Ontario Sunshine List 2009

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2009 is worth about $143,531 in 2025 dollars.

2009 data last updated 2026-03-25.

2009 Overview

On the List

64,218

+19.3% vs 2008

Total Compensation

$8.3B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$128,542

-0.2% vs 2008

Top Earner

$2,152,748

James F. Hankinson · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +19.3% (10,401)

Average salary change: -0.2% (-$299)

Top Earners
2009

Top earners, 2009
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	James F. Hankinson	Ontario Power Generation	President & Chief Executive Officer	$2,150,116	$2,152,748
2	Thomas Mitchell	Ontario Power Generation	President & Chief Executive Officer	$1,011,334	$1,042,567
3	Matthew Teitelbaum	Art Gallery of Ontario	Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive Officer	$945,498	$981,013
4	Laura Formusa	Hydro One	President & Chief Executive Officer	$975,176	$977,646
5	William R. Robinson	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment	$875,648	$879,579
6	Robert S. Bell	University Health Network	President/Chief Executive Officer	$753,992	$830,948
7	Clifford Nordal	St. Joseph's Health Care, London	President/CEO, London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care, London	$732,240	$821,095
8	Albert F. Sweetnam	Ontario Power Generation	Executive Vice President, Darlington New Nuclear Project	$808,305	$810,483
9	Dan Carriere	Southlake Regional Health Centre	President/Chief Executive Officer	$475,000	$785,285
10	Pierre R. Charlebois	Ontario Power Generation	Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer	$784,717	$784,717

#1James F. Hankinson

$2,152,748

Ontario Power Generation·President & Chief Executive Officer

#2Thomas Mitchell

$1,042,567

Ontario Power Generation·President & Chief Executive Officer

#3Matthew Teitelbaum

$981,013

Art Gallery of Ontario·Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive Officer

#4Laura Formusa

$977,646

Hydro One·President & Chief Executive Officer

#5William R. Robinson

$879,579

Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment

#6Robert S. Bell

$830,948

University Health Network·President/Chief Executive Officer

#7Clifford Nordal

$821,095

St. Joseph's Health Care, London·President/CEO, London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care, London

#8Albert F. Sweetnam

$810,483

Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Darlington New Nuclear Project

#9Dan Carriere

$785,285

Southlake Regional Health Centre·President/Chief Executive Officer

#10Pierre R. Charlebois

$784,717

Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

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Sector Breakdown
2009

Total compensation by sector

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2008 → 2009

Matthew Teitelbaum at Art Gallery of Ontario had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2009 Sunshine List: $308,547 to $945,498, up 206.4%.

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.

Biggest year-over-year raises, 2008–2009
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Matthew Teitelbaum	Art Gallery of Ontario	Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive Officer	$308,547	$945,498	+206.4%
Robert Roberts	University of Ottawa Heart Institute	President/Chief Executive Officer	$302,637	$689,827	+127.9%
Amit Chakma	University of Waterloo	Vice-Pres. Academic & Provost	$408,456	$737,640	+80.6%
Tina Dacin	Queen's University	Dir., Ctr., Corporate Social Responsibility, School of Business/Prof., School of Business	$182,807	$476,372	+160.6%
Susan Apostle-Clark	Trent University	Full Professor	$205,293	$447,895	+118.2%
Christine Kooy	Lakeridge Health	Vice President, Patient Services	$285,557	$448,675	+57.1%
Dr. Barbara Hannach	Canadian Blood Services	Medical Director	$180,793	$336,905	+86.3%
Diane Beattie	London Health Sciences Centre	Integrated VP, Info. Mgmt./CIO, London Health Sci. Ctr./St. Joseph's Health Care, London	$240,409	$385,693	+60.4%
Marion Tink	Lakeridge Health	Director, Emergency Services	$138,674	$281,180	+102.8%
Gadi Mayman	Ontario Financing Authority	Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Financing Authority	$421,123	$560,923	+33.2%

Matthew Teitelbaum+206.4%

Art Gallery of Ontario·Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive Officer

$308,547 → $945,498

Robert Roberts+127.9%

University of Ottawa Heart Institute·President/Chief Executive Officer

$302,637 → $689,827

Amit Chakma+80.6%

University of Waterloo·Vice-Pres. Academic & Provost

$408,456 → $737,640

Tina Dacin+160.6%

Queen's University·Dir., Ctr., Corporate Social Responsibility, School of Business/Prof., School of Business

$182,807 → $476,372

Susan Apostle-Clark+118.2%

Trent University·Full Professor

$205,293 → $447,895

Christine Kooy+57.1%

Lakeridge Health·Vice President, Patient Services

$285,557 → $448,675

Dr. Barbara Hannach+86.3%

Canadian Blood Services·Medical Director

$180,793 → $336,905

Diane Beattie+60.4%

London Health Sciences Centre·Integrated VP, Info. Mgmt./CIO, London Health Sci. Ctr./St. Joseph's Health Care, London

$240,409 → $385,693

Marion Tink+102.8%

Lakeridge Health·Director, Emergency Services

$138,674 → $281,180

Gadi Mayman+33.2%

Ontario Financing Authority·Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Financing Authority

$421,123 → $560,923

Biggest Cuts
2008 → 2009

Donald Stuss at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2009 Sunshine List: $636,985 to $340,372, down 46.6%.

Biggest year-over-year cuts, 2008–2009
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Donald Stuss	Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care	Vice President, Research	$636,985	$340,372	-46.6%
Kenneth Pritzker	Mount Sinai Hospital	Laboratory Physician	$454,216	$227,198	-50.0%
Terry Sullivan	Cancer Care Ontario	President/Chief Executive Officer	$610,491	$464,489	-23.9%
Margaretha Rebel	University of Western Ontario	Assoc. Dean/Associate Professor/MD	$241,610	$116,610	-51.7%
Bhvbendra Rasaiah	Sault Area Hospital	Associate Pathologist	$274,109	$152,108	-44.5%
Lucie Lombardo	City of Windsor	Executive Director Long Term Care/Administrator	$242,956	$141,585	-41.7%
Sylvester Chuang	The Hospital for Sick Children	Radiologist	$416,410	$316,185	-24.1%
Mary K. Senterman	The Ottawa Hospital	Pathologist	$309,967	$212,008	-31.6%
Richard Vanderlee	Nipissing University	Dean, Applied & Professional Studies	$239,170	$152,205	-36.4%
R. Brent Gallupe	Queen's University	Associate Dean, Faculty Development, School of Business & Professor, School of Business	$309,037	$223,569	-27.7%

Donald Stuss-46.6%

Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·Vice President, Research

$636,985 → $340,372

Kenneth Pritzker-50.0%

Mount Sinai Hospital·Laboratory Physician

$454,216 → $227,198

Terry Sullivan-23.9%

Cancer Care Ontario·President/Chief Executive Officer

$610,491 → $464,489

Margaretha Rebel-51.7%

University of Western Ontario·Assoc. Dean/Associate Professor/MD

$241,610 → $116,610

Bhvbendra Rasaiah-44.5%

Sault Area Hospital·Associate Pathologist

$274,109 → $152,108

Lucie Lombardo-41.7%

City of Windsor·Executive Director Long Term Care/Administrator

$242,956 → $141,585

Sylvester Chuang-24.1%

The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist

$416,410 → $316,185

Mary K. Senterman-31.6%

The Ottawa Hospital·Pathologist

$309,967 → $212,008

Richard Vanderlee-36.4%

Nipissing University·Dean, Applied & Professional Studies

$239,170 → $152,205

R. Brent Gallupe-27.7%

Queen's University·Associate Dean, Faculty Development, School of Business & Professor, School of Business

$309,037 → $223,569

New to the List
2009

16,530 people are new to the 2009 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Albert F. Sweetnam at Ontario Power Generation ($808,305).

New to the list, 2009
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	Albert F. Sweetnam	Ontario Power Generation	Executive Vice President, Darlington New Nuclear Project	$808,305	$810,483
2	Shoo Lee	Mount Sinai Hospital	Neonatologist-in-Chief	$516,499	$521,033
3	Ian Craig Dr.	St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital	Pathologist	$496,264	$497,381
4	Jim A. Garner	The Hospital for Sick Children	Executive Vice President, Corporate Services	$457,513	$479,694
5	Robert D. Boguski	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President, Business Services & Information Technology	$456,559	$494,446
6	William Mark Elliott	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President, Pickering A	$454,833	$457,400
7	David Patrick McNeil	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development & Chief Risk Officer	$436,006	$440,425
8	Dr. Dana Devine	Canadian Blood Services	Vice President	$381,185	$393,755
9	Jean-Paul Bedard	Canadian Blood Services	Vice President	$378,000	$387,407
10	Esmeralda Celia Marginean	The Ottawa Hospital	Pathologist	$347,405	$348,236