The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 39 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $156,131.54
$156,131.54
Average Salary in 2024
$154,620.31
Median Salary in 2024
![]() |
42.11% Male |
![]() |
57.89% Female |
| ||||||||
|
Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
18 employees received a salary between $101,072 - $149,159 |
16 employees received a salary between $149,159 - $197,246 |
2 employees received a salary between $197,246 - $245,332 |
3 employees received a salary between $245,332 - $293,419 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Advisor are $156,131.54 and $154,620.31, respectively.
In 2024, Catherine Stewart, holding the position of Executive Advisor And Chief Legal Counsel at the Attorney General received the highest salary of $293,419.29 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Richard Sookraj, serving as the Chief Advisor at Solicitor General , earned the highest salary of $164,649.28 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Attorney General with an average pay of $293,419.29; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $268,341.00; Mars Discovery District with an average pay of $246,453.10; Queen’s University with an average pay of $220,639.10; and City of Toronto - Police Service with an average pay of $211,789.90.
A total of 23 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $204,008.52; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $172,418.07; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $164,945.16.
There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Advisor is 42.11% male and 57.89% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 39 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 39 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
---|---|---|---|
Catherine Stewart | Executive Advisor And Chief Legal Counsel | Attorney General | $293,419 |
Mark J. Daley | Professor / Special Advisor / Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer | University of Western Ontario | $268,341 |
Dennis J. Ensing | Chief Venture Advisor And Vice President, Venture Growth | Mars Discovery District | $246,453 |
Nicholas Mosey | Special Advisor And Chief of Staff to the Principal, Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Professor | Queen’s University | $220,639 |
James Cornish | Strategic Advisor to the Chief of Police | City of Toronto - Police Service | $211,790 |
Frances Wdowczyk | Director, Business Development And Special Advisor to the Chief Administrative Officer, University of Toronto Scarborough | University of Toronto | $189,815 |
Amonulla Khakimov | Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, And Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer And Chair of the Board | Intellectual Property Ontario | $186,407 |
Donald Weir | Senior Advisor to Chief Executive Officer | Independent Electricity System Operator | $179,471 |
Daniel Jacobs | Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff Process And Customer Services Excellence | Natural Resources and Forestry | $174,482 |
Audrey Lemieux | Senior Manager And Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer | Metrolinx | $170,493 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
---|---|---|
2024 | 39 | $156,132 |