Update: Click here for the 2017 Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Sunshine List (released March 2018)
Here is the 2016 sunshine list (salary disclosure) for Citizenship and Immigration (released March 31th, 2017). The total number of individuals on the list for this year is 70. The total salaries on the list is $8,252,875.67, with the average salary for someone on the list of $117,898.22.The 2015 Citizenship and Immigration sunshine List is available here.
Sunshine lists and statistics for other ministries can be found here
Total Salary earned by the top ten: $1,614,025.26
Here is the top 10 salary earners:
| 1. Alexander Bezzina $241,472.69 |
| 2. Cindy Lam $168,811.42 |
| 3. Maureen Buckley $158,453.87 |
| 4. Abigail Katz Starr $155,157.98 |
| 5. Melissa Thomson $154,050.79 |
| 6. Nanda Casucci $153,712.26 |
| 7. Marsha Barnes $149,489.51 |
| 8. Deborah Swain $144,590.69 |
| 9. Alice Young $144,590.46 |
| 10. Rick Beaver $143,695.59 |
Here's the number and average salaries for those positions with more than one person with that job title.
| Senior Strategic Communications Advisor | 5 | $103,643.15 |
| Senior Program Advisor | 3 | $102,232.82 |
| Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division | 2 | $159,150.47 |
| Team Lead | 2 | $102,184.50 |
| Manager, Voluntary Sector Relations Unit | 2 | $106,413.98 |
| Director, Communications | 2 | $127,803.32 |
Here is the full sunshine list. Name is followed by salary ranking in the organization, position, salary and benefits.
| Name | Salary Ranking | Position | Salary | Benefits |
| Lawrence Archer | 51 | Managing Editor | $103,933.18 | $168.93 |
| Marsha Barnes | 7 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division | $149,489.51 | $179.83 |
| Rick Beaver | 10 | Director, Citizenship Branch | $143,695.59 | $215.01 |
| Joanne Benard | 19 | Manager, Strategic Labour Relations | $118,383.25 | $184.88 |
| Scott J. Bertrand | 45 | Senior Strategic Communications Advisor | $104,976.65 | $141.59 |
| Elisete Bettencourt | 49 | Team Leader, Labour Market Integration Unit | $104,616.13 | $166.29 |
| Alexander Bezzina | 1 | Deputy Minister | $241,472.69 | $23,769.27 |
| Deanna Blair | 34 | Manager, Public Education and Awareness | $110,422.18 | $170.28 |
| Perry Blocher | 64 | Senior Strategic Communications Advisor | $100,995.46 | $0.00 |
| Deirdre Brennan | 63 | Team Lead | $101,117.23 | $174.85 |
| Roderick Browning | 25 | Manager, Corporate Policy Unit | $115,358.58 | $180.15 |
| Maureen Buckley | 3 | Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional and Corporate Services Division | $158,453.87 | $231.46 |
| Liborio Campisi | 14 | Director, Human Resources/Strategic Business Branch | $133,139.84 | $202.89 |
| Nanda Casucci | 6 | Project Director | $153,712.26 | $249.84 |
| Keen Chan | 62 | Accounting and Controllership Coordinator | $101,233.06 | $154.60 |
| Leslie Charlton | 57 | Manager, Voluntary Sector Relations Unit | $103,368.42 | $161.59 |
| Raymond Chen | 44 | Manager, Corporate Planning | $105,206.00 | $163.84 |
| Tom Chrzan | 12 | Director, Regional Services and Corporate Support | $134,226.69 | $208.58 |
| Mazlin Darsi | 36 | Manager, Voluntary Sector Relations Unit | $109,459.53 | $153.01 |
| Scott Davis | 56 | Senior Program Advisor | $103,453.23 | $35.46 |
| Suzanne Dias | 52 | Manager, Policy Unit | $103,829.77 | $160.38 |
| Douglas Dixon | 13 | Director, Immigration Programs | $133,432.09 | $204.39 |
| Julie Dorsch | 59 | Team Lead | $103,251.77 | $167.91 |
| Mary Dowding-Pare | 31 | Director, Communications | $111,015.94 | $173.19 |
| Sheldon Ens | 39 | Senior Strategic Communications Advisor | $108,688.74 | $168.93 |
| Alan Ernst | 22 | Manager, Policy Initiatives / Chef, politiques | $117,416.79 | $183.29 |
| Hannah Evans | 11 | Director, Syrian Refugee Resettlement Secretariat | $143,645.04 | $217.99 |
| Yvonne Amanda Ferrer | 15 | Director | $133,040.19 | $202.36 |
| Victoria Mary Gibson | 70 | Senior Program Advisor | $100,183.00 | $163.05 |
| Suzanne Gordon | 26 | Manager, Labour Market Integration | $115,358.58 | $180.15 |
| Suzanne Hastie | 27 | Project Manager | $115,358.58 | $180.15 |
| Larissa Hretchka | 21 | Manager, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations | $117,974.80 | $184.31 |
| Jean Huard | 61 | Manager, East Region | $102,138.14 | $158.95 |
| Jacek Kado | 54 | Manager, Issues, Media Relations and Correspondence | $103,516.02 | $161.71 |
| Shana Katz | 46 | Manager, Program Integrity and Quality Assurance Office | $104,819.87 | $164.32 |
| Abigail Katz Starr | 4 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat | $155,157.98 | $237.62 |
| Christopher Kitowski | 65 | Team Lead, Business and Fiscal Planning | $100,252.95 | $170.46 |
| Julia Krestow | 66 | Senior Consultant, Policy Development | $100,252.95 | $163.05 |
| Cindy Lam | 2 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division | $168,811.42 | $261.45 |
| Madge Linton | 33 | Manager, Education Awareness and Outreach | $110,561.64 | $172.66 |
| Vivienne Lipman | 24 | Manager, Business and Fiscal Planning | $116,125.14 | $182.19 |
| Ferdinando Longo | 37 | Chief of Staff | $109,293.97 | $176.04 |
| Joanne Lorenzi | 23 | Director, Corporate Policy and Planning | $116,785.78 | $181.78 |
| Danielle Maheu | 67 | Senior Policy Advisor | $100,252.95 | $163.05 |
| Danny Marafioti | 41 | Manager, Information, Research and Evaluation | $106,410.54 | $166.03 |
| Mourad Mardikian | 30 | Manager, Language Training Unit | $111,344.35 | $173.19 |
| Antony Marzotto | 17 | Director, Corporate Finance Branch | $127,566.66 | $207.70 |
| Patrick Morash | 53 | Manager, Northern Region | $103,829.26 | $162.28 |
| Louise Moyer | 60 | Senior Program Advisor | $103,062.23 | $162.33 |
| Brenda Mutuchky | 18 | Manager, Organizational Planning and Development | $118,548.84 | $185.12 |
| Denise Olubick | 20 | Manager, Strategic Business Unit | $118,383.25 | $184.88 |
| Wendy Orton | 68 | Senior Strategic Communications Advisor | $100,252.95 | $163.05 |
| Sabrina Parnham | 42 | Manager, Business Immigrant Programs and Services Unit | $106,079.27 | $167.55 |
| Justin Peffer | 29 | Executive Assistant | $114,920.82 | $179.46 |
| Jamie Pitts | 48 | Team Lead, Reseach and Evaluation | $104,677.28 | $164.31 |
| Christopher Rosati | 38 | Director, Business Immigration and Selection Branch | $108,770.77 | $169.96 |
| Stephanie Shatilla | 16 | Director, Policy and Stakeholder Relations | $132,621.37 | $200.13 |
| Christopher Stack | 35 | Manager, West Region | $110,130.56 | $172.04 |
| Gillian Steeve | 43 | Director, Economic Initiatives and Outreach | $105,875.23 | $173.19 |
| Hanan Stefan | 50 | Economic Policy Advisor | $104,096.75 | $162.88 |
| Priya Suagh | 58 | Senior Strategic Communications Advisor | $103,301.95 | $150.04 |
| Deborah Swain | 8 | Director, Communications | $144,590.69 | $223.02 |
| Valerie E. Thompson | 28 | Manager, Public Affairs and New Media | $115,038.50 | $179.67 |
| Melissa Thomson | 5 | Assistant Deputy Minister, Syrian Refugee Resettlement Secretariat | $154,050.79 | $234.84 |
| Hatice Armagan Turktekin | 69 | Policy Advisor | $100,252.95 | $163.05 |
| Phil Wake | 40 | Team Lead, Policy and Program Development | $107,527.70 | $171.98 |
| David Wood | 47 | Team Lead, Information, Research and Evaluation | $104,734.72 | $170.01 |
| Heather Woods | 32 | Manager, Accounting and Controllership | $110,838.32 | $173.19 |
| Ellen Yachnin | 55 | Senior Program Consultant | $103,502.01 | $168.18 |
| Alice Young | 9 | Director, Immigration Policy Branch | $144,590.46 | $223.02 |
