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.
Derek Garniss
Derek Garniss served as the Director, Chief Medical Information Officer at Sault Area Hospital in 2024, received an annual salary of $204,403.07 and a taxable benefit of $0.00, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Derek has held the same position since 2020 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$204,403.07
Total paid in 2024
$204,403.07
Salary
$0.00
Taxable Benefit
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Find Derek on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director, Chief Medical Information Officer |
| Employer : | Sault Area Hospital |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2017 and 2024, Derek experienced an average annual increase of approximately 8.64% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Sault Area Hospital. By 2024, Derek's total pay had risen by 34.47% compared to the pay in 2017. Notably, during Derek's tenure as Director, Chief Medical Information Officer, there has been a significant 19.37% decline in compensation over the past 4 years. 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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| 2024 | Director, Chief Medical Information Officer | $204,403 | $0 | ⇩ -3.11% |
| 2023 | Director, Chief Medical Information Officer | $210,964 | $0 | ⇩ -16.78% |
| 2020 | Director, Chief Medical Information Officer | $253,493 | $0 | ⇧ 0.35% |
| 2019 | Chief Medical Information Officer And Medical Director | $252,616 | $0 | ⇧ 6.05% |
| 2018 | Chief Medical Information Officer And Medical Director | $238,215 | $0 | ⇧ 56.72% |
| 2017 | Chief Medical Information Officer | $152,004 | $0 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Director, Chief Medical Information Officer ) in the Sault Area Hospital.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Garniss | $204,403 | $0 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 7 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pankaj Bhatia | Chief of Staff And Medical Director, Simulation Laboratory | Health Sciences North | $367,786 |
| Ilan Fischler | Chief of Psychiatry And Program, Medical Director | Scarborough Health Network | $219,679 |
| Derek Garniss | Director, Chief Medical Information Officer | Sault Area Hospital | $204,403 |
| Richard Ferron | Chief / Director Emergency Medical Services | Regional Municipality of Niagara | $182,228 |
| Karen Lutz | Deputy Chief / Associate Director Emergency Medical Services | Regional Municipality of Niagara | $153,968 |
| Robert Law | Deputy Chief / Associate Director Emergency Medical Services | Regional Municipality of Niagara | $137,009 |
| Stephen Vanner | Dean, Director (Clinical Research), Director (School of Medicine), Professor, Chief Executive Officer (Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization) | Queen’s University | $130,342 |