Ontario public pay
Vanessa D'Souza
Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques at Legal Aid Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 12 years between 2014 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $161,822.96
- Taxable benefits
- $1,877.88
- Total disclosed
- $163,700.84
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$8,699 (−5.1%)12years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$8,699 (−5.1%)12years on
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Among 37 people with the title “Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques” in 2025
Paid more than 67% of them. Their median: $151,824.
$161,823$105,059$173,698
Among 597 people at Legal Aid Ontario in 2025
57th highest paid. Their median: $138,741.
$161,823$100,007$284,522
Paid more than 85% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$162K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $105,410 | $111,613 |
| 2015 | $111,949 | |
| 2016 | $118,616 | $114,213 |
| 2017 | $120,400 | |
| 2018 | $124,000 | $123,600 |
| 2019 | $149,367 | $135,920 |
| 2020 | $146,965 | |
| 2021 | $146,128 | |
| 2022 | $149,320 | |
| 2023 | $154,952 | |
| 2024 | $170,522 | |
| 2025 | $161,823 | $151,824 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Aid OntarioManager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $161,823 | $1,878 | −$8,699 |
| 2024 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $170,522 | $1,798 | +$15,570 |
| 2023 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $154,952 | $1,782 | +$5,632 |
| 2022 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $149,320 | $1,527 | +$3,192 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $146,128 | $2,021 | −$837 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $146,965 | $286 | −$2,402 |
| 2019 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $149,367 | $315 | +$25,367 |
| 2018 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $124,000 | $275 | +$3,600 |
| 2017 | Legal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre/Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille · moved here | $120,400 | $250 | +$1,783 |
| 2016 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer / Manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $118,616 | $266 | +$6,668 |
| 2015 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer/manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $111,949 | $252 | +$6,538 |
| 2014 | Legal Aid OntarioLawyer / manager, Family Law Service Centre / Avocate gestionnaire, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $105,410 | $262 |
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