Ontario Sunshine List 2005
The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2005 is worth about $153,458 in 2025 dollars.
2005 data last updated .
2005 Overview
On the List
27,461+18.1% vs 2004
Total Compensation
$3.5BSalaries + taxable benefits
Average Salary
$127,926-1.0% vs 2004
Top Earner
$1,604,837Tom Parkinson · salary + benefits
Year over Year
Top Earners
2005
Sector Breakdown
2005
Total compensation by sector
Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2004 → 2005
Tom Parkinson at Hydro One had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2005 Sunshine List: $1,069,442 to $1,563,222, up 46.2%.
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
2004 → 2005
John Coleby at Ontario Power Generation had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2005 Sunshine List: $709,204 to $455,674, down 35.7%.
New to the List
2005
7,285 people are new to the 2005 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Tom Mitchell at Ontario Power Generation ($644,544).
Left the List
2004 → 2005
2,817 people on the 2004 Sunshine List did not appear on the 2005 list; Ontario Power Generation had the most, 453.