Culture and Status of Women

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

Salary Name Position
$220,786.85
earned in 2021
Heather M Caltagirone Karpacz Deputy Minister
Culture and Status of Women
$200,404.90
earned in 2021
David Link ADM, Heritage Division
Culture and Status of Women
$177,553.61
earned in 2021
Melissa R Banks ADM, Creative & Community Dev.
Culture and Status of Women
$174,758.79
earned in 2021
Nilam Jetha ADM, SW& Strat. Integration
Culture and Status of Women
$164,060.73
earned in 2021
Leslie Latta Exec Director Prov Archivist
Culture and Status of Women
$162,120.96
earned in 2021
Yvette Ng ED, Sport, Phys Activity& Rec
Culture and Status of Women
$148,609.67
earned in 2021
Jeff Brinton Executive Director Arts Branch
Culture and Status of Women
$139,351.69
earned in 2021
Matthew Wangler ED, Historic Res. Mgmt
Culture and Status of Women
$138,977.51
earned in 2021
Mark Ham ED/Commissioner Cul Industries
Culture and Status of Women
$133,869.04
earned in 2021
Anne Davidson ED, Community Engagement
Culture and Status of Women
$133,317.85
earned in 2021
Laurence J Pearson Dir Hist Places Stewardship
Culture and Status of Women
$128,720.32
earned in 2021
Nathaniel Smith ED,Policy,Planning&Leg Service
Culture and Status of Women
$127,805.44
earned in 2021
Maria Del Carmen Vidaurri ED, Senior Financial Officer
Culture and Status of Women
$125,097.55
earned in 2021
Lisa Making ED, RT Museum
Culture and Status of Women
$125,097.53
earned in 2021
Rheal Poirier ED, Francophone Secretariat
Culture and Status of Women
$124,747.34
earned in 2021
Gita Sud ED, SW, Multicul & Inclusion
Culture and Status of Women
$122,820.49
earned in 2021
Scott Finnerty Director,Community Development
Culture and Status of Women
$122,509.76
earned in 2021
Karen Lamothe Director,Community Grants
Culture and Status of Women
$118,938.72
earned in 2021
Jason Martin Director - Op's and Finance
Culture and Status of Women
$118,938.62
earned in 2021
Dwayne Van Bavel Sr Mgr, Organizational Develop
Culture and Status of Women
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Published March 2022

Alberta Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

Alberta first started publishing the Sunshine List in 2014 following the 2012 election of Alison Redford.

The salary and severance disclosure, makes Alberta's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Alberta to make public the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid 136,805 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Alberta and earn over $136,805 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Culture and Status of Women, including:

2022 Alberta Sunshine List: Culture and Status of Women Top Earners

Every year, the Alberta government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Culture and Status of Women's 25 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $3,496,947.87 in 2021.

At the top of the Culture and Status of Women Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Culture and Status of Women was Deputy Minister Heather M Caltagirone Karpacz, who brought home $220,786.85 in 2021.

Following Heather M Caltagirone Karpacz was ADM, Heritage Division David Link, with annual earnings of $200,404.90. ADM, Creative & Community Dev. Melissa R Banks made $177,553.61, ADM, SW& Strat. Integration Nilam Jetha made $174,758.79, and Exec Director Prov Archivist Leslie Latta round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $164,060.73 for the Culture and Status of Women 2022 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2021, 19 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 4 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 2 received between $150,001 and $200,000 at the Culture and Status of Women.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 19 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 4 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2022 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employers List.

What is disclosed and thresholds

  • Compensation includes base salary, overtime, bonuses, honoraria paid to board members and taxable benefits. This category essentially reflects the income amount on the person’s T4.
  • Severance reflects amounts paid or payable related to termination of employment, including retiring allowance.
  • Non-monetary (other) benefits are generally non-taxable benefits including the employer’s portion of pension contributions, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Workers' Compensation Board premiums.
  • Employment and/or severance contracts for:
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions Compensation Regulation
    • Designated executives under the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions (Post-Secondary Institutions) Compensation Regulation
    • The Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services
    • The Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Electric System Operator

Employee thresholds

Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and amount of compensation and severance paid to employees who earn more than the threshold amount for that disclosure period.

For December disclosures, if no severance was paid, disclosure is not required.

1 The annual threshold is applied to severance disclosures in December of the current year and to compensation disclosed in June of the following year. For example, the threshold for severances disclosed by December 31, 2021 is $136,805. This is also the threshold for compensation disclosed by June 30, 2022.
Calendar year 1 Annual threshold
2021 $136,805
2020 $135,317
2019 $132,924
2018 $129,809
2017 $127,765
2016 $126,375
2015 $125,000