According to a new survey by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the average pay for the top 100 CEOs in this country is roughly 174 times what most regular workers earn in a year.

Translation: Canadians will work full-time throughout the year to earn the national average of $42,305. The top 100 CEOs pocket that amount by 1:01 p.m. on January 4 � the first working day of the year. Have a look in this post for a who’s who in the zoo.

The List:

Over the past 15 years Canada�s top ten CEOs have seen a salary increase of 199 per cent. The top 10 earners collected a total of $60.7 million in 1995�by 2009, that number had jumped to $181.4 million. It almost makes you feel sorry for the lowly #100 on this list, who only collected a measly $3.2 mill for the year – well not really.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #1-10

1. Thomas Glocer, Thomson Reuters Corp. $36.6 million.
2. Ted Rogers, Rogers Communications Inc. $21.5 million.
3. J. M. Lipton, Nova Chemicals Corp. $19.8 million.
4. George Cope, BCE Inc. $19.6 million.
5. Robert Brown, CAE Inc.$17.3 million.
6. William Doyle, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan $17 million.
7. Hunter Harrison, Canadian National Railway Co. $13.4 million.
8. Dominic D’Alessandro, Manulife Financial Corp. $13.3 million.
9. Stephen Wetmore, Bell Aliant Regional Com. Income Fund $11.6 million.
10. Serafino Iacono (co-chairman), Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. $11.3 million.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #11-20

11. Miguel de la Campa (co-chairman), Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. $11.3 million.
12. Jeffrey Orr, Power Financial Corp. $11.3 million.
13. Jean Claude Gandur, Addax Petroleum Corp. $11.2 million.
14. Edmund Clark, Toronto-Dominion Bank $11.1 million.
15. Tye Burt, Kinross Gold Corp. $11.1 million.
16. Frank Stronach (Chairman), Magna International Inc. $10.8 million.
17. Louis Vachon, National Bank of Canada $10.5 million.
18. Randall Eresman, EnCana Corp. $10.3 million.
19. Gordon Nixon, Royal Bank of Canada $9.6 million.
20. Ron Brenneman, Petro-Canada $9.2 million

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #21-30

21. Richard Waugh, Bank of Nova Scotia $9.2 million.
22. Michael Wilson, Agrium Inc. $9.2 million.
23. Gregory Wilkins, Barrick Gold Corp. $8.9 million.
24. John A Manzoni, Talisman Energy Inc. $8.8 million.
25. Allan Leighton, Loblaw Cos. Ltd./Weston $8.8 million.
26. Kevin McArthur, Goldcorp Inc. $8.7 million.
27. Craig H. Muhlhauser, Celestica Inc $8.7 million.
28. Harold Kvisle, TransCanada Corp. $8.6 million.
29. Eugene C. McBurney, (Chairman) GMP Corp. $8.3 million.
30. Jim Shaw, Shaw Communications Inc. $8.2 million.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #31-40

31. Richard George, Suncor Energy Inc. $8 million.
32. Pierre Beaudoin, Bombardier Inc.$7.8 million.
33. Richard J. Harrington, Thomson Reuters Corp. $7.8 million.
34. D.A. Loney, Great-West Lifeco Inc. $7.3 million.
35. Pierre Peladeau, Quebecor Inc. $7 million.
36. James Kinnear, Pengrowth Energy Trust $6.9 million.
37. Darren Entwistle, TELUS Corp. $6.9 million.
38. Stephen Snyder, TransAlta Corp. $6.9 million.
39. Donald Stewart, Sun Life Financial Inc. $6.6 million.
40. Robert A. Milton, ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. $6.6 million.



Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #41-50

41. Donald Lindsay, Teck Cominco Ltd. $6.5 million.
42. Peter Munk, Barrick Gold Corp. $6.5 million.
43. Patrick Daniel, Enbridge Inc. $6.5 million.
44. William Downe, Bank of Montreal $6.4 million.
45. Nancy Southern, Atco Ltd./Canadian Utilities Ltd. $6.3 million.
46. Gerry McCaughey, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce $6.3 million.
47. Jacques Lamarre, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. $6.3 million.
48. Charles Fischer, Nexen Inc. $6.2 million.
49. Bruce Aitken, Methanex Corp. $5.9 million.
50. Donald Walker, Magna International Inc.$5.9 million.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #51-60

51. Jurgen Schreiber, Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. $5.9 million.
52. Edward M. Siegel Jr., Russel Metals Inc. $5.8 million.
53. Siegfried Wolf, Magna International Inc. $5.7 million.
54. David Goodman, Dundee Wealth $5.6 million.
55. Mario Longhi, Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. $5.6 million.
56. Ronald Pantin, Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. $5.5 million.
57. Allen Chan, Sino-Forest Corp. $5.3 million.
58. Geoffrey T. Martin, CCL Industries $5.3 million.
59. Sean Boyd, Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. $5.3 million.
60. Scott Saxberg, Crescent Point Energy Trust $5.3 million.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #61-70

61. Ian Greenberg, Astral Media Inc. $5.3 million.
62. Paul Desmarais Jr., Power Corp. of Canada $5.2 million.
63. James Balsillie, Research in Motion Ltd. $5.2 million.
64. Michael Lazaridis, Research in Motion Ltd. $5.2 million.
65. Andre Desmarais, Power Corp. of Canada $5 million.
66. Francois Coutu, Jean Coutu Group $4.9 million.
67. Jay Hennick, FirstService Corp. $4.8 million.
68. John Lau, Husky Energy Inc. $4.8 million.
69. Frederic Green, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. $4.7 million.
70. John Macken, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. $4.7 million.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #71-80

71. Steve Laut, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. $4.6 million.
72. Peter R. Jones, HudBay Minerals Inc. $4.6 million.
73. Gerald Grandey, Cameco Corp. $4.6 million.
74. Marc Tellier, Yellow Pages Income Fund $4.6 million.
75. Mayo M. Schmidt, Viterra Inc. $4.5 million.
76. Marvin F. Romanow, Nexen Inc. $4.5 million.
77. M.H. McCain, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. $4.4 million.
78. Keith A. Carrigan, BFI Canada Ltd. $4.4 million.
79. Alain Bedard, TransForce Inc. $4.3 million.
80. Wm. Wells, Biovail Corp. $4.3 million.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #81-90

81. Gerald Schwartz, Onex Corp. $4.3 million.
82. Raymond McFeetors, Great-West Lifeco Inc. $4.2 million.
83. Ellis Jacob, Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund $4.1 million.
84. Robert S Pritchard, Torstar Corp. $4.1 million.
85. Michael Waites, Finning International Inc. $4.1 million.
86. Stephen H. Sorenson, Uex Corp $4 million.
87. B.H. March, Imperial Oil Ltd. $4 million.
88. Charles Jeannes, Goldcorp Inc. $4 million.
89. Luc Desjardins, Transcontinental Inc. $4 million.
90. Stanley Marshall, Fortis Inc. $3.9 million.

Canada’s Top CEO Salaries: #91-100

91. Peter Marrone, Yamana Gold Inc. $3.9 million.
92. Marcel Coutu, Canadian Oil Sands Trust $3.7 million.
93. Kevin Loughrey, Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc.$ 3.7 million.
94. Thomas Gauld, Canadian Tire Corp. $3.6 million.
95. Brett Herman, TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd. $3.6 million.
96. S. Defalco, MDS Inc. $3.5 million.
97. W.P. Buckley, ShawCor Ltd. $3.5 million.
98. D.L. Rogers, Sears Canada Inc. $3.5 million.
99. Edward Sonshine, RioCan REIT $3.4 million.
100. Rupert Duchesne, Groupe Aeroplan Inc. $3.2 million.

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