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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 6 years

James Carnwath

Commissioner / Commissaire · Ontario Securities Commission
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$136,750.00
▼ 16.1% since 2010

James Carnwath was paid $136,750.00 in total compensation as Commissioner / Commissaire at Ontario Securities Commission in 2016, 37% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Carnwath has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2010, earning $969K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $161,576.00 a year, down 16% over that span.

That is 26% below the average disclosed pay of $185,266.30 across 528 listed Ontario Securities Commission employees.

$136,750.00
Latest compensation
in 2016
$969K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$161,576.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-16.1%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$129K$143K$156K$170K$183K201020122013201420152016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Carnwath's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2012 · $178,000.00
Lifetime total compensation$969K
Annual average$161,576.00
Total growth since 2010-16.1%
Biggest raise+9.1% (2012)
Biggest drop-11.4% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest
Commissioner / Commissaire$136,750.00▼ 11.4%
2015
Commissioner / Commissaire$154,277.17▼ 3.8%
2014
Commissioner / Commissaire↑ role changed$160,346.16▼ 9.4%
2013
Commissioner$177,000.00▼ 0.6%
2012★ Best
Commissioner$178,000.00▲ 9.1%
2010First
Commissioner$163,079.67
6 years total$969K total$161,576.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Commissioner / Commissaire
Sector
Crown Agencies
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2016
Years on list
6

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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