Ontario public pay
Nemone Smith
Director of Communications at Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $205,160.05
- Taxable benefits
- $217.14
- Total disclosed
- $205,377.19
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$46,788 (+29.5%)17years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$46,788 (+29.5%)17years on
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Among 29 people with the title “Director of Communications” in 2025
Paid more than 96% of them. Their median: $127,485.
$205,160$101,025$205,160
Among 110 people at Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation in 2025
7th highest paid. Their median: $125,544.
$205,160$100,381$410,383
Paid more than 95% 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
$205K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $102,328 | |
| 2010 | $112,594 | |
| 2011 | $114,278 | |
| 2012 | $114,278 | |
| 2013 | $114,278 | |
| 2014 | $118,355 | $110,190 |
| 2015 | $124,363 | $110,903 |
| 2016 | $119,480 | |
| 2017 | $125,343 | |
| 2018 | $127,304 | |
| 2019 | $132,499 | |
| 2020 | $135,187 | $138,402 |
| 2021 | $140,954 | $138,115 |
| 2022 | $145,238 | $119,206 |
| 2023 | $144,892 | $120,954 |
| 2024 | $158,372 | $124,572 |
| 2025 | $205,160 | $127,485 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic ReconciliationDirector of Communications · moved here | $205,160 | $217 | +$46,788 |
| 2024 | Indigenous AffairsDirector of Communications | $158,372 | $194 | +$13,480 |
| 2023 | Indigenous Affairs / Affaires autochtonesDirector of Communications / Directrice des communications · moved here | $144,892 | $187 | −$346 |
| 2022 | Indigenous AffairsDirector of Communications · moved here | $145,238 | $184 | +$4,284 |
| 2021 | Colleges and UniversitiesDirector, Communications | $140,954 | $181 | +$5,768 |
| 2020 | Colleges and UniversitiesDirector, Communications · moved here | $135,187 | $169 | +$2,688 |
| 2019 | Training, Colleges and UniversitiesAssistant Director, Communications | $132,499 | $170 | +$5,194 |
| 2018 | Advanced Education And Skills DevelopmentAssistant Director, Communications · moved here | $127,304 | $191 | +$1,961 |
| 2017 | Education / ÉducationAssistant Director, Communications / Directrice adjointe des communications | $125,343 | $190 | +$5,863 |
| 2016 | EducationManager, Strategic Performance and Change Management / Chef, rendement de la stratégie et gestion des changements | $119,480 | $187 | −$4,882 |
| 2015 | EducationManager / Chef | $124,363 | $191 | +$6,008 |
| 2014 | Training, Colleges and UniversitiesManager / Chef · moved here | $118,355 | $190 | +$4,076 |
| 2013 | EducationAssistant Director, Communications | $114,278 | $168 | $0 |
| 2012 | EducationAssistant Director, Communications | $114,278 | $152 | $0 |
| 2011 | Education / ÉducationAssistant Director, Communications / Directrice adjointe des communications · moved here | $114,278 | $159 | +$1,684 |
| 2010 | EducationAssistant Director, Communications · moved here | $112,594 | $178 | +$10,266 |
| 2009 | Government ServicesAssistant Director, Corporate Communications | $102,328 | $172 |
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