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Tamara Birkenheier

Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. On Ontario’s disclosure list 13 years between 2012 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Tamara Birkenheier
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Salary paid
$250,633.53
Taxable benefits
$1,935.21
Total disclosed
$252,568.74
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$16,869 (+7.2%)
13years on
the list

Among 2,747 people at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in 2025

39th highest paid. Their median: $119,654.

Paid more than 98% 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
2012$108,161
2013$111,505
2014$119,673$200,198
2016$136,411$125,121
2017$150,180
2018$169,239$142,539
2019$195,125$141,647
2020$197,746$145,096
2021$217,937$144,860
2022$213,012$141,781
2023$238,757$155,108
2024$233,765
2025$250,634

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreChief Legal Officer and General Counsel$250,634$1,935+$16,869 (+7.2%)
2024Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreChief Legal Officer and General Counsel$233,765$1,883−$4,992 (−2.1%)
2023Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector$238,757$1,867+$25,745 (+12.1%)
2022Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector$213,012$2,018−$4,925 (−2.3%)
2021Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector$217,937$486+$20,191 (+10.2%)
2020Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector$197,746$0+$2,620 (+1.3%)
2019Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector$195,125$0+$25,887 (+15.3%)
2018Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector$169,239$0+$19,059 (+12.7%)
2017Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreDirector of Compliance and Senior Legal Counsel$150,180$0+$13,769 (+10.1%)
2016Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreSenior Legal Counsel$136,411$0
2014Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreGeneral Counsel$119,673$0+$8,168 (+7.3%)
2013Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreIn-House Legal Counsel$111,505$0+$3,344 (+3.1%)
2012Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreIn–House Legal Counsel$108,161$0

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Questions and answers

Why is Tamara Birkenheier on the disclosure list?

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre paid Tamara Birkenheier $250,634 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?

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