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Ian Sykes

Director at Solicitor General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2017 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Ian Sykes
Director
Solicitor General
Salary paid
$209,757.50
Taxable benefits
$214.69
Total disclosed
$209,972.19
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$59,171 (+39.3%)
9years on
the list

Among 807 people with the title “Director” in 2025

Paid more than 89% of them. Their median: $170,120.

Among 5,958 people at Solicitor General in 2025

178th highest paid. Their median: $122,057.

Paid more than 95% 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
2017$103,201
2018$112,104$111,142
2019$118,476$116,151
2020$126,493$116,854
2021$128,547$118,649
2022$141,567$141,781
2023$142,897$155,108
2024$150,587$160,274
2025$209,758$170,120

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsIn 2025 dollarsChange
2025Solicitor GeneralDirector$209,758$215$209,758+$59,171 (+39.3%)
2024Solicitor GeneralDirector$150,587$192$153,460+$7,690 (+5.4%)
2023Solicitor General / Solliciteur généralDirector / Directeur · moved here$142,897$182$149,110+$1,330 (+0.9%)
2022Solicitor GeneralDirector$141,567$174$153,326+$13,021 (+10.1%)
2021Solicitor GeneralManager$128,547$163$148,655+$2,054 (+1.6%)
2020Solicitor GeneralManager$126,493$156$151,353+$8,018 (+6.8%)
2019Solicitor GeneralManager · moved here$118,476$155$142,688+$6,371 (+5.7%)
2018Community Safety And Correctional ServicesExecutive Assistant · moved here$112,104$166$137,514+$8,903 (+8.6%)
2017Community Safety and Correctional Services / Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnelsExecutive Assistant to the Assistant Deputy Minister / Attaché de direction du sous-ministre adjoint$103,201$151$129,569

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Ontario’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is Ian Sykes on the disclosure list?

Solicitor General paid Ian Sykes $209,758 in 2025. 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

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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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