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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 15 years

David Short

Senior Director Enabling Resources Program Delivery / Directeur principal – Exécution des programmes de ressources d'habilitation · Independent Electricity System Operator
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$304,429.66
▲ 112.9% since 2009

David Short was paid $304,429.66 in total compensation as Senior Director Enabling Resources Program Delivery / Directeur principal – Exécution des programmes de ressources d'habilitation at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, 204% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Short has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times since 2009, earning $3.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $214,237.00 a year, up 113% over that span.

That is 90% above the average disclosed pay of $160,215.29 across 1,002 listed Independent Electricity System Operator employees.

$304,429.66
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.2M
Total compensation
across 15 years
$214,237.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+112.9%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

15 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$114K$166K$219K$271K$324K200920102011201220132014201520162018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Short's total compensation has moved across 15 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $304,429.66
Lifetime total compensation$3.2M
Annual average$214,237.00
Total growth since 2009+112.9%
Biggest raise+28.6% (2018)
Biggest drop-5.0% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

15 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Director Enabling Resources Program Delivery / Directeur principal – Exécution des programmes de ressources d'habilitation$304,429.66▲ 5.6%
2024
Senior Director Enabling Resources Program Delivery / Directeur principal – Exécution des programmes de ressources d'habilitation↑ role changed$288,414.71▲ 7.9%
2022
Senior Director Power System Assessments / Directeur principal – Évaluation des systèmes d‘alimentation↑ role changed$267,340.81▲ 2.8%
2021
Senior Director Power System Assessments / Directeur principal - Évaluation des systèmes d’alimentation↑ role changed$260,109.13▲ 1.5%
2020
Senior Director Power System Assessments / Directeur principal – Évaluation des systèmes d’alimentation↑ role changed$256,212.32▲ 3.6%
2019
Senior Director Power System Assessments / Directeur principal � �valuation des syst�mes d�alimentation↑ role changed$247,388.21▲ 6.6%
2018
Director Power Systems Assesments / Directeur – Évaluation du réseau d’électricité↑ role changed$232,127.37▲ 28.6%
2016
Sr. Manager, System Performance / Gestionnaire principal – Performance du réseau$180,507.11▼ 1.8%
2015
Sr. Manager, System Performance / Gestionnaire principal – Performance du réseau↑ role changed$183,904.92▼ 5.0%
2014
Manager, System Operations / Gestionnaire - Exploitation du réseau↑ role changed$193,659.56▼ 2.8%
2013
Manager, Shift Operations↑ role changed$199,242.71▲ 23.5%
2012
Manager, Market Forecasts & Integration$161,285.70▲ 7.2%
2011
Manager, Market Forecasts & Integration↑ role changed$150,499.33▲ 3.5%
2010
Section Head, Information Technology & Infrastructure$145,436.41▲ 1.7%
2009First
Section Head, Information Technology & Infrastructure$143,003.55
15 years total$3.2M total$214,237.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Senior Director Enabling Resources Program Delivery / Directeur principal – Exécution des programmes de ressources d'habilitation
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
15

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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