The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Connie Free
Connie Free served as the Chief Nursing Executive at St. Joseph’s General Hospital in 2023, received an annual salary of $203,210.56 and a taxable benefit of $1,030.16, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Connie has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$204,240.72
Total paid in 2023
$203,210.56
Salary
$1,030.16
Taxable Benefit
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Find Connie on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Chief Nursing Executive |
| Employer : | St. Joseph’s General Hospital |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2016 and 2023, Connie experienced an average annual increase of approximately 22.12% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at St. Joseph’s General Hospital. By 2023, Connie's total pay had risen by 78.53% compared to the pay in 2016. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2023 | Chief Nursing Executive | $203,211 | $1,030 | ⇧ 37.92% |
| 2018 | Chief Nursing Executive / Director of Clinical Services | $147,330 | $761 | ⇧ 4.15% |
| 2017 | Chief Nursing Executive / Director of Clinical Services | $141,302 | $893 | ⇧ 24.30% |
| 2016 | Chief Nursing Executive / Director of Clinical Services | $113,620 | $778 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Chief Nursing Executive ) in the St. Joseph’s General Hospital.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Connie Free | $203,211 | $1,030 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 66 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 66 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karimah Alidina | Chief Nursing Executive | Runnymede Healthcare Centre | $225,681 |
| Julie Loveday | Executive Vice President Clinical Services And Chief Nursing Executive | Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. | $228,037 |
| Jane Merkley | Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer And Chief Operating Officer | Sinai Health System | $468,906 |
| Cheryl Williams | Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations And Chief Nursing Executive | St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton | $416,121 |
| Petrina Mcgrath | Health System Executive And Chief Nursing Executive | Lakeridge Health | $305,897 |
| Paula Doering | Senior Vice-President, Clinical Programs, Chief Nursing Executive And Allied Health Professionals | Bruyère Continuing Care | $303,189 |
| Julie Trpkovski | Vice President And Chief Nursing Executive | Health Sciences North | $236,568 |
| Katherine Robertson-cain | Vice President of Clinical Services And Chief Nursing Executive | Grand River Hospital Corporation | $279,543 |
| Janice Dawson | Vice President Restorative Care, Chief Nursing Executive | Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare | $205,404 |
| Dionne Sinclair | Vice President, Clinical Operations And Chief Nursing Executive | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $277,615 |