Ontario public pay
Cathy Legault
Staff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingue at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $154,117.34
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $154,478.90
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$17,189 (−10.0%)10years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$17,189 (−10.0%)10years on
the list
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
131st highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$154,117$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 82% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$154K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $111,683 | |
| 2017 | $115,000 | |
| 2018 | $118,450 | |
| 2019 | $130,738 | |
| 2020 | $133,416 | |
| 2021 | $133,454 | |
| 2022 | $135,701 | |
| 2023 | $138,466 | $128,781 |
| 2024 | $171,306 | |
| 2025 | $154,117 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingue | $154,117 | $362 | −$17,189 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioStaff Lawyer, Bilingual / Avocate salariée bilingue | $171,306 | $283 | +$32,841 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioStaff Lawyer/Avocate salariée | $138,466 | $252 | +$2,765 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioBilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $135,701 | $252 | +$2,247 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioBilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $133,454 | $2,021 | +$38 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioBilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $133,416 | $266 | +$2,678 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioBilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $130,738 | $289 | +$12,289 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioBilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $118,450 | $264 | +$3,450 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioBilingual Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal/Avocate de service principale, droit de la famille et droit criminel · moved here | $115,000 | $240 | +$3,317 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioActing Supervisory Duty Counsel, Family and Criminal / Avocate de service principale intérimaire, Droit criminel et droit de la famille | $111,683 | $251 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal