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Here's How Much Money Doug Ford, John Tory & Other Ontario Leaders Made Last Year

These leaders are making way more than $100K.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford making a speech. Right: Mayor of Toronto John Tory at the podium.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford making a speech. Right: Mayor of Toronto John Tory at the podium.

Ontario Editor

Ontario's sunshine list for 2021 has dropped and the province is revealing just how much some leaders and employees have been making.

The list is released every year as part of The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act and showcases public sector employees who are making more than $100K a year.

According to the document, some of the most well-known leaders, including Doug Ford, were bringing home an impressive amount of money last year.

The Premier of Ontario is recorded to have earned $208,974.00 in 2021, which is the same amount he made the year before.

While John Tory, the mayor of Toronto, was seen making $197,316.08.

Christine Elliott, Ontario's minister of health, cashed in at $165,851.04 (Which is a step-up from the $105,297.90 she made in 2020.) While Stephen Lecce, the minister of education, made $165,851.04.

Dr. Kieran Moore, who became Ontario's chief medical officer of health in June of 2021, is taking home even more than Ford. The sunshine list reveals that last year he made a whopping $235,314.14.

Despite making more than the average Ontarian does, these salaries don't even come close to what some of the highest-paid employees in the public sector rake in.

According to the list, Kenneth Hartwick, the president of Ontario Power Generation, made a whopping $1,628,246.00 last year, which was nearly $400,000 more than what he made the year before.

Dominique Minière, Sean Granville and Michael Martelli are the only other three on the list that made more than $1 million in 2021.

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    • Allysha Howse was the Ontario Editor for Narcity Canada. Based in Toronto with seven years of experience as a leading journalist, she has been able to bring breaking news to readers across the country. Over the past year, she has been able to help Narcity reach record-breaking growth and bring original Ontario-focused stories to the fingertips of millennials. Allysha specialized in Books and Media Studies at the University of Toronto and has publications in Snapd Media.

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