Ontario Sunshine List 2020

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2020 is worth about $119,854 in 2025 dollars.

2020 data last updated .

2020 Overview

On the List

205,855

+23.2% vs 2019

Total Compensation

$26.1B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$125,870

-1.2% vs 2019

Top Earner

$1,236,057

Kenneth Hartwick · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +23.2% (38,757)
Average salary change: -1.2% (-$1,526)

Top Earners
2020

#1Kenneth Hartwick
$1,236,057
Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
#2Dominique Miniere
$1,135,690
Ontario Power Generation·President, Nuclear
#3Kevin Smith
$932,495
University Health Network·President and Chief Executive Officer
#4Sean Granville
$904,057
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer
#5Michael Martelli
$853,831
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Projects Officer
#6Dietmar Reiner
$820,160
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Nuclear Projects
#7Randy Lockwood
$819,222
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Pickering
#8Ronald Cohn
$809,249
The Hospital For Sick Children·President and Chief Executive Officer
#9Timothy Rutledge
$804,387
Unity Health Toronto·President And Chief Executive Officer
#10Stephen Rigby
$798,524
Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation·President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction

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Sector Breakdown
2020

Total compensation by sector

Total compensation by sectorHorizontal bar chart of total compensation across 12 sectors, Municipalities & Services: $6,525,459,753 (52,506 people); School Boards: $4,802,429,950 (43,954 people); Hospitals & Boards of Public Health: $4,092,828,457 (33,927 people); Universities: $3,454,682,318 (22,020 people); Government of Ontario – Ministries: $2,443,757,856 (18,963 people); Ontario Power Generation: $1,295,553,368 (8,301 people); Crown Agencies: $1,235,385,070 (9,332 people); Other Public Sector Employers: $1,098,485,228 (8,162 people); Colleges: $903,981,876 (7,569 people); Government of Ontario – Judiciary: $136,689,082 (580 people); Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices: $56,330,963 (405 people); Seconded to Ministries: $16,742,083 (136 people).$0$4B$8BMunicipalities & ServicesMunicip…ervices52,506School Boards43,954Hospitals & Boards of Public HealthHospita… Health33,927Universities22,020Government of Ontario – MinistriesGovernm…istries18,963Ontario Power GenerationOntario…eration8,301Crown Agencies9,332Other Public Sector EmployersOther P…ployers8,162Colleges7,569Government of Ontario – JudiciaryGovernm…diciary580Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and OfficesGovernm…Offices405Seconded to MinistriesSeconde…istries136

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2019 → 2020

Kenneth Hartwick at Ontario Power Generation had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2020 Sunshine List: $929,764 to $1,228,517, up 32.1%.

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.

Kenneth Hartwick+32.1%
Ontario Power Generation·President and Chief Executive Officer
$929,764 → $1,228,517
Ian Arra+63.9%
Grey Bruce Health Unit·Medical Officer of Health / Chief Executive Officer
$385,350 → $631,510
Phil Verster+46.1%
Metrolinx·President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction
$507,968 → $742,127
Prakeshkumar Shah+99.8%
Sinai Health System·Neonatologist-in-Chief
$232,409 → $464,381
Patrick Deane+100.0%
Queen’s University·Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor
$207,879 → $415,759
Michael Lindsay+166.0%
Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)·Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général
$124,695 → $331,722
Carol Brewer+172.9%
Ontario Court Of Justice·Judge
$115,984 → $316,573
Susanne Chan+137.6%
Southlake Regional Health Centre·Pathologist
$142,859 → $339,387
Sauro Camiletti+83.3%
King’s University College·Vice Principal and Academic Dean
$233,918 → $428,849
Homer Tien+56.6%
ORNGE·President and Chief Executive Officer/ Président et directeur général
$313,030 → $490,113

Biggest Cuts
2019 → 2020

Glenn Jager at Ontario Power Generation had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2020 Sunshine List: $473,863 to $200,218, down 57.7%.

Glenn Jager-57.7%
Ontario Power Generation·Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer
$473,863 → $200,218
Brian Duncan-40.1%
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Nuclear Fleet Operations
$632,976 → $379,007
Carlo Crozzoli-53.9%
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President Corporate Business Development and Strategy
$466,559 → $214,860
Lorne Martin-53.1%
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation·Medical Director
$437,204 → $204,848
Sandra Northcott-59.9%
St. Joseph’s Health Care London·Psychiatrist
$329,122 → $131,849
Kevin Greene-49.0%
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation·Project Management Director, Quayside
$387,793 → $197,635
Maria Naidin-51.1%
Ontario Power Generation·Shift Manager
$307,590 → $150,331
Cady Zeman-Pocrnich-46.1%
London Health Sciences Centre·Pathologist
$301,352 → $162,376
Edward Mcbean-52.5%
University Of Guelph·Professor
$257,094 → $122,207
Cecilia Lee-54.8%
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital·Physician
$233,740 → $105,636

New to the List
2020

47,477 people are new to the 2020 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Michael Martelli at Ontario Power Generation ($850,332).

#1Michael Martelli
$853,831
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Projects Officer
#2Laszlo Radvanyi
$498,733
Ontario Institute For Cancer Research·President and Scientific Director
#3Frank Martino
$436,782
William Osler Health System·Executive Vice President Quality, Medical and Academic Affairs
#4Daniel Edgcumbe
$412,397
Halton Healthcare Services Corporation·Vice President
#5Paul Bronowicki
$377,720
Atura·Director, Operations
#6Dr. Charles Gardner
$364,357
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit·Medical Officer Of Health/Chief Executive Officer
#7Susan A Denburg
$361,117
McMaster University·Professor
#8Ronald H. Pellerine
$358,699
Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation·General Manager/Directeur général
#9Cal Bricker
$355,991
Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation·President and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général
#10Meredith Irwin
$353,780
The Hospital For Sick Children·Paediatrician-In-Chief Sickkids, and Chair Paediatrics,University of Toronto

Left the List
2019 → 2020

13,199 people on the 2019 Sunshine List did not appear on the 2020 list; Ontario Power Generation had the most, 607.