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.
Payal Bhatija
Payal Bhatija served as the Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I at Ontario Health in 2024, received an annual salary of $158,065.74 and a taxable benefit of $2,614.02, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Payal has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$160,679.76
Total paid in 2024
$158,065.74
Salary
$2,614.02
Taxable Benefit
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Find Payal on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I |
| Employer : | Ontario Health |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2020 and 2024, Payal experienced an average annual increase of approximately 7.63% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Ontario Health. By 2024, Payal's total pay had risen by 33.62% compared to the pay in 2020. Notably, during Payal's tenure as Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I, there has been a significant 9.31% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I | $158,066 | $2,614 | ⇧ 3.91% |
| 2023 | Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I | $152,077 | $2,563 | ⇧ 5.20% |
| 2022 | Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I | $144,587 | $2,403 | ⇧ 16.23% |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel / Avocate | $124,146 | $2,323 | ⇧ 5.17% |
| 2020 | Legal Counsel / Avocate | $118,000 | $2,254 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 4 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Legal Counsel I / Avocate principale I ) in the Ontario Health.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Payal Bhatija | $158,066 | $2,614 |
| Hilary Grice | $146,793 | $2,839 |
| Andrea L Lipson | $157,353 | $2,611 |
| Sabrina Serino | $155,825 | $3,106 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 220 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 220 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Wong | Senior Vice President, Governance Legal And Compliance, General Counsel And Corporate Secretary | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $317,890 |
| Minami Ganaha | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $299,133 |
| Donald Fawcett | Senior Director And Legal Counsel | Cabinet Office | $290,087 |
| Darryl Holyday | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Lottery And Land Based Gaming | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $271,486 |
| Laura Cassiani | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Corporate And Litigation | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $266,609 |
| Robert Spender | Senior Managing Counsel Legal Services, Digital | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation | $265,699 |
| Nicole Kling | Senior Legal Counsel | Regional Municipality of Peel | $256,039 |
| Saira Cassim | Senior Legal Counsel | Regional Municipality of Peel | $256,037 |
| Christopher Sansom | Senior Legal Counsel | Regional Municipality of Peel | $255,931 |
| Michael Bennett | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $254,722 |