Ontario Sunshine List 1998

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 1998 is worth about $179,847 in 2025 dollars.

1998 data last updated 2026-03-25.

1998 Overview

On the List

6,296

+17.1% vs 1997

Total Compensation

$788.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$122,127

+0.2% vs 1997

Top Earner

$3,731,047

R OSBORNE · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +17.1% (918)

Average salary change: +0.2% ($187)

Top Earners
1998

Top earners, 1998
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	R Osborne	Ontario Hydro	President & CEO	$1,150,000	$3,731,047
2	B Debs	Ontario Hydro	Vice President	$1,344,860	$1,354,580
3	C Andognini	Ontario Hydro	Exec VP & Chief Nuclear Officer	$1,275,448	$1,305,448
4	W Peabody	Ontario Hydro	Vice President	$948,188	$1,231,316
5	O.A. Kupcis	Ontario Hydro	President & CEO	$942,959	$944,977
6	R Machon	Ontario Hydro	Vice President	$789,625	$809,742
7	E Preston	Ontario Hydro	Vice President - Naop Coordination	$781,790	$795,870
8	Michael Strofolino	Hospital for Sick Children	President & CEO	$458,888	$542,251
9	Alan Hudson	Toronto Hospital	President & Chief Executive Officer	$490,000	$537,219
10	E Clitheroe	Ontario Hydro	Exec VP & Managing Director	$412,980	$523,376

#1R Osborne

$3,731,047

Ontario Hydro·President & CEO

#2B Debs

$1,354,580

Ontario Hydro·Vice President

#3C Andognini

$1,305,448

Ontario Hydro·Exec VP & Chief Nuclear Officer

#4W Peabody

$1,231,316

Ontario Hydro·Vice President

#5O.A. Kupcis

$944,977

Ontario Hydro·President & CEO

#6R Machon

$809,742

Ontario Hydro·Vice President

#7E Preston

$795,870

Ontario Hydro·Vice President - Naop Coordination

#8Michael Strofolino

$542,251

Hospital for Sick Children·President & CEO

#9Alan Hudson

$537,219

Toronto Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer

#10E Clitheroe

$523,376

Ontario Hydro·Exec VP & Managing Director

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Sector Breakdown
1998

Total compensation by sector

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
1997 → 1998

ALAN HUDSON at Toronto Hospital had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 1998 Sunshine List: $376,667 to $490,000, up 30.1%.

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, 1997–1998
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
ALAN HUDSON	Toronto Hospital	President & Chief Executive Officer	$376,667	$490,000	+30.1%
GEORGE BROWMAN	Cancer Care Ontario	Director, Evidence-Based Care	$100,403	$197,010	+96.2%
SUSAN BLASER	Hospital for Sick Children	Radiologist	$133,580	$225,138	+68.5%
DAVID CONKLIN	University of Western Ontario	Associate Professor	$112,745	$203,866	+80.8%
JEFFREY LOZON	St. Michael's Hospital	President and CEO	$250,000	$331,500	+32.6%
PETER CHAIT	Hospital for Sick Children	Radiologist	$144,116	$223,173	+54.9%
DEREK ARMSTRONG	Hospital for Sick Children	Radiologist	$150,696	$221,243	+46.8%
DEAN CHAMBERLAIN	Toronto Hospital	Chief of Lab. Medicine and Pathobiology	$189,488	$256,000	+35.1%
ALAN DANEMAN	Hospital for Sick Children	Radiologist	$188,734	$253,891	+34.5%
SYLVESTER CHUANG	Hospital for Sick Children	Radiologist	$142,415	$202,194	+42.0%

ALAN HUDSON+30.1%

Toronto Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer

$376,667 → $490,000

GEORGE BROWMAN+96.2%

Cancer Care Ontario·Director, Evidence-Based Care

$100,403 → $197,010

SUSAN BLASER+68.5%

Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist

$133,580 → $225,138

DAVID CONKLIN+80.8%

University of Western Ontario·Associate Professor

$112,745 → $203,866

JEFFREY LOZON+32.6%

St. Michael's Hospital·President and CEO

$250,000 → $331,500

PETER CHAIT+54.9%

Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist

$144,116 → $223,173

DEREK ARMSTRONG+46.8%

Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist

$150,696 → $221,243

DEAN CHAMBERLAIN+35.1%

Toronto Hospital·Chief of Lab. Medicine and Pathobiology

$189,488 → $256,000

ALAN DANEMAN+34.5%

Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist

$188,734 → $253,891

SYLVESTER CHUANG+42.0%

Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist

$142,415 → $202,194

Biggest Cuts
1997 → 1998

ROBERT M FILLER at Hospital for Sick Children had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 1998 Sunshine List: $229,521 to $168,850, down 26.4%.

Biggest year-over-year cuts, 1997–1998
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
ROBERT M FILLER	Hospital for Sick Children	Medical Director, External Relations	$229,521	$168,850	-26.4%
LESLIE LEVIN	Cancer Care Ontario	VP, Regional Programs	$150,678	$103,535	-31.3%
GARRY D. WATSON	York University	Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School	$152,289	$113,957	-25.2%
CHARLES HOLLENBERG	Cancer Care Ontario	President & CEO	$295,219	$260,472	-11.8%
JACK MINTZ	University of Toronto	Professor of Management and Economics	$167,460	$138,158	-17.5%
GRANT CHEVRETTE	City of Timmins	City Administrator/Secretary to TPSB	$146,242	$117,974	-19.3%
DANIEL LANG	University of Toronto	Professor of Education	$143,182	$116,800	-18.4%
VICTOR C FALKENHEIM	University of Toronto	Prof, Pol Sci & Prof/Assoc Ch E Asian St	$167,057	$141,413	-15.4%
MARY KRYWULAK	Children's Hospital of Eastern Ont.	Chief, Dentistry	$127,866	$102,693	-19.7%
DONALD N DEWEES	University of Toronto	Professor of Economics and Law	$147,031	$123,889	-15.7%

ROBERT M FILLER-26.4%

Hospital for Sick Children·Medical Director, External Relations

$229,521 → $168,850

LESLIE LEVIN-31.3%

Cancer Care Ontario·VP, Regional Programs

$150,678 → $103,535

GARRY D. WATSON-25.2%

York University·Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

$152,289 → $113,957

CHARLES HOLLENBERG-11.8%

Cancer Care Ontario·President & CEO

$295,219 → $260,472

JACK MINTZ-17.5%

University of Toronto·Professor of Management and Economics

$167,460 → $138,158

GRANT CHEVRETTE-19.3%

City of Timmins·City Administrator/Secretary to TPSB

$146,242 → $117,974

DANIEL LANG-18.4%

University of Toronto·Professor of Education

$143,182 → $116,800

VICTOR C FALKENHEIM-15.4%

University of Toronto·Prof, Pol Sci & Prof/Assoc Ch E Asian St

$167,057 → $141,413

MARY KRYWULAK-19.7%

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ont.·Chief, Dentistry

$127,866 → $102,693

DONALD N DEWEES-15.7%

University of Toronto·Professor of Economics and Law

$147,031 → $123,889

New to the List
1998

3,010 people are new to the 1998 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was B DEBS at Ontario Hydro ($1,344,860).

New to the list, 1998
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	B Debs	Ontario Hydro	Vice President	$1,344,860	$1,354,580
2	C Andognini	Ontario Hydro	Exec VP & Chief Nuclear Officer	$1,275,448	$1,305,448
3	R Osborne	Ontario Hydro	President & CEO	$1,150,000	$3,731,047
4	W Peabody	Ontario Hydro	Vice President	$948,188	$1,231,316
5	O.A. Kupcis	Ontario Hydro	President & CEO	$942,959	$944,977
6	R Machon	Ontario Hydro	Vice President	$789,625	$809,742
7	R Ferguson	Ontario Hydro	Vice President	$453,384	$478,504
8	G Sanford	Ontario Hydro	Director, Technical Services & Eng.	$449,912	$450,654
9	David Brown	Ontario Securities Commission	Chair and Chief Executive Officer	$316,098	$321,345
10	G. Tom Gunn	Ontario Mun. Empl. Retirement Bd.	Senior Vice President, Investments	$309,567	$314,139