Ontario Sunshine List 2023

SunshineListStats.com is a database of Ontario public sector employees who earned more than 100,000 in 2022 and entered the Ontario Sunshine List.

Salary Name Position
$112,009.94
earned in 2022
Alicia Koo Clinical Specialist, Pharmacy
The Hospital For Sick Children
$107,858.04
earned in 2022
Anna Marie Pietrantonio Clinical Specialist
Hamilton Health Sciences
$102,896.18
earned in 2022
Anthony Arsenault Non-Economic Loss Clinical Specialist/Spécialiste Clinique De La Perte Non Financière
Workplace Safety And Insurance Board
$114,385.33
earned in 2022
Carolins Sierra Respiratory Therapy Clinical Specialist
Unity Health Toronto
$106,575.26
earned in 2022
Carrie R Lavergne Clinical Specialist, Radiation Therapy
Lakeridge Health
$109,676.93
earned in 2022
Cheryl Webb Clinical Specialist
Hamilton Health Sciences
$111,688.80
earned in 2022
Christopher Conley Clinical Specialist
Hamilton Health Sciences
$107,816.38
earned in 2022
Cindy Van Halderen Clinical Specialist
Hamilton Health Sciences
$116,741.04
earned in 2022
Crystal Gresser Clinical Specialist
Health
$122,151.82
earned in 2022
Denna-Lee Leach Clinical Specialist, Long Term Care
County Of Grey
$100,661.95
earned in 2022
Donna Griffiths Non-Economic Loss Clinical Specialist/Spécialiste Clinique De La Perte Non Financière
Workplace Safety And Insurance Board
$117,765.54
earned in 2022
Elaine Lau Clinical Specialist, Pharmacy
The Hospital For Sick Children
$106,543.34
earned in 2022
Emilia Timotin Clinical Specialist
Hamilton Health Sciences
$114,589.65
earned in 2022
Erin Chung Clinical Specialist, Pharmacy
The Hospital For Sick Children
$103,602.31
earned in 2022
Hon Biu Chan Clinical Specialist, Radiation Therapy
University Health Network
$117,115.08
earned in 2022
Jean Huynh Non-Economic Loss Clinical Specialist/Spécialiste Clinique De La Perte Non Financière
Workplace Safety And Insurance Board
$110,144.08
earned in 2022
Julie Blain Clinical Specialist, Radiation Therapy/Spécialiste clinique, radiothérapie
Niagara Health System
$104,275.09
earned in 2022
Kathryn Abel Non-Economic Loss Clinical Specialist/Spécialiste Clinique De La Perte Non Financière
Workplace Safety And Insurance Board
$100,503.88
earned in 2022
Kathryn Timberlake Clinical Specialist, Pharmacy
The Hospital For Sick Children
$119,433.16
earned in 2022
Kristi Valenzuela Pharmacy Clinical Specialist
William Osler Health System
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Published March 2023

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

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:

2023 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 266,892 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $33,345,514,098.33 in 2022.

At the top of the Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who brought home $1,726,068.02 in 2022.

Following Kenneth Hartwick was Chief Strategy Officer Dominique Miniere, with annual earnings of $1,694,538.28. Chief Projects Officer Michael Martelli made $968,710.30, President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction Phil Verster made $856,551.90, and President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $844,992.49 for the Ontario 2023 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2022, 120,253 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 109,320 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 26,704 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 7,150 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,685 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1,781 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 120,253 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 109,320 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 26,704 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 7,150 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1,685 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1,781 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2023 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2023 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.