Ontario public pay
Lisa Bernstein
Director, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2011 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $190,023.04
- Taxable benefits
- $422.28
- Total disclosed
- $190,445.32
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$2,912 (−1.5%)15years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$2,912 (−1.5%)15years on
the list
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
11th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$190,023$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 93% 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
SalaryMedian for the job
$190K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $104,738 | $106,369 |
| 2012 | $108,519 | |
| 2013 | $112,520 | |
| 2014 | $112,001 | $111,613 |
| 2015 | $115,491 | |
| 2016 | $119,049 | |
| 2017 | $120,000 | |
| 2018 | $123,600 | |
| 2019 | $120,000 | |
| 2020 | $147,296 | $120,123 |
| 2021 | $152,926 | $122,841 |
| 2022 | $159,977 | |
| 2023 | $166,000 | |
| 2024 | $192,935 | |
| 2025 | $190,023 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures | $190,023 | $422 | −$2,912 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures | $192,935 | $330 | +$26,935 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioDirector, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures | $166,000 | $305 | +$6,023 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures | $159,977 | $280 | +$7,051 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioLegal Counsel/Conseillère juridique | $152,926 | $2,021 | +$5,630 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioLegal Counsel/Conseillère juridique | $147,296 | $273 | +$27,296 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioBusiness Manager, Policy Research and External Relations /Chef de la gestion des activit�s Politiques, recherche et relations ext�rieures | $120,000 | $275 | −$3,600 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioBusiness Manager, Policy Research and External Relations/Chef de la gestion des activités Politiques, recherche et relations extérieures | $123,600 | $275 | +$3,600 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioBusiness Manager, Policy Research and External Relations / Chef de la gestion des activités, Politiques, recherche et relations extérieures | $120,000 | $250 | +$951 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioBusiness Manager, Policy Research and External Relations / Chef de la gestion des activités. Politiques, recherche et relations extérieures | $119,049 | $267 | +$3,558 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $115,491 | $260 | +$3,490 |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $112,001 | $279 | −$519 |
| 2013 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre | $112,520 | $285 | +$4,001 |
| 2012 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre · moved here | $108,519 | $271 | +$3,781 |
| 2011 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $104,738 | $220 |
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