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Michael Tang

Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal at Ontario Securities Commission. On Ontario’s disclosure list 22 years between 2004 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Michael Tang
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal
Ontario Securities Commission
Salary paid
$245,363.93
Taxable benefits
$1,184.94
Total disclosed
$246,548.87
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$6,460 (−2.6%)
22years on
the list

Among 31 people with the title “Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal” in 2025

Paid more than 87% of them. Their median: $226,148.

Among 528 people at Ontario Securities Commission in 2025

82nd highest paid. Their median: $170,096.

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

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2004$105,991
2005$107,009
2006$132,256
2007$141,223
2008$157,430
2009$152,834
2010$169,860
2011$171,239$193,575
2012$175,667$160,530
2013$184,163$157,400
2014$194,178$189,135
2015$198,370$196,339
2016$204,673$196,519
2017$210,406$175,855
2018$214,360$187,149
2019$216,581$195,113
2020$221,040$194,276
2021$215,912$204,828
2022$215,453$188,598
2023$217,220$197,577
2024$251,824$207,876
2025$245,364$226,148

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$245,364$1,185−$6,460 (−2.6%)
2024Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$251,824$1,250+$34,604 (+15.9%)
2023Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'OntarioSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$217,220$2,213+$1,767 (+0.8%)
2022Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$215,453$2,248−$459 (−0.2%)
2021Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$215,912$1,259−$5,128 (−2.3%)
2020Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$221,040$1,693+$4,459 (+2.1%)
2019Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$216,581$1,117+$2,222 (+1.0%)
2018Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$214,360$1,071+$3,954 (+1.9%)
2017Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'OntarioSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$210,406$1,035+$5,733 (+2.8%)
2016Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel principal$204,673$1,026+$6,304 (+3.2%)
2015Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$198,370$1,014+$4,191 (+2.2%)
2014Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$194,178$983+$10,016 (+5.4%)
2013Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel$184,163$905+$8,496 (+4.8%)
2012Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel$175,667$714+$4,428 (+2.6%)
2011Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'OntarioSenior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal · moved here$171,239$641+$1,379 (+0.8%)
2010Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance, Team 3$169,860$601+$17,025 (+11.1%)
2009Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance, Team 3$152,834$560−$4,595 (−2.9%)
2008Ontario Securities CommissionSenior Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance, Team 3$157,430$454+$16,206 (+11.5%)
2007Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel 2, Corporate Finance Team 3$141,223$426+$8,967 (+6.8%)
2006Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel, Corporate Finance Team 3$132,256$563+$25,247 (+23.6%)
2005Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel, Team 3$107,009$427+$1,018 (+1.0%)
2004Ontario Securities CommissionLegal Counsel, Team 3$105,991$237

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Questions and answers

Why is Michael Tang on the disclosure list?

Ontario Securities Commission paid Michael Tang $245,364 in 2025. 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

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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