Ontario Sunshine List 2007

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2007 is worth about $147,265 in 2025 dollars.

2007 data last updated 2026-03-25.

2007 Overview

On the List

42,766

+25.1% vs 2006

Total Compensation

$5.6B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$128,895

-0.1% vs 2006

Top Earner

$2,249,560

Paul Haggis · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +25.1% (8,567)

Average salary change: -0.1% (-$164)

Top Earners
2007

Top earners, 2007
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	Paul Haggis	OMERS Administration Corporation	President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS	$2,240,008	$2,249,560
2	James F Hankinson	Ontario Power Generation	President/Chief Executive Officer	$1,788,719	$1,796,292
3	Paul Pugh	OMERS Administration Corporation	Senior Vice President, Investments	$1,240,585	$1,245,267
4	Pierre R Charlebois	Ontario Power Generation	Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer	$1,031,720	$1,038,248
5	Selma Lussenburg	OMERS Administration Corporation	Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	$950,358	$956,474
6	William Robinson	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs & Training	$842,909	$846,284
7	Laura Formusa	Hydro One	President/Chief Executive Officer	$794,299	$795,265
8	Thomas Mitchell	Ontario Power Generation	Chief Nuclear Officer	$780,777	$783,609
9	Robert S Bell	University Health Network	President/Chief Executive Officer	$700,761	$772,450
10	Jeffrey C Lozon	St. Michael's Hospital	President/Chief Executive Officer	$723,265	$751,359

#1Paul Haggis

$2,249,560

OMERS Administration Corporation·President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS

#2James F Hankinson

$1,796,292

Ontario Power Generation·President/Chief Executive Officer

#3Paul Pugh

$1,245,267

OMERS Administration Corporation·Senior Vice President, Investments

#4Pierre R Charlebois

$1,038,248

Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

#5Selma Lussenburg

$956,474

OMERS Administration Corporation·Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

#6William Robinson

$846,284

Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs & Training

#7Laura Formusa

$795,265

Hydro One·President/Chief Executive Officer

#8Thomas Mitchell

$783,609

Ontario Power Generation·Chief Nuclear Officer

#9Robert S Bell

$772,450

University Health Network·President/Chief Executive Officer

#10Jeffrey C Lozon

$751,359

St. Michael's Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer

See the full top 100 →

Sector Breakdown
2007

Total compensation by sector

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2006 → 2007

Laura Formusa at Hydro One had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2007 Sunshine List: $462,273 to $794,299, up 71.8%.

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, 2006–2007
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Laura Formusa	Hydro One	President/Chief Executive Officer	$462,273	$794,299	+71.8%
Margaret Dowdall-Logie	Ontario Securities Commission	Executive Director/Chief Administrative Officer	$185,549	$379,339	+104.4%
David Atkinson	Carleton University	Faculty Member	$305,101	$467,836	+53.3%
James Donegan	OMERS Administration Corporation	Senior Vice President, Investments	$305,292	$461,533	+51.2%
Samy Mahmoud	Carleton University	President	$183,547	$337,174	+83.7%
Stephen R Foerster	University of Western Ontario	Professor	$107,924	$240,829	+123.1%
Kyle Hampe	St. Joseph's Care Group, Thunder Bay	Psychiatrist	$110,318	$238,959	+116.6%
Larry Wynant	University of Western Ontario	Associate Dean/Professor	$127,477	$255,084	+100.1%
Paul W Beamish	University of Western Ontario	Professor	$135,556	$261,800	+93.1%
Lorne Martin	Halton Healthcare Services	Chief of Staff	$270,103	$396,249	+46.7%

Laura Formusa+71.8%

Hydro One·President/Chief Executive Officer

$462,273 → $794,299

Margaret Dowdall-Logie+104.4%

Ontario Securities Commission·Executive Director/Chief Administrative Officer

$185,549 → $379,339

David Atkinson+53.3%

Carleton University·Faculty Member

$305,101 → $467,836

James Donegan+51.2%

OMERS Administration Corporation·Senior Vice President, Investments

$305,292 → $461,533

Samy Mahmoud+83.7%

Carleton University·President

$183,547 → $337,174

Stephen R Foerster+123.1%

University of Western Ontario·Professor

$107,924 → $240,829

Kyle Hampe+116.6%

St. Joseph's Care Group, Thunder Bay·Psychiatrist

$110,318 → $238,959

Larry Wynant+100.1%

University of Western Ontario·Associate Dean/Professor

$127,477 → $255,084

Paul W Beamish+93.1%

University of Western Ontario·Professor

$135,556 → $261,800

Lorne Martin+46.7%

Halton Healthcare Services·Chief of Staff

$270,103 → $396,249

Biggest Cuts
2006 → 2007

Richard Dicerni at Ontario Power Generation had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2007 Sunshine List: $923,500 to $541,643, down 41.3%.

Biggest year-over-year cuts, 2006–2007
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Richard Dicerni	Ontario Power Generation	Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary	$923,500	$541,643	-41.3%
Peter Judd	The Hospital for Sick Children	Dentist-In-Chief	$297,992	$188,773	-36.7%
Zane Cohen	Mount Sinai Hospital	Physician	$235,188	$127,034	-46.0%
Paul Altherr	Art Gallery of Ontario	Chief Operating Officer	$209,646	$103,289	-50.7%
Donald Weiss	Ontario Pension Board	President/Chief Executive Officer	$459,367	$358,672	-21.9%
Aled Edwards	University of Toronto	CEO Structural Genomics Consortium/Prof., Banting & Best Dept. of Medical Research	$340,000	$250,000	-26.5%
Mark Fuller	Ontario Pension Board	Executive Vice President, Pensions	$411,583	$332,648	-19.2%
Eric Jolliffe	Regional Municipality of York - Police Services	Deputy Chief	$228,857	$153,612	-32.9%
Bill Hough	Ontario Power Generation	Fossil Operating Technician	$199,289	$125,870	-36.8%
Mildred Martens	London Health Sciences Centre	Pathologist	$327,371	$254,997	-22.1%

Richard Dicerni-41.3%

Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary

$923,500 → $541,643

Peter Judd-36.7%

The Hospital for Sick Children·Dentist-In-Chief

$297,992 → $188,773

Zane Cohen-46.0%

Mount Sinai Hospital·Physician

$235,188 → $127,034

Paul Altherr-50.7%

Art Gallery of Ontario·Chief Operating Officer

$209,646 → $103,289

Donald Weiss-21.9%

Ontario Pension Board·President/Chief Executive Officer

$459,367 → $358,672

Aled Edwards-26.5%

University of Toronto·CEO Structural Genomics Consortium/Prof., Banting & Best Dept. of Medical Research

$340,000 → $250,000

Mark Fuller-19.2%

Ontario Pension Board·Executive Vice President, Pensions

$411,583 → $332,648

Eric Jolliffe-32.9%

Regional Municipality of York - Police Services·Deputy Chief

$228,857 → $153,612

Bill Hough-36.8%

Ontario Power Generation·Fossil Operating Technician

$199,289 → $125,870

Mildred Martens-22.1%

London Health Sciences Centre·Pathologist

$327,371 → $254,997

New to the List
2007

11,938 people are new to the 2007 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Jim Ruderman at Women's College Hospital ($574,817).

New to the list, 2007
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	Jim Ruderman	Women's College Hospital	Chief of Staff	$574,817	$591,569
2	Dr. Graham Sher	Canadian Blood Services	Chief Executive Officer	$552,435	$572,755
3	Thomas Hudson	Ontario Institute for Cancer Research	President/Chief Scientific Officer	$444,208	$469,653
4	Dan Carriere	Southlake Regional Health Centre	President/Chief Executive Officer	$423,750	$526,454
5	Patrick Crowley	OMERS Administration Corporation	Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Administration	$413,817	$416,391
6	Kelly S Macdonald	Mount Sinai Hospital	Laboratory Physician	$405,075	$407,265
7	Dr. Ian Craig	St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital	Pathologist	$400,000	$402,442
8	Derek R Cowbourne	Independent Electricity System Operator	Chief Operating Officer	$397,998	$399,972
9	Michael Nobrega	OMERS Administration Corporation	President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS	$389,423	$423,243
10	Dr. Barbara Crawford	Northeast Mental Health Centre	Psychiatrist	$379,267	$379,267