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Michael Dineen

Crown Counsel at Attorney General. On Ontario’s disclosure list 2 years between 2021 and 2022.

Salary disclosure2022
Michael Dineen
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
Salary paid
$233,643.06
Taxable benefits
$286.20
Total disclosed
$233,929.26
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2021: +$51,210 (+28.1%)
2years on
the list

Among 144 people with the title “Crown Counsel” in 2022

Paid more than 59% of them. Their median: $207,301.

Among 2,399 people at Attorney General in 2022

180th highest paid. Their median: $175,752.

Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2022 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2021$182,434$197,068
2022$233,643$207,301

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsIn 2025 dollarsChange
2022Attorney GeneralCrown Counsel$233,643$286$253,050+$51,210 (+28.1%)
2021Attorney GeneralCrown Counsel$182,434$142$210,971

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Ontario’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is Michael Dineen on the disclosure list?

Attorney General paid Michael Dineen $233,643 in 2022. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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