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2006 Edition

Top 1000 Companies

Top 50 Highest Paid Executives

RANKCOMPANYCEO TOTAL ($) DETAILS
1Precision Drilling Trust Hank Swartout 74,824,331 Expand details
Salary($):840,000 Bonus($):3,360,000 Other($):15,589,000 2005 rank:9
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):55,035,331
2Canadian National Railway Co. Hunter Harrison 56,219,494 Expand details
Salary($):1,665,950 Bonus($):4,664,660 Other($):1,710,324 2005 rank:6
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):20,931,213
Option Gain($):27,247,347
3Magna International Inc. Frank Stronach 40,320,836 Expand details
Salary($):242,320 Bonus($):0 Other($):40,078,516 2005 rank:4
Title:Chairman Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):0
4Nortel Networks Corp.(1) Mike Zafirovski 37,429,297 Expand details
Salary($):305,785 Bonus($):0 Other($):28,698,591 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):8,424,921
Option Gain($):0
5Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce John Hunkin 29,471,387 Expand details
Salary($):750,000 Bonus($):0 Other($):2,250 2005 rank:10
Title:Former CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):28,719,137
Option Gain($):n/a
6Talisman Energy Inc. James Buckee 23,330,296 Expand details
Salary($):1,104,300 Bonus($):1,988,000 Other($):151,704 2005 rank:19
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):20,086,292
7Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. William Doyle 22,128,865 Expand details
Salary($):1,151,020 Bonus($):1,279,450 Other($):165,412 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):7,672,916
Option Gain($):11,860,067
8Magna International Inc. Donald Walker 19,550,357 Expand details
Salary($):195,795 Bonus($):6,061,090 Other($):35,600 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Co-CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):13,257,872
Option Gain($):0
9Toronto-Dominion Bank William Ryan 19,374,059 Expand details
Salary($):1,098,222 Bonus($):291,462 Other($):1,536,646 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Chairman, TD Banknorth Share Units/Incentive Plan($):16,447,729
Option Gain($):0
10Power Corp. of Canada Andre Desmarais 18,844,089 Expand details
Salary($):906,000 Bonus($):700,000 Other($):545,064 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Co-CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):16,693,025
11Teck Cominco Ltd. David Thompson 18,371,611 Expand details
Salary($):733,333 Bonus($):809,300 Other($):0 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Former CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):483,868
Option Gain($):16,345,110
12EnCana Corp. Gwyn Morgan 18,162,454 Expand details
Salary($):1,475,000 Bonus($):2,660,000 Other($):159,171 2005 rank:14
Title:Former CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):1,916,000
Option Gain($):11,952,283
13Bank of Nova Scotia Richard Waugh 17,180,539 Expand details
Salary($):1,000,000 Bonus($):1,500,000 Other($):275,801 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):3,000,000
Option Gain($):11,404,738
14Cameco Corp. Gerald Grandey 16,567,580 Expand details
Salary($):771,300 Bonus($):600,000 Other($):6,449 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):2,433,600
Option Gain($):12,756,231
15Peyto Energy Trust Donald Gray 15,512,021 Expand details
Salary($):210,000 Bonus($):15,302,021 Other($):0 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):0
16TELUS Corp. Darren Entwistle 14,096,636 Expand details
Salary($):970,000 Bonus($):1,200,000 Other($):149,635 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):4,473,780
Option Gain($):7,303,221
17Shell Canada Ltd. Neil Camarta 14,004,048 Expand details
Salary($):322,500 Bonus($):290,000 Other($):1,270,220 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Former Sr. VP Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):12,121,328
18Power Corp. of Canada Paul Desmarais Jr. 13,881,208 Expand details
Salary($):906,000 Bonus($):700,000 Other($):455,021 2005 rank:21
Title:Co-CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):11,820,187
19Glamis Gold Ltd. Randy Reifel 13,845,375 Expand details
Salary($):0 Bonus($):0 Other($):0 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Director Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):13,845,375
20Magna International Inc. Manfred Gingl 13,458,348 Expand details
Salary($):133,882 Bonus($):4,675,819 Other($):1,805,200 2005 rank:24
Title:Exec Vice-chairman Share Units/Incentive Plan($):4,396,509
Option Gain($):2,446,938
21George Weston Ltd.(2) Galen Weston 13,443,692 Expand details
Salary($):1,600,000 Bonus($):460,000 Other($):10,000 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Chairman Share Units/Incentive Plan($):2,830,059
Option Gain($):8,543,633
22Sherritt International Corp. Ian Delaney 13,254,575 Expand details
Salary($):750,000 Bonus($):112,500 Other($):331,405 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):12,060,670
23Canadian National Railway Co. Claude Mongeau 12,319,589 Expand details
Salary($):592,472 Bonus($):798,323 Other($):1,095,030 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CFO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):6,104,937
Option Gain($):3,728,827
24Penn West Energy Trust William Andrew 12,102,463 Expand details
Salary($):350,000 Bonus($):400,000 Other($):59,073 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):11,293,390
25Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Alain Bouchard 12,048,807 Expand details
Salary($):850,000 Bonus($):424,307 Other($):0 2005 rank:13
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):10,774,500
26Niko Resources Ltd.(3) Robert Ohlson 11,990,800 Expand details
Salary($):278,300 Bonus($):0 Other($):0 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Former President Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):11,712,500
27Alcan Inc. Travis Engen 11,850,491 Expand details
Salary($):1,817,400 Bonus($):4,240,600 Other($):-1,044,265 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Former CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):6,836,756
Option Gain($):0
28EnCana Corp. Randall Eresman 11,754,161 Expand details
Salary($):980,000 Bonus($):1,387,500 Other($):136,752 2005 rank:36
Title:COO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):1,302,880
Option Gain($):7,947,029
29Rogers Communications Inc. Alan Horn 11,736,606 Expand details
Salary($):514,048 Bonus($):580,396 Other($):1,912 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Former CFO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):10,640,250
30MDS Inc. John Rogers 11,731,004 Expand details
Salary($):425,000 Bonus($):195,000 Other($):10,772,801 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Former CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):338,203
Option Gain($):0
31Imperial Oil Ltd. Tim Hearn 11,497,556 Expand details
Salary($):1,100,000 Bonus($):900,000 Other($):418,028 2005 rank:37
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):8,302,498
Option Gain($):777,030
32Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. Andrew Faas 11,438,835 Expand details
Salary($):268,000 Bonus($):143,917 Other($):14,918 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Former Exec VP Share Units/Incentive Plan($):201,000
Option Gain($):10,811,000
33Canadian Tire Corp. Wayne Sales 11,259,262 Expand details
Salary($):990,000 Bonus($):1,079,555 Other($):2,651,745 2005 rank:32
Title:Former CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):1,613,968
Option Gain($):4,923,994
34Rogers Communications Inc. Nadir Mohamed 11,144,409 Expand details
Salary($):742,896 Bonus($):2,240,439 Other($):8,483 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Pres, Communications Group Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):8,152,591
35Talisman Energy Inc. Nigel Hares 11,046,251 Expand details
Salary($):546,575 Bonus($):500,328 Other($):57,947 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Exec VP Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):9,941,401
36Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Robert Friedland 10,875,000 Expand details
Salary($):0 Bonus($):0 Other($):0 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):10,875,000
37Gammon Lake Resources Inc.(4) Fred George 10,759,231 Expand details
Salary($):169,231 Bonus($):230,000 Other($):0 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Chairman Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):10,360,000
38Inco Ltd. Scott Hand 10,715,724 Expand details
Salary($):1,240,969 Bonus($):2,416,888 Other($):161,791 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):2,436,903
Option Gain($):4,459,173
39Onex Corp. Gerald Schwartz 10,576,548 Expand details
Salary($):781,300 Bonus($):9,795,248 Other($):0 2005 rank:3
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):0
40Paramount Resources Ltd.(5) Clayton Riddell 9,981,875 Expand details
Salary($):353,250 Bonus($):309,800 Other($):0 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):9,318,825
41Bank of Montreal Tony Comper 9,981,618 Expand details
Salary($):1,000,000 Bonus($):1,700,000 Other($):560,454 2005 rank:11
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):2,700,000
Option Gain($):4,021,164
42Royal Bank of Canada Gordon Nixon 9,632,251 Expand details
Salary($):1,400,000 Bonus($):2,600,000 Other($):613,667 2005 rank:40
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):5,018,584
Option Gain($):0
43Cognos Inc. Renato Zambonini 9,548,382 Expand details
Salary($):406,542 Bonus($):1,363,374 Other($):16,982 2005 rank:33
Title:Former CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):7,761,484
44Suncor Energy Inc. Richard George 9,546,491 Expand details
Salary($):1,052,769 Bonus($):1,800,000 Other($):189,175 2005 rank:44
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):6,504,547
45Great Canadian Gaming Corp. Ross McLeod 9,400,838 Expand details
Salary($):376,000 Bonus($):176,000 Other($):298,838 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):8,550,000
46Cinram International Inc. Isidore Philosophe 9,377,762 Expand details
Salary($):513,292 Bonus($):5,088,720 Other($):0 2005 rank:26
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):3,775,750
47Husky Energy Inc. John Lau 9,306,255 Expand details
Salary($):1,075,000 Bonus($):0 Other($):265,055 2005 rank:0
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):0
Option Gain($):7,966,200
48Canadian National Railway Co. James Foote 9,299,694 Expand details
Salary($):592,472 Bonus($):798,323 Other($):1,803,962 2005 rank:n/r
Title:Exec VP Share Units/Incentive Plan($):6,104,937
Option Gain($):0
49IPSCO Inc. David Sutherland 9,244,910 Expand details
Salary($):590,655 Bonus($):1,382,133 Other($):33,311 2005 rank:n/r
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):1,917,769
Option Gain($):5,321,042
50Manulife Financial Corp. Dominic D'Alessandro 9,161,807 Expand details
Salary($):1,211,867 Bonus($):3,462,300 Other($):262,640 2005 rank:8
Title:CEO Share Units/Incentive Plan($):4,225,000
Option Gain($):0
Footnotes
(1)
"Other" includes payments used to settle a lawsuit with a former employer.
(2)
Includes compensation from George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Cos. Ltd.
(3)
Ohlson died in 2005.
(4)
Compensation for five months from Aug. 1 to Dec. 31.
(5)
Includes options from Paramount Energy Trust.
n/a
Not available
n/r
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