Ontario Sunshine List 1997

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 1996 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$100,956.45
earned in 1996
Allen J. Chocorlan Manager - Materials & Procurement
Toronto Transit Commission
$100,952.45
earned in 1996
Thomas A. Dawley V.P. Sales & Marketing
Ontario Lottery Corporation
$100,948.96
earned in 1996
Joy H E Cohnstaedt Associate Professor, Visual Arts
York University
$100,947.00
earned in 1996
DENISE K EVANS Regional Dir.-Central Region Operations
Transportation
$100,945.95
earned in 1996
Lynn I. Hilborn Executive Director - Corporate Affairs
Toronto Transit Commission
$100,936.65
earned in 1996
John D. Cannell Manager - Pension Fund Society
Toronto Transit Commission
$100,936.00
earned in 1996
Gary Goodman Gen. Manager-Community Srvs
The Corporation of the City of Burlington
$100,929.00
earned in 1996
Robert Byrick Professor and Chair of Anaesthesia
University of Toronto
$100,928.46
earned in 1996
George Barnard Adm. of Business Services
Waterloo County Board of Education
$100,925.00
earned in 1996
C. Harris Chair
University of Guelph
$100,916.00
earned in 1996
Ean G. Algar Deputy Chief
The Regional Municipality of Halton
$100,910.00
earned in 1996
S ANNESLEY AUTHORIZED NUCLEAR OPERATOR
Ontario Hydro
$100,904.00
earned in 1996
James Robertson Associate Professor
The University of Western Ontario
$100,899.00
earned in 1996
James M. Good Dean/Professor
The University of Western Ontario
$100,896.00
earned in 1996
Claire Tucker-Reid Commissioner of Parks, Rec. & Operations
The Borough of East York
$100,895.38
earned in 1996
SIMON NG PROFESSOR
University of Ottawa
$100,884.00
earned in 1996
J.B. Holub Professor
University of Guelph
$100,877.00
earned in 1996
Shizuhiko Nishisato Professor of Curriculum Teaching and Learning
University of Toronto
$100,877.00
earned in 1996
Edward Harvey Professor of Sociology in Education
University of Toronto
$100,876.80
earned in 1996
JOHN F RABEAU Adm., Human Resource Division
Management Board Secretariat
Page 216 of 225 - Total result: 4,498
Published March 1997

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 1997

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:

1997 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 4,498 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $546,405,229.31 in 1996.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was PRESIDENT & CEO O KUPCIS, who brought home $502,853.00 in 1996.

Following O KUPCIS was Chief of Diagnostic Imaging Robert Vinson, with annual earnings of $392,800.80. President & CEO Michael Strofolino made $390,000.00, EXEC VP, CFO & MGNG DIR-CORP BUS GROUP E CLITHEROE made $383,800.00, and EXEC VP & MGNG DIR-CUSTOMER SERVICES GR J FOX round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $382,942.00 for the Ontario 1997 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 1996, 1,868 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 2,166 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 382 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 49 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 14 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 19 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 1,868 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 2,166 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 382 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 49 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 14 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 19 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 1997 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 1997 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 1997 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.