Ontario Sunshine List 2017
The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2017 is worth about $125,920 in 2025 dollars.
2017 data last updated .
2017 Overview
On the List
131,909+6.0% vs 2016
Total Compensation
$17.0BSalaries + taxable benefits
Average Salary
$127,622+0.3% vs 2016
Top Earner
$1,561,321Jeffrey Lyash · salary + benefits
Year over Year
Employee count change: +6.0% (7,464)
Average salary change: +0.3% ($371)
Top Earners
2017
#1Jeffrey Lyash
$1,561,321Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
#2Daren Smith
$936,538University of Toronto·President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
#3Glenn Jager
$863,399Ontario Power Generation·Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer
#4Peter Pisters
$791,458University Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
#5Bruce Campbell
$750,118Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
#6Mark Fuller
$745,894Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) / Commission Du Régime De Retraite Des Fonctionnaires De L'Ontario (Commision Du Régime De Retraite De L'Ontario)·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
#7Catherine Zahn
$745,269Centre For Addiction And Mental Health·President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
#8Barry Mclellan
$743,875Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
#9Scott Martin
$742,289Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Business and Administration Services
#10Michael Apkon
$740,281The Hospital For Sick Children·President and Chief Executive Officer
Sector Breakdown
2017
Total compensation by sector
Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2016 → 2017
Daren Smith at University of Toronto had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2017 Sunshine List: $512,216 to $936,089, up 82.8%.
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.
Daren Smith+82.8%
University of Toronto·President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
$512,216 → $936,089
Jeffrey Lyash+34.5%
Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
$1,155,899 → $1,554,457
Scott Martin+72.6%
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Business and Administration Services
$428,704 → $739,855
Charles O'Reilly+70.5%
University of Toronto·Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
$335,100 → $571,308
Lisa Becker+79.9%
University of Toronto·Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
$277,780 → $499,679
Gary Newton+53.5%
Sinai Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
$408,367 → $627,005
Francesco Guglielmi+86.1%
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President Fleet Operations, Maintenance and Training
$234,286 → $436,089
Zulfiqar Bhutta+103.4%
The Hospital For Sick Children·Co-Director Global Child Health
$173,056 → $352,017
Feng Chen+124.5%
University of Toronto·Associate Professor, Department of Management
$138,633 → $311,217
Marc Guèvremont+156.3%
Bruyère Continuing Care·Vice-président principal, Services généraux et chef des Finances / Senior Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer
$100,211 → $256,828
Biggest Cuts
2016 → 2017
Hamidah Meghani at Regional Municipality of Halton had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2017 Sunshine List: $371,071 to $134,765, down 63.7%.
Hamidah Meghani-63.7%
Regional Municipality of Halton·Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health
$371,071 → $134,765
Sara Dolatshahi-65.8%
Ontario Power Generation·Shift Manager
$321,182 → $109,771
Tony Casha-65.8%
Ontario Power Generation·First Line Manager, Control/Mechanical
$301,564 → $102,999
John Kelton-32.6%
Mcmaster University·Professor
$514,665 → $346,855
Norman Buckley-41.1%
Mcmaster University·Professor
$401,975 → $236,617
Shawn Elliott-61.0%
City of Hamilton·Firefighter
$265,572 → $103,575
Jacqueline Parai-50.1%
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (Eorla)·Pathologist/Pathologiste
$295,310 → $147,400
Peter Harris-58.3%
Ontario Court of Justice / Cour de justice de l'Ontario·Judge / Juge
$241,430 → $100,626
Barbara Mcafee-36.9%
Superior Court of Justice / Cour supérieure de justice·Case Management Master / Protonotaire chargée de la gestion des causes
$376,457 → $237,716
May Jean-36.9%
Superior Court of Justice / Cour supérieure de justice·Case Management Master / Protonotaire chargée de la gestion des causes
$376,457 → $237,716
New to the List
2017
21,039 people are new to the 2017 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Julius Michael at Sunnybrook Research Institute ($447,910).
#1Julius Michael
$473,934Sunnybrook Research Institute·Vice President Research
#2David O Toole
$401,992Canadian Institute For Health Info·President and Chief Executive Officer
#3Dr.Eric Irvine
$389,535Brant Community Healthcare System·Medical Director Emergency
#4Hynynen Kullervo
$389,113Sunnybrook Research Institute·Director
#5Deane M Cameron
$412,335Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thompson Hall·President and Chief Executive Officer
#6Blouw Max
$386,863Wilfrid Laurier University·President and Vice Chancellor
#7Dr. Patricia Lepage
$360,547Waypoint Centre For Mental Health Care·Psychiatrist
#8James Conner
$339,427Sinai Health System·Clinical Associate, Pathology
#9Catherine Szabo
$348,438Providence Care Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer/ Président et Directrice général
#10Nabil (Tony) Khouri
$335,304Sinai Health System·Vice President, Facilities and Capital Development
Left the List
2016 → 2017
12,338 people on the 2016 Sunshine List did not appear on the 2017 list; Toronto District School Board had the most, 641.