Ontario ‘Sunshine List’ grows to 131,741 workers, includes many locally

Ontario Power Generation executives, a pair of hospital CEOs, and the president of a corporation that manages investments for a university are among the highest paid public-sector employees in the province on a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more.

The so-called “Sunshine List” released today shows that in 2017 there were 131,741 workers on the list, up from 123,410 last year, earning salaries and benefits that total over $16.8 billion.

The highest earner on the list is Ontario Power Generation CEO Jeff Lyash whose salary was $1,554,456.95 and $6,864.00 in taxable benefits, up nearly $400,000 from last year.

The province’s second-highest earner is Daren Smith, president of the University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation, with a salary of $936,089.48 and $448.14 in taxable benefits.

The $100,000 threshold for those on the list has not changed since it was introduced by then-premier Mike Harris in 1996.

Premier Kathleen Wynne says today that she won’t be increasing the threshold because $100,000 is still a lot of money.

Locally, the best paid man in Waterloo Region is Neil Turok – as the Director of the Perimeter Institute earned $519,012.95 in 2017.

The second top spot goes to President and CEO of Grand River Hospital, Malcolm Maxwell – and John Tibbits, President of Conestoga College lands in third.

A large stretch of the list focused solely on the University of Waterloo, as over 1,400 employees are mentioned.

There are also 311 Regional workers, and 637 WRPS members listed.

You can see a more detailed list below.

Region, Cities, Townships

Regional Municipality of Waterloo (311 listed)

Commissioner Public Health and Emergency Services / Medical Officer of Health, Liana Nolan – $289,617.64

Associate Medical Officer of Health, Hsiu-Li Wang – $262,272.79

Commissioner Transportation and Environmental Services, Thomas Schmidt – $218,363.60

Director of Transit Services, Eric Gillespie – $187,743.08

Regional Chair, Ken Seiling – $167,845.08

Director Corporate Communications, Bryan Stortz – $128,910.60

City of Cambridge (170 listed)

City Manager, Gary Dyke – $232,423.93

Fire Chief, Neil Main – $178,812.35

City of Waterloo (157 employees listed)

Chief Administrative Officer, Tim Anderson – $178,812.35

Fire Chief, Richard Hepditch – $145,527

City of Kitchener (294 employees listed)

Chief Administrative Officer, Daniel Chapman – $217,122.03

Chief Administrative Officer, Jeff Wilmer $179,950.24

Fire Chief, Jon Rehill – $166,154.53

Deputy Fire Chief, Rob Martin – $157,451.57

Guelph/Townships

City of Guelph Chief Administrative Officer, Derrick Thomson – $267,378.08 (232 Guelph employees listed)

County of Wellington Chief Administrative Officer – $255,407.61

Township of Wilmot Chief Administrative Officer, Grant Whittington – $185,669.96

Township of Centre Wellington Chief Administrative Officer, Andrew Goldie – $175,606.37

Township of Guelph/Eramosa Chief Administrative Officer, Ian Roger – $134,416.00

Township of Puslinch Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk, Karen Landry – $138,433.69

Town of Perth Chief Administrative Officer, John Derosenroll – $132,969.44

Township of Wellesley Chief Administrative Officer, Rik Louwagie – $121,307.89

Township of Wellington North Chief Adminstrative Officer, Michael Givens – $121,705.86

Police 

Waterloo Regional Police Service (637 listed)

Chief, Bryan Larkin – $282,212.92

Deputy Chief, Kevin Chalk – $263,328.74

Deputy Chief, Kevin Thaler – $247,516.08

Superintendent, Robert Gould – $203,068.94

Inspector, Michael Haffner – $166,892.33

Guelph Police Service (160 listed)

Deputy Chief of Police, Paul Martin – $215,408.00

Education
Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics Director, Neil Turok – $519,012.95

President of Conestoga College, John Tibbits – $409,900.00

President of the University of Waterloo, Feridun Hamdullahpur – $399,999.96 (1,450 employees listed)

President of Wilfrid Laurier University, Max Blouw – $371,418.02 (603 employees listed)

President of University of Guelph, Franco Vaccarino – $423,648.06

Waterloo Region District School Board Director of Education, John Bryant – $210,000.12 (547 employees listed)

Waterloo Catholic District School Board Director of Education and Secretary of The Board, Loretta Notten – $214,039.42 (179 employees listed)

Healthcare

Grand River Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer, Malcolm Maxwell – $421,504.16

Cambridge Memorial Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Gaskin –  $328,350.42

St. Mary’s General President and Chief Executive Officer, Don Shilton – $271,701.63

Guelph General Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer, Marianne Walker – $304,336.63

Lutherwood Chief Executive Officer, John Colangeli – $164,856.50

Children’s Aid Society of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo Executive Director, Karen Spencer – $153,733.21

Kitchener-Waterloo Counselling Services Incorporated Executive Director, Leslie Josling – $121,175.00

Other

Grand River Conservation Authority Chief Administrative Officer, Joseph Farwell – $197,220.98

Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region Chief Executive Officer, Mary Zilney – $141,193.71

Hospice of Waterloo Region Director of Fund Development, Tracy Helm – $140,000.00

Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA Chief Executive Officer, Peter Sweeney – $207,566.00