Salary disclosure · 2008
Ontario public sector salaries, 2008
Salaries paid in calendar year 2008, published in 2009 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 53,817 people at 1,139 employers.
People on the list
53,817
+25.8% vs 2007
Median salary
$115,001
−0.7% vs 2007
Total salaries
$6.9B
Employers
1,139
Top 100 highest paid in 2008
| # | Name | Employer | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAMES F. HANKINSONPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $2,475,800 | $9,146 | +$687,081 |
| 2 | MICHAEL NOBREGAPresident/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS | OMERS Administration Corporation | $1,926,358 | $77,502 | +$1,536,935 |
| 3 | PIERRE CHARLEBOISExecutive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,460,071 | $2,294 | +$428,351 |
| 4 | LAURA FORMUSAPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Hydro One | $924,437 | $2,436 | +$130,138 |
| 5 | Thomas MitchellChief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $924,085 | $3,367 | +$143,308 |
| 6 | WILLIAM ROBINSONSenior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment | Ontario Power Generation | $903,228 | $3,792 | +$60,319 |
| 7 | PATRICK CROWLEYExecutive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, OMERS | OMERS Administration Corporation | $838,913 | $8,034 | +$425,096 |
| 8 | JAMES TWOMEYExecutive Vice President, Fossil | Ontario Power Generation | $783,243 | $4,886 | +$53,826 |
| 9 | JAMES DONEGANPresident/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS Capital Markets | OMERS Administration Corporation | $746,176 | $8,433 | +$284,643 |
| 10 | DEBBIE OAKLEYSenior Vice President, Sponsor & Government Relations | OMERS Administration Corporation | $740,807 | $1,883 | +$304,448 |
| 11 | Robert S. BellPresident/Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $736,800 | $75,992 | +$36,039 |
| 12 | John MurphyExecutive Vice President, Hydro | Ontario Power Generation | $733,074 | $3,980 | +$45,739 |
| 13 | CLIFFORD NORDALPresident/CEO, London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care, London | St. Joseph's Health Care London | $719,137 | $76,086 | +$96,413 |
| 14 | JENNIFER BROWNExecutive Vice President/Chief Pension Officer, OMERS | OMERS Administration Corporation | $712,777 | $6,793 | +$153,402 |
| 15 | KIRBY CONNORManaging Director, Fixed Income & Derivatives | OMERS Administration Corporation | $711,416 | $7,066 | +$170,415 |
| 16 | W. DAVID WILSONChair | Ontario Securities Commission | $705,605 | $15,236 | +$5,076 |
| 17 | William ReichmanPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care | $693,222 | $26,051 | +$397,799 |
| 18 | Mary HaddadPresident/Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital For Sick Children | $679,622 | $32,528 | +$56,697 |
| 19 | Joseph MapaPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Mount Sinai Hospital | $677,908 | $24,653 | +$61,380 |
| 20 | JEFFREY LOZONPresident/Chief Executive Officer | St. Michael's Hospital | $676,693 | $28,559 | −$46,572 |
| 21 | JAMES R. BURPEEExecutive Vice President, Corporate Development | Ontario Power Generation | $651,677 | $5,875 | +$26,238 |
| 22 | BLAIR COWPER-SMITHExecutive Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, OMERS | OMERS Administration Corporation | $643,062 | $780 | new |
| 23 | KENNETH NASHSenior Vice President, Nuclear Waste | Ontario Power Generation | $643,049 | $1,739 | +$195,042 |
| 24 | BARBARA L BALEManaging Director, Canadian Equity | OMERS Administration Corporation | $637,365 | $6,512 | +$216,263 |
| 25 | DONALD STUSSVice President, Research | Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care | $636,985 | $6,831 | +$249,432 |
| 26 | Donn W. HanbidgeSenior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $626,714 | $3,426 | +$52,523 |
| 27 | Kevin SmithPresident/Chief Executive Officer | St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | $621,829 | $65,822 | +$40,948 |
| 28 | DR. JOHN B KITTSPresident | The Ottawa Hospital | $618,436 | $67,369 | +$13,299 |
| 29 | Murray MartinPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Hamilton Health Sciences | $613,187 | $86,145 | +$23,592 |
| 30 | DR. GRAHAM SHERChief Executive Officer | Canadian Blood Services | $611,910 | $20,320 | +$59,475 |
| 31 | TERRY SULLIVANPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Cancer Care Ontario | $610,491 | $8,373 | +$55,313 |
| 32 | STEPHEN HERBERTPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care | $606,322 | $21,439 | +$229,659 |
| 33 | BETH SUMMERSExecutive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer | Hydro One | $604,815 | $3,833 | +$83,163 |
| 34 | Catherine ZahnExecutive Vice President | University Health Network | $598,662 | $67,584 | +$20,218 |
| 35 | Paul M. MurphyPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $597,588 | $1,822 | +$103,390 |
| 36 | Barry MclellanPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $580,993 | $5,881 | +$468,493 |
| 37 | MARK ROCHONPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Toronto Rehabilitation Institute | $570,092 | $13,512 | +$42,563 |
| 38 | CATHY CARLINPrincipal, Canadian Equity | OMERS Administration Corporation | $563,393 | $5,733 | new |
| 39 | MYLES D'ARCEYSenior Vice President, Customer Operations | Hydro One | $560,742 | $8,719 | +$71,620 |
| 40 | DAVID BRENNANSenior Vice President, Law/General Counsel | Ontario Power Generation | $552,565 | $2,651 | +$75,890 |
| 41 | John OliverPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Halton Healthcare Services Corporation | $547,776 | $86,961 | +$97,696 |
| 42 | Mark FullerPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Pension Board | $538,564 | $11,403 | +$205,916 |
| 43 | JOSEPH DE MORAPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Kingston General Hospital | $536,619 | $11,191 | +$92,613 |
| 44 | PATRICK MCNEILSenior Vice President, Generation Development | Ontario Power Generation | $533,913 | $3,044 | +$138,790 |
| 45 | ROBERT A. RICHARDSPresident/Chief Executive Officer | William Osler Health Centre | $530,141 | $25,750 | +$122,870 |
| 46 | PETER GEORGEPresident/Vice-Chancellor | McMaster University | $524,435 | $9,478 | +$29,628 |
| 47 | Bruce BolandSenior Vice President, Corporate Affairs | Ontario Power Generation | $519,796 | $2,969 | +$31,343 |
| 48 | PAUL BABYNRadiologist-In-Chief | The Hospital For Sick Children | $518,845 | $1,504 | −$8,050 |
| 49 | Derek ArmstrongRadiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $516,512 | $1,504 | +$27,260 |
| 50 | Thomas HudsonPresident/Chief Scientific Officer | Ontario Institute For Cancer Research | $516,322 | $17,951 | +$72,114 |
| 51 | CAROL SAWKAVice President, Clinical Programs & Quality Initiatives | Cancer Care Ontario | $514,227 | $8,373 | +$9,373 |
| 52 | Bairbre ConnollyRadiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $511,746 | $1,504 | +$28,489 |
| 53 | JAN CARRChief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Authority | $510,757 | $846 | −$139,971 |
| 54 | PAUL GARFINKELPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Centre For Addiction And Mental Health | $509,998 | $56,452 | +$46,794 |
| 55 | DONALD WEISSPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Pension Board | $504,818 | $16,470 | +$146,146 |
| 56 | Wayne RobbinsSenior Vice President, Darlington | Ontario Power Generation | $501,835 | $2,979 | +$56,527 |
| 57 | TOM GOLDIESenior Vice President, Corporate Services | Hydro One | $499,617 | $3,210 | +$21,776 |
| 58 | JOHN LYONManaging Director, Investment Strategy | University Of Toronto | $494,598 | $62,876 | +$87,562 |
| 59 | Joao AmaralRadiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $492,362 | $1,504 | +$158,508 |
| 60 | Howard WetstonChair/Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Energy Board | $487,770 | $9,493 | −$91,008 |
| 61 | JANET M. DAVIDSONPresident/Chief Executive Officer (seconded to Kingston General Hospital) | Trillium Health Centre | $484,034 | $18,137 | +$187,874 |
| 62 | Bruce CampbellVice President, Corporate Relations & Market Development | Independent Electricity System Operator | $483,967 | $2,228 | +$64,783 |
| 63 | Duncan StewartChief Executive Officer/Scientific Director | The Ottawa Hospital | $479,006 | $53,887 | +$260,011 |
| 64 | Lawrence RitchieVice Chair | Ontario Securities Commission | $478,815 | $8,950 | +$205,875 |
| 65 | James TurnerVice Chair | Ontario Securities Commission | $478,103 | $8,250 | +$175,965 |
| 66 | Manohar ShroffRadiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $477,912 | $1,504 | +$44,300 |
| 67 | LEONARD F FARMERPrincipal, Mortgage Investment | OMERS Administration Corporation | $477,683 | $676 | +$50,185 |
| 68 | JANICE DUNLOPSenior Vice President, Human Resources/Chief Ethics Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $476,244 | $2,854 | +$64,516 |
| 69 | GERALD R. SAVOIEPrésident, Directeur Général | Hôpital Montfort | $475,440 | $5,912 | +$51,071 |
| 70 | DONALD LOWMicrobiologist-in-Chief | Mount Sinai Hospital | $472,958 | $2,008 | +$6,342 |
| 71 | Marian WalshPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Bridgepoint Hospital | $472,021 | $83,441 | +$37,567 |
| 72 | Ilse TreurnichtChief Executive Officer | MaRS Discovery District | $471,875 | $403 | +$34,375 |
| 73 | GRAHAM PUGHVice President, Investment Risk Management | OMERS Administration Corporation | $470,874 | $1,760 | +$250,124 |
| 74 | Pierre F. TremblaySenior Vice President, Nuclear Programs & Training | Ontario Power Generation | $470,321 | $3,413 | +$53,941 |
| 75 | DAN CARRIEREPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Southlake Regional Health Centre | $467,961 | $206,228 | +$44,211 |
| 76 | DAVID L. JOHNSTONPresident | University Of Waterloo | $467,834 | $20,408 | +$9,263 |
| 77 | Philip JohnRadiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $467,746 | $1,504 | +$28,489 |
| 78 | Michael TempleRadiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $467,746 | $1,504 | +$28,489 |
| 79 | STEPHEN F. MILLERRadiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $465,583 | $1,504 | +$1,338 |
| 80 | William LimbrickVice President, Information Technology & Infrastructure/Chief Information Officer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $464,075 | $2,182 | +$51,989 |
| 81 | Sheila JarvisPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Bloorview Kids Rehab | $463,044 | $12,414 | +$20,830 |
| 82 | Sylvia AsaMedical Director | University Health Network | $462,177 | $511 | +$87,267 |
| 83 | BONNIE ADAMSONPresident/Chief Executive Officer | North York General Hospital | $459,606 | $19,254 | +$17,946 |
| 84 | Serge JothyMedical Director, Laboratories | St. Michael's Hospital | $458,696 | $1,181 | |
| 85 | COLIN ANDERSENDeputy Minister | Finance | $458,154 | $9,309 | +$150,424 |
| 86 | BRYCE TAYLORSurgeon-In-Chief | University Health Network | $455,962 | $49,905 | +$13,765 |
| 87 | Mamdouh ShoukriPresident/Vice Chancellor | York University | $454,539 | $29,819 | +$287,256 |
| 88 | KENNETH PRITZKERLaboratory Physician | Mount Sinai Hospital | $454,216 | $4,006 | −$17,778 |
| 89 | Maria GospodarowiczDirector, Radiation Medicine | University Health Network | $451,529 | $64 | +$16,538 |
| 90 | MICHAEL JULIUSVice President, Research | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $451,037 | $18,212 | −$11,580 |
| 91 | Arthur SlutskyVice President, Research | St. Michael's Hospital | $449,841 | $14,004 | +$11,855 |
| 92 | Amir ShalabyVice-President, Power System Planning | Ontario Power Authority | $449,408 | $958 | +$6,347 |
| 93 | W. MARK ELLIOTTSenior Vice President, Pickering A | Ontario Power Generation | $447,335 | $2,650 | new |
| 94 | GARY SHERKEYVice President, Corporate Services/Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $444,124 | $2,086 | +$51,544 |
| 95 | JILL HUTCHEONPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Workplace Safety And Insurance Board | $443,725 | $27,339 | +$45,832 |
| 96 | DR. RUEBEN DEVLINPresident/Chief Executive Officer | Humber River Regional Hospital | $442,805 | $15,872 | +$15,651 |
| 97 | KEN DEANEChief Operating Officer | London Health Sciences Centre | $440,653 | $38,916 | +$124,153 |
| 98 | Frank ChiarottoSenior Vice President, Fossil Business | Ontario Power Generation | $439,823 | $2,260 | +$94,458 |
| 99 | MICHAEL PECKHAMVice President, Performance Improvement & Nuclear Oversight | Ontario Power Generation | $439,229 | $2,003 | +$22,191 |
| 100 | ROBERT BOGUSKISenior Vice President, Business Services & Information Technology | Ontario Power Generation | $437,160 | $1,929 | +$68,314 |
By sector
| Sector | People | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 10,472 | $124,609 | $524,435 |
| Municipalities & Services | 10,118 | $109,558 | $326,464 |
| Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation | 9,259 | $121,484 | $2,475,800 |
| School Boards | 5,998 | $107,418 | $268,995 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 5,968 | $113,971 | $458,154 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 5,661 | $114,585 | $736,800 |
| Crown Agencies | 2,560 | $122,918 | $1,926,358 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 1,853 | $117,145 | $611,910 |
| Colleges | 1,105 | $112,727 | $405,794 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 619 | $173,827 | $314,095 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 204 | $132,231 | $242,772 |