Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 2008
The 2008 top 100 ranges from $2,484,946 down to $450,326 in total compensation. Hospitals and Boards of Public Health accounts for 47% of this list, followed by Crown Agencies at 23%. Making the cut took $450,326 in total compensation this year, up 6.9% from $421,292 the year before.
These are the 2008 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
#1JAMES F HANKINSON
$2,484,946
Ontario Power Generation·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $2,475,800 + benefits $9,146
#2MICHAEL NOBREGA
$2,003,859
OMERS Administration Corporation·President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS
Salary $1,926,358 + benefits $77,502
#3PIERRE R CHARLEBOIS
$1,462,365
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Salary $1,460,071 + benefits $2,294
#4THOMAS MITCHELL
$927,452
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $924,085 + benefits $3,367
#5LAURA FORMUSA
$926,873
Hydro One·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $924,437 + benefits $2,436
#6WILLIAM ROBINSON
$907,020
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment
Salary $903,228 + benefits $3,792
#7PATRICK CROWLEY
$846,947
OMERS Administration Corporation·Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, OMERS
Salary $838,913 + benefits $8,034
#8ROBERT S BELL
$812,791
University Health Network·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $736,800 + benefits $75,992
#9CLIFFORD NORDAL
$795,223
St. Joseph's Health Care, London·President/CEO, London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care, London
Salary $719,137 + benefits $76,086
#10JAMES TWOMEY
$788,129
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Fossil
Salary $783,243 + benefits $4,886
#11JAMES DONEGAN
$754,609
OMERS Administration Corporation·President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS Capital Markets
Salary $746,176 + benefits $8,433
#12DEBBIE OAKLEY
$742,690
OMERS Administration Corporation·Senior Vice President, Sponsor & Government Relations
Salary $740,807 + benefits $1,883
#13JOHN D MURPHY
$737,054
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Hydro
Salary $733,074 + benefits $3,980
#14W. DAVID WILSON
$720,841
Ontario Securities Commission·Chair
Salary $705,605 + benefits $15,236
#15JENNIFER BROWN
$719,570
OMERS Administration Corporation·Executive Vice President/Chief Pension Officer, OMERS
Salary $712,777 + benefits $6,793
#16WILLIAM REICHMAN
$719,273
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $693,222 + benefits $26,051
#17KIRBY CONNOR
$718,482
OMERS Administration Corporation·Managing Director, Fixed Income & Derivatives
Salary $711,416 + benefits $7,066
#18MARY J HADDAD
$712,150
The Hospital for Sick Children·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $679,622 + benefits $32,528
#19JEFFREY C LOZON
$705,252
St. Michael's Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $676,693 + benefits $28,559
#20JOSEPH MAPA
$702,561
Mount Sinai Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $677,908 + benefits $24,653
#21MURRAY MARTIN
$699,332
Hamilton Health Sciences·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $613,187 + benefits $86,145
#22KEVIN P. SMITH
$687,651
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $621,829 + benefits $65,822
#23DR. JOHN B KITTS
$685,805
The Ottawa Hospital·President
Salary $618,436 + benefits $67,369
#24DAN CARRIERE
$674,189
Southlake Regional Health Centre·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $467,961 + benefits $206,228
#25CATHERINE A ZAHN
$666,245
University Health Network·Executive Vice President
Salary $598,662 + benefits $67,584
#26JAMES R BURPEE
$657,551
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Salary $651,677 + benefits $5,875
#27KENNETH NASH
$644,787
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Waste
Salary $643,049 + benefits $1,739
#28BARBARA L BALE
$643,876
OMERS Administration Corporation·Managing Director, Canadian Equity
Salary $637,365 + benefits $6,512
#29BLAIR COWPER-SMITH
$643,841
OMERS Administration Corporation·Executive Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, OMERS
Salary $643,062 + benefits $780
#30DONALD STUSS
$643,816
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·Vice President, Research
Salary $636,985 + benefits $6,831
#31JOHN A OLIVER
$634,737
Halton Healthcare Services·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $547,776 + benefits $86,961
#32DR. GRAHAM SHER
$632,231
Canadian Blood Services·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $611,910 + benefits $20,320
#33DONN W HANBIDGE
$630,140
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
Salary $626,714 + benefits $3,426
#34STEPHEN HERBERT
$627,760
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $606,322 + benefits $21,439
#35TERRY SULLIVAN
$618,864
Cancer Care Ontario·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $610,491 + benefits $8,373
#36BETH SUMMERS
$608,647
Hydro One·Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
Salary $604,815 + benefits $3,833
#37PAUL M MURPHY
$599,410
Independent Electricity System Operator·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $597,588 + benefits $1,822
#38BARRY MCLELLAN
$586,875
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $580,993 + benefits $5,881
#39MARK ROCHON
$583,604
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $570,092 + benefits $13,512
#40MYLES D'ARCEY
$569,460
Hydro One·Senior Vice President, Customer Operations
Salary $560,742 + benefits $8,719
#41CATHY CARLIN
$569,127
OMERS Administration Corporation·Principal, Canadian Equity
Salary $563,393 + benefits $5,733
#42PAUL GARFINKEL
$566,449
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $509,998 + benefits $56,452
#43JOHN LYON
$557,474
University of Toronto·Managing Director, Investment Strategy
Salary $494,598 + benefits $62,876
#44ROBERT A RICHARDS
$555,890
William Osler Health Centre·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $530,141 + benefits $25,750
#45MARIAN WALSH
$555,462
Bridgepoint Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $472,021 + benefits $83,441
#46DAVID S BRENNAN
$555,216
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Law/General Counsel
Salary $552,565 + benefits $2,651
#47MARK FULLER
$549,967
Ontario Pension Board·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $538,564 + benefits $11,403
#48JOSEPH DE MORA
$547,809
Kingston General Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $536,619 + benefits $11,191
#49PATRICK MCNEIL
$536,957
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Generation Development
Salary $533,913 + benefits $3,044
#50THOMAS HUDSON
$534,273
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research·President/Chief Scientific Officer
Salary $516,322 + benefits $17,951
#51PETER GEORGE
$533,913
McMaster University·President/Vice-Chancellor
Salary $524,435 + benefits $9,478
#52DUNCAN STEWART
$532,893
The Ottawa Hospital·Chief Executive Officer/Scientific Director
Salary $479,006 + benefits $53,887
#53BRUCE BOLAND
$522,765
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Salary $519,796 + benefits $2,969
#54CAROL SAWKA
$522,600
Cancer Care Ontario·Vice President, Clinical Programs & Quality Initiatives
Salary $514,227 + benefits $8,373
#55DONALD WEISS
$521,289
Ontario Pension Board·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $504,818 + benefits $16,470
#56PAUL S BABYN
$520,349
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist-In-Chief
Salary $518,845 + benefits $1,504
#57DEREK ARMSTRONG
$518,016
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $516,512 + benefits $1,504
#58BAIRBRE L CONNOLLY
$513,250
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $511,746 + benefits $1,504
#59JAN CARR
$511,602
Ontario Power Authority·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $510,757 + benefits $846
#60BRYCE TAYLOR
$505,867
University Health Network·Surgeon-In-Chief
Salary $455,962 + benefits $49,905
#61WAYNE ROBBINS
$504,814
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Darlington
Salary $501,835 + benefits $2,979
#62TOM GOLDIE
$502,828
Hydro One·Senior Vice President, Corporate Services
Salary $499,617 + benefits $3,210
#63JANET M DAVIDSON
$502,172
Trillium Health Centre·President/Chief Executive Officer (seconded to Kingston General Hospital)
Salary $484,034 + benefits $18,137
#64RONALD SAPSFORD
$498,393
Hamilton Health Sciences·Deputy Minister, Health & Long-Term Care
Salary $433,612 + benefits $64,781
#65HOWARD WETSTON
$497,263
Ontario Energy Board·Chair/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $487,770 + benefits $9,493
#66JOAO AMARAL
$493,866
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $492,362 + benefits $1,504
#67DAVID L JOHNSTON
$488,243
University of Waterloo·President
Salary $467,834 + benefits $20,408
#68LAWRENCE RITCHIE
$487,764
Ontario Securities Commission·Vice Chair
Salary $478,815 + benefits $8,950
#69JAMES TURNER
$486,353
Ontario Securities Commission·Vice Chair
Salary $478,103 + benefits $8,250
#70BRUCE CAMPBELL
$486,195
Independent Electricity System Operator·Vice President, Corporate Relations & Market Development
Salary $483,967 + benefits $2,228
#71MAMDOUH SHOUKRI
$484,358
York University·President/Vice Chancellor
Salary $454,539 + benefits $29,819
#72GÉRALD R SAVOIE
$481,352
Hôpital Montfort·Président, Directeur Général
Salary $475,440 + benefits $5,912
#73KEN DEANE
$479,569
London Health Sciences Centre·Chief Operating Officer
Salary $440,653 + benefits $38,916
#74MANOHAR SHROFF
$479,416
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $477,912 + benefits $1,504
#75JANICE A DUNLOP
$479,099
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Human Resources/Chief Ethics Officer
Salary $476,244 + benefits $2,854
#76BONNIE J ADAMSON
$478,859
North York General Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $459,606 + benefits $19,254
#77LEONARD F FARMER
$478,359
OMERS Administration Corporation·Principal, Mortgage Investment
Salary $477,683 + benefits $676
#78GINO PICCIANO
$477,066
The Ottawa Hospital·Vice President
Salary $427,687 + benefits $49,380
#79SHEILA JARVIS
$475,458
Bloorview Kids Rehab·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $463,044 + benefits $12,414
#80DONALD LOW
$474,966
Mount Sinai Hospital·Microbiologist-in-Chief
Salary $472,958 + benefits $2,008
#81PIERRE F TREMBLAY
$473,734
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs & Training
Salary $470,321 + benefits $3,413
#82CHRISTOPHER J PAIGE
$472,772
University Health Network·Vice President
Salary $428,022 + benefits $44,750
#83GRAHAM PUGH
$472,634
OMERS Administration Corporation·Vice President, Investment Risk Management
Salary $470,874 + benefits $1,760
#84ILSE TREURNICHT
$472,278
MaRS Discovery District·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $471,875 + benefits $403
#85JILL HUTCHEON
$471,064
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $443,725 + benefits $27,339
#86PHILIP JOHN
$469,250
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $467,746 + benefits $1,504
#87MICHAEL TEMPLE
$469,250
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $467,746 + benefits $1,504
#88MICHAEL JULIUS
$469,249
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·Vice President, Research
Salary $451,037 + benefits $18,212
#89COLIN ANDERSEN
$467,463
Finance·Deputy Minister
Salary $458,154 + benefits $9,309
#90STEPHEN F MILLER
$467,087
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $465,583 + benefits $1,504
#91WILLIAM LIMBRICK
$466,258
Independent Electricity System Operator·Vice President, Information Technology & Infrastructure/Chief Information Officer
Salary $464,075 + benefits $2,182
#92ALASTAIR SUMMERLEE
$464,014
University of Guelph·President
Salary $434,518 + benefits $29,495
#93ARTHUR SLUTSKY
$463,845
St. Michael's Hospital·Vice President, Research
Salary $449,841 + benefits $14,004
#94SYLVIA ASA
$462,688
University Health Network·Medical Director
Salary $462,177 + benefits $511
#95SERGE JOTHY
$459,877
St. Michael's Hospital·Medical Director, Laboratories
Salary $458,696 + benefits $1,181
#96DR. RUEBEN DEVLIN
$458,677
Humber River Regional Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $442,805 + benefits $15,872
#97KENNETH PRITZKER
$458,222
Mount Sinai Hospital·Laboratory Physician
Salary $454,216 + benefits $4,006
#98MARIA GOSPODAROWICZ
$451,593
University Health Network·Director, Radiation Medicine
Salary $451,529 + benefits $64
#99AMIR SHALABY
$450,365
Ontario Power Authority·Vice-President, Power System Planning
Salary $449,408 + benefits $958
#100BILL EVANS
$450,326
Hamilton Health Sciences·President, Jurvanksi Cancer Centre
Salary $400,539 + benefits $49,786
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.