Ontario public pay
David Burns
Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2018 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $151,153.57
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $151,515.13
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$17,826 (−10.5%)7years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$17,826 (−10.5%)7years on
the list
Among 43 people with the title “Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel” in 2025
Paid more than 72% of them. Their median: $135,095.
$151,154$107,959$165,517
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
208th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$151,154$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 80% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$151K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $118,450 | $113,206 |
| 2019 | $139,497 | |
| 2020 | $138,250 | |
| 2021 | $136,655 | $119,544 |
| 2022 | $133,086 | $112,417 |
| 2024 | $168,980 | $144,888 |
| 2025 | $151,154 | $135,095 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $151,154 | $362 | −$17,826 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $168,980 | $284 | |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $133,086 | $259 | −$3,569 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $136,655 | $2,021 | −$1,595 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $138,250 | $272 | −$1,248 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $139,497 | $297 | +$21,048 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $118,450 | $264 |
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