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.
Tom Cowan
Tom Cowan served as the Director Clinic Law Services at Legal Aid Ontario in 2024, received an annual salary of $149,605.43 and a taxable benefit of $277.95, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Tom has held the same position since 2019 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$149,883.38
Total paid in 2024
$149,605.43
Salary
$277.95
Taxable Benefit
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Find Tom on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director Clinic Law Services |
| Employer : | Legal Aid Ontario |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2016 and 2024, Tom experienced an average annual increase of approximately 7.28% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Legal Aid Ontario. By 2024, Tom's total pay had risen by 49.34% compared to the pay in 2016. Notably, during Tom's tenure as Director Clinic Law Services, there has been a significant 22.67% rise in compensation over the past 5 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 | Director Clinic Law Services | $149,605 | $278 | ⇧ 5.76% |
| 2023 | Director Clinic Law Services | $141,459 | $261 | ⇧ 4.99% |
| 2022 | Director Clinic Law Services | $134,729 | $249 | ⇧ 15.32% |
| 2021 | Director Clinic Law Services | $115,029 | $2,021 | ⇧ 1.18% |
| 2020 | Director Clinic Law Services | $115,442 | $246 | ⇩ -5.31% |
| 2019 | Director Clinic Law Services | $121,910 | $271 | ⇧ 21.74% |
| 2016 | Regional Business Manager régionales | $100,138 | $222 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Director Clinic Law Services ) in the Legal Aid Ontario.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Cowan | $149,605 | $278 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 7 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karla Mcgrath | Assistant Dean (Juris Doctor Program), Executive Director (Queen’s Law Clinics) Director (Queen’s Family Law Clinic) | Queen’s University | $169,011 |
| Tom Cowan | Director Clinic Law Services | Legal Aid Ontario | $149,883 |
| Andrew Crew | Executive Director (Queen’s Law Clinics), Director (Queen’s Legal Aid) | Queen’s University | $148,720 |
| Tomilola Adebiyi | Director (Queen’s University Business Law Clinic), Lecturer | Queen’s University | $148,718 |
| Kathryn Ferreira | Director (Prison Law Clinic) | Queen’s University | $146,857 |
| Blair Hicks | Director (Queen’s Elder Law Clinic) | Queen’s University | $130,424 |
| Linda Smith | Director (Queen’s Family Law Clinic) | Queen’s University | $102,507 |