Legal Aid Ontario

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2008

Salary Name Position
$231,463.40
earned in 2007
ROBERT WARD President/Chief Executive Officer
Legal Aid Ontario
$167,947.44
earned in 2007
GEORGE BIGGAR Vice President, Policy & Research
Legal Aid Ontario
$167,547.44
earned in 2007
RUTH LAWSON General Counsel
Legal Aid Ontario
$166,804.61
earned in 2007
MICHELLE SEGUIN Vice President, Corporate Services
Legal Aid Ontario
$162,772.52
earned in 2007
SUSAN MCCAFFREY Vice President, Southwest & Northern Region
Legal Aid Ontario
$159,640.42
earned in 2007
ROBERT BUCHANAN Vice President, Toronto Region
Legal Aid Ontario
$133,125.17
earned in 2007
HELENA BIRT Policy Counsel
Legal Aid Ontario
$131,179.45
earned in 2007
HEATHER ROBERTSON Director, Communication Services
Legal Aid Ontario
$128,814.09
earned in 2007
ANEURIN THOMAS Director, Strategic Research
Legal Aid Ontario
$128,615.36
earned in 2007
JANET LEIPER Chair, Legal Aid Ontario
Legal Aid Ontario
$127,826.82
earned in 2007
LESLIE HOWARD Chief Information Officer
Legal Aid Ontario
$126,078.11
earned in 2007
JENNIFER CARTEN Executive Director/Area Director
Legal Aid Ontario
$126,078.11
earned in 2007
SIMON DAVIES Area Director
Legal Aid Ontario
$125,504.88
earned in 2007
MAUREEN HASTINGS Area Director
Legal Aid Ontario
$125,225.10
earned in 2007
GAVIN LUTZ Director, Human Resources
Legal Aid Ontario
$124,678.70
earned in 2007
RANDALL ELLSWORTH Area Director
Legal Aid Ontario
$123,286.83
earned in 2007
DAVID MCKILLOP Policy Director
Legal Aid Ontario
$122,169.54
earned in 2007
NATHALIE CHAMPAGNE Area Director
Legal Aid Ontario
$121,369.52
earned in 2007
VICKI MORETTI Area Director
Legal Aid Ontario
$121,007.01
earned in 2007
MARGARET J SILVER Area Director
Legal Aid Ontario
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Published March 2008

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2008

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 Legal Aid Ontario, including:

  • Top Salaries at Legal Aid Ontario in the 2008 Sunshine List
  • President/Chief Executive Officer
    $231,463.40
  • Vice President, Policy & Research
    $167,947.44
  • General Counsel
    $167,547.44
  • Vice President, Corporate Services
    $166,804.61
  • Vice President, Southwest & Northern Region
    $162,772.52

2008 Ontario Sunshine List: Legal Aid 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, Legal Aid Ontario's 46 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $5,610,052.57 in 2007.

At the top of the Legal Aid Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Legal Aid Ontario was President/Chief Executive Officer ROBERT WARD, who brought home $231,463.40 in 2007.

Following ROBERT WARD was Vice President, Policy & Research GEORGE BIGGAR, with annual earnings of $167,947.44. General Counsel RUTH LAWSON made $167,547.44, Vice President, Corporate Services MICHELLE SEGUIN made $166,804.61, and Vice President, Southwest & Northern Region SUSAN MCCAFFREY round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $162,772.52 for the Legal Aid Ontario 2008 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2007, 18 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 22 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 5 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Legal Aid Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 18 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 22 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 5 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2008 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2008 Employers List.