Ontario Sunshine List 2006

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2005 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$1,563,221.74
earned in 2005
TOM PARKINSON President/CEO
Hydro One
$866,562.30
earned in 2005
RICHARD DICERNI EVP and Corporate Secretary
Ontario Power Generation
$811,747.71
earned in 2005
GREGORY SMITH Senior Vice President, Darlington
Ontario Power Generation
$776,228.26
earned in 2005
WILLIAM ROBINSON Sr Vice President, Nucl Programs & Trng
Ontario Power Generation
$763,886.56
earned in 2005
PIERRE R. CHARLEBOIS EVP/Chief Nuclear Officer
Ontario Power Generation
$747,051.84
earned in 2005
JAMES TWOMEY Executive Vice President, Fossil
Ontario Power Generation
$728,766.82
earned in 2005
DAVID GOULDING President/Chief Executive Officer
Independent Electricity System Operator
$644,543.52
earned in 2005
TOM MITCHELL Senior Vice President, Pickering B
Ontario Power Generation
$637,519.62
earned in 2005
JAN CARR Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Power Authority
$621,154.08
earned in 2005
PAUL HAGGIS President/CEO, OMERS
OMERS
$616,310.27
earned in 2005
HOWARD WETSTON Chair
Ontario Energy Board
$599,026.38
earned in 2005
JEFFREY C. LOZON President/CEO
St. Michael's Hospital
$593,010.46
earned in 2005
JAMES HANKINSON President/CEO
Ontario Power Generation
$581,868.04
earned in 2005
FELIX P. CHEE President/CEO
University of Toronto
$572,769.86
earned in 2005
PAUL PUGH Sr. VP, Investments
OMERS
$565,374.20
earned in 2005
MARY JO HADDAD President/CEO
The Hospital for Sick Children
$549,990.40
earned in 2005
PETER CHAIT Radiologist
The Hospital for Sick Children
$537,248.44
earned in 2005
J. R. BURPEE EVP, Corporate Development
Ontario Power Generation
$534,615.36
earned in 2005
DR. JOHN B. KITTS President
The Ottawa Hospital
$531,899.94
earned in 2005
MURRAY MARTIN Chief Executive Officer
Hamilton Health Sciences
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Published March 2006

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

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:

2006 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 27,460 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $3,512,772,366.70 in 2005.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President/CEO TOM PARKINSON, who brought home $1,563,221.74 in 2005.

Following TOM PARKINSON was EVP and Corporate Secretary RICHARD DICERNI, with annual earnings of $866,562.30. Senior Vice President, Darlington GREGORY SMITH made $811,747.71, Sr Vice President, Nucl Programs & Trng WILLIAM ROBINSON made $776,228.26, and EVP/Chief Nuclear Officer PIERRE R. CHARLEBOIS round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $763,886.56 for the Ontario 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 10,256 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 12,970 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 2,798 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1,000 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 215 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 221 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 10,256 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 12,970 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 2,798 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1,000 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 215 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 221 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 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.