The Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) has reported a remarkable increase in the number of employees earning over $100,000 annually, with the count now reaching 909. This marks a staggering rise of more than 400% since 2020.
Earlier this week, the Province of Ontario unveiled its annual “Sunshine List,” which discloses public sector employees with salaries exceeding $100,000. According to the 2024 data, TLDSB has 909 employees featured on this list, a significant jump from just 179 in 2020.
In total, the TLDSB allocated approximately $117 million in salaries for these 909 individuals. Notably, the largest group on the list comprises elementary school teachers, with 483 members included.
According to a press release issued by the TLDSB, the majority of the new names of TLDSB employees in 2024 are due to two provincial arbitrations impacting employees in the education sector, both involving retroactive payments made within the 2024 taxation year. The first retroactive payment was due to the repeal of Bill 124, which had limited pay increases for public sector employees. The second retroactive payment was due to a decision on wage increases established as part of the collective bargaining at the provincial level, which were applied to teacher and education worker salaries.
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