[2] In Canada, the list is commonly used for example by provincial or municipal governments to identify any publicly employed person making CA$100,000 salary or higher.
The introduction of the list followed public debate about the severance awarded to Redford's former chief of staff.
The government began disclosing base salaries, benefit and severance amounts, and details of contract and termination agreements beginning on 31 January 2014.
[5] As of 2022, public sector bodies' employees are listed at salaries above $141,183, as Alberta indexes against inflation.
[8] In 2011, Chris Mazza, President and CEO of Ornge, managed to stay off the sunshine list while making $1.4 million per year in a controversial scandal.