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Dennis Brown

General Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 20 years between 1996 and 2016.

Salary disclosure2016
Dennis Brown
General Counsel
Attorney General
Salary paid
$236,408.10
Taxable benefits
$148.50
Total disclosed
$236,556.60
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2015: +$10,930 (+4.8%)
20years on
the list

Among 27 people with the title “General Counsel” in 2016

Paid more than 85% of them. Their median: $190,022.

Among 1,794 people at Attorney General in 2016

7th highest paid. Their median: $190,935.

Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2016 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
1996$128,702$106,344
1997$115,372$108,907
1998$124,401$125,579
1999$124,422$126,573
2000$125,510$125,510
2001$188,467$171,115
2002$233,572$160,330
2003$182,517$166,492
2004$178,753$161,923
2005$178,835$178,835
2006$195,228$189,255
2007$195,686$186,770
2008$204,199$158,450
2009$210,969$190,138
2010$209,093$195,000
2012$210,283$208,201
2013$210,283$199,849
2014$217,984$200,198
2015$225,479$191,949
2016$236,408$190,022

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2016Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$236,408$149+$10,930 (+4.8%)
2015Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel / Avocat général$225,479$364+$7,495 (+3.4%)
2014Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel / Avocat général$217,984$358+$7,701 (+3.7%)
2013Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$210,283$317$0 (0.0%)
2012Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$210,283$286
2010Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$209,093$337−$1,876 (−0.9%)
2009Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$210,969$339+$6,771 (+3.3%)
2008Attorney GeneralCounsel$204,199$354+$8,513 (+4.4%)
2007Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$195,686$339+$458 (+0.2%)
2006Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$195,228$28+$16,393 (+9.2%)
2005Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$178,835$218+$81 (+0.0%)
2004Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$178,753$253−$3,764 (−2.1%)
2003Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$182,517$334−$51,055 (−21.9%)
2002Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$233,572$354+$45,106 (+23.9%)
2001Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$188,467$376+$62,957 (+50.2%)
2000Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$125,510$358+$1,088 (+0.9%)
1999Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$124,422$352+$21 (+0.0%)
1998Attorney GeneralGeneral Counsel$124,401$340+$9,029 (+7.8%)
1997Attorney GeneralCounsel$115,372$330−$13,330 (−10.4%)
1996Attorney GeneralCounsel$128,702$330

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Questions and answers

Why is Dennis Brown on the disclosure list?

Attorney General paid Dennis Brown $236,408 in 2016. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

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