The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure

The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.

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In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 21 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $226,478.81

$226,478.81

Average Salary in 2023

$219,006.85

Median Salary in 2023

Male
38.10% 
Male
Female
61.90%
Female
21 employees (Chief People Officer)
1 21
Low: $110K Median: $219K High: $480K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

8 employees received a salary between $109,970 - $202,562
10 employees received a salary between $202,562 - $295,155
2 employees received a salary between $295,155 - $387,747
1 employees received a salary between $387,747 - $480,339

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the second quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Chief People Officer listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief People Officer are $226,478.81 and $219,006.85, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Chief People Officer in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, 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 $480,339.04 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Mary Madigan-Lee, serving as the Chief People Officer at City of Toronto , earned the highest salary of $305,446.43 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Chief People Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief People Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $382,663.59; City of Toronto with an average pay of $305,446.43; Liquor Control Board of Ontario with an average pay of $300,706.57; Workplace Safety and Insurance Board with an average pay of $283,981.99; and YMCA of Greater Toronto with an average pay of $278,961.46.

A total of 20 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Chief People Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief People Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $292,344.28; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $232,842.27; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $223,060.37.

There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Chief People Officer in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief People Officer is 38.10% male and 61.90% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 21 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 21 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Sonya Canzian Executive Vice President Clinical, People, Chief Nursing And Health Disciplines Officer Unity Health Toronto $480,339
Mary Madigan-Lee Chief People Officer City of Toronto $305,446
Anna Filice Chief People Officer / Chef Du Personnel Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $283,982
Barbara Keenan Chief People Officer Liquor Control Board of Ontario $300,707
Manson Locke Vice President People And Chief Human Resources Officer Unity Health Toronto $284,988
Rahima Mamdani Chief People Officer YMCA of Greater Toronto $278,961
Barbara Shulman Chief People And Culture Officer City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing Corp. $271,373
Phillip Kotanidis Vice President, People And Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Garron Hospital $251,733
Ann Clancy Chief People Officer And Corporate Secretary Canadian Red Cross Society $246,912
Demetrios Kalantzis Vice President, People Experience And Chief Human Resources Officer Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care $226,341

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202321$226,479
202218$237,755
202110$238,036
20209$217,758
20197$210,649
20183$251,380
20173$192,816
20163$186,380
20153$152,632
20141$213,919