Ontario public pay
David Ellison
Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 8 years between 2016 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $153,524.61
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $153,886.17
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$13,917 (−8.3%)8years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$13,917 (−8.3%)8years on
the list
Among 43 people with the title “Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel” in 2025
Paid more than 76% of them. Their median: $135,095.
$153,525$107,959$165,517
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
189th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$153,525$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 | $110,437 | $110,617 |
| 2018 | $113,206 | $113,206 |
| 2019 | $133,023 | |
| 2020 | $134,313 | |
| 2021 | $133,454 | $119,544 |
| 2022 | $122,627 | $112,417 |
| 2024 | $167,442 | $144,888 |
| 2025 | $153,525 | $135,095 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $153,525 | $362 | −$13,917 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $167,442 | $279 | |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $122,627 | $231 | −$10,827 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $133,454 | $2,021 | −$859 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $134,313 | $266 | +$1,290 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $133,023 | $289 | +$19,817 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $113,206 | $264 | |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocat de service en droit criminel | $110,437 | $252 |
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