Ontario public pay
Lana Strain
Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2014 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $161,017.24
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $161,378.80
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$8,496 (−5.0%)12years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$8,496 (−5.0%)12years on
the list
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
76th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$161,017$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 85% 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
$170K$161K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $101,685 |
| 2015 | $127,784 |
| 2016 | $131,588 |
| 2017 | $132,613 |
| 2018 | $135,948 |
| 2019 | $140,360 |
| 2020 | $170,348 |
| 2021 | $155,905 |
| 2022 | $152,443 |
| 2023 | $145,150 |
| 2024 | $169,513 |
| 2025 | $161,017 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminel | $161,017 | $362 | −$8,496 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, droit criminel | $169,513 | $284 | +$24,363 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, droit criminel | $145,150 | $259 | −$7,293 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, droit criminel | $152,443 | $259 | −$3,462 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminel | $155,905 | $2,021 | −$14,443 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminel | $170,348 | $285 | +$29,988 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminel | $140,360 | $318 | +$4,411 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminel | $135,948 | $308 | +$3,335 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminel · moved here | $132,613 | $277 | +$1,025 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel principale, Droit criminel | $131,588 | $296 | +$3,804 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel / Avocate principale, Droit criminel | $127,784 | $286 | +$26,099 |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioSenior Criminal Counsel / Avocate principale, Droit criminel | $101,685 | $248 |
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