Ontario public pay
Nana Kato
Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2015 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $154,117.35
- Taxable benefits
- $361.56
- Total disclosed
- $154,478.91
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$13,437 (−8.0%)9years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$13,437 (−8.0%)9years on
the list
Among 65 people with the title “Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel” in 2025
Paid more than 83% of them. Their median: $136,465.
$154,117$100,331$185,467
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
124th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$154,117$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 82% 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
$154K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $103,383 | $104,615 |
| 2016 | $116,451 | $110,617 |
| 2017 | $110,705 | $108,612 |
| 2020 | $124,439 | $119,189 |
| 2021 | $129,188 | $120,541 |
| 2022 | $131,396 | $124,970 |
| 2023 | $134,262 | $126,913 |
| 2024 | $167,555 | $151,307 |
| 2025 | $154,117 | $136,465 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $154,117 | $362 | −$13,437 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $167,555 | $281 | +$33,292 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $134,262 | $245 | +$2,866 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $131,396 | $244 | +$2,208 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $129,188 | $2,021 | +$4,749 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $124,439 | $245 | |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel · moved here | $110,705 | $231 | −$5,746 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel | $116,451 | $259 | +$13,068 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioDuty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminel | $103,383 | $230 |
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