Indigenous Affairs

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

Salary Name Position
$109,960.50
earned in 2022 		Flavia Mussio Senior Media Relations and Issues Coordinator
Indigenous Affairs
$119,953.40
earned in 2022 		Frances Tibollo Team Lead
Indigenous Affairs
$254,369.63
earned in 2022 		Grant Wedge Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Reconciliation
Indigenous Affairs
$103,785.91
earned in 2022 		Harpreet Shokar Manager, Corporate Controllership
Indigenous Affairs
$154,624.38
earned in 2022 		Indra Prashad Director, Strategic Planning and Economic Policy
Indigenous Affairs
$109,960.50
earned in 2022 		James Cousins Senior Policy Advisor
Indigenous Affairs
$109,960.50
earned in 2022 		Jane Koster Senior Advisor
Indigenous Affairs
$101,081.62
earned in 2022 		Jane Thomas Senior Negotiator
Indigenous Affairs
$125,715.17
earned in 2022 		Jason Mccullough Manager, Programs and Services
Indigenous Affairs
$101,079.10
earned in 2022 		Jennifer Cooney Senior Policy Advisor
Indigenous Affairs
$114,499.17
earned in 2022 		Jessica Hill Manager, Indigenous Relations
Indigenous Affairs
$102,031.76
earned in 2022 		Jessie King Team Lead Digital
Indigenous Affairs
$137,208.74
earned in 2022 		John Lobo Deputy Director
Indigenous Affairs
$160,617.42
earned in 2022 		Karma Call Director, Negotiations Northeast and South
Indigenous Affairs
$136,652.53
earned in 2022 		Kimberley Groenendyk Director, Negotiations Northwest
Indigenous Affairs
$109,960.50
earned in 2022 		Lars Eedy Stakeholder Relations Coordinator
Indigenous Affairs
$105,632.33
earned in 2022 		Laura Blease Team Lead
Indigenous Affairs
$109,960.50
earned in 2022 		Laura Heidman Implementation Coordinator
Indigenous Affairs
$103,201.59
earned in 2022 		Leigh Freeman Negotiator
Indigenous Affairs
$143,638.22
earned in 2022 		Marie Ln Chabot Director, Indigenous Relations
Indigenous Affairs
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Published March 2023

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Indigenous Affairs, including:

  • Top Salaries at Indigenous Affairs in the 2023 Sunshine List
  • Shawn Batise
    Deputy Minister
    $319,142.82
  • Grant Wedge
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Reconciliation
    $254,369.63
  • Michael Reid
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Relations and Programs
    $244,408.41
  • Rebecca Ramsarran
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning
    $209,006.91
  • Thomas Zach
    Director, Communications
    $174,470.92

2023 Ontario Sunshine List: Indigenous Affairs Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Indigenous Affairs's 67 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $8,578,056.09 in 2022.

At the top of the Indigenous Affairs Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Indigenous Affairs was Deputy Minister Shawn Batise, who brought home $319,142.82 in 2022.

Following Shawn Batise was Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Reconciliation Grant Wedge, with annual earnings of $254,369.63. Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Relations and Programs Michael Reid made $244,408.41, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Rebecca Ramsarran made $209,006.91, and Director, Communications Thomas Zach round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $174,470.92 for the Indigenous Affairs 2023 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2022, 27 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 31 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 5 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1 received over $300,000 at the Indigenous Affairs.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 27 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 31 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 5 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1 employee made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2023 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employers List.