The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 34 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $236,757.18
$236,757.18
Average Salary in 2024
$227,092.29
Median Salary in 2024
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27.27% Male |
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72.73% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
18 employees received a salary between $150,131 - $229,201 |
11 employees received a salary between $229,201 - $308,270 |
4 employees received a salary between $308,270 - $387,340 |
1 employees received a salary between $387,340 - $466,409 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief, People are $236,757.18 and $227,092.29, respectively.
In 2024, Sonya Canzian, holding the position of Executive Vice President Clinical, People, Chief Nursing And Health Disciplines Officer at the Unity Health Toronto received the highest salary of $466,409.62 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Alain Graham, serving as the Chief, People at Art Gallery of Ontario , earned the highest salary of $162,517.92 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chief, People and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $378,025.99; Workplace Safety and Insurance Board with an average pay of $344,843.57; Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion with an average pay of $340,528.04; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $312,364.98; and Liquor Control Board of Ontario with an average pay of $300,566.31.
A total of 31 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief, People and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $304,065.94; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $254,731.45; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $226,958.39.
There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief, People is 27.27% male and 72.73% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 34 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 34 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Sonya Canzian | Executive Vice President Clinical, People, Chief Nursing And Health Disciplines Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $466,410 |
Anna Filice | Chief People Officer | Workplace Safety and Insurance Board | $344,844 |
Tamara Wallington | Vice President And Chief, Healthy People, Environments And Quality Programs | Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion | $340,528 |
Mary Madigan-Lee | Chief People Officer | City of Toronto | $325,629 |
Barbara Griffin | Vice President - People Engagement And Chief Human Resources Officer | Sinai Health System | $312,365 |
Rahima Mamdani | Chief People Officer | YMCA of Greater Toronto | $287,193 |
Manson Locke | Vice President People And Chief Human Resources Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $289,642 |
Phillip Kotanidis | Vice President, People And Chief Human Resources Officer | Michael Garron Hospital | $284,561 |
Barbara Shulman | Chief People And Culture Officer | City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing Corp. | $283,338 |
Barbara Keenan | Chief People Officer | Liquor Control Board of Ontario | $300,566 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 34 | $236,757 |
2023 | 25 | $222,829 |
2022 | 21 | $237,148 |
2021 | 13 | $222,061 |
2020 | 13 | $209,177 |
2019 | 11 | $201,288 |