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Intellectual Property Ontario salaries

17 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the disclosure list every year from 2024 to 2025.

People on the 2025 list
17
+13.3% vs 2024
Median salary
$140,696
−6.0% vs 2024
Highest salary
$227,888
Total disclosed
$2.5M

Highest paid in 2025

Top 17 of 17
#NameSalaryBenefitsChange
1Huynh MichaelGeneral Counsel/Chef du contentieux$227,888$871new
2Nicholson CherylChief Operating Officer/Chef de l’exploitation$219,000$726new
3Bagheri DeniseDirector, Programs and Operations/Directrice principale, Programmes et stratégie$181,126$656new
4Khakimov AmonullaSenior Director, Corporate, Government Relations and Partnerships/Directeur principal, Relations corporatives, gouvernementales et partenariats$174,091$599new
5Blakey KarenDirector, People, Culture and Talent Engagement/Directrice, Gens, Culture et Mobilisation des talents$171,120$620new
6Voloboeva AlenaController/Contrôleuse$156,798$568new
7Colucci Michael SManager, Intellectual Property/Gestionnaire, propriété intellectuelle$156,798$568new
8Sohi KiranpalDigital Operations Manager/Gestionnaire, opérations numériques$144,441$523new
9Paolatto PaulInterim Chief Executive Officer/Chef de la direction par intérim$140,696$493new
10Leclerc Christopher JManager, Data and Operations/Gestionnaire, données et opérations$134,203$486new
11Elvidge Bunn LauraManager, Communications/Gestionnaire, Communications$125,372$454new
12Gaur PreranaManager, Intellectual Property Funding/Gestionnaire, Financement de la propriété intellectuelle$121,014$437new
13Thomas RoulaVice President, Intellectual Property/Vice-présidente, propriété intellectuelle$120,035$315new
14Romano NikkiManager, Post Secondary Education Strategy and Innovation/Gestionnaire, stratégie pour l'enseignement postsecondaire et Innovation$118,342$428new
15Kravchuk MariyaManager, Client Success/Gestionnaire, réussite client$113,769$411new
16Nelson Rose MarieManager, Accounts Payable and Payroll/Gestionnaire, comptes fournisseurs et paie$113,088$425new
17Bushell EleanorProgram Lead/Chef de programme$100,574$365new

People on the list by year

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Median salary by year

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What each job pays at Intellectual Property Ontario, 2025

The most common jobs, with their median salary against the same title across the list.

JobPeopleMedianOntario medianDifference
Chief Operating Officer/ Chef de l’exploitation1——
Controller/Contrôleuse1——
Digital Operations Manager/Gestionnaire, opérations numériques1——
Director, People, Culture and Talent Engagement/Directrice, Gens, Culture et Mobilisation des talents1——
Director, Programs and Operations/Directrice principale, Programmes et stratégie1——
General Counsel/Chef du contentieux1——
Interim Chief Executive Officer/Chef de la direction par intérim1——
Manager, Accounts Payable and Payroll/Gestionnaire, comptes fournisseurs et paie1——
Manager, Client Success/Gestionnaire, réussite client1——
Manager, Communications/Gestionnaire, Communications1—$109,365
Manager, Data and Operations/Gestionnaire, données et opérations1——
Manager, Intellectual Property Funding/Gestionnaire, Financement de la propriété intellectuelle1——
Manager, Intellectual Property/Gestionnaire, propriété intellectuelle1——
Manager, Post Secondary Education Strategy and Innovation/Gestionnaire, stratégie pour l'enseignement postsecondaire et Innovation1——
Program Lead/Chef de programme1——
Senior Director, Corporate, Government Relations and Partnerships/Directeur principal, Relations corporatives, gouvernementales et partenariats1——
Vice President, Intellectual Property/Vice-présidente, propriété intellectuelle1——

Medians where 3 or more people share the title. Ontario median: everyone with the title on the 2025 list, at any employer.

Salary bands

People by salary, 2025.

$100K–$110K1
$110K–$120K3
$120K–$130K3
$130K–$150K3
$150K–$175K4
$175K–$200K1
$200K–$250K2

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Questions and answers

How many people at Intellectual Property Ontario were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?

17, +13.3% on 2024 (15 people).

What is the median salary at Intellectual Property Ontario?

$140,696 among the people on the 2025 list, against $126,260 for crown agencies as a whole.

Who is the highest-paid employee at Intellectual Property Ontario?

In 2025, Huynh Michael, General Counsel/Chef du contentieux at Intellectual Property Ontario, with a salary of $227,888.

What is the most common job at Intellectual Property Ontario on the list?

Chief Operating Officer/ Chef de l’exploitation, with 1 people in 2025.

How long has Intellectual Property Ontario been on the list?

Since 2024: every year from 2024 to 2025.

Where can I see everyone at Intellectual Property Ontario on the list?

The full 2025 list has every name, job, salary and taxable benefit; earlier years are linked from the chart above.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.

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