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Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 2011

The 2011 top 100 ranges from $1,830,768 down to $457,483 in total compensation. Hospitals and Boards of Public Health accounts for 48% of this list, followed by Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation at 23%. Making the cut took $457,483 in total compensation this year, up 1.2% from $451,855 the year before. 27 of these 100 names were not in the 2010 top 100.

These are the 2011 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

2011 data last updated .

#1Thomas Mitchell
$1,830,768
Ontario Power Generation·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $1,824,000 + benefits $6,768
#2Clifford Nordal
$1,457,292
St. Joseph's Health Care, London·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $1,454,258 + benefits $3,034
#3William Robinson
$977,051
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Business Transformation Project
Salary $972,642 + benefits $4,409
#4Laura Formusa
$964,524
Hydro One·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $961,963 + benefits $2,561
#5Wayne Robbins
$897,958
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $893,527 + benefits $4,431
#6Robert S. Bell
$830,043
University Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $753,992 + benefits $76,050
#7John Murphy
$760,320
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Hydro
Salary $755,693 + benefits $4,627
#8William Reichman
$754,616
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $740,670 + benefits $13,946
#9Catherine Zahn
$752,499
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health / Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale·President & Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $674,999 + benefits $77,500
#10Mary Haddad
$740,044
The Hospital for Sick Children·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $712,000 + benefits $28,044
#11Albert Sweetnam
$724,737
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Nuclear Projects
Salary $719,985 + benefits $4,752
#12Joseph Mapa
$723,669
Mount Sinai Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $687,613 + benefits $36,056
#13Barry McLellan
$708,496
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $703,311 + benefits $5,185
#14John Kitts
$701,348
The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'Ottawa·President / Président
Salary $630,485 + benefits $70,863
#15Murray Martin
$692,887
Hamilton Health Sciences·President, Chief Executive Officer
Salary $614,570 + benefits $78,317
#16Donn Hanbidge
$674,336
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Salary $670,540 + benefits $3,796
#17Frank Chiarotto
$673,397
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Thermal Business
Salary $622,156 + benefits $51,241
#18William Moriarty
$657,898
University of Toronto·President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $655,995 + benefits $1,903
#19Kevin P. Smith
$653,320
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·President/Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health System
Salary $580,246 + benefits $73,074
#20Howard Wetston
$631,788
Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario·Chair / Président
Salary $627,495 + benefits $4,293
#21Debbie Sevenpifer
$622,187
Niagara Health System / Système de santé de Niagara·President & Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $618,300 + benefits $3,887
#22David L. Johnston
$610,506
University of Waterloo·President & Vice Chancellor
Salary $610,506 + benefits $0
#23Paul M. Murphy
$607,495
Independent Electricity System Operator·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $605,950 + benefits $1,544
#24Thomas Stewart
$606,174
Mount Sinai Hospital·Physician-in-Chief and Chief Clinical Officer
Salary $577,001 + benefits $29,172
#25Robert Roberts
$596,609
University of Ottawa Heart Institute / Institut de cardiologie de l'Université d'Ottawa·President & Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
Salary $596,318 + benefits $292
#26Amit Chakma
$591,490
University of Western Ontario·President and Vice-Chancellor
Salary $512,600 + benefits $78,890
#27Shoo Lee
$583,456
Mount Sinai Hospital·Paediatrician-in-Chief
Salary $469,999 + benefits $113,457
#28Robert Howard
$582,683
St. Michael's Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $549,003 + benefits $33,680
#29Ian Troop
$581,421
Toronto Organizing Committee for Pan American & Parapan American Games·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $552,065 + benefits $29,356
#30Janet M. Davidson
$580,667
The Credit Valley Hospital & Trillium Health Centre·President & Chief Executive Officer/Président et directeur général
Salary $562,250 + benefits $18,417
#31Pierre Tremblay
$579,130
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Nuclear Operating Officer
Salary $575,200 + benefits $3,930
#32Colin Andersen
$573,899
Ontario Power Authority·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $573,027 + benefits $872
#33Kent Womack
$561,540
University of Toronto·Professor of Finance
Salary $560,928 + benefits $612
#34Gadi Mayman
$559,648
Ontario Financing Authority / Office ontarien de financement·Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général
Salary $559,048 + benefits $600
#35Ilse Treurnicht
$555,920
MaRS Discovery District·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $532,501 + benefits $23,419
#36Bonnie Adamson
$554,773
London Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $534,600 + benefits $20,173
#37David Brennan
$553,867
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Law & General Counsel
Salary $548,900 + benefits $4,967
#38Bruce Boland
$551,369
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Salary $548,212 + benefits $3,156
#39Mark Fuller
$551,252
Ontario Pension Board / Commission du Régime de retraite de l'Ontario·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $539,931 + benefits $11,321
#40Thomas Hudson
$534,955
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research·President & Chief Scientific Officer
Salary $534,547 + benefits $408
#41Michael Peckham
$532,785
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President, Projects & Modifications
Salary $530,500 + benefits $2,285
#42Linda Rabeneck
$531,467
Cancer Care Ontario / Action Cancer Ontario·Vice President, Prevention & Cancer Control / Vice-Président, Prévention Et Lutte Contre Le Cancer
Salary $483,750 + benefits $47,718
#43Gerald R. Savoie
$531,116
Hôpital Montfort·Président-directeur général
Salary $527,596 + benefits $3,520
#44Robert Boguski
$529,719
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Business Services & Information Technology
Salary $512,250 + benefits $17,469
#45Glenn Jager
$526,757
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Pickering A
Salary $523,949 + benefits $2,808
#46Lawrence Ritchie
$525,591
Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario·Vice Chair / Vice-président
Salary $519,937 + benefits $5,655
#47Paul Pasquet
$524,928
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs & Training
Salary $522,059 + benefits $2,868
#48Carol Sawka
$523,347
Cancer Care Ontario / Action Cancer Ontario·Vice President, Clinical Programs & Quality Initiatives / Vice-Président, Programmes Cliniques Et Initiatives Sur La Qualité
Salary $476,517 + benefits $46,830
#49Stuart Seedhouse
$521,190
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Darlington
Salary $520,248 + benefits $942
#50Sandy Struthers
$520,902
Hydro One·Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Salary $519,771 + benefits $1,131
#51Jeffrey Turnbull
$520,820
The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'Ottawa·Chief of Staff / Médecin-chef
Salary $466,998 + benefits $53,822
#52Rueben Dr. Devlin
$516,527
Humber River Regional Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $498,631 + benefits $17,896
#53William Mark Elliott
$511,306
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Engineering & Chief Nuclear Engineer
Salary $508,498 + benefits $2,808
#54John Kelton
$508,646
McMaster University·Dean & Vice-President (Health Sciences)
Salary $498,524 + benefits $10,121
#55Derek Armstrong
$507,676
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $506,524 + benefits $1,152
#56Feridun Hamdullahpur
$506,083
University of Waterloo·President & Vice Chancellor
Salary $486,299 + benefits $19,784
#57Michael Sherar
$505,819
Cancer Care Ontario / Action Cancer Ontario·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président Et Chef De La Direction
Salary $460,466 + benefits $45,353
#58Ken Deane
$503,863
London Health Sciences Centre·Hospital Supervisor - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Salary $492,276 + benefits $11,587
#59Leslee Thompson
$503,424
Kingston General Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $492,000 + benefits $11,424
#60Neil Closner
$501,168
Mount Sinai Hospital·Vice President, Business Development
Salary $493,210 + benefits $7,958
#61Shaf Keshavjee
$500,665
University Health Network·Surgeon-In-Chief
Salary $499,743 + benefits $922
#62Christopher J. Paige
$499,940
University Health Network·Vice President
Salary $451,786 + benefits $48,154
#63David Patrick McNeil
$499,062
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development & Chief Risk Officer
Salary $493,588 + benefits $5,474
#64Myles D'Arcey
$498,905
Hydro One·Senior Vice President, Customer Operations
Salary $493,656 + benefits $5,249
#65Mamdouh Shoukri
$494,431
York University·President & Vice Chancellor
Salary $479,262 + benefits $15,169
#66Marian Walsh
$490,849
Bridgepoint Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $487,432 + benefits $3,417
#67Duncan Stewart
$486,354
The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'Ottawa·Vice President / Vice-président
Salary $435,435 + benefits $50,919
#68Edward Brown
$485,993
Ontario Telemedicine Network / Réseau Télémédecine Ontario·Chief Executive Officer/Chef de la direction
Salary $475,406 + benefits $10,587
#69Gino Picciano
$485,051
The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'Ottawa·Vice-President / Vice-présidente
Salary $434,436 + benefits $50,615
#70Nicole Onetto
$484,756
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research·Deputy Director
Salary $483,745 + benefits $1,011
#71James Turner
$484,667
Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario·Vice Chair / Vice-président
Salary $479,874 + benefits $4,793
#72Jim Garner
$483,217
The Hospital for Sick Children·Executive Vice President, Corporate Services
Salary $476,014 + benefits $7,204
#73Gurpreet Dhindsa
$482,218
Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation / Société des loteries et des jeux de l'Ontario·Executive Vice President Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-président directeur, dirigeant principal, Administration et Finances
Salary $481,414 + benefits $804
#74Sheila Jarvis
$482,190
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $472,330 + benefits $9,861
#75Bairbre Connolly
$479,935
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $478,783 + benefits $1,152
#76Carmine Marcello
$479,307
Hydro One·Executive Vice President, Strategy
Salary $477,219 + benefits $2,088
#77Altaf Stationwala
$478,627
York Central Hospital·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $464,826 + benefits $13,800
#78John A. Oliver
$477,839
Halton Healthcare Services·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $474,796 + benefits $3,043
#79Arthur Slutsky
$477,716
St. Michael's Hospital·Vice President, Research
Salary $463,626 + benefits $14,091
#80David A. Higgins
$476,688
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·President
Salary $464,233 + benefits $12,455
#81Michelle Diemanuele
$474,314
The Credit Valley Hospital & Trillium Health Centre·President/Président
Salary $460,000 + benefits $14,315
#82Glenna Raymond
$474,266
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $456,251 + benefits $18,015
#83Douglas Sinclair
$474,254
St. Michael's Hospital·Executive Vice President Programs/Chief Medical Officer
Salary $461,908 + benefits $12,346
#84Matthew Anderson
$473,727
William Osler Health System·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $445,010 + benefits $28,717
#85Peter Gregg
$473,007
Hydro One·Executive Vice President, Operations
Salary $471,980 + benefits $1,027
#86Donald Rose
$472,980
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Executive
Salary $453,801 + benefits $19,179
#87Michael Strong
$472,831
University of Western Ontario·Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor
Salary $472,730 + benefits $101
#88Serge Jothy
$472,378
St. Michael's Hospital·Medical Director - Diagnostic Labs
Salary $472,375 + benefits $3
#89Richard Skinner
$471,748
Cancer Care Ontario / Action Cancer Ontario·Vice President, Chief Information Officer / Vice-Président, Directeur De L'Information
Salary $431,728 + benefits $40,020
#90Paul Katz
$470,111
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·Vice President, Medical Services
Salary $468,321 + benefits $1,791
#91Jill Pepall
$469,842
Ontario Pension Board / Commission du Régime de retraite de l'Ontario·Chief Investment Officer / Chef des placements
Salary $459,770 + benefits $10,072
#92Manohar Shroff
$469,444
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist-In-Chief
Salary $468,292 + benefits $1,152
#93Rik Ganderton
$469,369
Rouge Valley Health System·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $453,163 + benefits $16,207
#94Robert Vinson
$466,834
Woodstock Hospital / Hôpital de Woodstock·Radiologist/Radiologue
Salary $464,466 + benefits $2,368
#95Bill Evans
$465,888
Hamilton Health Sciences·President, Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre
Salary $416,841 + benefits $49,047
#96Dezso Horvath
$464,732
York University·Professor / Dean
Salary $464,302 + benefits $430
#97Alastair Summerlee
$463,470
University of Guelph·President
Salary $440,590 + benefits $22,880
#98Kevin Goldthorp
$462,501
University of Western Ontario·Vice President (External)
Salary $460,000 + benefits $2,501
#99Sylvia Asa
$459,313
University Health Network·Medical Director
Salary $458,777 + benefits $536
#100Barbara Keenan
$457,483
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Chief Ethics Officer
Salary $452,486 + benefits $4,997

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 2010 top 100” compares by name against the 2010 list ranked the same way. A person filed under a different spelling in 2010 counts as new.

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