Ontario public pay
Heather Cohen
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale at Ontario Securities Commission. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2019 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $180,348.95
- Taxable benefits
- $1,036.38
- Total disclosed
- $181,385.33
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$17,208 (−8.7%)7years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$17,208 (−8.7%)7years on
the list
Among 46 people with the title “Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale” in 2025
Paid more than 17% of them. Their median: $202,402.
$180,349$118,013$239,887
Among 528 people at Ontario Securities Commission in 2025
232nd highest paid. Their median: $170,096.
$180,349$100,179$697,973
Paid more than 91% 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
$180K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $137,858 | $129,008 |
| 2020 | $156,928 | $130,811 |
| 2021 | $153,239 | $174,950 |
| 2022 | $165,978 | $176,203 |
| 2023 | $130,275 | $176,303 |
| 2024 | $197,557 | $207,223 |
| 2025 | $180,349 | $202,402 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $180,349 | $1,036 | −$17,208 |
| 2024 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $197,557 | $1,055 | +$67,282 |
| 2023 | Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'OntarioSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale · moved here | $130,275 | $1,970 | −$35,703 |
| 2022 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $165,978 | $1,999 | +$12,740 |
| 2021 | Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | $153,239 | $970 | −$3,689 |
| 2020 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $156,928 | $1,341 | +$19,070 |
| 2019 | Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel / Avocate | $137,858 | $759 |
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