Ontario Sunshine List 2012

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2012 is worth about $134,922 in 2025 dollars.

2012 data last updated .

2012 Overview

On the List

88,542

+11.1% vs 2011

Total Compensation

$11.4B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$127,518

-0.0% vs 2011

Top Earner

$1,726,768

THOMAS MITCHELL · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +11.1% (8,828)
Average salary change: -0.0% (-$45)

Top Earners
2012

#1Thomas Mitchell
$1,726,768
Ontario Power Generation·President & Chief Executive Officer
#2Laura Formusa
$1,039,302
Hydro One·President & Chief Executive Officer
#3Wayne Robbins
$939,919
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Nuclear Officer
#4Albert Sweetnam
$847,847
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Nuclear Projects
#5Robert S. Bell
$828,553
University Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
#6John Murphy
$826,016
Ontario Power Generation·Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
#7William Moriarty
$775,665
University of Toronto·President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
#8Barry McLellan
$760,628
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President & Chief Executive Officer
#9Catherine Zahn
$746,322
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health / Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale·President & Chief Executive Officer / Présidente–directrice générale
#10William Reichman
$737,003
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President & Chief Executive Officer

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Sector Breakdown
2012

Total compensation by sector

Total compensation by sectorHorizontal bar chart of total compensation across 12 sectors, Municipalities & Services: $2,340,029,051 (19,914 people); Universities: $2,088,108,062 (14,706 people); Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation: $1,543,811,990 (11,357 people); School Boards: $1,386,948,745 (12,037 people); Government of Ontario – Ministries: $1,277,117,804 (10,349 people); Hospitals & Boards of Public Health: $1,187,922,070 (8,449 people); Other Public Sector Employers: $485,497,802 (3,522 people); Colleges: $452,156,387 (4,016 people); Crown Agencies: $439,765,356 (3,185 people); Government of Ontario – Judiciary: $118,578,622 (628 people); Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices: $33,061,565 (246 people); Seconded to Ministries: $16,404,126 (133 people).$0$1.5B$2.5BMunicipalities & ServicesMunicip…ervices19,914Universities14,706Hydro One and Ontario Power GenerationHydro O…eration11,357School Boards12,037Government of Ontario – MinistriesGovernm…istries10,349Hospitals & Boards of Public HealthHospita… Health8,449Other Public Sector EmployersOther P…ployers3,522Colleges4,016Crown Agencies3,185Government of Ontario – JudiciaryGovernm…diciary628Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and OfficesGovernm…Offices246Seconded to MinistriesSeconde…istries133

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2011 → 2012

MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ ELBESTAWI at McMaster University had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2012 Sunshine List: $265,503 to $506,247, up 90.7%.

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.

MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ ELBESTAWI+90.7%
McMaster University·Vice–President Research/Professor
$265,503 → $506,247
MICHAEL STROUD+174.4%
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Training Officer
$132,858 → $364,571
SALIM YUSUF+137.0%
McMaster University·Professor
$163,420 → $387,351
JENNIFER STIMEC+197.6%
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
$109,549 → $326,004
TRUNG KIEN MAI+68.5%
The Ottawa Hospital / L'Hopital d'Ottawa·Pathologist / Pathologiste
$305,817 → $515,427
JEAN BYERS+81.7%
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences·Psychiatrist
$253,934 → $461,498
MICHAEL KOUNINE+79.3%
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences·Psychiatrist
$261,134 → $468,284
BRIAN MCCORMACK+80.5%
Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences·Psychiatrist
$247,934 → $447,407
JAMES PAUL+172.7%
McMaster University·Assistant Clinical Professor
$113,933 → $310,662
CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG+80.6%
London Health Sciences Centre·Pathologist
$241,651 → $436,316

Biggest Cuts
2011 → 2012

JOHN WAUGH at Ontario Court of Justice had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2012 Sunshine List: $258,237 to $112,480, down 56.4%.

JOHN WAUGH-56.4%
Ontario Court of Justice·Judge
$258,237 → $112,480
KENT WOMACK-25.0%
University of Toronto·Professor of Finance
$560,928 → $420,516
PHILIP SMITH-41.6%
Ontario Power Generation·Director
$323,226 → $188,904
BENJAMIN CROFT-50.6%
Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton Wentworth Niagara Inc.·Doctor / Médecin
$254,458 → $125,648
SARA DIAMOND-33.3%
Ontario College of Art & Design University·President
$386,250 → $257,500
MAUREEN SHANDLING-31.7%
Mount Sinai Hospital·Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
$399,268 → $272,796
VALERIE GOFF-33.9%
Providence Care Centre / Centre de soins de Providence·Medical Doctor / Médecin
$372,156 → $246,128
KATALIN GYOMOREY-38.0%
St. Joseph's Care Group·Psychiatrist
$305,494 → $189,401
ANTHONY BELLISSIMO-52.2%
Toronto Catholic District School Board·Elementary Teacher – Seconded to Ontario English Catholic Teacher Association Elementary Union
$212,698 → $101,702
CHANTAL WHELAN-27.8%
Carlington Community Health Centre / Centre de santé communautaire·Psychiatrist/Psychiatre
$395,732 → $285,902

New to the List
2012

17,289 people are new to the 2012 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was RODNEY ALAN PHILLIPS at Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation ($672,990).

#1Rodney Alan Phillips
$673,710
Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation·President and Chief Executive Officer
#2Lesley Lovett–Doust
$462,817
Nipissing University·President
#3Rima Al–Awar
$437,972
Ontario Institute of Cancer Research·Director, Medicinal Chemistry
#4Mary–Louise Greer
$426,978
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
#5Shi–Joon Yoo
$426,978
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
#6Robert N. Peter
$440,920
Liquor Control Board of Ontario·President & Chief Executive Officer
#7Francisco Dr. Diaz–Mitoma
$421,379
Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital·Vice President, Research / Vice–président, Recherche
#8Chien–Hung Chen
$397,550
Kingston General Hospital / Hôpital général de Kingston·Pathologist – Pathology / Pathologiste
#9Snezana Vukmirovic–Popovic
$385,559
Hamilton Health Sciences·Anatomic Pathologist / Associate Professor
#10Bo–Yee Ngan
$384,892
The Hospital for Sick Children·Pathologist

Left the List
2011 → 2012

7,374 people on the 2011 Sunshine List did not appear on the 2012 list; Ontario Power Generation had the most, 490.