Ontario public pay
Jason Macfarlane
Head of Venture and Partner Services at MaRS Discovery District. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $270,729.92
- Taxable benefits
- $7,503.09
- Total disclosed
- $278,233.01
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$38,988 (+16.8%)10years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$38,988 (+16.8%)10years on
the list
Among 42 people at MaRS Discovery District in 2025
3rd highest paid. Their median: $128,638.
$270,730$100,350$317,262
Paid more than 98% 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
$271K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $139,051 |
| 2017 | $195,418 |
| 2018 | $197,200 |
| 2019 | $201,875 |
| 2020 | $198,193 |
| 2021 | $212,667 |
| 2022 | $225,050 |
| 2023 | $269,125 |
| 2024 | $231,742 |
| 2025 | $270,730 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MaRS Discovery DistrictHead of Venture and Partner Services | $270,730 | $7,503 | +$38,988 |
| 2024 | MaRS Discovery DistrictVice President, Programming and Corporate Innovation | $231,742 | $7,525 | −$37,383 |
| 2023 | MaRS Discovery DistrictVice President, Innovation Ecosystem | $269,125 | $7,412 | +$44,075 |
| 2022 | MaRS Discovery DistrictVice President, Venture Services Products | $225,050 | $6,952 | +$12,383 |
| 2021 | MaRS Discovery DistrictHead of Advanced Manufacturing, Venture Services | $212,667 | $6,611 | +$14,473 |
| 2020 | MaRS Discovery DistrictHead of Advanced Manufacturing, Venture Services | $198,193 | $6,511 | −$3,682 |
| 2019 | MaRS Discovery DistrictHead of Advanced Manufacturing, Venture Services | $201,875 | $6,205 | +$4,675 |
| 2018 | MaRS Discovery DistrictHead of Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech Venture Services | $197,200 | $6,313 | +$1,781 |
| 2017 | MaRS Discovery DistrictHead of Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech Venture Services / Chef de fabrication avancée, Technologies propres | $195,418 | $6,287 | +$56,367 |
| 2016 | MaRS Discovery DistrictHead of Advanced Manufacturing, Cleantech Venture Services / Chef de fabrication avancée, Services enterprises des Technologies propres | $139,051 | $3,126 |
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