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.
Heather Lithgow
Heather Lithgow served as the Director Surgical Services at Lakeridge Health in 2024, received an annual salary of $185,616.88 and a taxable benefit of $808.33, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Heather has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$186,425.21
Total paid in 2024
$185,616.88
Salary
$808.33
Taxable Benefit
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Find Heather on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director Surgical Services |
| Employer : | Lakeridge Health |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2021 and 2024, Heather experienced an average annual increase of approximately 18.04% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Lakeridge Health. By 2024, Heather's total pay had risen by 58.27% compared to the pay in 2021. Notably, during Heather's tenure as Director Surgical Services, there has been a significant 0.37% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. 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 Surgical Services | $185,617 | $808 | ⇧ 0.37% |
| 2023 | Director Surgical Services | $185,020 | $724 | ⇧ 45.01% |
| 2022 | Director, Surgical Services | $127,549 | $539 | ⇧ 8.74% |
| 2021 | Patient Care Manager, Surgery | $117,382 | $406 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Director Surgical Services ) in the Lakeridge Health.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Lithgow | $185,617 | $808 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 11 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 11 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Godsell | Director Surgical Services, Labour Delivery Recovery And Postpartum And Medical Device Reprocessing | Pembroke Regional Hospital | $217,658 |
| Jane Harwood | Director, Surgical Services | Michael Garron Hospital | $198,582 |
| Heather Lithgow | Director Surgical Services | Lakeridge Health | $186,425 |
| Lisa Buttazzoni | Critical Care And Surgical Services Director | Grand River Hospital Corporation | $185,063 |
| Kelly L Heron | Director, Surgical Services | Windsor Regional Hospital | $181,890 |
| Erin Landry | Director, Surgical Services | Oak Valley Health | $174,190 |
| Joyce Rolph | Senior Director Patient Services , Surgical | Guelph General Hospital | $165,694 |
| Laura Lee Barrie | Director, Surgical And Ambulatory Services | Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre | $164,614 |
| Caroline Fanti | Director, Regional Surgical Services | Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre | $151,722 |
| Heather Fukushima | Director Ambulatory And Surgical Services | Dryden Regional Health Centre | $129,954 |