The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Eric Ward
Eric Ward served as the Special Advisor at Information and Privacy Commissioner in 2023, received an annual salary of $181,137.12 and a taxable benefit of $211.23, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Eric has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$181,348.35
Total paid in 2023
$181,137.12
Salary
$211.23
Taxable Benefit
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Find Eric on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Special Advisor |
| Employer : | Information and Privacy Commissioner |
| Sector : | Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2022 and 2023, Eric experienced an average annual decrease of approximately 15.73% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Information and Privacy Commissioner. By 2023, Eric's total pay had fallen by 15.73% compared to the pay in 2022. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Special Advisor | $181,137 | $211 | ⇩ -15.73% |
| 2022 | Assistant Commissioner, Strategic Initiatives External Relations | $214,924 | $279 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Special Advisor ) in the Information and Privacy Commissioner.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Ward | $181,137 | $211 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 147 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 147 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Morse | Professor / Special Advisor to the President | University of Western Ontario | $350,567 |
| Jennifer Simpson | Special Advisor to the President Equity Diversity Inclusion And Decolonization Curriculum Transformation | Toronto Metropolitan University | $310,250 |
| Kelley Packalen | Associate Professor, Special Advisor on Academic Integrity | Queen’s University | $292,657 |
| Mark J. Daley | Professor / Special Advisor To The Provost | University of Western Ontario | $287,156 |
| Sarah Prichard | Special Advisor to the President | University of Western Ontario | $286,027 |
| David Cameron | Special Advisor to the President And Provost | University of Toronto | $284,928 |
| Catharine Munn | Special Advisor And Executive Director | McMaster University | $279,146 |
| Ron Levi | Professor of Global Affairs And Sociology, And Associate Director, Academic, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy And Special Advisor, International Graduate Partnerships | University of Toronto | $309,585 |
| Kent Novakowski | Associate Vice-Principal (Research), Special Advisor (Queen’s Centre for Advanced Computing), Professor | Queen’s University | $268,683 |
| Marilyn Thompson | Special Advisor to the Provost on Organizational Strategy | University of Waterloo | $266,133 |