Ontario Sunshine List 2017

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2016 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$247,832.09
earned in 2016
Jennifer R. Keesmaat Chief Planner and Executive Director
City of Toronto
$182,978.09
earned in 2016
Valerie Shuttleworth Chief Planner
Regional Municipality of York
$177,459.44
earned in 2016
John M. Fleming Managing Director Planning and City Planner
City of London
$160,875.05
earned in 2016
James Lee Senior Planner / Planificateur principal
Independent Electricity System Operator
$160,875.05
earned in 2016
Stephen Chui Senior Planner / Planificateur principal
Independent Electricity System Operator
$158,517.80
earned in 2016
Maghfoor Ahmad Chaudhry Planner
City of Toronto - Police Service
$156,778.99
earned in 2016
Joyce Poon Senior Planner / Planificateur principal
Independent Electricity System Operator
$153,695.78
earned in 2016
Carrol Anne Whynot Senior Corporate Planner
City of Toronto - Police Service
$151,219.33
earned in 2016
Susan Rawlinson Market and Communications Planner / Planificateur du marché et des communications
Ontario Telemedicine Network
$146,851.08
earned in 2016
Thomas Hunt City Planner
City of Windsor
$146,445.23
earned in 2016
Andy Hooper Senior Technology Planner
Queen's University
$138,797.39
earned in 2016
Michael Bilaniuk Senior Investment Planner
Ontario Power Generation
$138,499.22
earned in 2016
Catherine Rose Chief Planner
City of Pickering
$136,728.53
earned in 2016
Stephen Robichaud Director Planning / City Planner
City of Hamilton
$135,929.76
earned in 2016
Andrew John Cernowski Financial Planner
City of Toronto - Police Service
$135,896.19
earned in 2016
Makda Gheysar Financial Planner
City of Toronto - Police Service
$134,065.10
earned in 2016
Elaine Brunn Shaw City Planner
City of Cambridge
$133,467.95
earned in 2016
Xiao Zhang Senior Planner / Planificateur principal
Independent Electricity System Operator
$130,370.48
earned in 2016
Owen Cranney Fire Chief / Chief Building Official / Airport Manager / Municipal Planner
Township of Manitouwadge
$127,495.68
earned in 2016
Liisa Hardie Business Continuity Program Planner / Planificateur – Programme de continuité des activités
Independent Electricity System Operator
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Published March 2017

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

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:

2017 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 124,445 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $15,835,825,865.12 in 2016.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lyash, who brought home $1,155,899.14 in 2016.

Following Jeffrey Lyash was President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty, with annual earnings of $1,045,582.62. Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer / Vice-présidente directrice et chef des placements Jill Pepall made $835,389.06, Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer Glenn Jager made $832,750.95, and President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Pisters round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $753,992.40 for the Ontario 2017 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 46,734 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 58,374 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 13,811 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3,421 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,261 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 844 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 46,734 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 58,374 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 13,811 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3,421 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,261 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 844 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2017 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2017 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.