Ontario public pay
Rakhi Lad
Assistant Deputy Minister, Red Tape Reduction at Cabinet Office. On Ontario’s disclosure list 14 years between 2011 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $248,677.24
- Taxable benefits
- $273.98
- Total disclosed
- $248,951.22
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$48,984 (+24.5%)14years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$48,984 (+24.5%)14years on
the list
Among 338 people at Cabinet Office in 2025
13th highest paid. Their median: $125,938.
$248,677$100,148$700,826
Paid more than 98% 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
$249K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $113,842 |
| 2013 | $109,049 |
| 2014 | $117,933 |
| 2015 | $124,335 |
| 2016 | $132,840 |
| 2017 | $143,410 |
| 2018 | $152,674 |
| 2019 | $157,417 |
| 2020 | $168,957 |
| 2021 | $175,691 |
| 2022 | $181,366 |
| 2023 | $194,541 |
| 2024 | $199,693 |
| 2025 | $248,677 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cabinet OfficeAssistant Deputy Minister, Red Tape Reduction | $248,677 | $274 | +$48,984 |
| 2024 | Cabinet OfficeAssistant Deputy Minister, Red Tape Reduction · moved here | $199,693 | $250 | +$5,151 |
| 2023 | Cabinet Office / Bureau Du Conseil Des MinistresAssistant Deputy Minister, Red Tape Reduction / Sous-ministre adjointe, Réduction des formalités administratives · moved here | $194,541 | $237 | +$13,176 |
| 2022 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Red Tape Reduction | $181,366 | $229 | +$5,675 |
| 2021 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Strategic Industry Intelligence | $175,691 | $213 | +$6,734 |
| 2020 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Trade and Investment Strategy | $168,957 | $203 | +$11,541 |
| 2019 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Trade and Investment Strategy · moved here | $157,417 | $204 | +$4,743 |
| 2018 | International TradeDirector, Trade Strategy, Analytics and Partnerships Branch · moved here | $152,674 | $229 | +$9,264 |
| 2017 | International Trade / Commerce internationalDirector, Trade Strategy, Analytics and Partnerships Branch / Directrice, Direction des stratégies commerciales, de l’analytique et des partenariats · moved here | $143,410 | $220 | +$10,570 |
| 2016 | Government and Consumer ServicesDirector, Strategic Planning and Policy / Directrice, Direction de la planification et des politiques stratégiques | $132,840 | $201 | +$8,505 |
| 2015 | Government and Consumer ServicesDirector, Strategic Planning and Policy / Directrice, Direction de la planification et des politiques stratégiques | $124,335 | $203 | +$6,402 |
| 2014 | Government and Consumer ServicesDirector, Logistics Services / Directrice, services logistiques · moved here | $117,933 | $197 | +$8,884 |
| 2013 | Government ServicesExecutive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer · moved here | $109,049 | $168 | |
| 2011 | Government Services / Services gouvernementauxExecutive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer / Adjointe de direction au directeur général | $113,842 | $165 |
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