Ontario Sunshine List 2015

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2014 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$121,608.88
earned in 2014
Adrian Fata Chief Information Officer
Sault College
$185,280.74
earned in 2014
Alaisdar Graham Chief Information Officer / Chef d'information, Systèmes d'information
Metrolinx
$146,127.90
earned in 2014
Alastair Macleod Chief Information Officer
Ontario College of Art and Design University
$127,075.00
earned in 2014
Alisdair Miller Director, Information Technology and eHealth and Chief Information Officer
Joseph Brant Hospital
$245,251.14
earned in 2014
Andrew (Aasif) Hussain Regional Chief Information Officer / directeur régional de l'information
Local Health Integration Network - Central West
$104,291.33
earned in 2014
Andrew Wehrstedt Executive Director and Chief Information Officer Northwest Health Alliance / Directeur général et agent principal de l'information, Northwest Health Alliance
St. Joseph's Care Group
$313,807.95
earned in 2014
Anne Trafford Vice President Quality, Performance, Information Management and Chief Information Officer
St. Michael's Hospital
$194,297.00
earned in 2014
Antoine Haroun Chief Information Officer
Mohawk College
$120,766.80
earned in 2014
Bernard Blake Chief Information Officer
Lakehead University
$171,000.04
earned in 2014
Bo Wandschneider Associate Vice-Principal (Information Technology Services) / Chief Information Officer - Information Technology Services
Queen's University
$122,411.46
earned in 2014
Brent Boshart Chief Information Officer
Listowel Memorial Hospital
$129,850.77
earned in 2014
Bruno Mangiardi Chief Information Officer
City of Greater Sudbury
$291,269.24
earned in 2014
Colin Penny Senior Vice President, Technology and Chief Information Officer
Hydro One
$185,154.47
earned in 2014
Colin Stairs Chief Information Officer
Lakeridge Health
$209,374.20
earned in 2014
Corbin Kerr Chief Information Officer / Directeur de l'information
Community and Social Services
$232,721.60
earned in 2014
Daniela Crivianu-Gaita Vice President and Chief Information Officer
The Hospital for Sick Children
$189,157.84
earned in 2014
Danielle Levasseur Dirigeant(e) principal(e) / Chief Information Officer
University of Ottawa
$138,625.20
earned in 2014
Daniel Steeves Chief Information Officer
City of Ottawa - Police Services
$109,623.00
earned in 2014
David Boyle Chief Information Officer
Township of Centre Wellington
$186,153.15
earned in 2014
David Clifford Assistant Deputy Minister / Chief Information Officer Enterprise Financial Services and Systems / Sous-ministre adjoint / directeur de l'information, services et systèmes financiers organisationnels
Government and Consumer Services
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Published March 2015

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

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:

2015 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 111,655 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $14,199,256,304.57 in 2014.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Mitchell, who brought home $1,555,200.04 in 2014.

Following Thomas Mitchell was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Donn W. Hanbidge, with annual earnings of $1,208,155.82. President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation William Moriarty made $937,500.00, President and Vice-Chancellor Amit Chakma made $924,000.04, and President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Macisaac round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $755,715.53 for the Ontario 2015 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014, 40,709 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 54,241 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 11,960 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2,840 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 980 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 925 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 40,709 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 54,241 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 11,960 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2,840 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 980 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 925 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2015 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2015 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.