Ontario Power Generation executives, a pair of hospital CEOs, and the president of a corporation that manages investments for a university 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.
The province's second-highest earner is Daren Smith, president of the University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation, with a salary of $936,089.48.
Highest earners in Ottawa include Ottawa Hospital President Dr. Jack Kitts who raked in $630,485, city manager Steve Kanellakos bringing in $342,120.80, and police chief Charles Bordeleau who made $299,791.
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.