Crown Agencies
Legal Aid Ontario salaries
597 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the disclosure list every year from 1999 to 2025 (with gaps).
People on the 2025 list
597
+4.2% vs 2024
Median salary
$138,741
−4.4% vs 2024
Highest salary
$284,522
Total disclosed
$82.8M
Highest paid in 2025
Top 100 of 597
| # | Name | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aileen PagePresident and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale | $284,522 | $606 | +$94,495 |
| 2 | David FieldPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général | $265,000 | $1,049 | −$30,881 |
| 3 | Janet BudgellVice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-président, Stratégie et Affaires publiques | $248,366 | $724 | +$37,802 |
| 4 | Faheem PatelLead, Infrastructure Architect/Responsable, Architect en infrastructure | $240,384 | $828 | +$71,286 |
| 5 | Abigail DwoshVice President and Chief Administrative Officer/ Vice-présidente et cheffe de l'administration | $224,660 | $1,972 | +$28,160 |
| 6 | Vadim JakobsonVice President, Operations /Vice-président, Opérations | $223,721 | $472 | +$40,413 |
| 7 | W.Roderick StrainVice President, Clinic, Immigration and Refugee Law Services/Vice-président, Cliniques, Services en droit de l’immigration et des réfugiés | $220,635 | $1,463 | +$35,636 |
| 8 | Marinella VanstoneVice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-présidente, Stratégies et relations publiques | $204,675 | $442 | +$23,114 |
| 9 | Neil GregsonSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $203,509 | $362 | −$13,429 |
| 10 | Randall EllsworthVice President, Regional Services/Vice-président, Services régionaux | $198,297 | $83 | −$13,329 |
| 11 | Andreas AsmusDirector General, North District/Directeur général, district du Nord | $190,023 | $1,096 | +$10,961 |
| 12 | Lisa Banerjee WoodDirector General, Central East District/Directrice générale, district du Centre East | $190,023 | $1,547 | +$10,961 |
| 13 | Lisa BernsteinDirector, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures | $190,023 | $422 | −$2,912 |
| 14 | Amy Britton CoxExecutive Advisor/Conseillère exécutive | $190,023 | $422 | +$10,946 |
| 15 | Darcy DeslauriersDirector, Special Project, Business Process Review/Directeur, Projets spéciaux, Examen des modes de fonctionnement | $190,023 | $1,172 | +$9,261 |
| 16 | Cynthia HarperDirector, Client and Legal Services/Directrice, Services juridiques et services aux clients | $190,023 | $422 | +$9,261 |
| 17 | Hassan Abshir HassanChief Financial Officer/Directeur général des finances | $190,023 | $1,172 | +$9,261 |
| 18 | Moya TekluDirector, Policy /Directrice, Service des politiques | $190,023 | $1,172 | +$9,261 |
| 19 | June KimDirector, Business Law/Directrice, droit des affaires | $188,230 | $1,170 | +$5,629 |
| 20 | Laura BakerDirector, Client and Legal Services/Directrice, Services juridiques et services aux clients | $188,072 | $1,170 | +$6,389 |
| 21 | Matthew HammondDirector General, Central West District/Directeur général, District du Centre-Ouest | $186,403 | $422 | +$7,670 |
| 22 | Margaret ShoemakerDirector, Legal Aid Ontario Law/Directrice, Aide Juridique Ontario Law | $186,403 | $1,172 | +$3,663 |
| 23 | Kirstie BloomfieldDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $185,467 | $362 | −$15,737 |
| 24 | Paula BeardDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $185,312 | $422 | +$7,736 |
| 25 | Marcus PrattSenior Advisor/Conseiller principal | $185,312 | $1,172 | +$7,736 |
| 26 | Heather MorganActing General Counsel/Avocate générale intérimaire | $183,942 | $430 | +$1,038 |
| 27 | John SafticSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $182,390 | $362 | −$1,204 |
| 28 | Rosanne De LioChief Human Resources Officer/Directrice, Ressources humaines | $179,012 | $1,908 | +$9,680 |
| 29 | Lisa QuesnelDirector General, Toronto District/Directrice générale, district de Toronto | $178,713 | $410 | −$5,002 |
| 30 | Coreen LapointeDirector, Multiple Language Services/Directrice, Services multilingues | $177,161 | $406 | +$2,759 |
| 31 | Jessica VerheyDirector, Communications/Directrice des communications | $176,811 | $1,758 | +$8,862 |
| 32 | Diane JanisseDirector, Clinic Resource Office/Directrice, Bureau des ressources de la clinique | $175,177 | $779 | −$809 |
| 33 | Rocio AlvarezActing Director General, Western District/Directrice générale par intérim, district de l'Ouest | $175,077 | $1,304 | +$889 |
| 34 | Senem OzkinDirector General, Central East District/Directrice générale, district du Centre-Est | $175,077 | $1,404 | −$4,446 |
| 35 | Deanna SunManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $173,698 | $1,595 | −$20,623 |
| 36 | Christopher PangDirector, Roster Management/Directeur, Gestion du tableau | $172,944 | $887 | +$2,906 |
| 37 | Brennan SacevichSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $172,214 | $332 | +$1,564 |
| 38 | Timothy LutesCase Manager/Gestionnaire de causes | $171,114 | $362 | −$12,213 |
| 39 | Robbie FlintManager of Legal Services/Chef des services juridiques | $168,948 | $778 | −$11,948 |
| 40 | Debra Sue GentlesExecutive Project Lead, Customer Relationship Management Replacement Project/Directrice générale de projet, projet de remplacement du logiciel /Gestion de la relation client | $168,693 | $1,138 | +$12,460 |
| 41 | Arwen HigginsDirector, Business Operations and Business Intelligence/Directrice, Services opérationnels et veille stratégique | $168,044 | $383 | +$18,390 |
| 42 | Courtney WestSenior Counsel/Lawyer Manager, Eligibility Review Office/Avocate principale/Avocate gestionnaire, Bureau d’examen de l’admissibilité | $167,722 | $1,862 | +$6,256 |
| 43 | Gerald RifkinInvestigator/Enquêteuse | $166,323 | $301 | +$3,780 |
| 44 | Rodney SmithDirector, Provincial Office Resources and Support Services/Directeur, Ressources et services de soutien du bureau provincial | $165,791 | $1,223 | +$5,925 |
| 45 | Omar ShermanDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $165,517 | $362 | −$16,410 |
| 46 | Aviva BasmanDirector, Immigration and Refugee/Directrice, Droit de l’immigration et des réfugiés | $165,090 | $1,885 | −$5,846 |
| 47 | Heather WilliamsActing Chief Audit Officer/Directrice principale intérimaire de l’audit | $165,000 | $385 | +$32,442 |
| 48 | Piyali KunduDirector, Lawyer Services And Payments/Directrice, Services aux avocats et paiements | $164,001 | $2,408 | −$7,044 |
| 49 | Stacy HanerSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminel | $163,617 | $362 | −$9,124 |
| 50 | Jeff GillhamDirector, Centralized Services/Directeur, Services centralisés | $163,206 | $1,376 | +$6,530 |
| 51 | James KingRegional Lawyer Manager/Avocat gestionnaire régionnal | $162,623 | $1,128 | −$8,695 |
| 52 | Aaron RinzlerManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $162,623 | $1,878 | −$8,164 |
| 53 | Georgia KoulisManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $162,298 | $1,878 | −$6,736 |
| 54 | Elisabeth CassavoyManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $1,134 | −$8,722 |
| 55 | Mary CosteaManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $1,065 | new |
| 56 | Paul-Andre MacleodManager of Legal Services/Chef des services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | +$52,904 |
| 57 | Amy BottosManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$9,113 |
| 58 | Cynthia BurrellManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$10,396 |
| 59 | Vanessa D'SouzaManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $1,878 | −$8,699 |
| 60 | Michael DevriesManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$11,971 |
| 61 | Fiona DochertyManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $672 | −$11,971 |
| 62 | Calvin FerrierManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,823 | $678 | −$8,881 |
| 63 | Chantal Finn LosierManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $1,380 | −$11,971 |
| 64 | Carl GarlandManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,823 | $878 | −$8,699 |
| 65 | Ching Yuen KitchenManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$8,722 |
| 66 | Carey MckayManager, Certificate Services/Chef du service, Services de certificats | $161,823 | $1,053 | −$8,722 |
| 67 | Christine O'ConnorManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$10,070 |
| 68 | Steven StarbuckManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$8,699 |
| 69 | Angela VanderheydenManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $378 | −$9,548 |
| 70 | Janice VincentRegional Lawyer Manager/Avocate gestionnaire régionale | $161,823 | $378 | −$8,722 |
| 71 | Tara KnoxLawyer Manager/Gestionnaire avocate | $161,734 | $377 | −$7,714 |
| 72 | Felice LambermontSpecial Advisor / Conseillère spéciale | $161,285 | $0 | −$326 |
| 73 | Michael StoryManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,043 | $376 | −$6,893 |
| 74 | Edward BlackbeardManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,043 | $2,376 | −$4,740 |
| 75 | Raymond WarmanManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $161,043 | $1,876 | −$5,827 |
| 76 | Lana StrainSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminel | $161,017 | $362 | −$8,496 |
| 77 | Tracy PybusDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $160,767 | $362 | −$6,787 |
| 78 | Yolande EdwardsManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $158,650 | $238 | −$13,158 |
| 79 | Susanne HunterManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $158,650 | $0 | −$36,505 |
| 80 | Nathalie FerlandBilingual Institutional and Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service bilingue en milieu carcéral, droit criminel | $158,567 | $362 | −$5,232 |
| 81 | Kathryn EdmundsDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $158,371 | $346 | −$9,827 |
| 82 | Elana GlassDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $157,600 | $362 | −$8,957 |
| 83 | Joana MiskinisDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $157,551 | $362 | −$11,656 |
| 84 | Milena SoczkaManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $157,330 | $834 | −$3,119 |
| 85 | Aimee BricaultDirector, Intake Operations Support/Directrice, Soutien aux opérations d'accueil | $157,268 | $879 | +$21,821 |
| 86 | Rosanna MiuDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $156,967 | $362 | −$18,407 |
| 87 | Melissa ShepherdExecutive Director, Enterprise Strategy Management/Directrice générale, Gestion des stratégies | $156,935 | $2,164 | +$7,585 |
| 88 | Robin LeightonDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $156,814 | $367 | −$10,740 |
| 89 | Evan FlewellingManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques | $156,434 | $359 | +$151 |
| 90 | Jeffrey LaneLead, Information Technology Infrastructure Operations/Chargé des opérations, Infrastrcture des technologies de l’information | $156,175 | $828 | −$13,680 |
| 91 | David Donald PerryDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $155,517 | $362 | −$8,531 |
| 92 | Jennifer HirleheyStaff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille | $155,517 | $362 | −$15,161 |
| 93 | Areti TsolosDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $155,517 | $362 | −$12,513 |
| 94 | Rob KittoDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $155,417 | $362 | new |
| 95 | Alain PrevostSupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocat de service principal | $155,317 | $362 | −$15,387 |
| 96 | Dee-Anne ReidManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $155,303 | $363 | −$15,158 |
| 97 | Jeffrey SchroederSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $155,303 | $362 | −$20,070 |
| 98 | Tom CowanDirector Clinic Law Services/Directeur des services des domaines de pratique des cliniques | $155,150 | $358 | +$5,545 |
| 99 | Patricia MillerDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $155,121 | $346 | +$6,847 |
| 100 | Linda McdonaldDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $155,017 | $362 | −$15,596 |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 21 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 23 |
| 2004 | 26 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 42 |
| 2007 | 46 |
| 2008 | 64 |
| 2009 | 86 |
| 2010 | 81 |
| 2011 | |
| 2012 | 92 |
| 2013 | 130 |
| 2014 | 151 |
| 2015 | 214 |
| 2016 | 303 |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | 317 |
| 2019 | 361 |
| 2020 | 398 |
| 2021 | 417 |
| 2022 | 425 |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | 573 |
| 2025 | 597 |
Median salary by year
Legal Aid Ontario medianCrown Agencies median
$139K
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| Year | Employer median | Sector median |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $109,026 | |
| 1997 | $108,790 | |
| 1998 | $108,135 | |
| 1999 | $115,467 | $116,052 |
| 2000 | $105,908 | $123,949 |
| 2001 | $110,296 | $131,456 |
| 2002 | $109,796 | $125,564 |
| 2003 | $111,066 | $122,682 |
| 2004 | $114,318 | $121,222 |
| 2005 | $115,891 | $121,071 |
| 2006 | $112,664 | $122,830 |
| 2007 | $117,081 | $123,261 |
| 2008 | $112,433 | $122,918 |
| 2009 | $116,627 | $119,440 |
| 2010 | $114,559 | $120,759 |
| 2011 | $119,861 | |
| 2012 | $113,320 | $119,931 |
| 2013 | $112,520 | $119,386 |
| 2014 | $111,207 | $118,137 |
| 2015 | $112,684 | $118,123 |
| 2016 | $113,623 | $117,780 |
| 2017 | $116,800 | |
| 2018 | $118,450 | $117,341 |
| 2019 | $122,019 | $117,472 |
| 2020 | $127,053 | $117,810 |
| 2021 | $125,988 | $117,827 |
| 2022 | $127,092 | $119,206 |
| 2023 | $120,884 | |
| 2024 | $145,108 | $121,242 |
| 2025 | $138,741 | $126,260 |
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