Ontario public pay
Paula Beard
Director, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 18 years between 2008 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $185,312.36
- Taxable benefits
- $422.28
- Total disclosed
- $185,734.64
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$7,736 (+4.4%)18years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$7,736 (+4.4%)18years on
the list
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
24th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$185,312$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 92% 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
$185K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $101,802 |
| 2009 | $114,850 |
| 2010 | $120,921 |
| 2011 | $125,132 |
| 2012 | $129,318 |
| 2013 | $133,197 |
| 2014 | $142,488 |
| 2015 | $154,077 |
| 2016 | $160,886 |
| 2017 | $156,200 |
| 2018 | $160,886 |
| 2019 | $156,200 |
| 2020 | $166,149 |
| 2021 | $159,750 |
| 2022 | $166,182 |
| 2023 | $171,294 |
| 2024 | $177,576 |
| 2025 | $185,312 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $185,312 | $422 | +$7,736 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $177,576 | $330 | +$6,282 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $171,294 | $312 | +$5,112 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $166,182 | $305 | +$6,432 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $159,750 | $2,021 | −$6,398 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $166,149 | $320 | +$9,949 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Senior Counsel/Directrice, Avocate principale | $156,200 | $360 | −$4,686 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector General, Peel York District/Directrice générale de district, Peel York | $160,886 | $360 | +$4,686 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioDirector General, Peel York District/Directrice générale de district, Peel York | $156,200 | $328 | −$4,686 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector General, Peel York District/Directrice générale, Peel York | $160,886 | $352 | +$6,809 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector General, Peel York District / Directrice générale de district, Peel York | $154,077 | $344 | +$11,589 |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector General, Peel York District / Directrice générale de district, Peel York | $142,488 | $356 | +$9,291 |
| 2013 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Criminal Law Services Greater Toronto Area | $133,197 | $346 | +$3,879 |
| 2012 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Criminal Law Services Greater Toronto Area | $129,318 | $322 | +$4,186 |
| 2011 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioDirector, Criminal Law Services Greater Toronto Area / Directrice,Services en droit criminel,region du Grand Toronto · moved here | $125,132 | $262 | +$4,211 |
| 2010 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Criminal Law Services, Greater Toronto Area | $120,921 | $263 | +$6,071 |
| 2009 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Criminal Law Services, Greater Toronto Area | $114,850 | $198 | +$13,048 |
| 2008 | Legal Aid OntarioDirector, Criminal Law Office | $101,802 | $198 |
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