Common questions about BC's Public Accounts compensation disclosure and this site.
What is the BC compensation disclosure?
This site combines three BC public compensation disclosures: (1) the Public Accounts CRF Other Employees schedule — core government employees earning $75,000+ — published annually under the Financial Information Act, (2) the Public Sector Executive Compensation Disclosures — CEO and top-four highest-paid executives at every BC public sector body — published under the Public Sector Employers Act, and (3) Statements of Financial Information (SOFIs) — every employee earning $75,000+ at individual public bodies — which we parse for most school districts, the health authorities, the major universities, and the largest crown corporations.
Who is included in this dataset?
All core BC government (ministry) employees earning $75,000+; all employees earning $75,000+ at major crown corporations (BC Hydro and subsidiaries, ICBC, WorkSafeBC, the Liquor Distribution Branch, BCLC, BC Transit, BC Housing), at UBC, SFU, UVic, and BCIT, at six of the seven health authorities (all but Fraser Health), and at most school districts; plus the top 5 executives at every other BC public sector body (remaining crown corps like BC Ferries, colleges, agencies, and all school districts). Bodies without an ingested SOFI appear with executives only.
What are the compensation thresholds?
Core government employees: $75,000+ gross salary for the fiscal year. Executive disclosures: no fixed threshold — they disclose the CEO plus the next four highest-ranking or highest-paid Named Executive Officers regardless of amount.
What counts as a 'fiscal year' for BC?
BC's fiscal year runs April 1 to March 31 for the provincial government and most crown corps / health authorities. School districts run July 1 to June 30. 'FY 2024-25' means the year ending in 2025 in either case. Year filters on this site use the ending year.
Why is 'Province of British Columbia' a single employer for so many records?
The Public Accounts CRF Other Employees schedule lists all core government employees under the Province of BC, because the Consolidated Revenue Fund is the payer for all ministries. Individual ministries (Health, Education, etc.) are not broken out in that source data. Executive-level records for individual employers like BC Hydro, UBC, and Fraser Health use their actual employer names.
Are BC Hydro / ICBC / UBC non-executive employees included?
Yes. We parse each body's Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) — the annual report listing every employee earning $75,000+ — for the largest crown corporations (BC Hydro with Powerex, Powertech, and Columbia Hydro Constructors, ICBC, WorkSafeBC, the Liquor Distribution Branch, BCLC, BC Transit, and BC Housing), the four major universities (UBC, SFU, UVic, BCIT), six of the seven health authorities, and most school districts. Fraser Health and the remaining smaller bodies still appear with top executives only until their SOFIs are integrated.
What compensation is reported?
Core-government (CRF) records show gross salary only — a single dollar figure. Executive records show base salary plus incentive compensation, benefits, pension, and 'other' amounts, summed to a total compensation figure — which is why top executives show a meaningful gap between base salary and total compensation. SOFI employee records show total remuneration as a single figure with no salary/benefits breakdown.
How far back does the data go?
Core government (CRF): fiscal years 2011 through 2025 (15 years). Executive disclosures (PSEC): 2017 through 2025 (9 years). Earlier PSEC years exist on the BC portal but use a legacy HTML layout that's not yet parsed.
How often is the data updated?
The BC government publishes CRF Public Accounts in the fall for the fiscal year ending the previous March. Individual employer PSEC disclosures post throughout the summer and fall. This site pulls updates once new data becomes available on the BC government portals.
How do I find a specific person?
Use the Data Explorer to search by first or last name. You can also filter by employer, sector, fiscal year, and salary range. Names are searched via a full-text index for performance.
Is this site affiliated with the Government of British Columbia?
No. This is an independent tool for exploring publicly available compensation data. Data is sourced from the BC Data Catalogue (CRF Public Accounts) and the BC Public Sector Compensation portal (executive disclosures).
Do you have data for other provinces?
Yes — this site also hosts Ontario Sunshine List data (3.27M+ records, 1996–2025), Alberta Compensation Disclosure, Manitoba compensation data, Newfoundland & Labrador compensation data, New Brunswick employee salaries, and Saskatchewan Crown-sector payee disclosure. Use the navigation to switch provinces.