Ontario Sunshine List 1997

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 1997 is worth about $181,637 in 2025 dollars.

1997 data last updated 2026-03-25.

1997 Overview

On the List

5,378

+19.5% vs 1996

Total Compensation

$664.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$121,940

+0.4% vs 1996

Top Earner

$733,281

O Kupcis · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +19.5% (877)

Average salary change: +0.4% ($445)

Top Earners
1997

Top earners, 1997
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	O Kupcis	Ontario Hydro	PRESIDENT & CEO	$717,800	$733,281
2	Michael Strofolino	Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto	President & CEO	$409,800	$488,407
3	J Fox	Ontario Hydro	EVP, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GENCO	$410,130	$422,966
4	E Clitheroe	Ontario Hydro	EXEC VP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CFO	$407,524	$422,094
5	Alan Hudson	Toronto Hospital	President & Chief Executive Officer	$376,667	$414,930
6	John H. Wedge	Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto	Surgeon-in-Chief	$350,004	$403,852
7	R Field	Ontario Hydro	GENERAL MANAGER, NUCLEAR BUSINESS UNIT	$380,000	$380,871
8	W Farlinger	Ontario Hydro	CHAIRMAN AND CEO	$350,131	$368,834
9	Carter Snead	Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto	Physician	$348,823	$368,135
10	Stephen Herbert	Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care	President & CEO	$327,001	$348,948

#1O Kupcis

$733,281

Ontario Hydro·PRESIDENT & CEO

#2Michael Strofolino

$488,407

Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto·President & CEO

#3J Fox

$422,966

Ontario Hydro·EVP, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GENCO

#4E Clitheroe

$422,094

Ontario Hydro·EXEC VP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CFO

#5Alan Hudson

$414,930

Toronto Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer

#6John H. Wedge

$403,852

Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto·Surgeon-in-Chief

#7R Field

$380,871

Ontario Hydro·GENERAL MANAGER, NUCLEAR BUSINESS UNIT

#8W Farlinger

$368,834

Ontario Hydro·CHAIRMAN AND CEO

#9Carter Snead

$368,135

Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto·Physician

#10Stephen Herbert

$348,948

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President & CEO

See the full top 100 →

Sector Breakdown
1997

Total compensation by sector

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
1996 → 1997

Barry T Smith at Queen's had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 1997 Sunshine List: $115,691 to $230,641, up 99.4%.

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

Biggest year-over-year raises, 1996–1997
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Barry T Smith	Queen's	Vice-Principal and Dean ( Health Sciences)	$115,691	$230,641	+99.4%
Charles Hollenberg	Cancer Care Ontario	President & CEO	$186,036	$295,219	+58.7%
W Farlinger	Ontario Hydro	CHAIRMAN AND CEO	$250,958	$350,131	+39.5%
Michael Baker	Toronto Hospital	V.P. Med. Directorate & Physician-in-Chief	$195,502	$285,670	+46.1%
Michael Guerriere	Toronto Hospital	Exec. VP & Chief Operating Officer	$176,250	$262,500	+48.9%
David MacKinnon	Ont. Hospital Association	President & CEO	$124,385	$210,000	+68.8%
Patricia Campbell	Women's College Hospital	President & CEO	$137,542	$210,538	+53.1%
Gadi Mayman	Ontario Financing Authority	Exec. Director	$113,070	$183,409	+62.2%
Gareth Jones	Attorney General	Investigator	$110,077	$179,940	+63.5%
Emmanuel Persad	Western Ont.	UC-FMCA Chair/Prof.	$121,091	$184,654	+52.5%

Barry T Smith+99.4%

Queen's·Vice-Principal and Dean ( Health Sciences)

$115,691 → $230,641

Charles Hollenberg+58.7%

Cancer Care Ontario·President & CEO

$186,036 → $295,219

W Farlinger+39.5%

Ontario Hydro·CHAIRMAN AND CEO

$250,958 → $350,131

Michael Baker+46.1%

Toronto Hospital·V.P. Med. Directorate & Physician-in-Chief

$195,502 → $285,670

Michael Guerriere+48.9%

Toronto Hospital·Exec. VP & Chief Operating Officer

$176,250 → $262,500

David MacKinnon+68.8%

Ont. Hospital Association·President & CEO

$124,385 → $210,000

Patricia Campbell+53.1%

Women's College Hospital·President & CEO

$137,542 → $210,538

Gadi Mayman+62.2%

Ontario Financing Authority·Exec. Director

$113,070 → $183,409

Gareth Jones+63.5%

Attorney General·Investigator

$110,077 → $179,940

Emmanuel Persad+52.5%

Western Ont.·UC-FMCA Chair/Prof.

$121,091 → $184,654

Biggest Cuts
1996 → 1997

Robert Vinson at Woodstock General Hospital Trust had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 1997 Sunshine List: $392,801 to $253,001, down 35.6%.

Biggest year-over-year cuts, 1996–1997
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Robert Vinson	Woodstock General Hospital Trust	Chief of Diagnostic Imaging	$392,801	$253,001	-35.6%
Robert M. Filler	Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto	Medical Dir. External Relations	$348,704	$229,521	-34.2%
Joseph Fry	Western Ont.	Prof.	$161,022	$110,922	-31.1%
Russel L Fleming	Health	Contract Psychiatrist	$236,115	$186,713	-20.9%
Michael Gordon	Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care	V.P. Medical Services	$158,476	$110,386	-30.3%
Andrew Hackett	Health	Contract Psychiatrist	$172,202	$129,283	-24.9%
William McLatchie	Queen's	Prof., Physics	$147,125	$113,213	-23.1%
Pierre Leichner	Health	Psychiatrist In-Chief	$202,099	$171,059	-15.4%
Clive Beck	Toronto	Prof. of Education	$144,188	$113,695	-21.1%
John F Seely	Ottawa	CLINICAL Prof. (M.D.)	$144,206	$115,677	-19.8%

Robert Vinson-35.6%

Woodstock General Hospital Trust·Chief of Diagnostic Imaging

$392,801 → $253,001

Robert M. Filler-34.2%

Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto·Medical Dir. External Relations

Russel L Fleming-20.9%

Health·Contract Psychiatrist

$236,115 → $186,713

Michael Gordon-30.3%

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·V.P. Medical Services

$158,476 → $110,386

Andrew Hackett-24.9%

Health·Contract Psychiatrist

$172,202 → $129,283

William McLatchie-23.1%

Queen's·Prof., Physics

$147,125 → $113,213

Pierre Leichner-15.4%

Health·Psychiatrist In-Chief

$202,099 → $171,059

Clive Beck-21.1%

Toronto·Prof. of Education

$144,188 → $113,695

John F Seely-19.8%

Ottawa·CLINICAL Prof. (M.D.)

$144,206 → $115,677

New to the List
1997

2,464 people are new to the 1997 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was R. Scott Rowand at Hamilton Health Sciences Corp. ($330,476).

New to the list, 1997
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	R. Scott Rowand	Hamilton Health Sciences Corp.	President & CEO	$330,476	$339,000
2	Charles G Sanford	Ontario Hydro	DIRECTOR, FIELD & ENGINEERING SERVICES	$329,331	$330,118
3	K H Talbot	Ontario Hydro	SITE VICE-PRESIDENT, PICKERING	$271,985	$280,627
4	Glen Van Arsdell	Hosp. for Sick Children -Toronto	Physician	$259,998	$260,452
5	Kenneth Rees	Health	Dispatcher, CACC, Mississauga	$256,817	$256,879
6	Paul Currie	Finance	C.E.O Office of Privatization	$240,326	$246,926
7	Ambrose Heam	Ottawa Civic Hospital	CEO	$240,006	$250,675
8	Maxwell Anderson	Art Gallery of Ontario	Director	$236,084	$257,914
9	Paul Walker	Toronto Hospital	VP, Surgical Directorate & Surgeon-In-Chief	$235,000	$259,759
10	Geoffrey Coates	Hamilton Health Sciences Corp.	Physician/Nuclear Medicine	$231,200	$232,092