Ontario public pay
Deborah Cope
Manager, Culture Policy Unit at Tourism, Culture and Gaming. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2019 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $172,120.04
- Taxable benefits
- $184.65
- Total disclosed
- $172,304.69
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$42,115 (+32.4%)7years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$42,115 (+32.4%)7years on
the list
Among 221 people at Tourism, Culture and Gaming in 2025
23rd highest paid. Their median: $127,798.
$172,120$100,077$406,556
Paid more than 89% 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
$172K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $106,363 | |
| 2020 | $111,690 | $108,820 |
| 2021 | $115,805 | |
| 2022 | $120,243 | |
| 2023 | $126,730 | |
| 2024 | $130,005 | |
| 2025 | $172,120 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tourism, Culture and GamingManager, Culture Policy Unit · moved here | $172,120 | $185 | +$42,115 |
| 2024 | Tourism, Culture and SportManager, Culture Policy Unit | $130,005 | $168 | +$3,275 |
| 2023 | Tourism, Culture and Sport / Tourisme, Culture et SportManager, Culture Policy Unit / Chef, Unité des politiques culturelles · moved here | $126,730 | $160 | +$6,487 |
| 2022 | Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture IndustriesManager, Culture Policy Unit | $120,243 | $156 | +$4,438 |
| 2021 | Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture IndustriesManager, Culture Policy Unit | $115,805 | $151 | +$4,116 |
| 2020 | Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture IndustriesSenior Policy Coordinator · moved here | $111,690 | $146 | +$5,327 |
| 2019 | Tourism, Culture and SportPolicy Team Lead | $106,363 | $142 |
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