Civil servants earning $100,000 or more increased by 39,000 last year: CTF

All but two states require annual disclosure of six-figure public sector salaries. The time has come, government watchers say. The federal government will follow suit.

And the number of federal employees earning $100,000 or more will rise to over 39,000 by 2021, according to information released Wednesday by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). increased to 114,433 — about $15 billion in federal wages on the drawing.

The federal government, the country's largest employer, currently employs 319,601 people.

Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the CTF, said it was time for the federal government to follow the states and publish a so-called "Sunshine List" of civil servants earning more than $100,000.

"The government's Sunshine list is 'Transparency 101,'" he said.

"It is long past the federal government to do so."

All provinces except Quebec and Prince Edward Island disclose large public sector salaries. I maintain some kind of program.

"We are in a time when trust in government is very low," said Aaron Woodrick, director of the domestic policy program at his Laurier Institute for McDonald's. I'm here.

"If you want people to trust your government, a good way is for it to be as transparent as possible."

Wudrick said he should expect heightened skepticism in the future. They range from legitimate concerns about the use of tax dollars to promoting conspiracy theories in the dark corners of the internet.

"There is no real reason or rationale for the federal government not to do it, other than that they don't want to do it," Wudrick said.

Alberta's highest-paid civil servant isthe state's chief medical examiner, Dr. earned a dollar

In British Columbia, Gordon Fife — his CEO/CIO of BC Investment Management Corporation — said he earned $2.95 million in 2020. is the highest-paid civil servant in

Ontario, according to a report in the Vancouver Sun newspaper He is the CEO of OPG (Ontario Power Generation) Kenneth is. Hartwick in 2021 he took home $1,628,246.

Four of his top five Ontario civil servants earn more than his $1 million a year, and all are senior executives at his OPG.

For senior government officials, federal council governor appointees earn between $121,550 and $195,908 for executive group (EX) managers and deputy ministers (DM) earn Earning between $219,300 and $315,900.

Performance awards are capped at 15-26% for EX and 26-39% for DM.

1. His $1.6 million as CEO of Ontario Power Plant The salary tops the state's "sunshine list." For the second year in a row

2. Top of Ottawa City Government's list of six-figure income earners Bureaucrats }

3. The Sunshine List: Regional Medical Managers with Big Salary Increases for 2021

Annual salaries for CEOs of Crown Corporation range from $142,200 to $596,000 at the top of the eight-tier salary grid for 2021-2022. Performance awards are capped at 15-33%.

According to the CTF, his civil service ranks increased from 43,424 in 2015 to 114,433 in 2021.

The number of federal employees receiving six-figure salaries increased by 52% from 74,925 in 2022. 2021.

Determining the average salary of Canada's approximately 320,000 civil servants is difficult.Unionized workers span 28 separate bargaining groups, some of which feature multiple collective bargaining agreements.

RCMP Memberis effective April 1, 2022, starting at $65,776 for Constables and up to $106,576 after 5 years.

Corporal he is $112,435 to $116,703, Sergeant $123,509 to $127,204, Sergeant  $131,917 to $135,579.

An employee of the Border Services (FB) Group, under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Border Services Agency, has her FB-05, reserved for investigators and supervisors. You won't earn six figures until you reach the top of your profession.

Civil Aviation Inspector,according tolatest collective bargaining agreement as CAI-01 starts at $99,984 and as CAI-05 he maxes out at $152,489 after 5 years of use will be

Documents obtained by the CTF showthat in 2020 he received pay raises for 278,892 federal civil servants.

Government openness was key to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's election victory in 2015 — promised to deliver "responsible and transparent financial planning"and "higher standards of openness and transparency in Ottawa."

They will criticize you for not doing it.

"It's no secret that not only this government, but several governments that preceded it, didn't put much emphasis on transparency," Woodrick said.

"The average Canadian would be surprised to learn how difficult it is to get information from the government. Journalists and advocates who have to deal with access to information has deteriorated over the past decade.”

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