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Carling Helander

Executive Dir, Imm. Policy at BC Public Service. On British Columbia’s salary disclosure list 11 years between 2016 and 2026.

Salary disclosure2026
Carling Helander
Executive Dir, Imm. Policy
BC Public Service
Gross salary
$146,631.00
Source: Government of British Columbia, Financial Information Act. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Change from 2025: +$1,880 (+1.3%)
11years on
the list

Among 22,383 people at BC Public Service in 2026

1,678th highest paid. Their median: $96,267.

Paid more than 91% of everyone on the 2026 salary disclosure list, which only lists people paid $75,000 or more.

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Ranked just above and below in 2026.

Gross salary by year

Show as a table
YearGross salary
2016$76,693
2017$90,075
2018$94,309
2019$104,478
2020$115,461
2021$118,079
2022$120,431
2023$131,143
2024$136,623
2025$144,751
2026$146,631

History

YearEmployer and jobGross salaryIn 2025 dollarsChange
2026BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$146,631$146,631+$1,880 (+1.3%)
2025BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$144,751$147,829+$8,128 (+5.9%)
2024BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$136,623$143,219+$5,480 (+4.2%)
2023BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$131,143$142,860+$10,712 (+8.9%)
2022BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$120,431$140,252+$2,352 (+2.0%)
2021BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$118,079$141,356+$2,618 (+2.3%)
2020BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$115,461$139,274+$10,983 (+10.5%)
2019BC Public ServiceExecutive Dir, Imm. Policy$104,478$128,970+$10,169 (+10.8%)
2018BC Public ServiceDirector, Immigration Policy$94,309$119,584+$4,234 (+4.7%)
2017BC Public ServiceDirector, Immigration Policy$90,075$116,641+$13,382 (+17.4%)
2016BC Public ServiceDirector, Immigration Policy$76,693$101,130

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by British Columbia’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01), each fiscal year priced at the calendar year most of its months fall in.

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Questions and answers

Why is Carling Helander on the salary disclosure list?

BC Public Service paid Carling Helander $146,631 in 2026. British Columbia’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $75,000 or more in a fiscal year, under the Financial Information Act.

What is “gross salary”?

The one pay figure British Columbia publishes for each person for the fiscal year, shown as published. British Columbia does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

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