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Legal Aid Ontario salaries, 2016

303 people paid $100,000 or more in 2016, as disclosed by Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

People in 2016
303
+41.6% vs 2015
Median salary
$113,623
+0.8% vs 2015
Highest salary
$267,823
Total disclosed
$36.2M

Everyone on the 2016 list

Top 200 of 303
#NameSalaryBenefitsChange
1David FieldPresident and Chief Executive Officer$267,823$575+$156,305
2Susan MccaffreyVice President and General Counsel / Vice-présidente et avocate générale$194,109$423+$4,186
3Michelle SeguinChief Administrative Officer and Vice PresidentDirectrice générale de l'administration et vice-présidente$194,109$423+$4,186
4Heather RobertsonVice President, Provincial Case Management Office and Special Projects / Vice-présidente, Bureau de la gestion des causes provinciales et projets spéciaux$191,624$411+$7,132
5Janet BudgellVice President, Southwest Region / Vice-présidente, région du Sud-Ouest$188,742$411+$4,070
6Vicki MorettiVice President, Greater Toronto Area Region/Vice-présidente, région du Grand Toronto$188,597$1,731+$4,067
7Randall EllsworthVice President, North, Central And Eastern Regions/Vice-président, régions du Nord, du Centre et de l’Est$188,596$411+$4,067
8David MckillopVice President, Policy, Research and External Relations / Vice-président, Politique, recherche et relations extérieures$188,558$411+$4,066
9Charles LafortuneVice President, Provincial Case Management Office and Special Projects / Vice-pésident, Bureau provincial de gestion des causes et projets spéciaux$173,800$353+$2,500
10Jawad KassabExecutive Lead, Refugee and Immigration Services- Greater Toronto Area / Directeur général de projet, Services aux réfugiés et aux immigrants, Région du Grand Toronto$171,300$348+$3,476
11Carmelo RuncoDirector General, Hamilton - Kitchener / Directeur général, Hamilton-Kitchener$164,810$352+$2,487
12Christine LunnDirector General, Central / Directrice génerale, Centre$164,580$352−$3,235
13W.Roderick StrainActing Vice President, Strategic Planning and Compliance / Vice-président intérimaire et de la conformité$162,814$349+$21,173
14Cynthia HarperDirector General, Toronto Central / Directrice génerale, Toronto-centre$162,448$352+$1,276
15Maureen HastingsSenior Counsel, Panel Adjudication / Avocate principale, règlement des différends relatifs aux listes d’avocats$161,260$352+$2,017
16Paula BeardDirector General, Peel York District/Directrice générale, Peel York$160,886$352+$6,809
17Janet FroudDirector General, London/Directrice générale, London$160,886$352+$2,443
18Wendy Joy BirdSpecial Advisor, Panel Management / Conseillère spéciale, Gestion des listes d’avocats$160,460$352+$2,017
19Louise HuneaultDirector General, Northeast / Directrice génerale, Nord-Est$158,823$350+$6,612
20Thomas KelseyDirector General, Toronto North District / Directeur général, Toronto-Nord$157,171$350+$6,553
21Lesley ByfieldDirector, Lawyer Services And Payments/Directrice, Services aux avocats et paiements$153,613$318+$6,456
22John MccamusChair Of Legal Aid Ontario / Président du conseil d'administration d'Aide juridique Ontario$150,000$232$0
23Jennifer CareyArea Committee Program Lead / Chargée du programme des comités régionaux$149,769$325+$11,630
24Karl MartineauChief Information Officer/Dirigeant principal de l'information$149,100$318+$5,373
25Cory Philipzyk-SambranoDirector, Human Resources / Directrice, Ressources humaines$149,100$318+$2,840
26Dionne PeartDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$143,981$253+$12,836
27Andreas AsmusDirector General, Northwest / Directeur général, Nord-Ouest$143,650$323+$5,827
28Mary-Ann CocchettoAssociate General Counsele associée$143,085$322+$6,965
29Michael DevriesManager, Duty Counsel/chef de service d'avocat de service$142,451$266+$13,890
30Katryn PereiraDirector, Clinic Resource Office / Directrice, Bureau de ressources des cliniques$142,069$317+$4,422
31Lesli BisgouldStaff Barrister/Avocate plaidante salariée$141,239$309+$2,113
32Thomas LeroyCriminal Counsel / Conseiller juridique en droit criminel$140,400$303+$5,188
33Neil GregsonSenior Counsel principal$140,355$287+$15,355
34J.Stanley JenkinsSenior Legal Counsel, Litigation / Avocat principal, Service des litiges$139,050$303+$4,822
35Helen CarboneExecutive Advisor / Conseillère de la direction$138,748$310+$12,796
36Kaitlyn MccabeDirector General, Essex, Lambton, Kent/Directrice génerale, Essex, Lambton, Kent$138,375$311+$15,529
37Maureen MurphySenior Legal Counsel, Appeals and Freedom of Information/avocate principale, Service des appels et de la protection de la vie privée$136,628$276+$6,989
38Jeffrey LaneLead, Windows Infrastructure / Chargé de l'infrastructure Windows$135,607$588+$7,103
39Sarah Powell SmithDirector, Client and Lawyer Support Centre/Directrice, Centre d'aide aux avocats et aux clients$134,692$303+$5,267
40Kristian JustesenActing Director of Communications / Directeur des communications intérimaire$133,992$306new
41Andrew BrouwerSenior Counsel, Refugee / Avocat principal, Droit des réfugiés$133,529$299+$5,746
42Vincent CorreiaDirector, Finance/Directeur, Finances$132,875$296+$5,092
43Jeffrey SchroederSenior Counsel principal$132,875$296+$5,092
44Margaret ShoemakerDirector, Legal Aid Ontario Law / Directrice, Aide Juridique Ontario Law$132,865$298+$8,347
45Andre GuitardSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal/avocat de service principal en droit criminel$132,233$255+$13,530
46George ParkerSenior Counsel principal$131,988$296+$3,804
47Marie AbrahamSenior Counsel principale$131,588$296+$3,804
48James OxleySenior Family Counsel principal, Droit de la famille$131,588$296+$3,804
49Lana StrainSenior Criminal Counsel principale, Droit criminel$131,588$296+$3,804
50Vincent ZenobioSenior Counsel principal$131,588$296+$3,804
51Ann PollakSenior Counsel principale$130,821$294+$15,129
52John SafticSenior Counsel principal$130,155$287+$6,670
53Edward BlackbeardManager, Duty Counsel Services / Chef de service, Service des avocats de service$130,099$244+$3,245
54Marcus PrattDirector-General, Policy and Strategic Research/Directeur général, Politiques et recherche stratégique$129,923$288+$9,550
55Felice LambermontDirector, Central Programming and Innovation / Directrice, Programmes provinciaux et innovation$129,591$292+$6,273
56Annik WillsBilingual Senior Counsel principale bilingue$128,755$290+$15,107
57Lisa QuesnelDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$128,681$253+$10,397
58James CarlisleSenior Counsel principal$128,155$287+$2,788
59Claire RotherySenior Project Manager, Clinic Information Management System Implementation / Chef de projet principale, Mise en œuvre du système de gestion de l'information des cliniques$128,140$288+$5,468
60Alana BarnesSenior Counsel principale$127,755$287+$2,755
61Catherine BruceRefugee and Immigration Legal Services Director, Services juridiques en droit de l'immigration et des réfugiés$127,755$287+$24,178
62Patricia FrySenior Counsel principale$127,755$287+$2,755
63Steven StarbuckDirector, Lawyer Development/Directeur, Développement des services des avocats$127,755$287+$12,565
64Arnold WalkerSenior Counsel principal$127,755$287+$2,755
65George MacphersonDirector General, Eastern Region / Directeur général de la région de l’Est$126,539$280+$21,451
66Denise TarkaRegional Manager, Southwest and North Regions/Chef des services régionaux, Régions du Nord et du Sud-Ouest$126,400$269+$8,271
67Ching Yuen KitchenManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques$126,263$274−$1,696
68Ibidunni OlabodeSenior Counsel principale$125,833$234new
69Wayne Van Der MeideRegional Manager/chef des services régionaux$125,050$269+$2,665
70Marinella VanstoneManager, Information Technology Business and Application Delivery Services/Chef de service, Activités des technologies de l'information et diffusion des applications$124,454$268+$2,895
71Xiaoyan ChenManager, Information Technology Operations/Chef de service, Opérations des technologies de l'information$123,654$268+$6,958
72Jayne MallinManager, Criminal Law Services / Chef des services juridiques en droit criminel$123,600$269+$1,441
73Rosanne De LioManager, Human Resources/Chef de service, Ressources humaines$123,600$269+$4,524
74Li KooDeputy Director, Stakeholder Relations / Directrice adjointe, Relations avec les intervenants$122,692$272new
75L. Christopher BennettDirector, Corporate Services Planning and Strategic Initiatives/Directeur, Planification des services généraux et initiatives stratégiques$121,623$274+$7,458
76Alain PrevostManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques$121,239$263+$7,250
77Omar ShermanStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$121,194$231new
78Thomas TordoffManager, Duty Counsel Services / Chef de service, Service des avocats de service$120,967$112+$10,652
79Diane MeikleManager, Duty Counsel / Chef des services d'avocat de service$120,844$268+$4,418
80Tara LonerganDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$120,586$251+$18,308
81Darcy DeslauriersDirector, Lawyer Services and Payments / Directrice des Services aux avocats et paiements$120,452$268+$9,490
82Mary MccormickManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques$120,012$267+$5,540
83Amy BottosManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques$119,789$267+$13,643
84Piyali KunduSenior Counsel, Appeals / Avocate principale, Appels$119,645$267+$10,568
85Georgia KoulisManager, Duty Counsel / Chef des services d'avocat de service$119,510$267+$7,723
86Steve ChowPeoplesoft Technical Analyst technique, Peoplesoft$119,399$670−$4,726
87Angela VanderheydenManager Of Legal Services For Wellington/ Waterloo/Chef des services juridiques de Wellington/Waterloo$119,283$267+$4,176
88Kevin DoyleStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$119,250$258+$4,421
89Coreen LapointeManager, French Language Services / Chef des services en français$119,250$258+$3,193
90Danielle FuochiCase Manager des causes$119,250$258+$3,890
91Robert NixonStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$119,250$258+$4,421
92Calvin FerrierSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal/avocat de service principal en droit criminel$119,050$258−$379
93Lisa BernsteinBusiness Manager, Policy Research and External Relations / Chef de la gestion des activités. Politiques, recherche et relations extérieures$119,049$267+$3,558
94Robert BlakeManager, Duty Counsel Services / Chef de service, Service des avocats de service$119,049$267+$3,558
95Kathryn Gamble LerchnerStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$119,049$267+$3,558
96Carl GarlandManager, Criminal Legal Services/Chef de service, Services juridiques en droit criminel$119,049$267+$2,394
97Susanne HunterManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques$119,049$267+$3,558
98Jeff GillhamDirector of Greater Toronto Area Centralized Services / Directeur des Services centralisés de la Région du Grand Toronto$119,036$260+$9,965
99Senem OzkinManager, Criminal Duty Counsel / Chef de service, Avocate de service en droit criminel$119,019$243+$17,154
100Renza CecchettoManager, Duty Counsel / Chef des services d'avocat de service$118,804$267+$4,472
101Elizabeth RamsdenDeputy Director, Legal Aid Ontario Law / Directrice adjointe, Aide Juridique Ontario Law$118,728$267+$4,756
102Carey MckayManager, Certificate Services/Chef du service, Services de certificats$118,676$267+$5,997
103Tracy PybusDuty Counsel, Family / Criminal/Avocate de service, droit de la famille / droit criminel$118,651$252+$13,800
104Vanessa D'SouzaLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille$118,616$266+$6,668
105Yolande EdwardsManager, Duty Counsel / Chef des services d'avocat de service$118,457$266+$5,768
106Victor MatanovicManager, Investigations/Chef de service, Service des enquêtes$118,450$267+$2,265
107Ian RitchieSupervisory Duty Counsel / Staff Lawyer / Avocat de service principal / Avocat salarié$118,450$258+$4,421
108Reide KaiserStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$118,450$258+$4,421
109Bruce MansonStaff Lawyer, Criminal / Avocat salarié en droit criminel$118,450$258+$4,421
110Kathy PhillipsStaff Lawyer, Civil/Avocate salariée en droit civil$118,450$258+$4,421
111Diane JanisseStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$118,450$258+$4,450
112Paula McgirrStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$118,450$258+$4,421
113Heather MorganPolicy Counsel / Conseillère juridique en matière de politiques$118,450$258+$4,421
114Yvonne SkofStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$118,450$258+$4,421
115Carene SmithStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$118,450$112+$4,421
116Heather DaigleStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$118,318$257+$5,272
117Janice VincentRegional Lawyer Manager, North,Central,East/Avocate gestionnaire régionale, Région du Nord, du Centre et de l'Est$118,181$265+$8,298
118Janet MossStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$117,864$265+$7,987
119Faheem PatelUnix Systems Administrator / Administrateur du système Unix$117,827$566new
120Matthew HammondManager, Civil Law Services / Chef des services juridiques en droit civil$117,299$261+$15,545
121Christine O'ConnorManager, Duty Counsel / Chef des services d'avocat de service$117,293$263+$10,121
122Paul-Andre MacleodManager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques$117,273$263+$11,484
123Elisabeth CassavoyManager Legal Service, Niagara/Chef des services juridiques - Niagara$116,904$263+$11,576
124Nana KatoDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$116,451$259+$13,068
125Rocio AlvarezManager, Legal Services, Essex, Lambton, Kent/Chef des services juridiques de Essex, Lambton et Kent$116,240$261+$15,808
126Shellie AddleyManager, Duty Counsel / Chef des services d'avocat de service$116,144$266+$3,482
127Ernest BoggsManager, Strategic Planning / Chef de service, Planification stratégique$115,986$261+$3,353
128Michael CurrieManager, Client Service Centre/chef de service, Centre de service à la clientèle$115,662$261+$3,343
129Ghina Al SewaidiLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille$115,325$258+$11,545
130Aaron RinzlerDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel$115,231$253+$9,547
131James KingStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$115,113$256+$3,493
132Scott SchuesslerStaff Lawyer, Case Management / Avocat salarié, Gestion des causes$114,897$256+$3,378
133Sylvie DoironStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$114,798$256+$4,381
134Louis - Marc HurtubiseSupervisory Duty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service principal, Droit de la famille$114,591$256+$4,521
135Joseph RichardStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$114,423$255+$5,147
136Andrew CraxfordDuty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocat de service en droit criminal et droit de la famile$114,377$253+$8,760
137Patricia Knox-LeetSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel$114,229$254+$7,146
138James WilcoxSupervisory Duty Counsel, Family / Avocat de service principal, Droit de la famille$114,191$256+$4,921
139Trevor LeechStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$114,032$256+$3,619
140Andreas Von CramonSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family$114,023$255+$5,147
141Timothy LutesStaff Lawyer, Case Management and Litigation / Avocat salarié, Litiges et gestion des causes$114,009$255+$5,200
142Wayne PerryManager, Business Development and Innovation/Chef de service, Développement des activités et innovation$113,895$246+$4,941
143Katherine ScottSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,879$255+$5,098
144Stacey ChristDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$113,834$254+$7,350
145Susan MorrisDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$113,834$254+$7,350
146Ishbel OgilvieSupervisory Duty Counsel, Family / Avocate de service principale, Droit de la famille$113,791$256+$4,521
147Alex Von BredowSupervisory Duty Counsel, Family$113,791$256+$4,521
148Erin McgoeyStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocate salariée en droit criminel$113,783$251+$13,004
149Joan RothwellStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$113,734$256+$4,732
150Bruce ThomsonSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocat de service principal, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,629$255+$5,126
151Elizabeth RenfrewSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family / Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,629$255+$5,126
152Doran HallettSupervisory Duty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service principal, Droit de la famille$113,623$255+$5,147
153Catherine PapineauSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,623$255+$5,147
154Jennifer GriffithsInvestigator/Enquêteuse$113,612$255+$5,191
155Tara KnoxLawyer Manager / Avocate gestionnaire$113,534$255+$9,584
156Valerie GillisStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$113,466$246new
157Cindy RamsayStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$113,413$256+$12,211
158Lynn BradleySupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,402$254+$5,973
159Dianne GrenierSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,395$254+$9,957
160L.Mark KaffkoSupervisory Duty Counsel, Family / Avocat de service principal, Droit de la famille$113,395$254+$5,999
161Annemarie RoodalStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$113,308$254+$7,249
162Kevin ThompsonSupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocat de service principal, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,138$254+$6,961
163Fiona DochertyLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille$113,102$253+$8,645
164Mark DonohueStaff Lawyer, Case Management/Avocat salarié, Gestion des causes$113,057$254+$7,265
165Mark HeaneySupervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family / Avocat de service principal, Droit criminel et droit de la famille$113,047$254+$7,303
166Inderjeet KhanujaStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$113,047$254+$7,303
167Natalia KrayzmanDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$113,031$253+$8,286
168Robbie FlintDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel$112,969$253+$9,442
169Cindy GuidolinDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$112,888$254+$7,598
170Elana GlassDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$112,781$253+$8,297
171Cecilia Fearon ForbesStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$112,781$253+$4,097
172Armando D'AndreaDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel$112,719$253+$9,451
173Andrea DanonStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$112,683$251+$12,360
174Geoff AllenStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel$112,639$253+$8,826
175Heather GillespieDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$112,469$253+$9,462
176William HewitsonDuty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocat de service en droit criminal et droit de la famile$112,469$112+$9,462
177David BealDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel$112,468$253+$9,468
178Shuchanna SwabySupervisory Duty Counsel, Family / Avocate de service principale, Droit de la famille$112,451$253+$9,531
179Frank ArmitageStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$112,295$252+$10,114
180Mark KraemerDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel$112,229$252+$10,361
181John MacneillDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel$112,229$252+$10,763
182John VujnovicDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel$112,228$252+$11,269
183Susan O'RourkeStaff Lawyer, Criminal and Family/Avocate salariée en droit criminel et droit de la famille$112,226$252+$10,371
184Gerald RifkinInvestigator/Enquêteuse$112,150$252+$10,656
185Mark MymkoStaff Lawyer / Avocat salarié$112,110$252+$10,560
186Shanna ScarlettStaff Lawyer, Family and Criminal / Avocate salariée en droit de la famille et en droit criminel$112,083$251new
187Farah ZaidiDuty Counsel, Family / Avocate de service, droit de la famille$111,964$252new
188Gordon CudjoeCase Manager des causes$111,933$251new
189Stephanie JohnsonStaff Lawyer, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate salariée, Centre de services de droit de la famille$111,774$251new
190Marie France TheriaultFamily Mediator / Médiatrice familiale$111,711$251new
191Julia VivaStaff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée en droit de la famille$111,683$251new
192Michelle MeighooStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$111,683$251new
193Jennifer ReidDuty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service en droit criminal et droit de la famile$111,683$251new
194Diane AbbottDuty Counsel, Family / Avocate de service, droit de la famille$111,683$251new
195Cynthia BurrellStaff Lawyer / Avocate salariée$111,683$251new
196Sapna Butany-GoyalDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$111,683$251new
197Maria GiamberardinoDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel$111,683$251new
198Richard HeroldDuty Counsel, Family / Avocat de service, droit de la famille$111,683$251new
199Jennifer HirleheyStaff Lawyer, Family / Avocate salariée, droit de la famille$111,683$251new
200Catherine HuotBilingual Staff Lawyer, Family and Criminal / Avocate de service bilingue, droit criminel et droit de la famille$111,683$251new

Most common jobs in 2016

Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel48
Staff Lawyer / Avocate salariée41
Duty Counsel, Family / Avocate de service, droit de la famille12
Supervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family/Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel et droit de la famille10
Manager, Legal Services / Chef de service, Services juridiques7
Senior Counsel principal7
Supervisory Duty Counsel, Family / Avocate de service principale, Droit de la famille7
Manager, Duty Counsel / Chef des services d'avocat de service6
Lawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille5
Senior Counsel principale5

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