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VIRGINIA WEST

Deputy Minister at Natural Resources. On Ontario’s disclosure list 13 years between 2000 and 2012.

Salary disclosure2012
VIRGINIA WEST
Deputy Minister
Natural Resources
Salary paid
$208,023.30
Taxable benefits
$52.32
Total disclosed
$208,075.62
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2011: −$29,329 (−12.4%)
13years on
the list

Among 31 people with the title “Deputy Minister” in 2012

Paid more than 22% of them. Their median: $220,662.

Among 316 people at Natural Resources in 2012

2nd highest paid. Their median: $106,612.

Paid more than 96% of everyone on the 2012 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
2000$180,836$174,879
2001$202,012$194,832
2002$202,011$202,011
2003$207,600$206,395
2004$186,509$186,509
2005$207,438$189,667
2006$217,722$214,373
2007$226,785$224,795
2008$231,716$231,716
2009$233,605$233,605
2010$225,470$224,479
2011$237,353$237,353
2012$208,023$220,662

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2012Natural ResourcesDeputy Minister$208,023$52−$29,329
2011Natural Resources / Richesses naturellesDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here$237,353$27,245+$11,883
2010Natural ResourcesDeputy Minister$225,470$11,148−$8,136
2009Natural ResourcesDeputy Minister · moved here$233,605$10,911+$1,890
2008LabourDeputy Minister$231,716$10,926+$4,931
2007LabourDeputy Minister$226,785$28,666+$9,063
2006LabourDeputy Minister$217,722$8,873+$10,284
2005LabourDeputy Minister · moved here$207,438$8,907+$20,928
2004EnvironmentDeputy Minister$186,509$8,455−$21,090
2003EnvironmentDeputy Minister · moved here$207,600$23,998+$5,588
2002Public Safety and SecurityDeputy Minister · moved here$202,011$8,066−$0
2001Solicitor GeneralDeputy Minister$202,012$7,918+$21,176
2000Solicitor GeneralDeputy Minister$180,836$8,086

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