des subventions Mariya Afzal Rauf made $147,187.58, Associate Director of Granting / Directrice adjointe des subventions Elise Chalmers made $134,857.51, and Manager of Information Systems, Technology / Chef, systèmes et technologies de l’information Mao Sheng Li round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $133,177.80 for the Ontario Arts Council 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 6 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 12 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 1 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the Ontario Arts Council.
Salary breakdown
- 6 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 12 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.