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Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 2018

The 2018 top 100 ranges from $1,753,914 down to $459,092 in total compensation. Hospitals and Boards of Public Health accounts for 41% of this list, followed by Universities at 18%. Making the cut took $459,092 in total compensation this year, down 0.8% from $462,624 the year before.

These are the 2018 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

#1Jeffrey Lyash
$1,753,914
Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $1,746,825 + benefits $7,089
#2Daren Smith
$989,711
University of Toronto·President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $989,308 + benefits $403
#3Glenn Jager
$966,152
Ontario Power Generation·Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $962,749 + benefits $3,403
#4Michael Apkon
$828,408
The Hospital for Sick Children·Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $792,572 + benefits $35,837
#5Mark Fuller
$804,271
Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $803,552 + benefits $719
#6Sean Granville
$776,340
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $774,055 + benefits $2,285
#7Dietmar E. Reiner
$768,477
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Nuclear Projects
Salary $766,193 + benefits $2,284
#8Stephen Rigby
$766,676
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $765,407 + benefits $1,269
#9Andy Smith
$763,983
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $714,999 + benefits $48,983
#10Catherine Zahn
$741,911
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health·President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $670,517 + benefits $71,394
#11William Reichman
$736,865
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $722,875 + benefits $13,990
#12Kevin Smith
$720,812
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton·Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health System
Salary $697,745 + benefits $23,067
#13Peter Gregg
$714,700
Independent Electricity System Operator·President and Chief Executive officer / Président et chef de la direction
Salary $713,502 + benefits $1,198
#14Maureen Jensen
$710,943
Ontario Securities Commission·Chair and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente et chef de la direction
Salary $709,162 + benefits $1,781
#15Kenneth Hartwick
$687,127
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Finance
Salary $682,188 + benefits $4,939
#16Gary Newton
$686,208
Sinai Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $684,005 + benefits $2,203
#17Mike Martelli
$683,504
Ontario Power Generation·President, Renewable Generation
Salary $680,113 + benefits $3,391
#18John Kitts
$679,957
The Ottawa Hospital·President
Salary $621,239 + benefits $58,718
#19Michelle Diemanuele
$674,211
Trillium Health Partners·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $671,475 + benefits $2,736
#20George Soleas
$664,865
Liquor Control Board of Ontario·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
Salary $645,969 + benefits $18,896
#21Christopher Ginther
$641,817
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Administrative Officer
Salary $635,989 + benefits $5,828
#22Gadi Mayman
$637,395
Ontario Financing Authority·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $636,507 + benefits $888
#23Robert Macisaac
$634,891
Hamilton Health Sciences·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $633,057 + benefits $1,834
#24Rosemarie Leclair
$627,693
Ontario Energy Board·Chair and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général
Salary $621,998 + benefits $5,695
#25Edward Brown
$596,960
Ontario Telemedicine Network·Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la Direction
Salary $586,112 + benefits $10,848
#26Brian Duncan
$595,944
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Nuclear Fleet Operations
Salary $592,879 + benefits $3,065
#27David Pichora
$590,458
Kingston Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer \ Présidente-directeur générale
Salary $587,590 + benefits $2,867
#28Dante Morra
$581,773
Trillium Health Partners·Chief of Staff
Salary $578,866 + benefits $2,907
#29Barbara Collins
$569,896
Humber River Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $553,152 + benefits $16,744
#30Allan O'Dette
$561,872
Ministry of Economic Development and Growth/Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science·Chief Investment Officer
Salary $561,872 + benefits $0
#31Andrew Bevan
$558,043
Office Of The Premier·Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary
Salary $557,645 + benefits $398
#32Linda Rabeneck
$557,778
Cancer Care Ontario·Vice President/Vice-présidente
Salary $509,407 + benefits $48,371
#33Altaf Stationwala
$554,526
Mackenzie Health·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $540,715 + benefits $13,811
#34Michael Sherar
$552,925
Cancer Care Ontario·Chief Executive Officer and President et Directeur Général
Salary $504,900 + benefits $48,025
#35Robert Vinson
$552,379
Woodstock General Hospital Trust·Radiologist/Radiologue
Salary $552,379 + benefits $0
#36Charles Chan
$548,125
University Health Network·Executive Vice President
Salary $546,619 + benefits $1,506
#37Meric Gertler
$546,760
University of Toronto·President, University of Toronto
Salary $489,384 + benefits $57,376
#38Janice Skot
$545,551
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $482,967 + benefits $62,584
#39Manohar Shroff
$542,278
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist In Chief
Salary $541,617 + benefits $661
#40Elizabeth Buller
$538,991
Scarborough Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $517,400 + benefits $21,591
#41Johanne Bélanger
$537,982
Toronto Convention and Visitors Association·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $536,203 + benefits $1,779
#42Randy Lockwood
$537,187
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Pickering
Salary $535,233 + benefits $1,954
#43Barbara Keenan
$536,069
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President People, Culture and Communications
Salary $529,936 + benefits $6,133
#44Duncan Stewart
$533,356
The Ottawa Hospital·Executive Vice President - Research/Vice-président exécutif, Recherche
Salary $532,502 + benefits $854
#45Amit Chakma
$531,231
University of Western Ontario·President and Vice-Chancellor
Salary $484,000 + benefits $47,231
#46Neil Turok
$526,664
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics·Director
Salary $524,183 + benefits $2,482
#47Phil Verster
$518,856
Metrolinx·President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction
Salary $506,280 + benefits $12,575
#48Timothy Rutledge
$518,321
Unity Health Toronto·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $497,700 + benefits $20,621
#49Joshua Basseches
$517,914
Royal Ontario Museum·Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général
Salary $516,309 + benefits $1,605
#50Richard Reznick
$517,186
Queen's University·Dean, Director (School of Medicine), Professor
Salary $516,882 + benefits $305
#51Shaf Keshavjee
$516,300
University Health Network·Surgeon-In-Chief
Salary $514,393 + benefits $1,906
#52Jean Major
$516,084
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario·Chief Executive Officer and Registrar/Directeur général et registrateur
Salary $493,677 + benefits $22,407
#53Shoo Lee
$512,705
Sinai Health System·Neonatologist-in-Chief
Salary $510,502 + benefits $2,203
#54Garth Gibson
$511,777
Vector Institute·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $417,481 + benefits $94,296
#55David Sylvester
$510,252
King's University College·Principal
Salary $508,650 + benefits $1,601
#56Karim Mamdani
$509,662
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $497,323 + benefits $12,339
#57Ehren Cory
$503,874
Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $494,078 + benefits $9,796
#58Michael Allen
$503,000
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Refurbishment
Salary $503,000 + benefits $0
#59Brendan Carr
$502,549
William Osler Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $482,034 + benefits $20,515
#60Joao Amaral
$499,784
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $499,123 + benefits $661
#61Matthew Anderson
$498,198
Lakeridge Health·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $496,607 + benefits $1,591
#62Michael Temple
$496,784
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $496,123 + benefits $661
#63Brian Golden
$493,523
University of Toronto·Professor of Strategic Management
Salary $493,120 + benefits $403
#64Dimitri Parra
$492,284
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $491,623 + benefits $661
#65Peter Shena
$491,355
Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)·Executive Vice President and Chief Pension Officer / Vice-président directeur et chef des rentes
Salary $490,838 + benefits $517
#66Gregory Mckenzie
$490,125
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation·Chief Operating Officer / Dirigeant principal, Exploitation
Salary $489,227 + benefits $899
#67David G. Vingoe
$489,542
Ontario Securities Commission·Vice Chair / Vice-président
Salary $487,762 + benefits $1,781
#68Julia Hanigsberg
$487,593
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale
Salary $475,451 + benefits $12,142
#69Denise Hardenne
$486,183
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $484,120 + benefits $2,063
#70Paul Woods
$485,462
London Health Sciences Centre·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $467,936 + benefits $17,526
#71William Mitchell
$484,641
University of Toronto·Professor of Strategic Management
Salary $481,794 + benefits $2,847
#72Arthur Slutsky
$483,543
Unity Health Toronto·Vice President Research
Salary $480,306 + benefits $3,236
#73Andrew Mccallum
$481,651
Ornge·President and Chief Executive Officer/ Président et directeur général
Salary $480,000 + benefits $1,650
#74Rohinton Medhora
$480,679
Centre for International Governance Innovation·President
Salary $450,225 + benefits $30,454
#75Carlo Crozzoli
$479,759
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Corporate Business Development and Strategy
Salary $478,914 + benefits $846
#76Rhonda L Lenton
$479,710
York University·President and Vice Chancellor / Professor
Salary $476,000 + benefits $3,710
#77Tom Mikkelsen
$479,192
Ontario Brain Institute·President and Scientific Director/Président et directeur scientifique
Salary $450,000 + benefits $29,192
#78Feridun Hamdullahpur
$478,549
University of Waterloo·President
Salary $475,631 + benefits $2,918
#79Charles O'Reilly
$478,400
University of Toronto·Head of Public Equities, Investments, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $477,997 + benefits $403
#80Dezso Horvath
$477,211
York University·Dean / Professor
Salary $477,211 + benefits $0
#81Valerie Adamo
$477,078
Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)·Chief Technology Officer / Chef de la technologie
Salary $476,577 + benefits $501
#82Mihnea Moldoveanu
$474,391
University of Toronto·Vice Dean, Learning and Innovation and Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy
Salary $473,988 + benefits $403
#83David Palmer
$473,961
University of Toronto·Vice President, Advancement
Salary $359,808 + benefits $114,153
#84Elysa Widjaja
$472,813
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $472,152 + benefits $661
#85Helen Branson
$472,419
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $471,758 + benefits $661
#86Michael Julius
$472,291
Sunnybrook Research Institute·Vice President Research
Salary $446,491 + benefits $25,800
#87Emma Pavlov
$471,798
University Health Network·Executive Vice President
Salary $431,319 + benefits $40,479
#88Glen Whyte
$471,026
University of Toronto·Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
Salary $470,623 + benefits $403
#89Susan Blaser
$469,077
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $468,608 + benefits $468
#90Marilyn Monk
$468,569
The Hospital for Sick Children·Executive Vice President, Clinical
Salary $467,791 + benefits $778
#91Suzanne Laughlin
$468,482
The Hospital for Sick Children·Neuroradiologist
Salary $467,821 + benefits $661
#92John Hull
$468,203
University of Toronto·Professor of Finance
Salary $468,203 + benefits $0
#93Gillian Kernaghan
$466,177
St. Joseph's Health Care London·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $447,416 + benefits $18,761
#94Andree Robichaud
$464,999
Scarborough Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $444,999 + benefits $20,000
#95Salim Yusuf
$464,200
McMaster University·Professor
Salary $462,395 + benefits $1,805
#96Rima Al-Awar
$463,964
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research·Director and Senior Scientist
Salary $462,746 + benefits $1,218
#97John Veinot
$462,155
Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA)·Pathologist/Pathologiste
Salary $460,224 + benefits $1,931
#98Davy C.H. Cheng
$460,675
University of Western Ontario·Vice Dean/ Professor/Medical Doctor
Salary $460,675 + benefits $0
#99Susan (Dr) Johnston
$459,838
North Bay Regional Health Centre·Psychiatrist/Psychiatre
Salary $459,838 + benefits $0
#100Lisa Becker
$459,092
University of Toronto·Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation
Salary $458,890 + benefits $201

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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