Ontario Power Generation executives, a pair of hospital CEOs, and a university president are amongst the highest paid public-sector employees in the province on a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more.
The so-called ``Sunshine List'' released today shows that in 2017 there were 131,741 workers on the list, up from 123,410 last year, earning salaries and benefits that total over $16.8 billion.
The highest earner on the list is Ontario Power Generation CEO Jeff Lyash whose salary was $1,554,456.95 and $6,864.00 in taxable benefits, up nearly $400,000 from last year.
As usual, the Sunshine List is released at the Legislature on a Friday. The House isn’t sitting, which means that most MPP’s are in their ridings, along with many of their aides and operatives.
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University of Toronto president Daren Smith is the province's second-highest earner with a salary of $936,089.48 and $448.14 in taxable benefits.
The $100,000 threshold for those on the list has not changed since it was introduced by then-premier Mike Harris in 1996.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says today that she won't be increasing the threshold because $100,000 is still a lot of money.