All figures are from 2012.
1. Hunter Harrison, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., $49.2-millionChris Young/The Canadian Press
2. James Smith, Thomson Reuters Corp., $18.8-millionJon Blacker/Reuters
3. John Manzoni, Talisman Energy Inc., $18.7-millionJeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
4. Paul Wright, Eldorado Gold Corp., $18.7-million
5. Donald Walker, Magna International Inc., $16.9-millionFred Lum/The Globe and Mail
6. Mark Barrenechea, Open Text Corp., $14.8-million
7. Gordon Nixon, Royal Bank of Canada, $13.7-millionMike Sturk/Reuters
8. Gerald Schwartz, Onex Corp., $13.3-millionNathan Denette/The Canadian Press
9. Mark Thierer, Catamaran Corp., $12.9-million
10. Peter Marrone, Yamana Gold Inc., $12.1-millionMike Cassese/Reuters