Ontario public pay
Melissa Pirie
Canine Handler at Ontario Provincial Police. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2014 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $230,016.90
- Taxable benefits
- $199.21
- Total disclosed
- $230,216.11
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$48,573 (+26.8%)12years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$48,573 (+26.8%)12years on
the list
Among 28 people with the title “Canine Handler” in 2025
Paid more than 78% of them. Their median: $212,949.
$230,017$101,801$241,617
Among 7,684 people at Ontario Provincial Police in 2025
278th highest paid. Their median: $155,704.
$230,017$100,001$468,523
Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$230K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $108,822 | $106,030 |
| 2015 | $112,027 | $106,212 |
| 2016 | $108,273 | $104,811 |
| 2017 | $113,252 | $104,296 |
| 2018 | $122,586 | $105,338 |
| 2019 | $124,722 | $106,281 |
| 2020 | $135,123 | $108,141 |
| 2021 | $130,690 | $147,133 |
| 2022 | $167,597 | $162,838 |
| 2023 | $157,498 | $164,899 |
| 2024 | $181,444 | $165,164 |
| 2025 | $230,017 | $212,949 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ontario Provincial PoliceCanine Handler | $230,017 | $199 | +$48,573 |
| 2024 | Ontario Provincial PoliceCanine Handler | $181,444 | $173 | +$23,946 |
| 2023 | Ontario Provincial PoliceCanine Handler / Maître-chien | $157,498 | $160 | −$10,099 |
| 2022 | Ontario Provincial PoliceCanine Handler | $167,597 | $157 | +$36,907 |
| 2021 | Ontario Provincial PoliceCanine Handler | $130,690 | $153 | −$4,433 |
| 2020 | Ontario Provincial PoliceSpecialist | $135,123 | $155 | +$10,400 |
| 2019 | Ontario Provincial PoliceSpecialist · moved here | $124,722 | $146 | +$2,137 |
| 2018 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesSpecialist | $122,586 | $145 | +$9,334 |
| 2017 | Community Safety and Correctional Services / Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnelsSpecialist / Spécialiste · moved here | $113,252 | $142 | +$4,979 |
| 2016 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesSpecialist | $108,273 | $133 | −$3,754 |
| 2015 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesSpecialist / Spécialiste · moved here | $112,027 | $131 | +$3,206 |
| 2014 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesSpecialist / Spécialiste | $108,822 | $128 |
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