Steve Romanyshyn
Chief Executive Officer, Venture Ontario at Venture Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 19 years between 2007 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $225,788.29
- Taxable benefits
- $249.69
- Total disclosed
- $226,037.98
Change from 2024: +$35,997 (+19.0%)19years on
the list
Among 5 people at Venture Ontario in 2025
1st highest paid. Their median: $135,677.
Paid more than 96% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2007 | $103,606 |
| 2008 | $111,834 |
| 2009 | $124,722 |
| 2010 | $129,625 |
| 2011 | $137,841 |
| 2012 | $139,462 |
| 2013 | $144,548 |
| 2014 | $144,501 |
| 2015 | $149,503 |
| 2016 | $154,599 |
| 2017 | $161,290 |
| 2018 | $164,880 |
| 2019 | $164,366 |
| 2020 | $169,979 |
| 2021 | $173,366 |
| 2022 | $176,820 |
| 2023 | $194,382 |
| 2024 | $189,791 |
| 2025 | $225,788 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Venture OntarioChief Executive Officer, Venture Ontario | $225,788 | $250 | +$35,997 (+19.0%) |
| 2024 | Venture OntarioChief Executive Officer, Venture Ontario · moved here | $189,791 | $237 | −$4,591 (−2.4%) |
| 2023 | Venture Ontario / Croissance OntarioChief Executive Officer, Venture Ontario / Directeur général, Croissance Ontario · moved here | $194,382 | $229 | +$17,562 (+9.9%) |
| 2022 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeChief Executive Officer, Venture Ontario | $176,820 | $224 | +$3,454 (+2.0%) |
| 2021 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeChief Executive Officer, Ontario Capital Growth Corporation | $173,366 | $219 | +$3,387 (+2.0%) |
| 2020 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeChief Executive Officer, Ontario Capital Growth Corporation | $169,979 | $214 | +$5,613 (+3.4%) |
| 2019 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeChief Executive Officer, Ontario Capital Growth Corporation · moved here | $164,366 | $219 | −$514 (−0.3%) |
| 2018 | Ministry of Economic Development and Growth/Ministry of Research, Innovation and ScienceChief Executive Officer, Ontario Capital Growth Corporation · moved here | $164,880 | $247 | +$3,590 (+2.2%) |
| 2017 | Ministry 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 SciencesChief Executive Officer, Ontario Capital Growth Corporation / Président-directeur général, Société ontarienne de financement de la croissance · moved here | $161,290 | $247 | +$6,691 (+4.3%) |
| 2016 | Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and ScienceDirector, Innovation Economy Strategies / Directeur, stratégies pour l'économie de l'innovation · moved here | $154,599 | $229 | +$5,095 (+3.4%) |
| 2015 | Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationDirector, Strategic Policy Branch / Directeur, Direction des politiques stratégiques | $149,503 | $233 | +$5,003 (+3.5%) |
| 2014 | Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationDirector, Strategic Policy Branch / Directeur, Direction des politiques stratégiques · moved here | $144,501 | $234 | −$47 (−0.0%) |
| 2013 | Economic Dev., Trade & Employment/Research & InnovationDirector, Strategic Policy Branch · moved here | $144,548 | $217 | +$5,085 (+3.6%) |
| 2012 | Economic Development & InnovationDirector, Strategic Policy Branch · moved here | $139,462 | $187 | +$1,621 (+1.2%) |
| 2011 | Economic Development & Innovation / Développement économique et InnovationDirector, Strategic Policy Branch / Directeur, Direction des politiques stratégiques · moved here | $137,841 | $196 | +$8,216 (+6.3%) |
| 2010 | Economic Development & TradeDirector, Strategic Policy Branch | $129,625 | $219 | +$4,903 (+3.9%) |
| 2009 | Economic Development & TradeDirector, Strategic Policy Branch · moved here | $124,722 | $209 | +$12,888 (+11.5%) |
| 2008 | FinanceDirector, Education, Justice & Quantitative Management | $111,834 | $205 | +$8,229 (+7.9%) |
| 2007 | FinanceDirector, Education & Planning | $103,606 | $177 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Steve Romanyshyn on the disclosure list?
Venture Ontario paid Steve Romanyshyn $225,788 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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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