Ontario’s 2006 sunshine list: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2006, 34,199 employees at 927 Ontario public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s sunshine list. The average disclosed salary was $129,059 and the median was $116,135 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2005, the list grew by 6,738 names (+25%, from 27,461 to 34,199), and the average disclosed salary rose 0.9% from $127,926.
The highest-paid person on the 2006 list was Tom Parkinson (President/Chief Executive Officer) at Hydro One, at $1,560,901. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 34,199 records, use the data explorer or see the Ontario dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by salary on the 2006 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Parkinson | President/Chief Executive Officer | Hydro One | $1,560,901 |
| 2 | James F Hankinson | President & Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,480,804 |
| 3 | David Goulding | President & Chief Executive Officer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $1,217,960 |
| 4 | Pierre R Charlebois | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,015,540 |
| 5 | Paul Haggis | President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System | Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System | $958,121 |
| 6 | Richard Dicerni | Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary | Ontario Power Generation | $923,500 |
| 7 | William Robinson | Senior Vice President, Nuclear Programs & Training | Ontario Power Generation | $901,634 |
| 8 | Gregory Smith | Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation Development & Services | Ontario Power Generation | $897,317 |
| 9 | Paul Renaud | Senior Vice President | Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System | $812,047 |
| 10 | James Twomey | Executive Vice President, Fossil | Ontario Power Generation | $776,029 |
| 11 | John D Murphy | Executive Vice President, Hydro | Ontario Power Generation | $733,116 |
| 12 | Thomas Mitchell | Chief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $707,648 |
| 13 | Jeffrey Lozon | President & Chief Executive Officer | St. Michael's Hospital | $688,085 |
| 14 | Howard Wetston | Chair | Ontario Energy Board | $648,302 |
| 15 | Jan Carr | Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Authority | $641,187 |
| 16 | James R Burpee | Executive Vice President, Corporate Development | Ontario Power Generation | $609,973 |
| 17 | Robert S Bell | President & Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $602,396 |
| 18 | Clifford Nordal | Shared President & Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health Care, London and London Health Sciences Centre | St. Joseph's Health Care, London | $601,112 |
| 19 | Ron, W Buckle | President & Chief Executive Officer - Hospital Administrative Services | Hospital Administrative Services | $593,681 |
| 20 | Joseph Mapa | President & Chief Executive Officer | Mount Sinai Hospital | $592,492 |
| 21 | Donn W Hanbidge | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $581,603 |
| 22 | Selma Lussenburg | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System | $568,503 |
| 23 | Mary J. Haddad | President & Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital For Sick Children | $563,062 |
| 24 | John B Kitts | President | The Ottawa Hospital | $556,460 |
| 25 | John Coleby | Senior Vice President, Pickering A | Ontario Power Generation | $555,560 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 7,867 | $128,251 | $539,654 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 7,343 | $128,406 | $1,560,901 |
| Municipalities & Services | 4,949 | $116,468 | $297,278 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 3,895 | $127,303 | $337,602 |
| School Boards | 3,149 | $111,236 | $259,681 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 3,130 | $156,659 | $688,085 |
| Crown Agencies | 1,765 | $143,906 | $1,217,960 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 1,017 | $132,460 | $510,184 |
| Colleges | 629 | $125,105 | $404,753 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 305 | $207,092 | $266,253 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 150 | $122,824 | $224,206 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2006.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | Ontario Power Generation | 5,518 | $130,071 |
| University Of Toronto | Universities | 1,892 | $139,315 |
| Hydro One | Ontario Power Generation | 1,810 | $123,424 |
| Community Safety & Corr. Services | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 1,255 | $114,460 |
| Attorney General | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 1,249 | $148,057 |
| City Of Toronto | Municipalities & Services | 989 | $117,321 |
| City of Toronto - Toronto Police Service | Municipalities & Services | 707 | $111,651 |
| York University | Universities | 703 | $125,134 |
| University Of Ottawa | Universities | 650 | $127,361 |
| McMaster University | Universities | 625 | $127,295 |
| Toronto District School Board | School Boards | 586 | $109,517 |
| University Of Waterloo | Universities | 581 | $127,304 |
| Queen's University | Universities | 572 | $126,271 |
| University Of Western Ontario | Universities | 531 | $123,460 |
| University Of Guelph | Universities | 404 | $118,753 |
Ontario’s Sunshine List is the original Canadian salary disclosure: the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, passed under the Harris government, requires every organization that receives provincial funding — ministries, municipalities, hospitals, school boards, universities, and Crown corporations — to publish the name, position, salary, and taxable benefits of every employee paid $100,000 or more. This site carries the complete disclosure record from 1996 through 2025, including the inaugural 1996 list of just 4,501 names.
The $100,000 threshold has never been adjusted for inflation. In today’s dollars it would sit near $185,000 — which is why the list has grown from 4,501 people in 1996 to 34,199 in 2006 — roughly 8× more. What began as a register of senior executives now includes nurses, teachers, police constables, and transit operators. Track that expansion year by year in 30 years of Sunshine List growth or see who tops the current list on the Ontario Sunshine List 2025 page.
Ontario’s disclosure is also one of seven this site covers — compare public-sector pay with British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan, each with its own threshold and disclosure rules. For how the Ontario list works — who is included, when it comes out, and what counts as salary — see the Sunshine List FAQ.