The annual Sunshine list for the Province of Ontario was released showing that just under 2,000 Sault Ste. Marie residents in the public sector earn over $100,000 on the public purse.
Ontario Lottery Corp President and CEO Duncan Hannay leads the list with an annual salary of $709,581. The Sault Ste. Marie based OLG also has over 600 of its employees earning more than $100,000
Public sector includes those working for the municipality , school boards, colleges, universities public health, hospitals and Judicial .
The 2023 Sunshine list includes 483 employees of the Algoma District School Board earning in access of $100,000 per year. Director of Education Lucia Reece earned over $237,000 last year. The Huron Superior Catholic District School board paid Director of Education Danny Viotto , $229,734 Viotto is leaving that job this year. 237 other employees of the Catholic board earned more than $100,000.
Sault College President David Orazietti (and former MPP for Sault Ste. Marie) earned just over $257,000 in 2023. Meanwhile Algoma University has a total of 129 on the list. President Asima Vezina earned $332,250
150 Employees for the City of Sault Ste. Marie made the list, Malcom White – former CAO tops that list with the annual salary of $228,209 while Tom Vair earned just under $200,000 . Vair was recently appointed the City’s new CAO.
Police chief Hugh Stevenson earned $223,540 and fire chief Peter Johnston earned $189,474.
Healthcare professionals amount to 444 employees in Sault Ste. Marie earning over $100,000 with pathologist Dr. Michael D’Agostino at $375,066.
Algoma Public Health has 20 staff on the list while Group Health Centre lists 15 employees earning over $100,000 in 2023. CEO Liliana Silvano earned $265,005.
Elsewhere in the Province , some of the top earners include, Five employees at Ontario Power Generation are in the top 10 earners with the province’s highest salary nearing $2 million. Kenneth Hartwick, CEO of the Crown corporation, is in the top spot again with a salary of $1.93 million.
Premier Doug Ford earned $208,974 last year. Sault Ste. Marie MPP Ross Romano earned $151,179 in 2023 down from $166,098 in 2022.
