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.
Volga Balkova Pankou
Volga Balkova Pankou served as the Senior Counsel at Regional Municipality of York in 2024, received an annual salary of $101,496.10 and a taxable benefit of $254.10, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Volga has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$101,750.20
Total paid in 2024
$101,496.10
Salary
$254.10
Taxable Benefit
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Find Volga on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Counsel |
| Employer : | Regional Municipality of York |
| Sector : | Municipalities and Services |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2017 and 2024, Volga experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.59% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Regional Municipality of York. By 2024, Volga's total pay had risen by 2.33% compared to the pay in 2017. Notably, during Volga's tenure as Senior Counsel, there has been a significant 44.85% decline in compensation over the past 1 year. 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 Counsel | $101,496 | $254 | ⇩ -44.85% |
| 2023 | Senior Counsel | $183,923 | $577 | ⇧ 12.08% |
| 2022 | Associate Counsel Prosecutions | $163,917 | $703 | ⇩ -2.77% |
| 2021 | Associate Counsel Prosecutions | $168,622 | $685 | ⇧ 2.95% |
| 2020 | Associate Counsel Prosecutions | $163,844 | $618 | ⇧ 30.88% |
| 2019 | Prosecutor | $125,120 | $534 | ⇧ 14.63% |
| 2018 | Prosecutor | $109,185 | $435 | ⇧ 5.22% |
| 2017 | Prosecutor | $103,788 | $390 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 8 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Counsel ) in the Regional Municipality of York.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Alyea | $184,306 | $613 |
| Volga Balkova Pankou | $101,496 | $254 |
| Alexandra Hartley | $199,377 | $634 |
| Fareen Kassam | $179,208 | $595 |
| Tetyana Luneyko | $187,168 | $611 |
| Robert Mcfarlane | $188,002 | $624 |
| Kristen Newman | $183,690 | $609 |
| Bolajoko Ogunmefun | $108,800 | $413 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 322 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 322 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 |
| Leanne De Filippis | Senior Counsel, Labour And Employment | York University | $291,751 |
| Donald Fawcett | Senior Director And Legal Counsel | Cabinet Office | $290,087 |
| Mark Bailey | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocat principal, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $273,910 |
| 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 |
| Johanna Braden | Senior Litigation Counsel / Avocate principale, contentieux | Ontario Securities Commission | $265,573 |
| Aviva Raffoul-harari | Senior Counsel / Avocate principale | Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario | $263,339 |