2016 Overview
Total Employees
124,380+7.3% vs 2015
Total Compensation
$15.9BSalaries + taxable benefits
Average Salary
$127,236+0.1% vs 2015
Top Earner
$1,165,702Jeffrey Lyash · salary + benefits
Year over Year
Employee count change: +7.3% (8,460)
Average salary change: +0.1% ($166)
Top Earners
2016
#1Jeffrey Lyash
$1,165,702
Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
#2William Moriarty
$1,046,194
University of Toronto·President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
#3Glenn Jager
$837,503
Ontario Power Generation·Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer
#4Jill Pepall
$836,117
Ontario Pension Board·Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer / Vice-présidente directrice et chef des placements
#5Peter Pisters
$831,717
University Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
#6Barry Mclellan
$764,445
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
#7Catherine Zahn
$744,015
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health·President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
#8William Reichman
$733,279
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President and Chief Executive Officer
#9Kevin Smith
$726,315
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health System
#10Joseph Mapa
$721,129
Sinai Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
Sector Breakdown
2016
Biggest Raises
2015 → 2016
Kit Ngan Young Hoon at Board of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit took the biggest raise on the 2016 Sunshine List: $150,314 to $392,662, up 161.2%.
Kit Ngan Young Hoon+161.2%
Board of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit·Medical Officer of Health / Le Médecin du travail de Santé
$150,314 → $392,662
Donna Bain+73.5%
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board·Deputy Chief Operating Officer / Chef adjointe des opérations
$282,670 → $490,406
Linda Abrams+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
Carol Albert+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
Ronna Brott+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
Andrew Graham+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
May Jean+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
Barbara McAfee+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
Robert A. J. Muir+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
Louann Pope+95.4%
Superior Court of Justice·Case Management Master
$192,684 → $376,457
Biggest Cuts
2015 → 2016
Robert Solomon at University of Western Ontario took the biggest cut on the 2016 Sunshine List: $378,720 to $131,814, down 65.2%.
Robert Solomon-65.2%
University of Western Ontario·Professor
$378,720 → $131,814
Zulfiqar Bhutta-56.1%
The Hospital for Sick Children·Co-Director, Global Child Health
$393,864 → $173,056
James Paul-56.7%
McMaster University·Associate Professor
$330,921 → $143,401
Daren Smith-26.1%
University of Toronto·President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
$693,507 → $512,216
Michael Allen-24.4%
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment
$700,442 → $529,189
Kyle Hampe-49.6%
St. Joseph's Care Group·Psychiatrist
$337,122 → $170,062
Adrian Hussey-29.1%
University of Toronto·Managing Director, Portfolio and Risk Analysis, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
$547,714 → $388,254
Bairbre Connolly-36.9%
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
$387,093 → $244,121
Dale Corbett-43.7%
Université d'Ottawa·Full Professor
$321,983 → $181,196
Josee Turcotte-47.6%
Ontario Securities Commission·Secretary to the Commission / Secrétaire de la Commission
$265,245 → $138,953
New to the List
2016
19,676 people are new to the 2016 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Raphael Hofstein at MaRS Innovation ($599,850).
#1Raphael Hofstein
$611,638
MaRS Innovation·President and CEO / Président et Directeur Général
#2Nell Turok
$501,307
Perimeter Institute·Director
#3Rohinton Medhora
$427,371
The Centre for International Governance Innovation·President
#4Kenneth Hartwick
$427,957
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Finance, Strategy, Risk and Chief Financial Officer
#5Joshua Basseches
$413,543
Royal Ontario Museum·Director and Chief Executive Officer
#6Dr. Plabon Ismail
$381,607
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care·Psychiatrist
#7Valerie Primeau
$370,365
North Bay Regional Health Centre·Psychiatrist
#8William Fleissig
$454,057
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation·Chief Executive Officer
#9Lilian K. Ng
$369,119
York University·Professor
#10Dr. Raheel Shahid
$359,319
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care·Psychiatrist
Left the List
2015 → 2016
10,616 people on the 2015 Sunshine List did not appear on the 2016 list; Ontario Power Generation had the most, 565.