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Ruth Dorenfeld

Senior Policy Advisor at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2011 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Ruth Dorenfeld
Senior Policy Advisor
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Salary paid
$135,677.18
Taxable benefits
$167.46
Total disclosed
$135,844.64
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$2,583 (+1.9%)
15years on
the list

Among 920 people with the title “Senior Policy Advisor” in 2025

Paid more than 82% of them. Their median: $125,580.

Among 377 people at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2025

128th highest paid. Their median: $129,341.

Paid more than 70% 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
2011$100,648$102,076
2012$101,354$102,736
2013$102,101$102,736
2014$102,161$104,150
2015$105,040$103,184
2016$109,538$102,316
2017$108,261$103,568
2018$109,763$105,081
2019$110,882$104,651
2020$112,771$106,627
2021$115,469$108,762
2022$116,741$109,961
2023$119,537$112,593
2024$133,094$122,063
2025$135,677$125,580

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSenior Policy Advisor$135,677$167+$2,583
2024Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSenior Policy Advisor$133,094$161+$13,557
2023Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et CommerceSenior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiques · moved here$119,537$154+$2,796
2022Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSenior Policy Advisor$116,741$152+$1,272
2021Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSenior Policy Advisor$115,469$150+$2,697
2020Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSenior Policy Advisor$112,771$147+$1,889
2019Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSenior Policy Advisor · moved here$110,882$148+$1,119
2018Ministry of Economic Development and Growth/Ministry of Research, Innovation and ScienceSenior Policy Advisor · moved here$109,763$166+$1,502
2017Ministry of Economic Development and Growth/Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science / Ministère du Développement économique et de la Croissance / Ministère de la Recherche, de l'Innovation et des SciencesSenior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiques · moved here$108,261$166−$1,277
2016Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and ScienceSenior Policy Advisor · moved here$109,538$172+$4,498
2015Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationSenior Policy Advisor / Conseiller principal en politiques$105,040$182+$2,879
2014Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationSenior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiques · moved here$102,161$179+$60
2013Economic Dev., Trade & Employment/Research & InnovationSenior Policy Advisor · moved here$102,101$157+$747
2012Economic Development & InnovationSenior Policy Advisor · moved here$101,354$142+$706
2011Economic Development & Innovation / Développement économique et InnovationSenior Policy Advisor / Conseillère principale en politiques$100,648$148

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