Ontario’s 2020 sunshine list: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2020, 205,855 employees at 2,041 Ontario public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s sunshine list. The average disclosed salary was $125,870 and the median was $113,876 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2019, the list grew by 38,757 names (+23%, from 167,098 to 205,855), and the average disclosed salary fell 1.2% from $127,396.
The highest-paid person on the 2020 list was Kenneth Hartwick (President and Chief Executive Officer) at Ontario Power Generation, at $1,228,517. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 205,855 records, use the data explorer or see the Ontario dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by salary on the 2020 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Hartwick | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,228,517 |
| 2 | Dominique Miniere | President, Nuclear | Ontario Power Generation | $1,131,767 |
| 3 | Sean Granville | Chief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $901,606 |
| 4 | Michael Martelli | Chief Projects Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $850,332 |
| 5 | Kevin Smith | President and Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $844,992 |
| 6 | Randy Lockwood | Senior Vice President Pickering | Ontario Power Generation | $818,892 |
| 7 | Dietmar Reiner | Senior Vice President Nuclear Projects | Ontario Power Generation | $817,862 |
| 8 | Mark Fuller | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) | $797,475 |
| 9 | Stephen Rigby | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation | $797,309 |
| 10 | Timothy Rutledge | President And Chief Executive Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $776,412 |
| 11 | Phil Verster | President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction | Metrolinx | $742,127 |
| 12 | Ronald Cohn | President and Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital For Sick Children | $737,013 |
| 13 | Andy Smith | President and Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $736,153 |
| 14 | William Reichman | President and Chief Executive Officer | Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care | $722,875 |
| 15 | Kenneth Boss | Psychiatrist/Psychiatre | North Bay Regional Health Centre | $714,306 |
| 16 | Gary Newton | President and Chief Executive Officer | Sinai Health System | $705,928 |
| 17 | Catherine Zahn | President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale | Centre For Addiction And Mental Health | $704,491 |
| 18 | Michelle Diemanuele | President and Chief Executive Officer | Trillium Health Partners | $696,393 |
| 19 | Daren Smith | President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation | University Of Toronto | $692,239 |
| 20 | Thomas Stewart | Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph’s Health System | St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton | $659,161 |
| 21 | Gadi Mayman | Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Financing Authority | $645,282 |
| 22 | David G. Vingoe | Chair and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Securities Commission | $642,573 |
| 23 | Christopher Ginther | Chief Administrative Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $640,913 |
| 24 | Matthew Anderson | Chief Executive Officer/Chef de la Direction | Ontario Health | $639,065 |
| 25 | Michael Sherar | President and Chief Exeuctive Officer, Cancer Care Ontario/Président-directeur général, Action Cancer Ontario | Ontario Health | $636,569 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipalities & Services | 52,506 | $123,291 | $481,515 |
| School Boards | 43,954 | $109,130 | $382,088 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 33,927 | $120,074 | $844,992 |
| Universities | 22,020 | $156,238 | $692,239 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 18,963 | $128,668 | $534,302 |
| Crown Agencies | 9,332 | $131,765 | $797,475 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 8,301 | $152,706 | $1,228,517 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 8,162 | $132,167 | $540,394 |
| Colleges | 7,569 | $119,184 | $447,534 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 580 | $234,147 | $353,893 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 405 | $138,738 | $379,114 |
| Seconded (Education) | 79 | $115,888 | $297,116 |
| Seconded (Solicitor General) | 41 | $127,764 | $149,263 |
| Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services) | 7 | $119,933 | $144,228 |
| Seconded (Municipal Affairs and Housing) | 4 | $123,157 | $162,841 |
| Seconded (Health) | 3 | $180,109 | $252,583 |
| Seconded (Attorney General) | 1 | $128,733 | $128,733 |
| Seconded (Colleges and Universities) | 1 | $224,825 | $224,825 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2020.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | Ontario Power Generation | 8,225 | $152,704 |
| City Of Toronto | Municipalities & Services | 7,239 | $122,054 |
| Peel District School Board | School Boards | 6,250 | $106,777 |
| Ontario Provincial Police | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 5,055 | $127,834 |
| University Of Toronto | Seconded (Colleges and Universities) | 4,728 | $161,100 |
| City Of Toronto – Police Service | Municipalities & Services | 4,589 | $130,378 |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | School Boards | 4,128 | $106,314 |
| Toronto District School Board | School Boards | 3,578 | $111,885 |
| City Of Ottawa | Municipalities & Services | 3,375 | $122,450 |
| City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | Municipalities & Services | 3,171 | $116,228 |
| Thames Valley District School Board | School Boards | 2,846 | $106,904 |
| Solicitor General | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 2,552 | $122,451 |
| York Region District School Board | School Boards | 2,388 | $108,418 |
| Waterloo Region District School Board | School Boards | 2,250 | $106,007 |
| Attorney General | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 2,233 | $175,800 |
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 205,855 in 2020 — roughly 46× 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.