Chief Counsel

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Counsel are $225,615.79 and $236,747.95, respectively.

In 2023, Carolyn Calwell, holding the position of Chief Corporate Services Officer And General Counsel at the Ontario Energy Board received the highest salary of $305,761.82 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Cheryl Buehler, serving as the Chief Counsel at Children’s Aid Society of Toronto , earned the highest salary of $178,830.27 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Counsel and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Energy Board with an average pay of $305,761.82; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $298,472.39; Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $274,529.43; Attorney General with an average pay of $263,965.93; and The Ottawa Hospital with an average pay of $232,418.94.

A total of 11 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Counsel and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $302,117.11; Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $263,965.93; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $228,100.03.

There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Counsel is 35.71% male and 64.29% female, respectively.