Ontario’s 2001 sunshine list: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2001, 13,144 employees at 539 Ontario public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s sunshine list. The average disclosed salary was $129,685 and the median was $115,801 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2000, the list grew by 2,792 names (+27%, from 10,352 to 13,144), and the average disclosed salary rose 2.7% from $126,235.
The highest-paid person on the 2001 list was Ronald W. Osborne (President & CEO) at Ontario Power Generation, at $1,874,103. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 13,144 records, use the data explorer or see the Ontario dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by salary on the 2001 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronald W. Osborne | President & CEO | Ontario Power Generation | $1,874,103 |
| 2 | Eleanor Clitheroe | President & CEO, Hydro One | Hydro One | $1,622,228 |
| 3 | Eugene Preston | EVP, Chief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,590,206 |
| 4 | Graham A. Brown | Chief Operating Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $808,334 |
| 5 | Rod Taylor | Exce. VP, Planning & Development | Hydro One | $799,991 |
| 6 | Malen Ng | Exce. VP, Wires Operations | Hydro One | $778,317 |
| 7 | J. Prior | Exce. VP, General Counsel & Sec. | Hydro One | $771,875 |
| 8 | David W. Drinkwater | EVP Corp Dev. & Legal Affairs | Ontario Power Generation | $732,662 |
| 9 | David Williams | President & CEO | Workplace Safety & Insurance Brd | $688,436 |
| 10 | Anthony Salerno | Vice-Chair & CEO, OFA | Ontario Financing Authority | $634,643 |
| 11 | Peter Chait | Radiologist | Hospital for Sick Children, The | $575,949 |
| 12 | David Brown | Chair | Ontario Securities Commission | $551,531 |
| 13 | Wayne M. Bingham | Chief Financial Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $548,411 |
| 14 | Thomas Closson | President & Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $541,733 |
| 15 | M. Bermon | Sr. VP & Chief Regulatory Officer | Hydro One | $527,823 |
| 16 | John C. Mather | Senior VP, Electricity Production | Ontario Power Generation | $527,571 |
| 17 | Richard Dicerni | Executive Vice President & Secretary | Ontario Power Generation | $513,621 |
| 18 | Tom Gunn | Senior Vice President, Investments | OMERS | $512,794 |
| 19 | William Robinson | Senior Vice President, Pickering A | Ontario Power Generation | $508,266 |
| 20 | David Goulding | President & CEO | Independent Electricity Market Op. | $507,917 |
| 21 | Ken Hartwick | Chief Financial Officer | Hydro One | $491,654 |
| 22 | Michael Strofolino | President & CEO | Hospital for Sick Children, The | $491,535 |
| 23 | Allan G. Holt | Director, Operations & Maintenance | Ontario Power Generation | $476,069 |
| 24 | David J. McCutcheon | President & C.E.O. | Sunnybrook & Women's College | $474,224 |
| 25 | James R. Burpee | Senior Vice President, Operations | Ontario Power Generation | $470,247 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | 3,726 | $126,404 | $1,874,103 |
| Universities | 3,129 | $118,367 | $363,000 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 2,095 | $137,085 | $269,145 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 1,239 | $154,476 | $575,949 |
| Crown Agencies | 1,013 | $152,434 | $688,436 |
| Municipalities & Services | 761 | $118,110 | $280,211 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 523 | $119,782 | $269,660 |
| School Boards | 520 | $116,758 | $182,030 |
| Colleges | 138 | $123,043 | $374,412 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2001.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | Ontario Power Generation | 2,954 | $125,142 |
| Attorney General | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 1,343 | $143,654 |
| University Of Toronto | Universities | 1,093 | $123,238 |
| Hydro One | Ontario Power Generation | 772 | $131,233 |
| Cancer Care Ontario | Crown Agencies | 345 | $177,198 |
| York University | Universities | 271 | $117,948 |
| University Of Waterloo | Universities | 245 | $111,467 |
| McMaster University | Universities | 235 | $119,274 |
| University Of Western Ontario | Universities | 222 | $117,121 |
| University Of Ottawa | Universities | 207 | $116,699 |
| Queen's University | Universities | 203 | $119,740 |
| City Of Toronto | Municipalities & Services | 198 | $120,514 |
| University Health Network | Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 162 | $162,165 |
| Independent Electricity Market Op. | Crown Agencies | 152 | $131,064 |
| Hospital for Sick Children, The | Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 140 | $168,551 |