Ontario Sunshine List 1998

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 1997 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$717,800.21
earned in 1997
O Kupcis PRESIDENT & CEO
Ontario Hydro
$410,129.76
earned in 1997
J Fox EVP, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GENCO
Ontario Hydro
$409,800.00
earned in 1997
Michael Strofolino President & CEO
Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto
$407,523.96
earned in 1997
E Clitheroe EXEC VP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CFO
Ontario Hydro
$380,000.00
earned in 1997
R Field GENERAL MANAGER, NUCLEAR BUSINESS UNIT
Ontario Hydro
$376,666.68
earned in 1997
Alan Hudson President & Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Hospital
$350,130.86
earned in 1997
W Farlinger CHAIRMAN AND CEO
Ontario Hydro
$350,004.00
earned in 1997
John H. Wedge Surgeon-in-Chief
Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto
$348,823.00
earned in 1997
Carter Snead Physician
Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto
$330,476.00
earned in 1997
R. Scott Rowand President & CEO
Hamilton Health Sciences Corp.
$329,331.48
earned in 1997
Charles G Sanford DIRECTOR, FIELD & ENGINEERING SERVICES
Ontario Hydro
$327,000.84
earned in 1997
Stephen Herbert President & CEO
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
$319,502.72
earned in 1997
Thomas Closson President & CEO
Sunnybrook Health Sci. Ctr.-Toronto
$315,962.00
earned in 1997
Michael O'Keefe President & Chief Exec. Officer
Workplace Safety & Insurance Brd.
$309,600.00
earned in 1997
Robert H. Haslam Physician
Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto
$300,008.80
earned in 1997
Sandra Jelenich President & CEO
Wellesley Central Hospital
$299,999.81
earned in 1997
Tony Dagnone President & CEO
London Health Sciences Ctr.
$295,218.95
earned in 1997
Charles Hollenberg President & CEO
Cancer Care Ontario
$287,684.57
earned in 1997
C Gyles SR VP, CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCES
Ontario Hydro
$285,755.87
earned in 1997
Wiliam Sibbald Sr. Advisor, Critical Care
London Health Sciences Ctr.
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Published March 1998

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 1998

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:

1998 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 5,378 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $655,792,218.46 in 1997.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was PRESIDENT & CEO O Kupcis, who brought home $717,800.21 in 1997.

Following O Kupcis was EVP, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GENCO J Fox, with annual earnings of $410,129.76. President & CEO Michael Strofolino made $409,800.00, EXEC VP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CFO E Clitheroe made $407,523.96, and GENERAL MANAGER, NUCLEAR BUSINESS UNIT R Field round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $380,000.00 for the Ontario 1998 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 1997, 2,222 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 2,589 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 467 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 61 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 23 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 16 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 2,222 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 2,589 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 467 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 61 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 23 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 16 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 1998 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 1998 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 1998 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.