2008-2009 Public Sector Executive Compensation Disclosure Statements

K-12 Public School Districts

Fiscal 2008-2009 for the year ending June 30, 2009

Boards of Education are solely responsible for determining the total compensation package for the position of Superintendent of Schools and Directeur General. The BC Public School Educators’ Association administers a sectoral compensation management plan for all other exempt positions with the objective of enabling boards to attract and retain high-quality personnel through the establishment and maintenance of rational and defensible total compensation structures. Public school districts have a fiscal year that ends on June 30 and will disclose executive compensation later in the year.

• 005 Southeast Kootenay (PDF)
• 006 Rocky Mountain (PDF)
• 008 Kootenay Lake (PDF)
• 010 Arrow Lakes (PDF)
• 019 Revelstoke (PDF)
• 020 Kootenay-Columbia (PDF)
• 022 Vernon (PDF)
• 023 Central Okanagan (PDF)
• 027 Cariboo-Chilcotin (PDF)
• 028 Quesnel (PDF)
• 033 Chilliwack (PDF)
• 034 Abbotsford (PDF)
• 035 Langley (PDF)
• 036 Surrey (PDF)
• 037 Delta (PDF)
• 038 Richmond (PDF)
• 039 Vancouver (PDF)
• 040 New Westminster (PDF)
• 041 Burnaby (PDF)
• 042 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (PDF)
• 043 Coquitlam (PDF)
• 044 North Vancouver (PDF)
• 045 West Vancouver (PDF)
• 046 Sunshine Coast (PDF)
• 047 Powell River (PDF)
• 048 Sea to Sky (PDF)
• 049 Central Coast (PDF)
• 050 Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte (PDF)
• 051 Boundary (PDF)
• 052 Prince Rupert (PDF)
• 053 Okanagan Similkameen (PDF)
• 054 Bulkley Valley (PDF)
• 057 Prince George (PDF)
• 058 Nicola-Similkameen (PDF)
• 059 Peace River South (PDF)
• 060 Peace River North (PDF)
• 061 Greater Victoria (PDF)
• 062 Sooke (PDF)
• 063 Saanich (PDF)
• 064 Gulf Islands (PDF)
• 067 Okanagan Skaha (PDF)
• 068 Nanaimo-Ladysmith (PDF)
• 069 Qualicum (PDF)
• 070 Alberni (PDF)
• 071 Comox Valley (PDF)
• 072 Campbell River (PDF)
• 073 Kamloops/Thompson (PDF)
• 074 Gold Trail (PDF)
• 075 Mission (PDF)
• 078 Fraser-Cascade (PDF)
• 079 Cowichan Valley (PDF)
• 081 Fort Nelson (PDF)
• 082 Coast Mountains (PDF)
• 083 North Okanagan-Shuswap (PDF)
• 084 Vancouver Island West (PDF)
• 085 Vancouver Island North (PDF)
• 087 Stikine (PDF)
• 091 Nechako Lakes (PDF)
• 092 Nisga'a (PDF)
• 093 Conseil scolaire francophone (PDF)

Public Post-secondary Institutions

Fiscal Year April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009

B.C.’s colleges and institutes provide a range of programs that prepare adult learners for post-secondary studies and provide courses and programs in trades, vocational, career technical and academic studies leading to certificates, diplomas, associate degrees and applied degrees. The presidents and senior administrators provide leadership to post-secondary education institutions ranging in student enrolment from several hundred up to 15,000. A key factor in their compensation is their competitiveness with similar Canadian institutions.

The province’s universities range in size and may include medical schools and research-revenue generation arms. A key factor in recruitment and retention of presidents and senior administrators at these institutions is ensuring that their compensation is situated within relevant labour market comparators and remains competitive with similar Canadian universities.

• British Columbia Institute of Technology (PDF)
• Camosun College (PDF)
• Capilano University (PDF)
• College of New Caledonia (PDF)
• College of the Rockies (PDF)
• Douglas College (PDF)
• Emily Carr University of Art and Design (PDF)
• Justice Institute of British Columbia (PDF)
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University (PDF)
• Langara College (PDF)
• Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (PDF)
• North Island College (PDF)
• Northern Lights College (PDF)
• Northwest Community College (PDF)
• Okanagan College (PDF)
• Royal Roads University (PDF)
• Selkirk College (PDF)
• Simon Fraser University (PDF)
• Thompson Rivers University (PDF)
• University of British Columbia (PDF)
• University of the Fraser Valley (PDF)
• University of Northern British Columbia (PDF)
• University of Victoria (PDF)
• Vancouver Community College (PDF)
• Vancouver Island University (PDF)

Health

B.C. Heath Authorities

Fiscal Year April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009

Health Authorities provide leadership to complex medical organizations with multiple facilities and a broad continuum of care. Their operating budgets can be in the billions of dollars. Compensation levels are generally set at the 50th percentile of relevant labour market comparators.

• Fraser Health Authority (PDF)
• Interior Health Authority (PDF)
• Northern Health Authority (PDF)
• Provincial Health Services Authority (PDF)
• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (PDF)
• Vancouver Island Health Authority (PDF)

Other Health Employers

Fiscal Year April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009

There is a variety of other health employers whose executives provide leadership to medical facilities or small to medium size health organizations. Their compensation levels are based upon relevant labour market comparators.

• Providence Health Care (PDF)
• Mount St. Mary's Hospital (PDF)
• St. Joseph's General Hospital (PDF)
• Greater Vancouver Community Services Society (PDF)

Crown Corporations & Agencies

Fiscal Year stated below

B.C.’s Crown corporations and agencies provide many different services to the public. In some cases they are large commercial operations, such as BC Hydro and ICBC, in other cases they are a means to provide cost-effective services to citizens, such as BC Housing. Their executives come from varied professional backgrounds, but in most cases their relevant labour markets are similar organizations in the public and private sector in Canada.

• British Columbia Assessment Authority (Jan. 1, 2007 – Dec. 31, 2008) (PDF)
• BC Housing Management Commission (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• BC Hydro and Power Authority (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• BC Innovation Council (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• British Columbia Lottery Corporation (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• BC Pavilion Corporation - Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project Ltd. (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• British Columbia Railway Company (Jan. 1, 2007 – Dec. 31, 2008) (PDF)
• British Columbia Securities Commission (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• British Columbia Utilities Commission (PDF)
• BC Transit (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• BC Transmission Corporation (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• Columbia Basin Trust (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• Columbia Power Corporation (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. (PDF)
• Homeowner Protection Office (PDF)
• Industry Training Authority (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009) (PDF)
• Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (Jan. 1, 2007 – Dec. 31, 2008) (PDF)
• Knowledge Network (PDF)
• Legal Services Society (PDF)
• Oil and Gas Commission (PDF)
• Partnerships BC (PDF)
• Royal BC Museum (PDF)
• Tourism British Columbia (PDF)
• Worksafe BC (Jan. 1, 2007 – Dec. 31, 2008) (PDF)

Public Service

B.C’s public service is made up of thousands of employees in ministries and agencies who work in diverse fields, such as correction services, public health, park stewardship and putting out forest fires. The executive compensation approach is intended to balance a competitive compensation package designed to attract and retain qualified, experienced and engaged executive who are capable of achieving a high level of performance.

• BC Public Service Agency (PDF)
• Liquor Distribution Branch (PDF)

Community Social Services Sector

B.C.’s social service sector strives to offer compensation that neither leads nor lags relevant labour market comparators.

• Community Living British Columbia (PDF)