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Xiao Chen

Director, Foreign Direct Investment and Global Runway Program at Invest Ottawa (2013). On Ontario’s disclosure list 5 years between 2020 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Xiao Chen
Director, Foreign Direct Investment and Global Runway Program
Invest Ottawa (2013)
Salary paid
$147,064.74
Taxable benefits
$8,558.12
Total disclosed
$155,622.86
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$1,637 (+1.1%)
5years on
the list

Among 23 people at Invest Ottawa (2013) in 2025

9th highest paid. Their median: $136,309.

Paid more than 78% 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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YearSalary
2020$127,600
2022$140,381
2023$152,360
2024$145,428
2025$147,065

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Invest Ottawa (2013)Director, Foreign Direct Investment and Global Runway Program$147,065$8,558+$1,637 (+1.1%)
2024Invest Ottawa (2013)Director, Foreign Direct Investment and Global Runway Program$145,428$8,372−$6,932 (−4.6%)
2023Invest Ottawa (2013)Market Director, Asia$152,360$8,102+$11,980 (+8.5%)
2022Invest Ottawa (2013)Market Director, Asia$140,381$6,844
2020Invest Ottawa (2013)Market Director, Asia$127,600$564

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Questions and answers

Why is Xiao Chen on the disclosure list?

Invest Ottawa (2013) paid Xiao Chen $147,065 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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