Intellectual Property Ontario

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

Salary Name Position
$148,940.00
earned in 2024
Alena Voloboeva Controller / contrôleuse
Intellectual Property Ontario
$185,791.27
earned in 2024
Amonulla Khakimov Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board / Directeur principal, Affaires corporatives et conseiller spécial du Chef de la direction et président du conseil d’administration
Intellectual Property Ontario
$210,150.06
earned in 2024
Cheryl Nicholson Chief Operating Officer / chef de l’exploitation
Intellectual Property Ontario
$114,569.30
earned in 2024
Christopher J Leclerc Program Lead / chef de programme
Intellectual Property Ontario
$207,433.95
earned in 2024
Daniel A Herman Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction
Intellectual Property Ontario
$149,615.40
earned in 2024
Denise Bagheri Director, Programs and Operations / directrice principale, Programmes et stratégie
Intellectual Property Ontario
$160,924.18
earned in 2024
Geoffrey J North Vice President, Intellectual Property / Vice-président, Propriété intellectuelle
Intellectual Property Ontario
$177,061.53
earned in 2024
Jarrod Hicks Director, Intellectual Property / directrice principale, Propriété intellectuelle
Intellectual Property Ontario
$150,429.40
earned in 2024
Karen Blakey Head of People and Culture / chef, Personnes et Culture
Intellectual Property Ontario
$135,400.00
earned in 2024
Kiranpal Sohi Digital Operations Manager / gestionnaire, opérations numériques
Intellectual Property Ontario
$118,523.05
earned in 2024
Laura Elvidge Bunn Communications Lead / chef des Communications
Intellectual Property Ontario
$100,683.05
earned in 2024
Meenu Sunny Manager, Intellectual Property Analytics / Gestionnaire, Analyse de la propriété intellectuelle
Intellectual Property Ontario
$197,015.07
earned in 2024
Michael Huynh General Counsel / chef du contentieux
Intellectual Property Ontario
$148,940.00
earned in 2024
Michael S Colucci Manager, Intellectual Property / gestionnaire, Propriété intellectuelle
Intellectual Property Ontario
$147,753.84
earned in 2024
Sonia Patenaude Manager, Intellectual Property / gestionnaire, Propriété intellectuelle
Intellectual Property Ontario
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Published March 2025

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

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 Intellectual Property Ontario, including:

  • Top Salaries at Intellectual Property Ontario in the 2025 Sunshine List
  • Chief Operating Officer / chef de l’exploitation
    $210,150.06
  • Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction
    $207,433.95
  • General Counsel / chef du contentieux
    $197,015.07
  • Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board / Directeur principal, Affaires corporatives et conseiller spécial du Chef de la direction et président du conseil d’administration
    $185,791.27
  • Director, Intellectual Property / directrice principale, Propriété intellectuelle
    $177,061.53

2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Intellectual Property Ontario Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Intellectual Property Ontario's 15 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $2,353,230.10 in 2024.

At the top of the Intellectual Property Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Intellectual Property Ontario was Chief Operating Officer / chef de l’exploitation Cheryl Nicholson, who brought home $210,150.06 in 2024.

Following Cheryl Nicholson was Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction Daniel A Herman, with annual earnings of $207,433.95. General Counsel / chef du contentieux Michael Huynh made $197,015.07, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board / Directeur principal, Affaires corporatives et conseiller spécial du Chef de la direction et président du conseil d’administration Amonulla Khakimov made $185,791.27, and Director, Intellectual Property / directrice principale, Propriété intellectuelle Jarrod Hicks round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $177,061.53 for the Intellectual Property Ontario 2025 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 1 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 7 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 5 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Intellectual Property Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 1 employee made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 7 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

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.