Ontario’s 2007 sunshine list: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2007, 42,766 employees at 1,001 Ontario public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s sunshine list. The average disclosed salary was $128,895 and the median was $115,813 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2006, the list grew by 8,567 names (+25%, from 34,199 to 42,766), and the average disclosed salary fell 0.1% from $129,059.
The highest-paid person on the 2007 list was Paul Haggis (President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS) at OMERS Administration Corporation, at $2,240,008. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 42,766 records, use the data explorer or see the Ontario dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by salary on the 2007 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Haggis | President/Chief Executive Officer, OMERS | OMERS Administration Corporation | $2,240,008 |
| 2 | James F Hankinson | President/Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,788,719 |
| 3 | Paul Pugh | Senior Vice President, Investments | OMERS Administration Corporation | $1,240,585 |
| 4 | Pierre R Charlebois | Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,031,720 |
| 5 | Selma Lussenburg | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | OMERS Administration Corporation | $950,358 |
| 6 | William Robinson | Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs & Training | Ontario Power Generation | $842,909 |
| 7 | Laura Formusa | President/Chief Executive Officer | Hydro One | $794,299 |
| 8 | Thomas Mitchell | Chief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $780,777 |
| 9 | James Twomey | Executive Vice President, Fossil | Ontario Power Generation | $729,417 |
| 10 | Gregory Smith | Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation Development & Services | Ontario Power Generation | $725,844 |
| 11 | Jeffrey C Lozon | President/Chief Executive Officer | St. Michael's Hospital | $723,265 |
| 12 | Robert S Bell | President/Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $700,761 |
| 13 | W. David Wilson | Chair | Ontario Securities Commission | $700,528 |
| 14 | John D Murphy | Executive Vice President, Hydro | Ontario Power Generation | $687,335 |
| 15 | Leo Steven | President/Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $681,173 |
| 16 | Jan Carr | Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Authority | $650,728 |
| 17 | James R Burpee | Executive Vice President, Corporate Development | Ontario Power Generation | $625,439 |
| 18 | Mary J Haddad | President/Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital For Sick Children | $622,925 |
| 19 | Clifford Nordal | President & Chief Executive Officer | St. Joseph's Health Care, London | $622,723 |
| 20 | Joseph Mapa | President/Chief Executive Officer | Mount Sinai Hospital | $616,528 |
| 21 | John B Kitts | President | The Ottawa Hospital | $605,137 |
| 22 | Murray Martin | President/Chief Executive Officer | Hamilton Health Sciences | $589,596 |
| 23 | Kevin P. Smith | President/Chief Executive Officer | St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton | $580,881 |
| 24 | Howard Wetston | Chair | Ontario Energy Board | $578,778 |
| 25 | Catherine A Zahn | Executive Vice President | University Health Network | $578,444 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 9,417 | $130,568 | $548,698 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 8,384 | $130,466 | $1,788,719 |
| Municipalities & Services | 7,115 | $116,079 | $311,129 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 4,649 | $127,033 | $364,912 |
| School Boards | 4,312 | $110,946 | $265,736 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 4,211 | $149,656 | $723,265 |
| Crown Agencies | 1,964 | $143,371 | $2,240,008 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 1,417 | $134,014 | $650,728 |
| Colleges | 788 | $123,881 | $362,289 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 325 | $215,279 | $250,068 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 184 | $134,860 | $224,794 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2007.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | Ontario Power Generation | 6,461 | $132,744 |
| University Of Toronto | Universities | 2,034 | $140,559 |
| Hydro One | Ontario Power Generation | 1,908 | $122,788 |
| City Of Toronto | Municipalities & Services | 1,738 | $117,219 |
| Community Safety & Correctional Services | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 1,691 | $114,312 |
| Attorney General | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 1,307 | $150,033 |
| York University | Universities | 1,023 | $130,216 |
| City Of Toronto - Police Service | Municipalities & Services | 769 | $112,039 |
| McMaster University | Universities | 733 | $130,073 |
| University Of Western Ontario | Universities | 730 | $130,731 |
| University Of Waterloo | Universities | 688 | $129,521 |
| Queen's University | Universities | 667 | $128,636 |
| Toronto District School Board | School Boards | 657 | $110,827 |
| University Of Ottawa | Universities | 627 | $125,103 |
| Ryerson University | Universities | 489 | $125,342 |