John Whytock
Director, Communications at Energy and Mines. On Ontario’s disclosure list 18 years between 2008 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $238,297.84
- Taxable benefits
- $249.69
- Total disclosed
- $238,547.53
Change from 2024: +$46,696 (+24.4%)18years on
the list
Among 42 people with the title “Director, Communications” in 2025
Paid more than 95% of them. Their median: $156,569.
Among 315 people at Energy and Mines in 2025
11th highest paid. Their median: $127,798.
Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $118,978 | |
| 2009 | $120,065 | |
| 2010 | $119,044 | |
| 2011 | $132,374 | |
| 2012 | $133,868 | $136,361 |
| 2013 | $133,868 | |
| 2014 | $138,907 | |
| 2015 | $139,878 | |
| 2016 | $137,221 | |
| 2017 | $170,158 | |
| 2018 | $164,879 | $130,668 |
| 2019 | $170,004 | $134,958 |
| 2020 | $176,743 | $138,402 |
| 2021 | $176,833 | $138,115 |
| 2022 | $186,174 | $139,456 |
| 2023 | $176,215 | $147,206 |
| 2024 | $191,602 | $148,123 |
| 2025 | $238,298 | $156,569 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Energy and MinesDirector, Communications · moved here | $238,298 | $250 | +$46,696 |
| 2024 | EnergyDirector, Communications | $191,602 | $235 | +$15,387 |
| 2023 | Energy / ÉnergieDirector, Communications / Directeur des communications | $176,215 | $229 | −$9,959 |
| 2022 | HealthDirector, Communications · moved here | $186,174 | $228 | +$9,341 |
| 2021 | Energy, Northern Development and MinesDirector, Communications | $176,833 | $224 | +$90 |
| 2020 | Energy, Northern Development and MinesDirector, Communications | $176,743 | $219 | +$6,739 |
| 2019 | Energy, Northern Development and MinesDirector, Communications · moved here | $170,004 | $220 | +$5,125 |
| 2018 | EnergyDirector, Communications | $164,879 | $247 | −$5,279 |
| 2017 | Cabinet Office / Bureau Du Conseil Des MinistresAssistant Deputy Minister, Communications / Sous-ministre adjointe, communications · moved here | $170,158 | $247 | +$32,937 |
| 2016 | Cabinet OfficeAssistant Deputy Minister, Communications · moved here | $137,221 | $222 | −$2,657 |
| 2015 | EnergyDirector, Communications Branch / Directeur, Direction des communications | $139,878 | $232 | +$972 |
| 2014 | EnergyDirector, Communications Branch / Directeur, Direction des communications | $138,907 | $234 | +$5,038 |
| 2013 | EnergyDirector, Communications Branch | $133,868 | $207 | $0 |
| 2012 | EnergyDirector, Communications Branch · moved here | $133,868 | $187 | +$1,494 |
| 2011 | Energy / ÉnergieDirector, Communications Branch / Directeur, Direction des communications · moved here | $132,374 | $193 | +$13,330 |
| 2010 | Natural ResourcesDirector, Communication Services Branch | $119,044 | $212 | −$1,021 |
| 2009 | Natural ResourcesDirector, Communications Services Branch | $120,065 | $202 | +$1,087 |
| 2008 | Natural ResourcesDirector, Communication Services Branch | $118,978 | $199 |
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Questions and answers
Why is John Whytock on the disclosure list?
Energy and Mines paid John Whytock $238,298 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.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
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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