Ontario public pay
Karla Avis-Birch
Chief Planning Officer / Chef de la planification at Metrolinx. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $102,636.10
- Taxable benefits
- $0.00
- Total disclosed
- $102,636.10
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$282,417 (−73.3%)17years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$282,417 (−73.3%)17years on
the list
Among 4,713 people at Metrolinx in 2025
4,416th highest paid. Their median: $127,736.
$102,636$100,002$434,526
Paid more than 5% 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
$103K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $103,187 |
| 2010 | $108,937 |
| 2011 | $119,906 |
| 2012 | $130,386 |
| 2013 | $127,681 |
| 2014 | $135,234 |
| 2015 | $142,927 |
| 2016 | $145,230 |
| 2017 | $148,259 |
| 2018 | $170,896 |
| 2019 | $179,112 |
| 2020 | $180,208 |
| 2021 | $259,755 |
| 2022 | $298,157 |
| 2023 | $330,357 |
| 2024 | $385,053 |
| 2025 | $102,636 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MetrolinxChief Planning Officer / Chef de la planification | $102,636 | $0 | −$282,417 |
| 2024 | MetrolinxChief Planning Officer / Chef de la planification | $385,053 | $359 | +$54,696 |
| 2023 | Metrolinx / MetrolinxChief Planning Officer / Chef de la planification · moved here | $330,357 | $371 | +$32,201 |
| 2022 | MetrolinxChief Planning Officer / Chef de la planification | $298,157 | $358 | +$38,401 |
| 2021 | MetrolinxChief Planning Officer/Chef de la planification | $259,755 | $303 | +$79,548 |
| 2020 | MetrolinxChief Planning Officer/Chef de la planification | $180,208 | $226 | +$1,096 |
| 2019 | MetrolinxVice President, Stations Capital Delivery/Vice-pr�sidente, Ex�cution des projets d�immobilisation des gares | $179,112 | $209 | +$8,215 |
| 2018 | MetrolinxVice President, Regional Express Rail New Stations and Office Corridor/Vice-présidente, Service régional express, Nouvelles gares et nouveaux bureaux dans le corridor | $170,896 | $198 | +$22,638 |
| 2017 | MetrolinxDirector, Corridor Infrastructure Office Corridor/Directrice, Infrastructure de corridor Hors corridor | $148,259 | $176 | +$3,029 |
| 2016 | MetrolinxDirector, Corridor Infrastructure - Stouffville / Directrice, Infrastructure de corridor – Stouffville | $145,230 | $170 | +$2,303 |
| 2015 | MetrolinxDirector, Corridor Infrastructure - Stouffville / Directeur, Infrastructure de corridor - Stouffville | $142,927 | $167 | +$7,693 |
| 2014 | MetrolinxDirector, Program Management and Standards / Directrice, Gestion de programme et normes | $135,234 | $158 | +$7,553 |
| 2013 | MetrolinxChief, Project Management Programs & Systems | $127,681 | $150 | −$2,705 |
| 2012 | MetrolinxChief, Project Management Programs & Systems | $130,386 | $149 | +$10,480 |
| 2011 | MetrolinxChief, Project Management Programs & Systems / Chef, Programmes et systèmes de gestion de projet | $119,906 | $188 | +$10,970 |
| 2010 | MetrolinxChief, Project Management Programs & Systems | $108,937 | $184 | +$5,750 |
| 2009 | MetrolinxManager, Controls and Standards | $103,187 | $252 |
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