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 2023, received an annual salary of $141,458.81 and a taxable benefit of $261.48, 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.
$141,720.29
Total paid in 2023
$141,458.81
Salary
$261.48
Taxable Benefit
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Find Tom on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director Clinic Law Services |
| Employer : | Legal Aid Ontario |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2016 and 2023, Tom experienced an average annual increase of approximately 7.58% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Legal Aid Ontario. By 2023, Tom's total pay had risen by 41.21% compared to the pay in 2016. Notably, during Tom's tenure as Director Clinic Law Services, there has been a significant 15.99% rise in compensation over the past 4 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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| 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 2023 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 | $141,459 | $261 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 4 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karla Mcgrath | Executive Director (Queen’s Law Clinics), Director (Queen’s Family Law Clinic) | Queen’s University | $153,310 |
| Tom Cowan | Director Clinic Law Services | Legal Aid Ontario | $141,720 |
| Kathryn Ferreira | Director (Prison Law Clinic) | Queen’s University | $141,538 |
| Blair Hicks | Director (Queen’s Elder Law Clinic) | Queen’s University | $129,074 |