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Ontario Sunshine List 2003

The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2003 is worth about $159,728 in 2025 dollars.

2003 data last updated .

2003 Overview

On the List

20,368

+22.0% vs 2002

Total Compensation

$2.6B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$128,339

-0.8% vs 2002

Top Earner

$1,734,293

GRAHAM A. BROWN · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +22.0% (3,677)
Average salary change: -0.8% (-$1,053)

Top Earners
2003

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Sector Breakdown
2003

Total compensation by sector

Total compensation by sectorHorizontal bar chart of total compensation across 11 sectors, Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation: $674,509,337 (5,303 people); Universities: $631,396,317 (5,145 people); Government of Ontario – Ministries: $321,851,398 (2,518 people); Hospitals & Boards of Public Health: $321,251,357 (2,044 people); Municipalities & Services: $263,288,829 (2,213 people); Crown Agencies: $177,084,101 (1,276 people); School Boards: $94,766,652 (797 people); Other Public Sector Employers: $54,260,000 (419 people); Government of Ontario – Judiciary: $53,389,381 (285 people); Colleges: $35,436,170 (285 people); Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices: $10,434,052 (83 people).$0$400M$800MHydro One and Ontario Power GenerationHydro O…eration5,303Universities5,145Government of Ontario – MinistriesGovernm…istries2,518Hospitals & Boards of Public HealthHospita… Health2,044Municipalities & ServicesMunicip…ervices2,213Crown Agencies1,276School Boards797Other Public Sector EmployersOther P…ployers419Government of Ontario – JudiciaryGovernm…diciary285Colleges285Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and OfficesGovernm…Offices83

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
20022003

TOM PARKINSON at Hydro One had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2003 Sunshine List: $557,201 to $999,042, up 79.3%.

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 Cuts
20022003

DOMINIC IAFRATE at Ontario Power Generation had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2003 Sunshine List: $785,801 to $335,265, down 57.3%.

New to the List
2003

6,545 people are new to the 2003 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was W. DOWELL HUDSON at Ontario Power Generation ($990,842).

Left the List
20022003

2,867 people on the 2002 Sunshine List did not appear on the 2003 list; Community Safety and Correctional Services had the most, 525.