Ontario public pay
Ken Nakahara
Assistant Deputy Minister, Mining Policy and Sector Development at Energy and Mines. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $294,238.53
- Taxable benefits
- $292.14
- Total disclosed
- $294,530.67
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$75,250 (+34.4%)17years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$75,250 (+34.4%)17years on
the list
Among 315 people at Energy and Mines in 2025
7th highest paid. Their median: $127,798.
$294,239$100,113$403,369
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
$294K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $103,221 |
| 2010 | $113,962 |
| 2011 | $113,011 |
| 2012 | $113,215 |
| 2013 | $120,012 |
| 2014 | $126,243 |
| 2015 | $129,530 |
| 2016 | $134,037 |
| 2017 | $143,410 |
| 2018 | $152,674 |
| 2019 | $165,692 |
| 2020 | $179,425 |
| 2021 | $180,140 |
| 2022 | $196,774 |
| 2023 | $215,635 |
| 2024 | $218,988 |
| 2025 | $294,239 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Energy and MinesAssistant Deputy Minister, Mining Policy and Sector Development · moved here | $294,239 | $292 | +$75,250 |
| 2024 | Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills DevelopmentAssistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Training · moved here | $218,988 | $257 | +$3,354 |
| 2023 | Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development / Travail, de l’Immigration, de la Formation et du Développement des compétencesAssistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Training / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division de l'emploi et de la formation · moved here | $215,635 | $243 | +$18,861 |
| 2022 | Labour, Training and Skills DevelopmentAssistant Deputy Minister, Global Talent and Settlement Services Division | $196,774 | $233 | +$16,634 |
| 2021 | Labour, Training and Skills DevelopmentAssistant Deputy Minister, Global Talent and Settlement Services Division | $180,140 | $226 | +$715 |
| 2020 | Labour, Training and Skills DevelopmentAssistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Division · moved here | $179,425 | $217 | +$13,732 |
| 2019 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Delivery Branch · moved here | $165,692 | $204 | +$13,019 |
| 2018 | Citizenship and ImmigrationDirector, Program Management and Business Services · moved here | $152,674 | $229 | +$9,264 |
| 2017 | Citizenship and Immigration / Affaires civiques et ImmigrationDirector, Program Management and Business Services / Directeur, gestion de programmes et services opérationnels · moved here | $143,410 | $220 | +$9,373 |
| 2016 | EnergyDeputy Director, Energy Networks and Indigenous Policy / Sous-directeur, Direction des politiques relatives aux réseaux d'énergie et aux affaires autochtones | $134,037 | $208 | +$4,506 |
| 2015 | EnergyDeputy Director, Energy Networks & Innovation Policy / Sous-directeur, politiques relatives aux réseaux d'énergie et à l'innovation | $129,530 | $203 | +$3,287 |
| 2014 | EnergyDirector, Energy Networks and Partnerships / Directeur, réseaux d'énergie et partenariats | $126,243 | $205 | +$6,231 |
| 2013 | EnergyDirector, Transmission and Distribution Policy | $120,012 | $179 | +$6,797 |
| 2012 | EnergySenior Manager, Smart Grid and Network Policy | $113,215 | $152 | +$204 |
| 2011 | Energy / ÉnergieSenior Manager, Smart Grid and Network Policy / Chef, politiques relatives au réseau intelligent et au réseau de distribution · moved here | $113,011 | $159 | −$951 |
| 2010 | EnergyManager, Energy Conservation · moved here | $113,962 | $179 | +$10,742 |
| 2009 | Energy & InfrastructureManager, Energy Conservation | $103,221 | $173 |
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