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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 12 years

David Free

Finance Controller · Ontario Power Generation
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$141,361.48
▲ 21.9% since 2010

David Free was paid $141,361.48 in total compensation as Finance Controller at Ontario Power Generation in 2021, 41% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Free has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2010, earning $1.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $146,696.00 a year, up 22% over that span.

That is 17% below the average disclosed pay of $170,201.67 across 10,346 listed Ontario Power Generation employees.

$141,361.48
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.8M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$146,696.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.9%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$107K$123K$140K$157K$174K201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Free's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $167,823.12
Lifetime total compensation$1.8M
Annual average$146,696.00
Total growth since 2010+21.9%
Biggest raise+14.3% (2012)
Biggest drop-9.1% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Finance Controller$141,361.48▼ 9.1%
2020
Finance Controller$155,558.43▼ 7.3%
2019★ Best
Finance Controller↑ role changed$167,823.12▲ 2.6%
2018
Senior Manager Financial Forecasts$163,496.42▲ 9.2%
2017
Senior Manager Financial Forecasts$149,766.10▼ 1.5%
2016
Senior Manager Financial Forecasts$151,989.95▲ 0.4%
2015
Senior Manager Financial Forecasts$151,422.25▲ 5.2%
2014
Senior Manager Financial Forecasts↑ role changed$143,960.17▼ 1.7%
2013
Accounting & Internal Control Officer$146,487.62▲ 0.8%
2012
Accounting & Internal Control Officer$145,340.47▲ 14.3%
2011
Accounting & Internal Control Officer$127,195.86▲ 9.7%
2010First
Accounting & Internal Control Officer$115,951.00
12 years total$1.8M total$146,696.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Finance Controller
Sector
Ontario Power Generation
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
12

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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