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Legal Aid Ontario salaries, 2025

597 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025, as disclosed by Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

People in 2025
597
+4.2% vs 2024
Median salary
$138,741
−4.4% vs 2024
Highest salary
$284,522
Total disclosed
$82.8M

Everyone on the 2025 list

Top 200 of 597
#NameSalaryBenefitsChange
1Aileen PagePresident and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale$284,522$606+$94,495
2David FieldPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général$265,000$1,049−$30,881
3Janet BudgellVice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-président, Stratégie et Affaires publiques$248,366$724+$37,802
4Faheem PatelLead, Infrastructure Architect/Responsable, Architect en infrastructure$240,384$828+$71,286
5Abigail DwoshVice President and Chief Administrative Officer/ Vice-présidente et cheffe de l'administration$224,660$1,972+$28,160
6Vadim JakobsonVice President, Operations /Vice-président, Opérations$223,721$472+$40,413
7W.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
8Marinella VanstoneVice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-présidente, Stratégies et relations publiques$204,675$442+$23,114
9Neil GregsonSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel$203,509$362−$13,429
10Randall EllsworthVice President, Regional Services/Vice-président, Services régionaux$198,297$83−$13,329
11Andreas AsmusDirector General, North District/Directeur général, district du Nord$190,023$1,096+$10,961
12Lisa Banerjee WoodDirector General, Central East District/Directrice générale, district du Centre East$190,023$1,547+$10,961
13Lisa BernsteinDirector, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures$190,023$422−$2,912
14Amy Britton CoxExecutive Advisor/Conseillère exécutive$190,023$422+$10,946
15Darcy DeslauriersDirector, Special Project, Business Process Review/Directeur, Projets spéciaux, Examen des modes de fonctionnement$190,023$1,172+$9,261
16Cynthia HarperDirector, Client and Legal Services/Directrice, Services juridiques et services aux clients$190,023$422+$9,261
17Hassan Abshir HassanChief Financial Officer/Directeur général des finances$190,023$1,172+$9,261
18Moya TekluDirector, Policy /Directrice, Service des politiques$190,023$1,172+$9,261
19June KimDirector, Business Law/Directrice, droit des affaires$188,230$1,170+$5,629
20Laura BakerDirector, Client and Legal Services/Directrice, Services juridiques et services aux clients$188,072$1,170+$6,389
21Matthew HammondDirector General, Central West District/Directeur général, District du Centre-Ouest$186,403$422+$7,670
22Margaret ShoemakerDirector, Legal Aid Ontario Law/Directrice, Aide Juridique Ontario Law$186,403$1,172+$3,663
23Kirstie BloomfieldDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$185,467$362−$15,737
24Paula BeardDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale$185,312$422+$7,736
25Marcus PrattSenior Advisor/Conseiller principal$185,312$1,172+$7,736
26Heather MorganActing General Counsel/Avocate générale intérimaire$183,942$430+$1,038
27John SafticSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel$182,390$362−$1,204
28Rosanne De LioChief Human Resources Officer/Directrice, Ressources humaines$179,012$1,908+$9,680
29Lisa QuesnelDirector General, Toronto District/Directrice générale, district de Toronto$178,713$410−$5,002
30Coreen LapointeDirector, Multiple Language Services/Directrice, Services multilingues$177,161$406+$2,759
31Jessica VerheyDirector, Communications/Directrice des communications$176,811$1,758+$8,862
32Diane JanisseDirector, Clinic Resource Office/Directrice, Bureau des ressources de la clinique$175,177$779−$809
33Rocio AlvarezActing Director General, Western District/Directrice générale par intérim, district de l'Ouest$175,077$1,304+$889
34Senem OzkinDirector General, Central East District/Directrice générale, district du Centre-Est$175,077$1,404−$4,446
35Deanna SunManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$173,698$1,595−$20,623
36Christopher PangDirector, Roster Management/Directeur, Gestion du tableau$172,944$887+$2,906
37Brennan SacevichSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel$172,214$332+$1,564
38Timothy LutesCase Manager/Gestionnaire de causes$171,114$362−$12,213
39Robbie FlintManager of Legal Services/Chef des services juridiques$168,948$778−$11,948
40Debra 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
41Arwen HigginsDirector, Business Operations and Business Intelligence/Directrice, Services opérationnels et veille stratégique$168,044$383+$18,390
42Courtney WestSenior Counsel/Lawyer Manager, Eligibility Review Office/Avocate principale/Avocate gestionnaire, Bureau d’examen de l’admissibilité$167,722$1,862+$6,256
43Gerald RifkinInvestigator/Enquêteuse$166,323$301+$3,780
44Rodney SmithDirector, Provincial Office Resources and Support Services/Directeur, Ressources et services de soutien du bureau provincial$165,791$1,223+$5,925
45Omar ShermanDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$165,517$362−$16,410
46Aviva BasmanDirector, Immigration and Refugee/Directrice, Droit de l’immigration et des réfugiés$165,090$1,885−$5,846
47Heather WilliamsActing Chief Audit Officer/Directrice principale intérimaire de l’audit$165,000$385+$32,442
48Piyali KunduDirector, Lawyer Services And Payments/Directrice, Services aux avocats et paiements$164,001$2,408−$7,044
49Stacy HanerSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminel$163,617$362−$9,124
50Jeff GillhamDirector, Centralized Services/Directeur, Services centralisés$163,206$1,376+$6,530
51James KingRegional Lawyer Manager/Avocat gestionnaire régionnal$162,623$1,128−$8,695
52Aaron RinzlerManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$162,623$1,878−$8,164
53Georgia KoulisManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$162,298$1,878−$6,736
54Elisabeth CassavoyManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$1,134−$8,722
55Mary CosteaManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$1,065new
56Paul-Andre MacleodManager of Legal Services/Chef des services juridiques$161,823$378+$52,904
57Amy BottosManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$378−$9,113
58Cynthia BurrellManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$378−$10,396
59Vanessa D'SouzaManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$1,878−$8,699
60Michael DevriesManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$161,823$378−$11,971
61Fiona DochertyManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$672−$11,971
62Calvin FerrierManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$161,823$678−$8,881
63Chantal Finn LosierManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$1,380−$11,971
64Carl GarlandManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$161,823$878−$8,699
65Ching Yuen KitchenManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$378−$8,722
66Carey MckayManager, Certificate Services/Chef du service, Services de certificats$161,823$1,053−$8,722
67Christine O'ConnorManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$378−$10,070
68Steven StarbuckManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$161,823$378−$8,699
69Angela VanderheydenManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$161,823$378−$9,548
70Janice VincentRegional Lawyer Manager/Avocate gestionnaire régionale$161,823$378−$8,722
71Tara KnoxLawyer Manager/Gestionnaire avocate$161,734$377−$7,714
72Felice LambermontSpecial Advisor / Conseillère spéciale$161,285$0−$326
73Michael StoryManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$161,043$376−$6,893
74Edward BlackbeardManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$161,043$2,376−$4,740
75Raymond WarmanManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$161,043$1,876−$5,827
76Lana StrainSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminel$161,017$362−$8,496
77Tracy PybusDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel$160,767$362−$6,787
78Yolande EdwardsManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$158,650$238−$13,158
79Susanne HunterManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$158,650$0−$36,505
80Nathalie FerlandBilingual Institutional and Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service bilingue en milieu carcéral, droit criminel$158,567$362−$5,232
81Kathryn EdmundsDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$158,371$346−$9,827
82Elana GlassDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$157,600$362−$8,957
83Joana MiskinisDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$157,551$362−$11,656
84Milena SoczkaManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$157,330$834−$3,119
85Aimee BricaultDirector, Intake Operations Support/Directrice, Soutien aux opérations d'accueil$157,268$879+$21,821
86Rosanna MiuDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$156,967$362−$18,407
87Melissa ShepherdExecutive Director, Enterprise Strategy Management/Directrice générale, Gestion des stratégies$156,935$2,164+$7,585
88Robin LeightonDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$156,814$367−$10,740
89Evan FlewellingManager of Legal Services/ Chef des services juridiques$156,434$359+$151
90Jeffrey LaneLead, Information Technology Infrastructure Operations/Chargé des opérations, Infrastrcture des technologies de l’information$156,175$828−$13,680
91David Donald PerryDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$155,517$362−$8,531
92Jennifer HirleheyStaff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille$155,517$362−$15,161
93Areti TsolosDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$155,517$362−$12,513
94Rob KittoDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$155,417$362new
95Alain PrevostSupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocat de service principal$155,317$362−$15,387
96Dee-Anne ReidManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$155,303$363−$15,158
97Jeffrey SchroederSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel$155,303$362−$20,070
98Tom CowanDirector Clinic Law Services/Directeur des services des domaines de pratique des cliniques$155,150$358+$5,545
99Patricia MillerDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel$155,121$346+$6,847
100Linda McdonaldDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel$155,017$362−$15,596
101Joseph RadocchiaStaff Lawyer, Hybrid/ Avocat salarié, droit dela famille et droit criminel$155,017$362−$12,664
102Eduardo DoncelDirector, Contact Centre/Directeur, Centre d’appels$155,006$2,143new
103Binh PhamDirector, Operational Policy Management/Directrrice, Gestion de la politique opérationnelle$155,006$358+$12,773
104Stacey ChristDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,917$362−$12,543
105Stacey HuxtableManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$154,897$1,863−$4,365
106Christine ArbobiManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques$154,897$3,362−$4,365
107Alyssa ManningManager of Legal Services/Chef des Services juridiques$154,897$362−$4,365
108Sarah ConcettiniDirector General, Eastern District/Directrice générale, district de l'Est$154,821$355+$10,655
109Abdul KhanStaff Lawyer, Hybrid/ Avocat salarié, droit dela famille et droit criminel$154,774$360−$9,168
110Juanita PetersStaff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salariée, conseils juridiques sommaires$154,767$117−$12,539
111Armando D'AndreaLegal Counsel, Litigation/Conseiller juridique, Litiges$154,767$362−$14,267
112John VujnovicDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$154,767$362−$17,189
113Joyce SoneyDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,763$360−$4,244
114Alexander HopeDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$154,517$362−$13,358
115Shanna ScarlettCase Manager/Gestionnaire de causes$154,517$362−$15,659
116Tanya CianfaraniDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,517$362−$13,755
117Matt StoneDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille$154,517$362−$15,523
118James WilcoxSupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocat de service principal$154,517$362−$13,318
119Michelle MeighooDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$13,391
120Stella VallelungaDuty Counsel, Criminal, Bilingual/Avocate de service bilingue, Droit criminel$154,117$362−$10,999
121Rhonda FawcettDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$4,613
122Paul MacneilDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$13,437
123Michael NeziolDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$13,402
124Surekha BhargavanDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$12,453
125Nana KatoDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$13,437
126Inderjeet KhanujaCase Manager/Gestionnaire de causes$154,117$362−$14,449
127William MathersStaff Lawyer, Hybrid/ Avocat salarié, droit dela famille et droit criminel$154,117$117−$12,845
128Cynthia NeatheryDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel$154,117$362−$12,539
129Lee St. AubinDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$9,903
130Heather ZuckDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$11,018
131Louis AlexiouStaff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salarié, conseils juridiques sommaires$154,117$362−$6,894
132Geoff AllenStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel$154,117$362−$12,498
133Frank ArmitageRegional Staff Lawyer/Avocat gestionnaire régionale$154,117$117−$12,539
134Alana BarnesCase Manager/Gestionnaire de causes$154,117$362−$18,039
135Osleen BarringtonStaff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salariée, conseils juridiques sommaires$154,117$362−$11,556
136Darren BerlinguetteDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$14,704
137Lesli BisgouldStaff Barrister/Avocate plaidante salariée$154,117$362−$12,539
138Victoria Boger MullStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée$154,117$362−$17,021
139Lynn BradleySupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocate de service principale$154,117$362−$17,189
140Ward BrownellDuty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service, droit de la famille$154,117$362−$5,107
141Carl BusqueBilingual Duty Counsel, Criminal- Bail Coordinator/Avocat de service bilingue, droit pénal – Coordinateur de la mise en liberté sous caution$154,117$362−$11,469
142Andrew CraxfordDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$15,331
143Christine Den BokDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$12,555
144Ginette Drouin ZimolaDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,117$0new
145Tamara FairchildSenior Counsel, Bail Specialist/ Avocate principale, spécialiste de la mise en liberté sous caution$154,117$362−$2,829
146Cecilia Fearon ForbesStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocate salariée en droit criminel$154,117$362−$12,498
147Kathryn Gamble LerchnerStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée$154,117$362−$16,406
148Heather GillespieStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée$154,117$362−$12,841
149Valerie GillisDuty Counsel, Criminal – Bail Coordinator/Avocate de service en droit criminel, coordonnatrice des dossiers de mise en liberté sous caution$154,117$362−$11,556
150Joanna GordonDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$9,485
151Jennifer GriffithsInvestigator/Enquêteuse$154,117$362−$8,425
152Nina HallStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée$154,117$362−$15,642
153Sandra HardingDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$6,248
154Mark HeaneySupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocat de service principal$154,117$362−$12,539
155Richard HeroldDuty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service, droit de la famille$154,117$362−$12,539
156Catherine HuotDuty Counsel, Criminal – Bail Coordinator/Avocate de service en droit criminel, coordonnatrice des dossiers de mise en liberté sous caution$154,117$362−$15,327
157Stephanie JohnsonDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$15,035
158L.Mark KaffkoSupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocat de service principal$154,117$362−$12,539
159Reide KaiserStaff Lawyer/Avocat salarié$154,117$362−$12,554
160Carolyn KovacDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,117$362+$9,878
161Marc LecorreDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$8,020
162Trevor LeechStaff Lawyer/Avocat salarié$154,117$362−$8,225
163Cathy LegaultStaff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingue$154,117$362−$17,189
164Bruce MansonStaff Lawyer, Criminal/Avocat salarié en droit criminel$154,117$362−$12,194
165Paula McgirrStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée$154,117$362−$12,539
166Lorelee MessengerDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$1,167
167Susan O'RourkeStaff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille$154,117$362−$12,433
168Natalie PhippsRegional Staff Lawyer / Avocate salariée régionale$154,117$362−$13,437
169Cindy RamsayLegal Counsel /Conseillère juridique$154,117$3,362−$11,225
170Ian RitchieSupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocat de service principal$154,117$362−$12,539
171Annemarie RoodalStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée$154,117$362−$14,373
172Joan RothwellStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée$154,117$117−$17,189
173Grace SubrataDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$12,521
174Marie France TheriaultFamily Mediator/Médiatrice en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$15,316
175Jane ThurberDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$16,254
176Pascale TurcotteStaff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingue$154,117$362−$12,806
177Alex Von BredowSupervisory Duty Counsel/Avocat de service principal$154,117$362−$14,091
178Darwin WitmerDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$154,117$362−$4,247
179Farah ZaidiDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$154,117$362−$13,437
180Vincent ZenobioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel$154,117$362−$12,586
181John NorquaySenior Advisor, Immigration and Refugee/Conseiller principal, Droit de l’immigration et des réfugiés$154,036$361−$5,222
182Cathy BossStaff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salariée, conseils juridiques sommaires$154,024$360−$17,151
183Raquel SavouryStaff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille$154,024$360−$9,168
184Cheryl ChambersDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille$153,995$362−$9,946
185Uzma AshrafDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$153,838$360−$4,754
186Dianna ChanLead, Information Technology Programs, Products and Project Delivery Services/Responsable, Programmes de technologie de l'information, Produits et services d'exécution de projets$153,799$775+$12,283
187Keyon Tamara JosephStaff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salariée, conseils juridiques sommaires$153,774$360−$9,168
188Helen Kavouras LopesSenior Counsel, Family/Avocate principale, Droit de la famille$153,774$360−$8,118
189David EllisonDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$153,525$362−$13,917
190Dionne PeartDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$153,525$362−$14,993
191Karen VeenstraDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel$153,495$362−$15,126
192Theodore MercadoDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel$153,374$360−$9,176
193Lyn FutermanDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$153,374$360−$9,258
194Anat ColeDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel$153,374$360−$9,168
195Cynthia LawSenior Counsel, Family – Central East/ Avocate principale, Droit de la famille – Centre-Est$153,374$301new
196Ramona MohammedStaff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salariée, conseils juridiques sommaires$153,374$360−$8,882
197Elizabeth PereiraCase Manager/Gestionnaire de causes$153,374$360−$9,447
198Fallon MelanderAssociate Vice President, Indigenous Services/Vice-présidente associée, Services aux Autochtones$153,358$1,103+$43,742
199Amy O'MalleyDuty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel$153,340$360−$8,039
200Jessica BurnsteinDirector, Litigation and Regulatory Affairs/Directrice, Litiges et affaires réglementaires$152,676$1,439+$25,491

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Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel25
Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille23
Staff Lawyer/Avocate salariée21
Staff Lawyer, Family/Avocate salariée, Droit de la famille17
Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocat de service en droit criminel et en droit de la famille13
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