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Legal Aid Ontario salaries, 2009

86 people paid $100,000 or more in 2009, as disclosed by Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

People in 2009
86
+34.4% vs 2008
Median salary
$116,627
+3.7% vs 2008
Highest salary
$250,343
Total disclosed
$11.0M

Everyone on the 2009 list

86 people
#NameSalaryBenefitsChange
1Robert WardPresident/Chief Executive Officer$250,343$9,757+$7,068
2JACQUELINE MURPHYDeputy Director, Legal Aid Ontario Law$196,896$342+$43,089
3JACQUELINE MURPHYCounsel.$196,896$342new
4Susan MccaffreyVice President & General Counsel$179,696$295+$10,478
5Michelle SeguinVice President & Chief Administrative Officer$178,696$295+$2,903
6RUTH LAWSONSenior Special Advisor To The Chair & Board$175,244$295−$1,350
7HELENA BIRTPolicy Counsel$174,110$342+$6,089
8HELENA BIRTCounsel.$174,110$342new
9Randall EllsworthVice President, North, Central & Eastern Regions$167,608$282+$22,665
10David MckillopVice President, Policy & Research$167,046$284+$19,105
11Heather RobertsonVice President, Central Programming & Innovation$167,046$284+$16,147
12GEORGE BIGGARSenior Special Advisor To The President/Chief Executive Officer$164,742$295−$1,647
13Robert BuchananSenior Special Advisor To General Counsel$163,511$295+$1,353
14John MccamusChair, Legal Aid Ontario$155,769$258+$5,769
15Vicki MorettiVice President, Greater Toronto Area Region, Acting$150,431$261+$20,865
16Aneurin ThomasDirector, Strategic Research$147,311$257+$5,788
17Maureen HastingsDirector, Administration, Civil & Immigration Services$146,790$257+$12,235
18JENNIFER CARTENDistrict Area Director$145,959$257+$8,270
19LESLIE HOWARDChief Information Officer$145,959$257+$9,945
20GAVIN LUTZDirector, Change Management$145,959$257+$11,993
21Janet FroudDistrict Area Director$143,625$252+$18,624
22MARGARET SILVERArea Director$142,030$248+$12,905
23Nathalie ChampagneDistrict Area Director, Ottawa$141,731$255+$11,365
24COLIN BOALDirector, Finance$141,537$250+$12,905
25Jane MorleyDirector, Legal Aid Ontario Law$141,497$250+$12,901
26Janet BudgellVice President, Southwest Region$139,974$243new
27Carmelo RuncoArea Director$138,901$238+$17,437
28Mary Anne StevensArea Director$138,343$255+$14,376
29Sherry Cameron-StobieDirector, Quality Services Office$131,855$231+$11,986
30Jawad KassabDirector, Lawyer Services & Payments$126,452$218+$20,087
31DAVE VANSTONEDirector, Facilities & Support Services$126,073$221+$11,495
32Charles LafortuneDirector, Strategic Technology & Innovation$124,445$211+$20,705
33LEE DAVIDDirector, Legal Services$124,363$220+$11,809
34GIA GRAYDirector, Special Projects$119,794$218new
35Michael DevriesSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal$119,687$158+$9,171
36Helen CarboneBusiness Manager, Central/Eastern/Northern Region$119,436$204+$3,682
37SHEILAGH O'CONNELLDirector, Family Law Services$119,168$206+$7,629
38Ann ScholbergDirector, Family Law Office$117,455$206+$4,570
39SIMON DAVIESSenior Legal Counsel$117,234$219−$17,897
40Katryn PereiraActing Director$116,716$212+$12,289
41KEVIN CLEGHORNDirector, Family Law Office$116,627$204+$4,688
42CAROLE DAHANDirector, Refugee Law Office$116,627$204+$4,688
43Thomas LeroyDirector, Big Case Management$116,627$204+$7,807
44JOHN ZADOProtocol Department Counsel$116,627$204+$4,688
45Karl MartineauManager, Application Delivery$116,227$204+$2,594
46STANISLAV YAZHEMSKYManager, Operations$116,083$195+$14,908
47Dionne PeartDuty Counsel, Criminal$115,344$0+$12,164
48Paula BeardDirector, Criminal Law Services, Greater Toronto Area$114,850$198+$13,048
49Lesli BisgouldStaff Barrister$114,658$204+$8,907
50BARBARA CASSONStaff Lawyer$114,106$201+$9,795
51Danielle FuochiStaff Lawyer$114,106$201+$3,995
52Robert NixonStaff Lawyer$114,106$201+$3,995
53W.Roderick StrainPolicy Director$113,989$190+$13,368
54Vincent CorreiaController$113,320$197+$11,278
55WENDY KINGStaff Lawyer$113,275$201+$5,277
56JUDY MIYAUCHIStaff Lawyer, Civil$113,275$201+$3,965
57Maureen MurphyPolicy Counsel$113,275$201+$9,087
58Michael SchoenbornStaff Lawyer$113,275$201+$3,965
59Carl GarlandDirector, Criminal Law Office, Barrie$113,098$199+$10,312
60LINDA HALLDirector, Appeals & Freedom of Information$112,703$197+$11,040
61Ian RitchieSupervisory Duty Counsel$112,272$201+$9,636
62Lesley ByfieldBusiness Manager, Southwest Region$112,050$195+$11,151
63JENNIFER BANGAYManager, Internal Audit & Program Evaluation$111,380$195+$10,133
64Cynthia HarperRegional Business Manager, Toronto Region$111,290$197+$8,999
65LINDEN PARRISSenior Project Manager, Modernization$109,663$199new
66Coreen LapointeBusiness Manager, Policy & Research$108,772$189new
67Claire RotheryManager, Information Technology Projects Group$108,580$191new
68Andreas AsmusStaff Lawyer$107,991$184new
69KAZIM KARBALAISenior Database Administrator/Programmer Analyst$107,878$518+$4,234
70JOHN MCKEANStaff Lawyer$107,517$201new
71Steve ChowPeoplesoft Technical Analyst$107,354$518+$5,279
72Wayne Van Der MeideManager, Federal & Provincial Protocol Cases$106,601$187new
73Jeffrey LaneMicrosoft Domain Administrator$106,304$389+$964
74Bruce MansonStaff Lawyer, Criminal$105,745$190new
75Victor MatanovicManager, Investigations$105,698$185new
76Marcus PrattRegional Manager, Big Case Management$105,579$188new
77Heather MorganPolicy Counsel$105,459$188new
78David HethertonSecurity Officer$103,112$410new
79Kathy PhillipsStaff Lawyer, Civil$102,146$182new
80TINA PERERAManager, Post Payment Examination$102,131$180new
81Armando D'AndreaDuty Counsel, Criminal$101,211$166new
82Edward BlackbeardDuty Counsel, Criminal$101,181$0new
83Margaret ShoemakerDeputy Director, Legal Aid Ontario Law$101,144$178new
84LYNN IDINGManager, Lawyer Workforce Strategy$100,928$180new
85JOHN BOZZOStaff Lawyer, Criminal$100,419$180new
86Thomas KelseyDirector, Family Law Office, Acting$100,369$179new

Most common jobs in 2009

Staff Lawyer7
Area Director3
Duty Counsel, Criminal3
Policy Counsel3
Counsel2
Deputy Director, Legal Aid Ontario Law2
Director, Family Law Office2
District Area Director2
Staff Lawyer, Civil2
Staff Lawyer, Criminal2

Questions and answers

Why is someone who works at Legal Aid Ontario not on this list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in 2009 are listed. Everyone else at Legal Aid Ontario that year was paid less.

What are taxable benefits?

The benefits the employer reported as taxable for the year. They are listed separately and are not part of the salary figure.

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