Ontario Sunshine List 2018

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2017 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$301,756.97
earned in 2017
Chris Bourdon Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs / Vice-président, Affaires médicales et universitaires
Health Sciences North
$131,715.24
earned in 2017
Chris Cartwright Vice President Finance and Corporate Services
South Bruce Grey Health Centre
$199,053.59
earned in 2017
Chris Hartley Vice President Clinical Services/Vice-Président, Services Cliniques
Erinoakkids Centre For Treatment And Development
$178,949.99
earned in 2017
Chris Plunkett Vice President External Relations
Communitech Corporation
$141,617.01
earned in 2017
Christene Ferguson Vice President, Patient Services
Renfrew Victoria Hospital
$174,547.76
earned in 2017
Christina Beja Senior Vice President, Realty Portfolio Planning/Vice-président principal, planification de portefeuille de biens immobiliers
Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) / Société Ontarienne Des Infrastructures Et De L'Immobilier (Infrastructure Ontario)
$215,178.53
earned in 2017
Christina Hoy Vice President Corporate Business Information and Analytics/Vice-présidente, Méthodes analytiques et information de gestion générales
Workplace Safety And Insurance Board
$221,450.04
earned in 2017
Christina Sass-Kortsak Assistant Vice President Human Resources
Ryerson University
$170,487.18
earned in 2017
Christine Nuernberger Vice President, Human Resources, Organizational Development and Project Management
William Osler Health System
$109,846.02
earned in 2017
Christine Nuernberger Vice President, People
Lakeridge Health
$137,026.87
earned in 2017
Christine Penney Vice President, Community Programs/Vice-Présidente des programmes communautaires
Cornwall Community Hospital
$167,119.48
earned in 2017
Christine Szustaczek Associate Vice President
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
$281,295.25
earned in 2017
Christopher Glaisek Senior Vice President, Planning and Design
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation
$111,727.34
earned in 2017
Christopher Miller Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Haldimand War Memorial Hospital
$142,086.65
earned in 2017
Chrysta Burns Vice President Human Resource and Organizational Development / Vice-présidente, Ressources humaines et développement organisationnel
Local Health Integration Network - North West Ontario / Réseau Local D'Intégration Des Services De Santé Du Nord-Ouest
$118,928.67
earned in 2017
Cindy Gasparini Vice President Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
Lake of The Woods District Hospital
$171,860.28
earned in 2017
Cindy Morris Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Development / Vice-présidente, Ressources humaines et développement organisationnel
Ontario Telemedicine Network
$168,723.66
earned in 2017
Clare Barnett Vice President, Investment Growth / Vice-présidente, croissance des investissements
Ministry of Economic Development and Growth/Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science / Ministère du Développement économique et de la Croissance / Ministère de la Recherche, de l'Innovation et des Sciences
$152,239.41
earned in 2017
Clare Payne Vice President, Clinical Transplant Systems / Vice-présidente, Systèmes de transplantation clinique
Trillium Gift of Life Network / Réseau Trillium Pour Le Don De Vie
$231,019.79
earned in 2017
Claude Brule Senior Vice President, Academic
Algonquin College
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Published March 2018

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2018

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:

2018 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 131,909 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $16,834,509,504.29 in 2017.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lyash, who brought home $1,554,456.95 in 2017.

Following Jeffrey Lyash was President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation Daren Smith, with annual earnings of $936,089.48. Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager made $858,445.43, President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Bruce Campbell made $749,862.59, and President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Mark Fuller round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $745,211.84 for the Ontario 2018 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2017, 48,973 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 62,001 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 15,021 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,734 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,286 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 894 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 48,973 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 62,001 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 15,021 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,734 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,286 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 894 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2018 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2018 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2018 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.