Ontario’s 2023 sunshine list: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2023, 300,680 employees at 2,359 Ontario public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s sunshine list. The average disclosed salary was $126,933 and the median was $115,292 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2022, the list grew by 33,732 names (+13%, from 266,948 to 300,680), and the average disclosed salary rose 1.6% from $124,938.
The highest-paid person on the 2023 list was Kenneth Hartwick (President and Chief Executive Officer) at Ontario Power Generation, at $1,925,372. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 300,680 records, use the data explorer or see the Ontario dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by salary on the 2023 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 | $1,925,372 |
| 2 | Dominique Miniere | Chief Strategy Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,194,533 |
| 3 | Michael Martelli | Chief Projects Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $972,747 |
| 4 | Nicolle Butcher | Chief Operations Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $894,783 |
| 5 | Christopher Ginther | Executive Vice President Business Strategy and Commercial Management | Ontario Power Generation | $889,925 |
| 6 | Ronald Cohn | President and Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital For Sick Children | $851,414 |
| 7 | Kevin Smith | President and Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $844,992 |
| 8 | Phil Verster | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Metrolinx / Metrolinx | $838,097 |
| 9 | Mark Fuller | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) / Commission Du Régime De Retraite Des Fonctionnaires De L'Ontario (Commission Du Régime De Retraite D) | $826,539 |
| 10 | Matthew Anderson | Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général | Ontario Health / Santé Ontario | $821,000 |
| 11 | Steve Gregoris | Chief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $809,566 |
| 12 | Jon Franke | Senior Vice President Pickering A | Ontario Power Generation | $803,730 |
| 13 | Jackie Schleifer Taylor | President and Chief Executive Officer | London Health Sciences Centre | $786,003 |
| 14 | Timothy Rutledge | President and Chief Executive Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $771,236 |
| 15 | Andy Smith | President, Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $715,125 |
| 16 | Alfred Hannay | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation / Société des loteries et des jeux de l'Ontario | $709,582 |
| 17 | Gary Newton | President and Chief Executive Officer | Sinai Health System | $705,928 |
| 18 | David G. Vingoe | Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction | Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario | $697,972 |
| 19 | David Graham | President and Chief Executive Officer | Scarborough Health Network | $689,226 |
| 20 | Lesley Gallinger | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $689,059 |
| 21 | Robert Macisaac | President and Chief Executive Officer | Hamilton Health Sciences | $687,201 |
| 22 | Birgit Betina Ertl-Wagner | Radiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $682,450 |
| 23 | Mark Knutson | Chief Enterprise Engineering and Chief Nuclear Engineer | Ontario Power Generation | $682,378 |
| 24 | Aida Cipolla | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - Finance | Ontario Power Generation | $679,657 |
| 25 | Altaf Stationwala | President and Chief Executive Officer | MacKenzie Health | $679,466 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Boards | 80,281 | $107,102 | $344,798 |
| Municipalities & Services | 65,815 | $127,764 | $562,326 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 58,701 | $125,852 | $851,414 |
| Universities | 26,231 | $160,883 | $650,860 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 23,106 | $130,133 | $477,361 |
| Crown Agencies | 13,585 | $134,250 | $838,097 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 11,853 | $133,430 | $650,625 |
| Colleges | 10,332 | $127,350 | $494,716 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 9,489 | $165,512 | $1,925,372 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 645 | $255,750 | $403,154 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 508 | $139,626 | $420,881 |
| Seconded (Education)* | 90 | $116,839 | $227,545 |
| Seconded (Solicitor General)* | 31 | $132,704 | $162,584 |
| Seconded (Health)* | 5 | $153,955 | $287,924 |
| Seconded (Attorney General)* | 2 | $156,026 | $166,018 |
| Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services)* | 2 | $115,730 | $117,350 |
| Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)* | 2 | $115,064 | $122,014 |
| Seconded (Cabinet Office)* | 1 | $663,841 | $663,841 |
| Seconded (Energy)* | 1 | $153,877 | $153,877 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2023.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | Ontario Power Generation | 9,310 | $165,515 |
| City Of Toronto | Municipalities & Services | 9,256 | $130,389 |
| Toronto District School Board | School Boards | 8,826 | $105,951 |
| Peel District School Board | School Boards | 6,557 | $106,690 |
| University Of Toronto | Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 5,946 | $169,607 |
| City Of Toronto - Police Service | Municipalities & Services | 5,588 | $138,422 |
| Ontario Provincial Police | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 5,327 | $133,612 |
| York Region District School Board | School Boards | 4,973 | $107,126 |
| City Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | Municipalities & Services | 4,784 | $116,763 |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | School Boards | 4,231 | $107,408 |
| City Of Ottawa | Municipalities & Services | 3,913 | $121,688 |
| University Health Network | Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 3,346 | $128,092 |
| Solicitor General / Solliciteur général | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 3,312 | $123,884 |
| Metrolinx / Metrolinx | Crown Agencies | 3,037 | $135,040 |
| Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board | School Boards | 3,001 | $105,003 |
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 300,680 in 2023 — roughly 67× 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.