According to the Ford Government’s standard way, the long-awaited and often controversial summary of people being paid big tax dollars came at 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon. But do not worry, no one lets this one go under the radar. You can find the complete search and ranking database with information from 2021 here, with the full names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits that all public sector employees who have earned over $ 100,000 earn. Some background before I share the top 10, for those who need it: Ontario requires every state-funded organization in the province to “publish by March 31 each year” the names and salaries of anyone paid $ 100,000 or more at previous calendar year, although some argue that this amount is obsolete. The registry (commonly referred to as the sunshine list) was created by the Ontario Public Sector Wage Disclosure Act in 1996, when $ 100,000 was considered a large salary. Toronto Star’s Rob Ferguson estimates that, thanks to inflation, the $ 100,000 equivalent in 1996 was about $ 157,661 in 2021. Some argue that the limit should be raised, as many who appear to be just hard-working professionals may not want everyone who knows to have access to their level of compensation, including nurses, teachers, district police, municipal administrators, teachers, paramedics and other civil servants. Individuals on the annual list include anyone working for public services, municipalities, hospitals, school committees, public health councils, provincial government, universities, colleges, the Ontario Power Generation, and “other public sector employers receiving significant funding from the provincial government “. Last year, six of the top 10 winners – all executives – worked for the Ontario Power Generation. The same four OPG executives remain at the top of the list, their rankings unchanged, but their salaries have increased by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Without further ado, here are the ten most expensive civil servants in Ontario last year: For a full list by sector, industry, name or salary, you can visit the province’s website.
