Ontario public pay
Tanzeel Merchant
Regional Director, Municipal Services Office Central Region at Municipal Affairs and Housing. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
Tanzeel Merchant
Regional Director, Municipal Services Office Central Region
Municipal Affairs and Housing
Regional Director, Municipal Services Office Central Region
Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Salary paid
- $219,313.81
- Taxable benefits
- $246.58
- Total disclosed
- $219,560.39
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$46,863 (+27.2%)10years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$46,863 (+27.2%)10years on
the list
Among 303 people at Municipal Affairs and Housing in 2025
10th highest paid. Their median: $129,363.
$219,314$100,001$378,449
Paid more than 96% 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
$219K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $134,488 |
| 2017 | $143,410 |
| 2018 | $152,674 |
| 2019 | $152,197 |
| 2020 | $157,393 |
| 2021 | $168,934 |
| 2022 | $175,666 |
| 2023 | $167,909 |
| 2024 | $172,451 |
| 2025 | $219,314 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Municipal Affairs and HousingRegional Director, Municipal Services Office Central Region | $219,314 | $247 | +$46,863 |
| 2024 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Local Government Policy Branch | $172,451 | $225 | +$4,542 |
| 2023 | Municipal Affairs and Housing / Affaires municipales et LogementDirector, Local Government Policy Branch / Directeur, Direction des politiques relatives aux administrations locales · moved here | $167,909 | $218 | −$7,758 |
| 2022 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Local Government Policy Branch | $175,666 | $214 | +$6,733 |
| 2021 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Local Government Policy Branch | $168,934 | $205 | +$11,540 |
| 2020 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Local Government Policy Branch | $157,393 | $199 | +$5,196 |
| 2019 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Local Government Policy Branch · moved here | $152,197 | $203 | −$476 |
| 2018 | Ministry of Municipal AffairsDirector, Local Government Policy Branch · moved here | $152,674 | $229 | +$9,264 |
| 2017 | Health and Long-Term Care / Santé et Soins de longue duréeDirector, Emergency Health Regulatory and Accountability Branch / Directeur, Direction de la réglementation et de la responsabilisation des services de santé d'urgence · moved here | $143,410 | $220 | +$8,922 |
| 2016 | Municipal AffairsDirector, Partnership and Consultation Branch / Directeur, Direction des partenariats et de la consultation | $134,488 | $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