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Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 2016

The 2016 top 100 ranges from $1,165,702 down to $458,083 in total compensation. Hospitals and Boards of Public Health accounts for 45% of this list, followed by Crown Agencies at 19%. Making the cut took $458,083 in total compensation this year, up 0.6% from $455,257 the year before.

These are the 2016 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

#1Jeffrey Lyash
$1,165,702
Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $1,155,899 + benefits $9,803
#2William Moriarty
$1,046,194
University of Toronto·President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $1,045,583 + benefits $612
#3Glenn Jager
$837,503
Ontario Power Generation·Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $832,751 + benefits $4,752
#4Jill Pepall
$836,117
Ontario Pension Board·Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer / Vice-présidente directrice et chef des placements
Salary $835,389 + benefits $728
#5Peter Pisters
$831,717
University Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $753,992 + benefits $77,725
#6Barry Mclellan
$764,445
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $715,000 + benefits $49,445
#7Catherine Zahn
$744,015
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health·President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $672,731 + benefits $71,284
#8William Reichman
$733,279
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $718,475 + benefits $14,804
#9Kevin Smith
$726,315
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health System
Salary $660,067 + benefits $66,248
#10Joseph Mapa
$721,129
Sinai Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $719,725 + benefits $1,404
#11Michael Apkon
$710,594
The Hospital for Sick Children·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $690,566 + benefits $20,028
#12John Kitts
$699,602
The Ottawa Hospital·President/Président
Salary $630,485 + benefits $69,117
#13Mark Fuller
$670,691
Ontario Pension Board·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $669,992 + benefits $699
#14Michelle Diemanuele
$663,344
Trillium Health Partners·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $660,450 + benefits $2,894
#15Maureen Jensen
$644,534
Ontario Securities Commission·Chair and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente et chef de la direction
Salary $642,784 + benefits $1,750
#16Robert Macisaac
$635,144
Hamilton Health Sciences·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $633,028 + benefits $2,116
#17Bruce Campbell
$622,893
Independent Electricity System Operator·President and CEO / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $622,527 + benefits $365
#18Robert Vinson
$616,114
Woodstock Hospital·Radiologist/Radiologue
Salary $615,030 + benefits $1,084
#19Raphael Hofstein
$611,638
MaRS Innovation·President and CEO / Président et Directeur Général
Salary $599,850 + benefits $11,788
#20Brian Whibbs
$610,161
Ontario Pension Board·Managing Director, Real Estate / Directeur général, Immobilier
Salary $609,567 + benefits $594
#21Dietmar E. Reiner
$600,562
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Projects
Salary $598,454 + benefits $2,108
#22Murray Glendining
$588,853
London Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $571,230 + benefits $17,624
#23Marian Walsh
$586,322
Sinai Health System·Associate Chief Executive Officer and Chief Integration Officer
Salary $584,918 + benefits $1,404
#24Tom Mikkelsen
$585,448
Ontario Brain Institute/Institut Ontarien Du Cerveau·President and Scientific Director/Président et directeur scientifique
Salary $583,000 + benefits $2,448
#25Dante Morra
$579,978
Trillium Health Partners·Chief Of Staff
Salary $576,930 + benefits $3,049
#26Gadi Mayman
$579,377
Ontario Financing Authority·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $578,633 + benefits $744
#27Robert Howard
$574,102
St. Michael's Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $547,308 + benefits $26,794
#28Thomas Mitchell
$562,957
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Executive Officer Designate
Salary $562,957 + benefits $0
#29Linda Rabeneck
$559,735
Cancer Care Ontario·Vice President / Vice-Présidente
Salary $512,101 + benefits $47,634
#30Jeffrey Turnbull
$556,305
The Ottawa Hospital·Chief of Staff/Médecin-chef
Salary $546,205 + benefits $10,100
#31Mike Martelli
$555,701
Ontario Power Generation·President Renewable Generation and Power Marketing
Salary $552,539 + benefits $3,162
#32Ilse Treurnicht
$547,598
MaRS Discovery District·Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction
Salary $532,500 + benefits $15,098
#33Monica Kowal
$545,043
Ontario Securities Commission·Vice Chaire
Salary $542,941 + benefits $2,103
#34Sean Macaulay
$543,276
Ontario Pension Board·Managing Director, Private Markets / Directeur général, Marchés privés
Salary $542,802 + benefits $474
#35Glenn Hubert
$540,744
Ontario Pension Board·Managing Director, Private Debt / Directeur général, Obligations de sociétés fermées
Salary $540,202 + benefits $542
#36Stephen Rigby
$539,610
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $538,551 + benefits $1,059
#37Christopher Ginther
$536,981
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Legal, Ethics and Compliance
Salary $531,500 + benefits $5,481
#38Michael Sherar
$535,221
Cancer Care Ontario·Chief Executive Office and President / Chef De La Direction Et Président
Salary $489,595 + benefits $45,627
#39Duncan Stewart
$534,446
The Ottawa Hospital·Executive Vice President - Research/Vice-président exécutif, Recherche
Salary $522,502 + benefits $11,944
#40Manohar Shroff
$533,159
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist-in-Chief
Salary $532,404 + benefits $755
#41Altaf Stationwala
$529,231
Mackenzie Health·President And Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $515,412 + benefits $13,819
#42Michael Allen
$529,189
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment
Salary $529,189 + benefits $0
#43Sean Granville
$526,139
Ontario Power Generation·Deputy Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $524,267 + benefits $1,872
#44John Kelton
$525,181
McMaster University·Professor / Executive Director
Salary $514,665 + benefits $10,516
#45Tanya Lai
$521,239
Ontario Pension Board·Managing Director, Public Markets / Directrice générale, Marchés publics
Salary $520,711 + benefits $527
#46Shoo Lee
$519,344
Sinai Health System·Neonatologist-in-Chief
Salary $517,940 + benefits $1,404
#47Kevin Clinton
$516,887
Ontario Pension Board·Vice President, Investment Counsel / Vice-président, Conseils en placements
Salary $516,344 + benefits $543
#48Rueben Devlin
$516,352
Humber River Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $498,632 + benefits $17,720
#49Joao Amaral
$514,582
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $513,827 + benefits $755
#50Shaf Keshavjee
$513,682
University Health Network·Surgeon-In-Chief
Salary $512,193 + benefits $1,488
#51Daren Smith
$512,736
University of Toronto·President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $512,216 + benefits $520
#52Michael Temple
$511,332
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $510,577 + benefits $755
#53David Higgins
$510,035
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·President, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Salary $500,003 + benefits $10,032
#54Andree Robichaud
$508,020
Rouge Valley Health System·President And Ceo Rouge Valley Health System
Salary $485,469 + benefits $22,551
#55Rosemarie Leclair
$505,884
Ontario Energy Board·Chair and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
Salary $501,141 + benefits $4,743
#56N. Robert Peter
$505,548
Liquor Control Board of Ontario·President and Chief Executive Officer/ Président-directeur général
Salary $494,308 + benefits $11,240
#57Glen Whyte
$505,427
University of Toronto·Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
Salary $504,907 + benefits $520
#58Michel Paradis
$502,652
Ontario Pension Board·Chief Financial Officer / Chef des services financiers
Salary $502,130 + benefits $522
#59Dave R. Williams
$502,099
Southlake Regional Health Centre·Chief Executive Officer and President
Salary $482,662 + benefits $19,437
#60Nell Turok
$501,307
Perimeter Institute·Director
Salary $499,110 + benefits $2,197
#61Christopher J. Paige
$499,596
University Health Network·Executive Vice President
Salary $449,904 + benefits $49,692
#62Gurpreet Dhindsa
$497,739
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation·Executive Vice President Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer / Vice-président directeur, dirigeant principal, Administration et Finances
Salary $497,191 + benefits $548
#63Edward Brown
$497,592
Ontario Telemedicine Network·Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction
Salary $486,858 + benefits $10,734
#64Maureen Adamson
$495,486
The Michener Institute Of Education At University Health Network·President And Chief Executive Officer
Salary $492,356 + benefits $3,131
#65Meric Gertler
$495,361
University of Toronto·President, University of Toronto
Salary $438,892 + benefits $56,469
#66Kumar Gupta
$494,894
Community Safety and Correctional Services·Coroner
Salary $494,894 + benefits $0
#67Christopher Whitaker
$493,786
Humber College·President
Salary $469,839 + benefits $23,947
#68Craig Earle
$491,023
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research·Program Director, Health Services Research and Clinical Trials
Salary $489,805 + benefits $1,218
#69Donna Bain
$490,674
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board·Deputy Chief Operating Officer / Chef adjointe des opérations
Salary $490,406 + benefits $268
#70Franco Vaccarino
$489,199
University of Guelph·President
Salary $423,648 + benefits $65,551
#71Andy Smith
$488,310
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·Executive Vice-President, Chief Medical Executive
Salary $453,751 + benefits $34,560
#72Julia Hanigsberg
$487,949
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $474,514 + benefits $13,435
#73Robert F. Biron
$487,486
The Scarborough Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $475,336 + benefits $12,150
#74Amit Chakma
$486,989
University of Western Ontario·President And Vice-Chancellor
Salary $441,354 + benefits $45,634
#75Tim Rutledge
$486,480
North York General Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $471,710 + benefits $14,770
#76Matthew Anderson
$485,918
William Osler Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $466,929 + benefits $18,989
#77Arthur Slutsky
$479,463
St. Michael's Hospital·Vice President Research
Salary $474,721 + benefits $4,742
#78Dimitri Parra
$477,832
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $477,077 + benefits $755
#79Connie Dejak
$477,791
Runnymede Healthcare Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $463,211 + benefits $14,579
#80James Flett
$477,053
Kingston General Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directeur générale
Salary $466,964 + benefits $10,089
#81Michael Strong
$475,562
University of Western Ontario·Dean/Professor/Medical Doctor
Salary $475,459 + benefits $103
#82David Palmer
$475,328
University of Toronto·Vice President, Advancement
Salary $359,808 + benefits $115,520
#83Barbara Keenan
$474,230
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President People, Culture and Communications
Salary $468,464 + benefits $5,766
#84Justine Jackson
$471,981
University Health Network·Executive Vice President
Salary $399,531 + benefits $72,450
#85Michael Julius
$471,282
Sunnybrook Research Institute·V.P. Research
Salary $445,071 + benefits $26,211
#86Mamdouh Shoukri
$470,224
York University·President and Vice Chancellor
Salary $463,105 + benefits $7,119
#87Denise Hardenne
$469,763
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $467,722 + benefits $2,040
#88Mihnea (Michael) Moldoveanu
$469,151
University of Toronto·Vice Dean, Learning and Innovation and Professor of Business Economics
Salary $468,631 + benefits $520
#89John Veinot
$467,874
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association·Pathologist
Salary $466,398 + benefits $1,476
#90Martin Offringa
$467,680
The Hospital for Sick Children·Senior Scientist
Salary $466,925 + benefits $755
#91Brian Golden
$465,036
University of Toronto·Vice Dean, Professional Programs and Professor of Strategic Management
Salary $464,516 + benefits $520
#92Gillian Kernaghan
$464,168
St. Joseph's Health Care London·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $446,762 + benefits $17,406
#93Elysa Widjaja
$463,483
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $462,728 + benefits $755
#94Dezso Horvath
$461,741
York University·Dean / Professor
Salary $461,741 + benefits $0
#95Thomas Teahen
$461,038
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $449,766 + benefits $11,272
#96Jeff Zabudsky
$460,262
Sheridan College Institute·President And Vice Chancellor
Salary $458,178 + benefits $2,084
#97Rima Al-Awar
$459,909
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research·Director and Senior Principal Investigator
Salary $458,691 + benefits $1,218
#98Susan Blaser
$458,758
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $458,003 + benefits $755
#99Suzanne Laughlin
$458,758
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $458,003 + benefits $755
#100Helen Branson
$458,083
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $457,328 + benefits $755

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.

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