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Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 2005

The 2005 top 100 ranges from $1,604,837 down to $376,471 in total compensation. Hospitals and Boards of Public Health accounts for 56% of this list, followed by Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation at 19%. Making the cut took $376,471 in total compensation this year, up 2.6% from $367,101 the year before. 37 of these 100 names were not in the 2004 top 100.

These are the 2005 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

2005 data last updated .

#1Tom Parkinson
$1,604,837
Hydro One·President/CEO
Salary $1,563,222 + benefits $41,616
#2Richard Dicerni
$871,938
Ontario Power Generation·EVP and Corporate Secretary
Salary $866,562 + benefits $5,376
#3Gregory Smith
$814,936
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Darlington
Salary $811,748 + benefits $3,188
#4William Robinson
$780,159
Ontario Power Generation·Sr Vice President, Nucl Programs & Trng
Salary $776,228 + benefits $3,931
#5Pierre R. Charlebois
$769,360
Ontario Power Generation·EVP/Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $763,887 + benefits $5,474
#6James Twomey
$751,703
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Fossil
Salary $747,052 + benefits $4,651
#7David Goulding
$731,407
Independent Electricity System Operator·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $728,767 + benefits $2,640
#8Tom Mitchell
$647,316
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Pickering B
Salary $644,544 + benefits $2,773
#9Jan Carr
$638,280
Ontario Power Authority·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $637,520 + benefits $761
#10Paul Haggis
$637,682
OMERS·President/CEO, OMERS
Salary $621,154 + benefits $16,528
#11Howard Wetston
$620,155
Ontario Energy Board·Chair
Salary $616,310 + benefits $3,845
#12Murray Martin
$612,329
Hamilton Health Sciences·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $531,900 + benefits $80,429
#13Jeffrey C. Lozon
$610,230
St. Michael's Hospital·President/CEO
Salary $599,026 + benefits $11,204
#14Dr. John B. Kitts
$600,993
The Ottawa Hospital·President
Salary $534,615 + benefits $66,378
#15James Hankinson
$597,983
Ontario Power Generation·President/CEO
Salary $593,010 + benefits $4,972
#16Mary Jo Haddad
$596,954
The Hospital for Sick Children·President/CEO
Salary $565,374 + benefits $31,580
#17Felix P. Chee
$595,431
University of Toronto·President/CEO
Salary $581,868 + benefits $13,563
#18Paul Pugh
$575,266
OMERS·Sr. VP, Investments
Salary $572,770 + benefits $2,496
#19Peter Chait
$552,270
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $549,990 + benefits $2,280
#20Joseph Mapa
$552,178
Mount Sinai Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $526,877 + benefits $25,301
#21J. R. Burpee
$542,399
Ontario Power Generation·EVP, Corporate Development
Salary $537,248 + benefits $5,150
#22Tony Dagnone
$539,533
London Health Sciences Centre·President/CEO
Salary $460,299 + benefits $79,234
#23Kevin P. Smith
$524,977
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton·President/CEO
Salary $475,254 + benefits $49,723
#24Dave Barrie
$517,409
Hydro One·Senior VP, Asset Management
Salary $516,591 + benefits $818
#25Robert Roberts
$510,078
University of Ottawa Heart Institute·President/CEO
Salary $510,001 + benefits $78
#26Paul S. Babyn
$497,275
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist-In-Chief
Salary $494,995 + benefits $2,280
#27Tom Goldie
$495,224
Hydro One·Senior VP, Corporate Services
Salary $493,007 + benefits $2,218
#28Clifford Nordal
$492,096
St. Joseph's Health Care, London·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $433,477 + benefits $58,619
#29Mark Rochon
$484,617
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute·President/CEO
Salary $464,308 + benefits $20,310
#30Charles Macfarlane
$484,090
Ontario Securities Commission·Executive Director
Salary $476,144 + benefits $7,945
#31Thomas Closson
$482,747
University Health Network·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $437,500 + benefits $45,247
#32Catherine Zahn
$480,586
University Health Network·EVP, Clinical Programs & Practice
Salary $431,367 + benefits $49,219
#33Derek Armstrong
$477,282
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $475,002 + benefits $2,280
#34Robert Bell
$475,200
University Health Network·PMH VP/Chief Operating Officer
Salary $428,761 + benefits $46,439
#35John Murphy
$469,521
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Hydro
Salary $466,453 + benefits $3,069
#36Laura Formusa
$468,308
Hydro One·General Counsel/Secretary
Salary $467,569 + benefits $739
#37Bairbre L. Connolly
$467,286
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $465,006 + benefits $2,280
#38Michael Baker
$465,866
University Health Network·Physician-In-Chief
Salary $420,876 + benefits $44,990
#39Kenneth White
$465,229
Trillium Health Centre·President/CEO
Salary $459,879 + benefits $5,351
#40Bryce Taylor
$463,180
University Health Network·Surgeon-In-Chief
Salary $417,565 + benefits $45,615
#41Leo Steven
$462,737
Sunnybrook & Women's·President/CEO
Salary $456,794 + benefits $5,942
#42David Brown
$462,214
Ontario Securities Commission·Chair
Salary $456,286 + benefits $5,928
#43Terry Sullivan
$461,644
Cancer Care Ontario·President/CEO
Salary $460,679 + benefits $965
#44John Coleby
$457,834
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Pickering A
Salary $455,674 + benefits $2,160
#45Gino Picciano
$456,621
The Ottawa Hospital·Senior Vice President/COO
Salary $402,732 + benefits $53,889
#46Susan Wolburgh Jenah
$454,195
Ontario Securities Commission·Vice Chair
Salary $446,249 + benefits $7,945
#47Ronald Sapsford
$453,783
Hamilton Health Sciences·Deputy Minister
Salary $406,940 + benefits $46,843
#48Paul Garfinkel
$452,417
Centre for Addiction & Mental Hlth.·President/CEO
Salary $441,415 + benefits $11,002
#49Paul Moore
$451,484
Ontario Securities Commission·Vice Chair
Salary $443,539 + benefits $7,945
#50Hugh M. O'Brodovich
$448,585
The Hospital for Sick Children·Paediatrician-In-Chief
Salary $378,797 + benefits $69,788
#51John Lyon
$446,801
University of Toronto·Managing Dir., Investment Strategy, UTAM
Salary $369,167 + benefits $77,634
#52Christopher Paige
$438,500
University Health Network·VP, RESEARCH
Salary $392,783 + benefits $45,717
#53Daniel Carriere
$433,353
Southlake Regional Health Centre·CEO/President
Salary $356,005 + benefits $77,348
#54Beth Summers
$430,093
Hydro One·Chief Financial Officer
Salary $427,875 + benefits $2,218
#55Paul Renaud
$429,927
OMERS·Sr. VP, Finance & Administration
Salary $410,000 + benefits $19,927
#56Philip John
$427,286
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $425,006 + benefits $2,280
#57Michael Temple
$427,286
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $425,006 + benefits $2,280
#58Ronald Laxer
$427,077
The Hospital for Sick Children·VP, Clinical & Academic Affairs
Salary $395,775 + benefits $31,303
#59Selma Lussenburg
$424,604
OMERS·Sr. VP, General Counsel/Corp. Secretary
Salary $422,758 + benefits $1,846
#60Peter George
$420,315
McMaster University·President/Vice Chancellor
Salary $410,055 + benefits $10,260
#61Leslee Thompson
$418,547
Cancer Care Ontario·Provincial VP, Cancer System Integration
Salary $417,582 + benefits $965
#62Myles D'Arcey
$417,726
Hydro One·VP, Customer Operations
Salary $415,469 + benefits $2,257
#63Dr. Arthur Slutsky
$417,459
St. Michael's Hospital·VP, Research
Salary $416,574 + benefits $885
#64Vivek Goel
$416,457
University of Toronto·VP/Provost/Prof., Health Admin.
Salary $366,845 + benefits $49,612
#65Bonnie J. Adamson
$416,299
North York General Hospital·President/CEO
Salary $402,728 + benefits $13,572
#66Bill Evans
$415,276
Hamilton Health Sciences·President
Salary $355,000 + benefits $60,276
#67John A. Oliver
$413,483
Halton Healthcare Services·President/CEO
Salary $390,744 + benefits $22,740
#68Donald Weiss
$411,247
Ontario Pension Board·President/CEO
Salary $404,930 + benefits $6,317
#69Michael Peckham
$411,137
Ontario Power Generation·Director, Work Management
Salary $409,157 + benefits $1,980
#70Stephen Herbert
$409,852
Baycrest Ctr. for Geriatric Care·President/CEO
Salary $368,584 + benefits $41,268
#71Dr. Rueben Devlin
$407,783
Humber River Regional·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $392,506 + benefits $15,277
#72Alan Daneman
$404,010
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $401,730 + benefits $2,280
#73Bruce Campbell
$400,107
Independent Electricity System Operator·VP, Corp. Relations & Market Development
Salary $398,167 + benefits $1,940
#74Nairn McQueen
$399,338
Hydro One·VP, Engineering & Construction Srvcs.
Salary $398,018 + benefits $1,320
#75Manohar Shroff
$398,818
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $396,538 + benefits $2,280
#76David L. Johnston
$397,232
University of Waterloo·President
Salary $383,000 + benefits $14,232
#77Geoff Ogram
$395,717
Hydro One·VP, Asset Management
Salary $393,658 + benefits $2,059
#78Carol Sawka
$392,649
Cancer Care Ontario·Provincial VP, Clinical Programs
Salary $391,684 + benefits $965
#79Kevin Empey
$392,300
University Health Network·EVP, Clin. Support & Corporate Services
Salary $353,473 + benefits $38,826
#80Shirley C. Neuman
$388,722
University of Toronto·Prof., English/Vice Pres./Provost
Salary $351,972 + benefits $36,750
#81Tony Miele
$385,904
Ontario Realty Corporation·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $354,772 + benefits $31,131
#82Kenneth Pritzker
$385,715
Mount Sinai Hospital·Pathologist-In-Chief
Salary $378,346 + benefits $7,370
#83Sheila Jarvis
$384,997
Bloorview Kids Rehab·President/CEO
Salary $374,970 + benefits $10,028
#84Martin Charron
$384,984
The Hospital for Sick Children·Division Head, Nuclear Medicine
Salary $375,299 + benefits $9,685
#85Peter Simon
$383,650
Royal Conservatory of Music·President/CEO
Salary $359,600 + benefits $24,050
#86Debra Leckman
$381,368
OMERS·VP, Public Market Equities
Salary $380,204 + benefits $1,165
#87Jeffrey Traubici
$381,041
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $378,761 + benefits $2,280
#88Franco Vaccarino
$380,149
Centre for Addiction & Mental Hlth.·EVP, Programs
Salary $378,607 + benefits $1,542
#89Andrea Doria
$380,041
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $377,761 + benefits $2,280
#90Wayne Fyffe
$379,894
The Credit Valley Hospital·President
Salary $368,550 + benefits $11,344
#91Shi-Joon Yoo
$379,088
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $375,011 + benefits $4,077
#92Susan Blaser
$377,291
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $375,011 + benefits $2,280
#93Sylvester Chuang
$377,291
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $375,011 + benefits $2,280
#94Cathy E. Macdonald
$377,291
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $375,011 + benefits $2,280
#95David E. Manson
$377,291
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $375,011 + benefits $2,280
#96Oscar M. Navarro Kunstmann
$377,291
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $375,011 + benefits $2,280
#97Kamaldine Oudjhane
$377,291
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $375,011 + benefits $2,280
#98Suzanne Laughlin
$377,273
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $374,993 + benefits $2,280
#99Charles Raybaud
$377,196
The Hospital for Sick Children·Division Head, Neuroradiology
Salary $375,011 + benefits $2,185
#100Dr. Serge Jothy
$376,471
St. Michael's Hospital·Medical Dir., Diagnostic Laboratories
Salary $375,690 + benefits $781

Ranked by each person’s highest single disclosure in the year: a duplicate filing collapses to one row, and a person with two employers appears once, at their higher-paying role. Ties are broken alphabetically by name.

“Not in the 2004 top 100” compares by name against the 2004 list ranked the same way. A person filed under a different spelling in 2004 counts as new.

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