Ontario Sunshine List 2015

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2015 is worth about $129,700 in 2025 dollars.

2015 data last updated 2026-03-25.

2015 Overview

On the List

115,920

+3.8% vs 2014

Total Compensation

$14.8B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$127,070

-0.1% vs 2014

Top Earner

$1,595,311

Thomas Mitchell · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +3.8% (4,265)

Average salary change: -0.1% (-$101)

Top Earners
2015

Top earners, 2015
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	Thomas Mitchell	Ontario Power Generation	Chief Executive Officer Designate	$1,528,933	$1,595,311
2	William Moriarty	University of Toronto	President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation	$1,473,446	$1,475,281
3	Barbara Gail Anderson	Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-présidente principale et directrice des finances	$844,746	$862,861
4	Allen K. Vansen	Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015	Executive Vice President Operations, Sport and Venue Management / Vice-président directeur, Opérations, sports et gestion des sites	$802,080	$817,176
5	Karen Hacker	Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015	Senior Vice President, Human Resources/Volunteers, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary / Vice-présidente principale, Ressources humaines et bénévoles, avocate générale et secrétaire de la société	$789,881	$804,977
6	Glenn Jager	Ontario Power Generation	Nuclear President & Chief Nuclear Officer	$793,359	$797,895
7	Jeffrey Lyash	Ontario Power Generation	President & Chief Executive Officer	$787,472	$789,960
8	Katherine Henderson	Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015	Senior Vice President, Marketing and Revenue / Vice-président principale, Marketing et revenus	$762,997	$776,583
9	Barry Mclellan	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	President & Chief Executive Officer	$715,000	$765,305
10	Joseph Mapa	Sinai Health System	President & Chief Executive Officer	$760,153	$761,557

#1Thomas Mitchell

$1,595,311

Ontario Power Generation·Chief Executive Officer Designate

#2William Moriarty

$1,475,281

University of Toronto·President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation

#3Barbara Gail Anderson

$862,861

Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015·Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-présidente principale et directrice des finances

#4Allen K. Vansen

$817,176

Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015·Executive Vice President Operations, Sport and Venue Management / Vice-président directeur, Opérations, sports et gestion des sites

#5Karen Hacker

$804,977

Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015·Senior Vice President, Human Resources/Volunteers, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary / Vice-présidente principale, Ressources humaines et bénévoles, avocate générale et secrétaire de la société

#6Glenn Jager

$797,895

Ontario Power Generation·Nuclear President & Chief Nuclear Officer

#7Jeffrey Lyash

$789,960

Ontario Power Generation·President & Chief Executive Officer

#8Katherine Henderson

$776,583

Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015·Senior Vice President, Marketing and Revenue / Vice-président principale, Marketing et revenus

#9Barry Mclellan

$765,305

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President & Chief Executive Officer

#10Joseph Mapa

$761,557

Sinai Health System·President & Chief Executive Officer

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Sector Breakdown
2015

Total compensation by sector

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2014 → 2015

William Moriarty at University of Toronto had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2015 Sunshine List: $937,500 to $1,473,446, up 57.2%.

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, 2014–2015
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
William Moriarty	University of Toronto	President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation	$937,500	$1,473,446	+57.2%
William Mitchell	University of Toronto	Professor Of Strategic Management	$120,300	$426,129	+254.2%
Amir Remtulla	Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015	Senior Vice President, Community, Aboriginal, Cultural and Public Affairs / Vice-président principal, Affaires autochtones, communautaires, culturelles et publiques	$280,209	$561,592	+100.4%
Daren Smith	University of Toronto	Managing Director, Manager Selection And Portfolio Construction, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation	$420,000	$693,507	+65.1%
Michael Allen	Ontario Power Generation	Vice President Refurbishment Execution	$451,620	$700,442	+55.1%
Lionel Trevor Young	University of Toronto	Professor And Chair, Psychiatry	$164,344	$392,500	+138.8%
James Paul	McMaster University	Associate Professor	$107,725	$330,921	+207.2%
Cameron Richards	University of Toronto	Managing Director, Investment Strategy & Co-Chief Investment Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation	$495,010	$710,264	+43.5%
Kristopher Cunningham	Community Safety & Correctional Services	Forensic Pathologist / Médecin légiste	$124,397	$337,175	+171.0%
Dale George	Ontario Power Generation	Work Control Team Leader	$142,066	$350,140	+146.5%

William Moriarty+57.2%

University of Toronto·President And Chief Executive Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation

$937,500 → $1,473,446

William Mitchell+254.2%

University of Toronto·Professor Of Strategic Management

$120,300 → $426,129

Amir Remtulla+100.4%

Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American & Parapan American Games 2015·Senior Vice President, Community, Aboriginal, Cultural and Public Affairs / Vice-président principal, Affaires autochtones, communautaires, culturelles et publiques

$280,209 → $561,592

Daren Smith+65.1%

University of Toronto·Managing Director, Manager Selection And Portfolio Construction, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation

$420,000 → $693,507

Michael Allen+55.1%

Ontario Power Generation·Vice President Refurbishment Execution

$451,620 → $700,442

Lionel Trevor Young+138.8%

University of Toronto·Professor And Chair, Psychiatry

$164,344 → $392,500

James Paul+207.2%

McMaster University·Associate Professor

$107,725 → $330,921

Cameron Richards+43.5%

University of Toronto·Managing Director, Investment Strategy & Co-Chief Investment Officer, University Of Toronto Asset Management Corporation

$495,010 → $710,264

Kristopher Cunningham+171.0%

Community Safety & Correctional Services·Forensic Pathologist / Médecin légiste

$124,397 → $337,175

Dale George+146.5%

Ontario Power Generation·Work Control Team Leader

$142,066 → $350,140

Biggest Cuts
2014 → 2015

Terence Young at Independent Electricity System Operator had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2015 Sunshine List: $552,729 to $365,712, down 33.8%.

Biggest year-over-year cuts, 2014–2015
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Terence Young	Independent Electricity System Operator	Vice President, Conservation & Corporate Relations – Vice-président – Économies d'énergie et relations de l'entreprise	$552,729	$365,712	-33.8%
Steven Franklin	Trent University	Full Professor	$420,639	$239,617	-43.0%
Tina Dacin	Queen's University	Director (Centre For Social Impact), Professor	$501,571	$333,267	-33.6%
Steve Kanellakos	City of Ottawa	Deputy City Manager, City Operations	$309,400	$142,425	-54.0%
Robert Main	Ontario Court of Justice	Judge / Juge	$287,938	$131,922	-54.2%
Sukumar Muthuswamy	Ontario Power Generation	Manager	$455,681	$303,143	-33.5%
Nevena Dourova	Children & Youth Services	Psychiatrist / Psychiatre	$260,748	$110,205	-57.7%
Donna Hackett	Ontario Court of Justice	Judge / Juge	$287,938	$148,806	-48.3%
William Blacklock	Ontario Court of Justice	Judge / Juge	$277,214	$138,603	-50.0%
Hai Lu	University of Toronto	Professor Of Accounting	$260,484	$129,196	-50.4%

Terence Young-33.8%

Independent Electricity System Operator·Vice President, Conservation & Corporate Relations – Vice-président – Économies d'énergie et relations de l'entreprise

$552,729 → $365,712

Steven Franklin-43.0%

Trent University·Full Professor

$420,639 → $239,617

Tina Dacin-33.6%

Queen's University·Director (Centre For Social Impact), Professor

$501,571 → $333,267

Steve Kanellakos-54.0%

City of Ottawa·Deputy City Manager, City Operations

$309,400 → $142,425

Robert Main-54.2%

Ontario Court of Justice·Judge / Juge

$287,938 → $131,922

Sukumar Muthuswamy-33.5%

Ontario Power Generation·Manager

$455,681 → $303,143

Nevena Dourova-57.7%

Children & Youth Services·Psychiatrist / Psychiatre

$260,748 → $110,205

Donna Hackett-48.3%

Ontario Court of Justice·Judge / Juge

$287,938 → $148,806

William Blacklock-50.0%

Ontario Court of Justice·Judge / Juge

$277,214 → $138,603

Hai Lu-50.4%

University of Toronto·Professor Of Accounting

$260,484 → $129,196

New to the List
2015

18,972 people are new to the 2015 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Jeffrey Lyash at Ontario Power Generation ($787,472).

New to the list, 2015
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	Jeffrey Lyash	Ontario Power Generation	President & Chief Executive Officer	$787,472	$789,960
2	Peter Pisters	University Health Network	President & Chief Executive Officer	$622,154	$687,300
3	Mark Crowther	McMaster University	Professor	$474,278	$474,473
4	Stephen Rigby	Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation	President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction	$453,339	$454,164
5	Dr. Thomas Stewart	Niagara Health System	Chief of Staff Executive Vice President Medical Affairs / Médecin-chef et vice-président directeur, Affaires médicales	$431,888	$445,824
6	Terry K. Deluca	Harrow Health Centre	Primary Care Physician	$373,359	$374,182
7	Sylvia Idu Nwapa	Harrow Health Centre	Primary Care Physician	$348,477	$348,477
8	David Wilkinson	McMaster University	Provost and Vice-President (Academic)/Professor	$340,473	$350,964
9	M. Suzanne. Johnston	Niagara Health System	President /Présidente	$332,395	$346,720
10	Lilian Ng	York University	Professor / Endowed Chair	$320,833	$321,835