Ontario Sunshine List 2021

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2020 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$329,123.85
earned in 2020
Michael Duschenes Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer
Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics
$274,183.83
earned in 2020
Edward Troughton National Recycling Operations Managing Director / Directeur des Opérations de Recyclage Nationales
Governing Council Of The Salvation Army In Canada
$248,190.48
earned in 2020
Brian Kralik Managing Director, Investments / Directeur général du service des placements
Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)
$239,012.04
earned in 2020
Ling Loerchner Chief Commercialization Officer, Asia Managing Director
University Of Waterloo
$210,811.10
earned in 2020
George Kotsifas Managing Director Development and Compliance Services and Chief Building Official
City Of London
$205,784.90
earned in 2020
Kelly Scherr Managing Director, Environmental and Engineering Services and City Engineer
City Of London
$205,784.84
earned in 2020
Barry Card Managing Director, Corporate Services and City Solicitor
City Of London
$201,345.93
earned in 2020
John M. Fleming Managing Director Planning and City Planner
City Of London
$199,435.62
earned in 2020
Chris Bentley Managing Director Legal Innovation Initiatives
Ryerson University
$197,752.07
earned in 2020
Anna Lisa Barbon Managing Director Corporate Services and City Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer
City Of London
$188,077.84
earned in 2020
Scott G. Stafford Managing Director, Parks and Recreation
City Of London
$176,134.51
earned in 2020
Leanne Pollard Managing Director, Rotman Commerce
University Of Toronto
$175,609.41
earned in 2020
Cheryl Smith Managing Director Neighbourhood, Children and Fire Services
City Of London
$166,296.58
earned in 2020
Kevin Dickins Managing Director Housing, Social Services and Dearness Home
City Of London
$164,393.89
earned in 2020
Sandra Elaine Datars Bere Managing Director, Housing, Social Services and Dearness Home
City Of London
$164,068.35
earned in 2020
Kimberly Begley Managing Director, Chronic Pain Network
McMaster University
$162,115.74
earned in 2020
Shane Gonsalves Managing Director Government and Public Affairs
Ontario Public School Boards Association
$161,967.17
earned in 2020
Gareth Taylor Managing Director, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Sinai Health System
$158,866.23
earned in 2020
Thomas Parkin Managing Director
Workers Health and Safety Centre
$157,522.50
earned in 2020
Christine Arsenault Managing Director, Department of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough
University Of Toronto
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Published March 2021

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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:

2021 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 205,855 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $25,910,969,256.72 in 2020.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,228,517.00 in 2020.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was President, Nuclear Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,131,767.04. Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Sean Granville made $901,606.32, Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $850,332.27, and President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $844,992.20 for the Ontario 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 84,339 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 92,188 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 20,728 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5,719 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,310 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,571 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 84,339 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 92,188 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 20,728 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5,719 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,310 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,571 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 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.