Ontario Sunshine List 2012

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2011 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$159,875.84
earned in 2011
BRENDA KING-HRYCAJ Treasurer
The Hospital for Sick Children
$159,869.69
earned in 2011
LLOYD FENNELL City Manager
City of Sarnia
$159,857.35
earned in 2011
CARL BENN Chair, History
Ryerson University
$159,855.45
earned in 2011
JAMES PARK REILLY Professor/Department Chair
McMaster University
$159,854.94
earned in 2011
PETER ROGAN Professor
University of Western Ontario
$159,849.08
earned in 2011
MAUREEN ARMSTRONG Chair, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board / Présidente, Commission d'indemnisation des victimes d'actes criminels
Attorney General / Procureur général
$159,839.53
earned in 2011
THOMAS NUDDS Professor
University of Guelph
$159,837.55
earned in 2011
VERA PATRICIA SCOTT Registered Nurse
Rouge Valley Health System
$159,817.88
earned in 2011
PETER PARSAN Implementations Director
The Hospital for Sick Children
$159,813.90
earned in 2011
LYNDA COULTER Superintendent Human Resources
York Catholic District School Board
$159,813.79
earned in 2011
MICHAEL GRAND Professor
University of Guelph
$159,797.52
earned in 2011
NEIL TEN KORTENAAR Professor of English and Director, Centre for Comparative Literature
University of Toronto
$159,796.85
earned in 2011
AFIF EL-KHUFFASH Staff Neonatologist
Mount Sinai Hospital
$159,795.24
earned in 2011
TAHIR A. MOHAMMED Director Facilities Development
York University
$159,789.94
earned in 2011
SHONA ELLIOTT Vice President, People Services/Organizational Effectiveness & Corporate Services
Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital
$159,781.02
earned in 2011
M. CYNTHIA GOH Professor of Chemistry and Director, Institute for Optical Science
University of Toronto
$159,780.94
earned in 2011
VICKERY BOWLES Director, Collections Management and City-wide Services
City of Toronto - Public Library
$159,780.94
earned in 2011
RONALD DYCK Director, Information Technology & Facilities
City of Toronto - Public Library
$159,780.94
earned in 2011
LARRY HUGHSAM Director, Finance & Treasurer
City of Toronto - Public Library
$159,780.94
earned in 2011
LINDA MACKENZIE Director, Research & Reference Libraries
City of Toronto - Public Library
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Published March 2012

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2012

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:

2012 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 79,712 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $10,168,099,874.95 in 2011.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President & Chief Executive Officer THOMAS MITCHELL, who brought home $1,824,000.04 in 2011.

Following THOMAS MITCHELL was President & Chief Executive Officer CLIFFORD NORDAL, with annual earnings of $1,454,257.75. Executive Vice President, Business Transformation Project WILLIAM ROBINSON made $972,641.88, President & Chief Executive Officer LAURA FORMUSA made $961,963.00, and Chief Nuclear Officer WAYNE ROBBINS round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $893,527.24 for the Ontario 2012 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2011, 29,082 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 38,379 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 8,949 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1,603 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,073 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 626 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 29,082 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 38,379 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 8,949 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1,603 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,073 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 626 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2012 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2012 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2012 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.