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 |
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 42,766 in 2007 — roughly 10× 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.