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Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 2017

The 2017 top 100 ranges from $1,561,321 down to $462,624 in total compensation. Hospitals and Boards of Public Health accounts for 41% of this list, followed by Crown Agencies at 19%. Making the cut took $462,624 in total compensation this year, up 1.0% from $458,083 the year before.

These are the 2017 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

#1Jeffrey Lyash
$1,561,321
Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $1,554,457 + benefits $6,864
#2Daren Smith
$936,538
University of Toronto·President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $936,089 + benefits $448
#3Glenn Jager
$863,399
Ontario Power Generation·Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $858,445 + benefits $4,954
#4Peter Pisters
$791,458
University Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $718,301 + benefits $73,157
#5Bruce Campbell
$750,118
Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $749,863 + benefits $256
#6Mark Fuller
$745,894
Ontario 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
Salary $745,212 + benefits $682
#7Catherine Zahn
$745,269
Centre For Addiction And Mental Health·President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $673,541 + benefits $71,728
#8Barry Mclellan
$743,875
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $704,657 + benefits $39,218
#9Scott Martin
$742,289
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Business and Administration Services
Salary $739,855 + benefits $2,434
#10Michael Apkon
$740,281
The Hospital For Sick Children·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $719,694 + benefits $20,586
#11William Reichman
$730,310
Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $722,875 + benefits $7,435
#12Kevin Smith
$727,275
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health System
Salary $660,190 + benefits $67,085
#13Jill Pepall
$721,671
Ontario 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)·Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer / Vice-présidente directrice et chef des placements
Salary $721,224 + benefits $447
#14David Pichora
$716,677
Kingston Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général
Salary $715,035 + benefits $1,643
#15David Samuel Hillier
$711,972
Shepherd Village Inc·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $705,424 + benefits $6,549
#16Maureen Jensen
$710,721
Ontario Securities Commission / Commission Des Valeurs Mobilières De L'Ontario·Chair and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente et chef de la direction
Salary $708,963 + benefits $1,757
#17John Kitts
$699,593
The Ottawa Hospital·President/Président
Salary $630,485 + benefits $69,108
#18Ozhand Ganjavi
$686,966
Laurentian University of Sudbury·Full Professor
Salary $686,761 + benefits $205
#19Stephen Rigby
$685,150
Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation / Société Des Loteries Et Des Jeux De L'Ontario·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $683,935 + benefits $1,215
#20Robert Howard
$681,711
Providence St . Joseph ' S And St . Michael's Healthcare·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $655,369 + benefits $26,342
#21Michelle Diemanuele
$663,166
Trillium Health Partners·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $660,450 + benefits $2,716
#22Gadi Mayman
$640,874
Ontario Financing Authority / Office ontarien de financement·Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général
Salary $640,021 + benefits $853
#23Robert Macisaac
$630,837
Hamilton Health Sciences·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $628,720 + benefits $2,116
#24Gary Newton
$628,409
Sinai Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $627,005 + benefits $1,404
#25Dietmar E. Reiner
$611,370
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Nuclear Projects
Salary $608,601 + benefits $2,770
#26Mike Martelli
$595,196
Ontario Power Generation·President, Renewable Generation
Salary $591,519 + benefits $3,677
#27Murray Glendining
$593,178
London Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $575,586 + benefits $17,592
#28Robert Vinson
$578,978
Woodstock General Hospital Trust·Radiologist/Radiologue
Salary $578,978 + benefits $0
#29Andy Smith
$575,524
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Executive, Chief Executive Officer
Salary $534,519 + benefits $41,005
#30Dante Morra
$573,408
Trillium Health Partners·Chief of Staff
Salary $570,548 + benefits $2,860
#31Charles O'Reilly
$571,756
University of Toronto·Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $571,308 + benefits $448
#32Arthur Slutsky
$561,203
Providence St . Joseph ' S And St . Michael's Healthcare·Vice President, Research
Salary $556,461 + benefits $4,742
#33Tom Mikkelsen
$558,728
Ontario Brain Institute·President and Scientific Director/Président et directeur scientifique
Salary $525,000 + benefits $33,728
#34Linda Rabeneck
$555,991
Cancer Care Ontario / Action Cancer Ontario·Vice President/Vice-Présidente
Salary $507,975 + benefits $48,016
#35Altaf Stationwala
$554,634
Mackenzie Health·President And Chief Executive Officer
Salary $540,715 + benefits $13,919
#36Christopher Ginther
$552,126
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Administrative Officer
Salary $546,595 + benefits $5,531
#37Raphael Hofstein
$549,392
Mars Innovation·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $537,685 + benefits $11,707
#38Ilse Treurnicht
$543,309
Mars Discovery District·Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction
Salary $532,428 + benefits $10,881
#39Michael Sherar
$542,546
Cancer Care Ontario / Action Cancer Ontario·Chief Executive Officer and President/Président Et Directeur Général
Salary $495,600 + benefits $46,946
#40Kenneth Hartwick
$539,782
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Finance
Salary $535,164 + benefits $4,618
#41Duncan Stewart
$534,504
The Ottawa Hospital·Executive Vice President - Research/Vice-président exécutif, Recherche
Salary $532,502 + benefits $2,002
#42Manohar Shroff
$533,077
The Hospital For Sick Children·Radiologist-In-Chief
Salary $532,416 + benefits $661
#43Amit Chakma
$531,417
University of Western Ontario·President and Vice-Chancellor
Salary $484,000 + benefits $47,417
#44Alan Bernstein
$530,061
Canadian Institute For Advanced Research·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $526,875 + benefits $3,186
#45Sean Granville
$529,285
Ontario Power Generation·Deputy Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $527,346 + benefits $1,939
#46Brian Whibbs
$524,117
Ontario 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)·Managing Director, Real Estate / Directeur général, Immobilier
Salary $523,726 + benefits $391
#47Neil Turok
$521,578
Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics·Director
Salary $519,013 + benefits $2,565
#48William Fleissig
$518,561
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $434,875 + benefits $83,686
#49Johanne R. Bélanger
$517,470
Toronto Convention and Visitors Association·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $515,625 + benefits $1,845
#50Douglas Sinclair
$517,120
Providence St . Joseph ' S And St . Michael's Healthcare·Executive Vice President Programs and Chief Medical Officer
Salary $511,906 + benefits $5,214
#51Shaf Keshavjee
$516,201
University Health Network·Surgeon-In-Chief
Salary $514,393 + benefits $1,808
#52Edward Brown
$516,151
Ontario Telemedicine Network·Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la Direction
Salary $505,327 + benefits $10,824
#53Shoo Lee
$515,111
Sinai Health System·Neonatologist-in-Chief
Salary $513,707 + benefits $1,404
#54Joshua Basseches
$510,520
Royal Ontario Museum / Musée Royal De L'Ontario·Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général
Salary $509,013 + benefits $1,507
#55Barbara Collins
$510,254
Humber River Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $493,886 + benefits $16,369
#56David Higgins
$510,146
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·President, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Salary $500,003 + benefits $10,144
#57Andree Robichaud
$508,408
Scarborough And Rouge Hospital·Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $485,884 + benefits $22,524
#58Rosemarie Leclair
$502,356
Ontario Energy Board / Commission De L'Énergie De L'Ontario·Chair and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
Salary $497,580 + benefits $4,776
#59Charles Chan
$502,263
University Health Network·Executive Vice President
Salary $500,840 + benefits $1,424
#60Dave R. Williams
$501,974
Southlake Regional Health Centre·Chief Executive Officer and President
Salary $482,550 + benefits $19,424
#61Michael Temple
$501,311
The Hospital For Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $500,650 + benefits $661
#62Lisa Becker
$499,903
University of Toronto·Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $499,679 + benefits $224
#63Adrian Hussey
$499,159
University of Toronto·Managing Director, Portfolio and Risk Analysis, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $499,081 + benefits $79
#64Bruce Mccuaig
$498,520
Metrolinx·President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction
Salary $486,035 + benefits $12,485
#65Meric Gertler
$495,745
University of Toronto·President, University of Toronto
Salary $438,892 + benefits $56,853
#66Joao Amaral
$493,311
The Hospital For Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $492,650 + benefits $661
#67Franco Vaccarino
$492,533
University of Guelph·President and Vice-Chancellor
Salary $423,648 + benefits $68,885
#68Matthew Anderson
$491,756
Lakeridge Health·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $490,000 + benefits $1,756
#69Mamdouh Shoukri
$491,238
York University·President Emeritus
Salary $486,711 + benefits $4,527
#70George Soleas
$488,671
Liquor Control Board of Ontario / Régie Des Alcools De L'Ontario·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
Salary $468,741 + benefits $19,930
#71Jeffrey Turnbull
$485,678
The Ottawa Hospital·Chief of Staff/Médecin-chef
Salary $475,658 + benefits $10,020
#72Mary J. Walsh
$485,544
Providence St . Joseph ' S And St . Michael's Healthcare·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $484,642 + benefits $902
#73Barbara Keenan
$485,504
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President People, Culture and Communications
Salary $479,674 + benefits $5,830
#74Grant Cleary
$484,143
Ontario Power Generation·First Line Manager, Control/Mechanical
Salary $483,868 + benefits $275
#75Tim Rutledge
$483,252
North York General Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $469,130 + benefits $14,122
#76David G. Vingoe
$481,481
Ontario Securities Commission / Commission Des Valeurs Mobilières De L'Ontario·Vice Chair / Vice-président
Salary $479,723 + benefits $1,757
#77Ehren Cory
$480,950
Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) / Société Ontarienne Des Infrastructures Et De L'Immobilier (Infrastructure Ontario)·President and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général
Salary $470,758 + benefits $10,192
#78Dimitri Parra
$480,311
The Hospital For Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $479,650 + benefits $661
#79Julia Hanigsberg
$478,364
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $477,012 + benefits $1,352
#80Kenneth Boss
$477,469
North Bay Regional Health Centre·Psychiatrist/Psychiatre
Salary $477,468 + benefits $1
#81Denise Hardenne
$474,820
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation·President/Chief Executive Officer
Salary $472,809 + benefits $2,011
#82David Palmer
$474,256
University of Toronto·Vice President, Advancement
Salary $359,808 + benefits $114,448
#83Paul O'Byrne
$473,938
Mcmaster University·Dean and Vice President (Health Sciences) / Professor
Salary $463,816 + benefits $10,122
#84Julius Michael
$473,934
Sunnybrook Research Institute·Vice President Research
Salary $447,910 + benefits $26,024
#85Kumar Gupta
$472,397
Community Safety and Correctional Services / Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnels·Coroner / Coroner
Salary $472,397 + benefits $0
#86Michael Strong
$472,234
University of Western Ontario·Dean/Professor/Medical Doctor
Salary $472,126 + benefits $108
#87Mihnea (Michael) Moldoveanu
$467,748
University of Toronto·Vice Dean, Learning and Innovation and Professor of Business Economics
Salary $467,300 + benefits $448
#88John Denham
$467,641
Workplace Safety And Insurance Board·Chief Investment Officer/Chef des placements
Salary $466,979 + benefits $662
#89Sean Macaulay
$467,193
Ontario 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)·Managing Director, Private Markets / Directeur général, Marchés privés
Salary $466,825 + benefits $368
#90Rima Al-Awar
$467,125
Ontario Institute For Cancer Research·Director and Senior Principal Investigator
Salary $465,907 + benefits $1,218
#91John Veinot
$466,221
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (Eorla)·Pathologist/Pathologiste
Salary $464,290 + benefits $1,931
#92Michael Allen
$465,970
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment
Salary $465,970 + benefits $0
#93John Hull
$465,324
University of Toronto·Professor of Finance
Salary $465,118 + benefits $206
#94Gillian Kernaghan
$464,642
St. Joseph's Health Care London·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $446,876 + benefits $17,766
#95Marilyn Monk
$463,890
The Hospital For Sick Children·Executive Vice President, Clinical
Salary $463,112 + benefits $778
#96Gregory Mckenzie
$463,569
Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation / Société Des Loteries Et Des Jeux De L'Ontario·Chief Operating Officer / Chef de l'exploitation
Salary $462,689 + benefits $880
#97Helen Branson
$463,313
The Hospital For Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $462,652 + benefits $661
#98Salim Yusuf
$462,846
Mcmaster University·Professor
Salary $461,395 + benefits $1,451
#99Valerie Adamo
$462,624
Ontario 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)·Chief Technology Officer / Chef de la technologie
Salary $462,126 + benefits $497
#100Peter Shena
$462,624
Ontario 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)·Executive Vice President and Chief Pension Officer / Vice-président directeur et chef des rentes
Salary $462,126 + benefits $497

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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