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
$204,230.88
earned in 2023
Robin Hurst Chief Administrative Officer, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University Of Toronto
$203,888.12
earned in 2023
Kara Van Myall Chief Administrative Officer
Town Of Saugeen Shores
$203,597.38
earned in 2023
Brandon Chaput Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Administrative Officer / Sous-ministre adjoint/directeur général de l'administration
Finance / Finances
$203,549.76
earned in 2023
Susan Flanagan Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services / Sous-ministre adjointe/directrice générale, services ministériels
Health / Santé
$203,408.14
earned in 2023
Peter Marra Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Town Of Lasalle
$203,312.20
earned in 2023
David Denault Chief Administrative Officer
Town Of Midland
$203,300.93
earned in 2023
Marnie Cluckie Chief Administrative Officer
Town Of Niagara-on-the-lake
$202,881.75
earned in 2023
Sherry Kulman Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Director, Business and Ancillary Operations
University Of Toronto
$202,399.02
earned in 2023
Glen Morales Chief Administrative Officer
University Of Toronto
$202,391.10
earned in 2023
Melody Robinson Assistant Deputy Minister / Chief Administrative Officer, Regional and Corporate Services Division / Sous-ministre adjointe / directrice générale de l'administration, Division des services régionaux et ministériels
Tourism, Culture and Sport / Tourisme, Culture et Sport
$202,141.87
earned in 2023
Harry Schlange Chief Administrative Officer
Town Of Grimsby
$202,047.69
earned in 2023
Brenda Orchard Chief Administrative Officer
County Of Lennox And Addington
$201,908.04
earned in 2023
Renee Brost Chief Administrative Officer
University Of Toronto
$201,336.20
earned in 2023
Robert Raycroft Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Services
Town Of Whitchurch-Stouffville
$201,227.87
earned in 2023
Melissa Osborne Director, Development Services, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Town Of Amherstburg
$200,134.28
earned in 2023
Diane Smithson Chief Administrative Officer
Town Of Carleton Place
$200,071.42
earned in 2023
Gregory Wootton Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Research and Corporate Services / Directeur général de l’administration et sous-ministre adjoint, recherche et services ministériels
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires Rurales
$199,716.68
earned in 2023
Vikas Mehta Associate Chief Administrative Officer, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Victoria University
$199,653.54
earned in 2023
Supriya Mahimkar Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Administrative Officer / Sous-ministre adjointe et directrice générale de l'administration
Cabinet Office / Bureau Du Conseil Des Ministres
$199,499.42
earned in 2023
Laurie Kennard Chief Administrative Officer
Township Of Severn
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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.