Ontario Sunshine List 2008

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2008 is worth about $143,909 in 2025 dollars.

2008 data last updated .

2008 Overview

On the List

53,817

+25.8% vs 2007

Total Compensation

$7.0B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$128,841

-0.0% vs 2007

Top Earner

$2,484,946

James F Hankinson · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +25.8% (11,051)
Average salary change: -0.0% (-$54)

Top Earners
2008

#1James F Hankinson
$2,484,946
Ontario Power Generation·President/Chief Executive Officer
#2Michael Nobrega
$2,003,859
OMERS Administration Corporation·President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS
#3Pierre R Charlebois
$1,462,365
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
#4Thomas Mitchell
$927,452
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Nuclear Officer
#5Laura Formusa
$926,873
Hydro One·President/Chief Executive Officer
#6William Robinson
$907,020
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment
#7Patrick Crowley
$846,947
OMERS Administration Corporation·Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, OMERS
#8Robert S Bell
$812,791
University Health Network·President/Chief Executive Officer
#9Clifford Nordal
$795,223
St. Joseph's Health Care, London·President/CEO, London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care, London
#10James Twomey
$788,129
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Fossil

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Sector Breakdown
2008

Total compensation by sector

Total compensation by sectorHorizontal bar chart of total compensation across 11 sectors, Universities: $1,402,181,770 (10,472 people); Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation: $1,235,107,548 (9,259 people); Municipalities & Services: $1,185,332,963 (10,118 people); Hospitals & Boards of Public Health: $823,549,686 (5,661 people); Government of Ontario – Ministries: $759,398,564 (5,968 people); School Boards: $673,088,369 (5,998 people); Crown Agencies: $370,683,844 (2,560 people); Other Public Sector Employers: $253,852,028 (1,853 people); Colleges: $137,376,401 (1,105 people); Government of Ontario – Judiciary: $124,441,417 (619 people); Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices: $28,311,399 (204 people).$0$1.0B$1.5BUniversities10,472Hydro One and Ontario Power GenerationHydro O…eration9,259Municipalities & ServicesMunicip…ervices10,118Hospitals & Boards of Public HealthHospita… Health5,661Government of Ontario – MinistriesGovernm…istries5,968School Boards5,998Crown Agencies2,560Other Public Sector EmployersOther P…ployers1,853Colleges1,105Government of Ontario – JudiciaryGovernm…diciary619Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and OfficesGovernm…Offices204

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2007 → 2008

James F Hankinson at Ontario Power Generation had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2008 Sunshine List: $1,788,719 to $2,475,800, up 38.4%.

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.

James F Hankinson+38.4%
Ontario Power Generation·President/Chief Executive Officer
$1,788,719 → $2,475,800
Pierre R Charlebois+41.5%
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
$1,031,720 → $1,460,071
Donald Stuss+64.4%
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·Vice President, Research
$387,553 → $636,985
Mark Fuller+61.9%
Ontario Pension Board·President/Chief Executive Officer
$332,648 → $538,564
John Rowlands+121.3%
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·Senior Scientist
$168,674 → $373,245
Kenneth Nash+43.5%
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Waste
$448,006 → $643,049
Gary Andrew Chaimowitz+86.8%
McMaster University·Assistant Professor
$199,671 → $373,050
Elysa Widjaja+77.6%
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
$208,850 → $370,934
Merrick Zwarenstein+105.3%
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences·Senior Scientist
$150,795 → $309,642
Joao Amaral+47.5%
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
$333,854 → $492,362

Biggest Cuts
2007 → 2008

Vivek Goel at University of Toronto had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2008 Sunshine List: $375,452 to $187,726, down 50.0%.

Vivek Goel-50.0%
University of Toronto·Vice President/Provost/Professor, Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
$375,452 → $187,726
James Warren-45.7%
Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation·Vice President, Strategic Relationships
$362,372 → $196,845
Roger Schryer-37.9%
Ontario Power Generation·Shift Manager
$310,416 → $192,786
Robert Harold McNutt-48.3%
McMaster University·Special Advisor to the Provost, Academic Affairs
$206,537 → $106,750
Howard Wetston-15.7%
Ontario Energy Board·Chair/Chief Executive Officer
$578,778 → $487,770
Janis Bormanis-28.0%
The Ottawa Hospital·Pathologist
$321,899 → $231,656
Jonathan Crush-45.0%
Queen's University·Associate Professor, Global Development Studies
$192,886 → $105,992
Bhvbendra Rasaiah-23.9%
Sault Area Hospital·Associate Pathologist
$359,998 → $274,109
Josee Turcotte-42.2%
Ontario Securities Commission·Deputy Secretary/Independent Adjudicative Counsel
$198,137 → $114,452
Mary Ellen Richardson-29.5%
Ontario Power Authority·Executive Advisor
$272,613 → $192,280

New to the List
2008

15,916 people are new to the 2008 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Blair Cowper-Smith at OMERS Administration Corporation ($643,062).

#1Blair Cowper-Smith
$643,841
OMERS Administration Corporation·Executive Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, OMERS
#2Barbara L Bale
$643,876
OMERS Administration Corporation·Managing Director, Canadian Equity
#3Leonard F Farmer
$478,359
OMERS Administration Corporation·Principal, Mortgage Investment
#4Eleftherio Diamandis
$437,539
Mount Sinai Hospital·Laboratory Physician
#5Gord Brandt
$434,722
OMERS Administration Corporation·Senior Vice President, Human Resources
#6Edward Brown
$427,580
Ontario Telemedicine Network·Chief Executive Officer
#7Josephine Butler
$402,068
Ontario Power Authority·Vice-President, Electricity Resources
#8Nadeem Shabbar
$405,514
University of Toronto·Chief Real Estate Officer
#9Glenn A Jager
$392,463
Ontario Power Generation·Deputy Site Vice President
#10Terrence Colgan
$380,858
Mount Sinai Hospital·Laboratory Physician

Left the List
2007 → 2008

4,191 people on the 2007 Sunshine List did not appear on the 2008 list; Ontario Power Generation had the most, 694.