SunshineListOntario
Position

District Chief

Total records: 1,013 (65 in 2025)Years on list: 20022025

Number of people on sunshine list

75020022025

Distribution of 2025 salaries under $250,000

100k120k160k180k200k21

Bucket width $10,000

Analysis by year

Year# PeopleChangeAvg salaryTotal paid% changeBenefitsAvg raise
202565-13.3%$175,454$11,404,488-10.1%$56,816+3.8%
202475+7.1%$169,144$12,685,831+10.0%$59,405+3.2%
202370+9.4%$164,768$11,533,749+11.2%$55,231+1.5%
202264+6.7%$162,021$10,369,336+12.2%$52,161+4.7%
202160-3.2%$154,046$9,242,763-6.4%$46,513-3.1%
202062+8.8%$159,336$9,878,848+13.7%$47,295+3.3%
201957+9.6%$152,483$8,691,533+17.1%$40,508+8.3%
201852-10.3%$142,680$7,419,377-15.4%$34,810+0.9%
201758+5.5%$151,191$8,769,055+16.1%$40,014+12.6%
201655+19.6%$137,373$7,555,488+15.2%$36,375-2.8%
201546-14.8%$142,540$6,556,850-7.8%$30,993+9.2%
201454+20.0%$131,691$7,111,330+19.6%$38,382--
201345+2.3%$132,184$5,948,263+10.0%$36,775+6.2%
201244-8.3%$122,858$5,405,737-13.5%$27,905-1.4%
201148+23.1%$130,262$6,252,573+19.2%$33,315-7.0%
201039+11.4%$134,445$5,243,371+24.2%$23,080+11.6%
200935-14.6%$120,649$4,222,713-20.2%$18,528-10.3%
200841+105.0%$129,067$5,291,760+149.5%$21,180+1.6%
200720+300.0%$106,054$2,121,083+307.5%$9,470+4.6%
20065-44.4%$104,102$520,508-44.1%$2,968+0.9%
20059+200.0%$103,413$930,721+190.2%$6,873-4.7%
20043+50.0%$106,912$320,735+40.6%$1,804-1.2%
20032-50.0%$114,084$228,167-50.8%$1,066--
20024--$115,999$463,998--$1,858--

Top employers for this position

#Name# PeopleAvg salary
1City of Ottawa402$148,044
2City of Hamilton170$145,789
3City of London148$147,301
4City of Thunder Bay127$139,749
5The City of Vaughan40$150,796
6City of Markham36$137,004
7City of Mississauga28$169,004
8Town of Amherstburg20$159,532
9Town of Markham20$117,070
10City of Brampton16$152,693

Top earners in this position since 2002

YearNameEmployerSalary
2015Ian BucklandCity of Ottawa$237,615
2025Erik LeichtCity of Ottawa$222,954
2025David MarincakCity of Ottawa$207,579
2024Erik LeichtCity of Ottawa$202,291
2025Alain LavigneCity of Ottawa$201,545
2025Steven WestergardThe City of Vaughan$201,433
2025Chris NesbittCity of Ottawa$200,889
2025Ronald PhillipsCity of Ottawa$199,649
2025Hugh CameronCity of Ottawa$199,456
2025Robert SimmondsThe City of Vaughan$198,669