On April 11, 2019, the Ontario government introduced its
proposed budget and Bill 100, the Protecting What Matters Most
Act (Budget Measures), 2019. Bill 100 includes amendments to
61 different statutes, among them the Broader Public Sector
Executive Compensation Act, 2014 (BPSECA). While the bulk of
the substantive changes to broader public sector executive
compensation will likely come in the form of regulations, the
proposed changes to the BPSECA provide a preview of what may come
— including more government involvement, pay adjustments
based primarily on performance, and limits on compensation
increases.
Background
Compensation for designated executives at broader public sector
organizations including hospitals, school boards, colleges, and
universities has been restricted in various forms and under various
legislation since 2010.