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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

Brian Shields

Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal – Communications · Independent Electricity System Operator
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$166,530.46
▲ 57.7% since 2015

Brian Shields was paid $166,530.46 in total compensation as Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal – Communications at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, 67% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Brian Shields has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2015, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $135,335.00 a year, up 58% over that span.

That is 4% above the average disclosed pay of $160,215.29 across 1,002 listed Independent Electricity System Operator employees.

$166,530.46
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$135,335.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+57.7%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$114K$134K$154K$174K201520162018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Brian Shields's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $166,530.46
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$135,335.00
Total growth since 2015+57.7%
Biggest raise+14.0% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal – Communications$166,530.46▲ 3.8%
2024
Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal – Communications↑ role changed$160,483.92▲ 9.7%
2022
Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal – Communications↑ role changed$146,336.37▲ 3.1%
2021
Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal - Communications↑ role changed$141,899.67▲ 4.6%
2020
Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal – Communications↑ role changed$135,658.95▲ 4.4%
2019
Senior Advisor Communication / Conseiller principal � Communications↑ role changed$129,890.29▲ 5.3%
2018
Supervisor Internal Communications / Superviseur – Communications internes↑ role changed$123,392.59▲ 14.0%
2016
Senior Writer/Editor / Rédacteur et réviseur principal$108,192.15▲ 2.4%
2015First
Senior Writer/Editor / Rédacteur et réviseur principal$105,631.69
9 years total$1.2M total$135,335.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Senior Advisor Communications / Conseiller principal – Communications
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
9

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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