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Donald Bennett

Director, Legal Services at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 19 years between 2006 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Donald Bennett
Director, Legal Services
Attorney General
Salary paid
$353,482.45
Taxable benefits
$368.93
Total disclosed
$353,851.38
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$81,336 (+29.9%)
19years on
the list

Among 65 people with the title “Director, Legal Services” in 2025

Paid more than 78% of them. Their median: $214,504.

Among 3,127 people at Attorney General in 2025

104th highest paid. Their median: $188,366.

Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 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
2006$130,552$143,389
2007$133,972$146,328
2008$147,529$158,450
2009$159,230$162,458
2010$169,729$165,406
2012$187,799$187,627
2013$195,187$194,129
2014$203,237$199,664
2015$206,398$198,738
2016$203,166$191,375
2017$213,255$212,806
2018$218,835$220,996
2019$226,715$227,611
2020$245,079$229,030
2021$246,869$229,566
2022$251,788$195,596
2023$276,337
2024$272,146
2025$353,482$214,504

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$353,482$369+$81,336
2024Attorney GeneralPortfolio Director – Indigenous, Lands and Resources$272,146$339−$4,190
2023Attorney General / Procureur GénéralPortfolio Director - Indigenous, Lands and Resources / Directeur de portefeuille, Autochtones, terres et ressources$276,337$328+$24,549
2022Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$251,788$313+$4,919
2021Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$246,869$307+$1,789
2020Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$245,079$295+$18,364
2019Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$226,715$295+$7,880
2018Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services$218,835$308+$5,580
2017Attorney General / Procureur GénéralDeputy Director / Sous-directeur · moved here$213,255$311+$10,090
2016Attorney GeneralCounsel$203,166$317−$3,232
2015Attorney GeneralCounsel / Avocat$206,398$335+$3,160
2014Attorney GeneralDirector, Legal Services / Directeur, services juridiques$203,237$335+$8,050
2013Attorney GeneralDeputy Director$195,187$296+$7,388
2012Attorney GeneralDeputy Director$187,799$268
2010Attorney GeneralCounsel$169,729$284+$10,499
2009Attorney GeneralCounsel$159,230$270+$11,701
2008Attorney GeneralCounsel$147,529$265+$13,558
2007Attorney GeneralCounsel$133,972$239+$3,420
2006Attorney GeneralCounsel$130,552$57

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