Ontario Sunshine List 2024

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2023 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$157,489.23
earned in 2023
Aaron Smit Director, Information Technology
Town Of Milton
$133,548.70
earned in 2023
Adam Jakop Director, Information Technology / Directeur principal, Technologies de l’information
Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation / Société Ontarienne De Vente Du Cannabis
$122,338.75
earned in 2023
Adam Stecher Director, Information Technology Governance / Directeur, gouvernance de la technologie de l’information
Treasury Board Secretariat / Secrétariat Du Conseil Du Trésor
$129,444.00
earned in 2023
Alvin Ys Chau Director, Information Technology / Directeur, Technologies de l’information
Ontario Trillium Foundation / Fondation Trillium de l'Ontario
$118,394.33
earned in 2023
Amos Cohoe Associate Director, Information Technology Systems Development
St Lawrence College Of Applied Arts and Technology
$126,242.95
earned in 2023
Andrew Leslie Director, Information Technology and Facilities/Directeur, technologie de l'information et installations
Local Health Integration Network - Central East / Réseau local d'intégration des services de santé - Centre-Est
$147,161.06
earned in 2023
Anna Lunyova Associate Director, Information Technology Architecture
University Of Toronto
$173,163.19
earned in 2023
Anthony Fields Senior Director, Information Technology Services
Loyalist College Of Applied Arts and Technology
$117,447.72
earned in 2023
Bardia Babaee-Semiromi Director, Information Technology / Directeur, technologie de l’information / Directrice, technologie de l’information
Ontario Science Centre / Centre des sciences de l'Ontario
$141,054.16
earned in 2023
Ben Green Director, Information Technology / Directeur des technologies de l'information
Ombudsman Ontario / Ombudsman Ontario
$134,702.46
earned in 2023
Brent Wallace Director, Information Technology
Norfolk County
$137,695.20
earned in 2023
Brent Karstoff Director, Information Technology
York University
$117,512.87
earned in 2023
Brian Duggan Director, Information Technology
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences
$168,057.25
earned in 2023
Catherine Fitzgerald Director, Information Technology and Transformation
Municipality Of Chatham-Kent
$146,257.44
earned in 2023
Chad Carter Director, Information Technology/Directeur, Services d’information
Sault Area Hospital
$218,189.65
earned in 2023
Charlie Floriano Director, Information Technology / Directrice des Technologies de l'information
Ontario Energy Board / Commission de l'énergie de l'Ontario
$142,906.84
earned in 2023
Chris Steele Director, Information Technology
Art Gallery Of Ontario
$124,736.66
earned in 2023
Christopher Shiers Director, Information Technology
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation
$154,808.49
earned in 2023
Christopher Kalbfleisch Director, Information Technology Service Management/Directeur, Gestion des services de la technologie de l'information
Ontario Health / Santé Ontario
$156,730.50
earned in 2023
Christos Sotiropoulos Director, Information Technology / Directeur des technologies de l’information
Office Of The Chief Electoral Officer / Bureau du directeur général des élections
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Published March 2024

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2024

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:

2024 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 300,564 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $38,153,815,619.93 in 2023.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,925,372.00 in 2023.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was Chief Strategy Officer Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,194,532.69. Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $972,746.99, Chief Operations Officer Nicolle Butcher made $894,783.33, and Executive Vice President Business Strategy and Commercial Management Christopher Ginther round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $889,925.01 for the Ontario 2024 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2023, 118,163 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 137,006 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 32,116 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 8,899 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2,285 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2,095 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 118,163 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 137,006 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 32,116 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 8,899 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 2,285 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2,095 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2024 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2024 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2024 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.