Legal Aid Ontario

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

Salary Name Position
$145,551.96
earned in 2022 		L. Christopher Bennett Special Advisor/Conseiller spécial
Legal Aid Ontario
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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 Legal Aid Ontario, including:

  • Top Salaries at Legal Aid Ontario in the 2023 Sunshine List
  • David Field
    President and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général
    $273,463.28
  • W.Roderick Strain
    Vice President, Clinic Law Division/Vice-président, Section des services des domaines de pratique des cliniques
    $207,166.14
  • Janet Budgell
    Vice President, General Counsel, Compliance/Vice présidente, Avocate générale et conformité
    $203,218.30
  • Randall Ellsworth
    Vice President, Regional Services/Vice-président, Services généraux
    $192,949.33
  • David Mckillop
    Vice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-président, Stratégies et relations publiques
    $190,026.98

2023 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 425 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $54,958,941.02 in 2022.

At the top of the Legal Aid Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Legal Aid Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général David Field, who brought home $273,463.28 in 2022.

Following David Field was Vice President, Clinic Law Division/Vice-président, Section des services des domaines de pratique des cliniques W.Roderick Strain, with annual earnings of $207,166.14. Vice President, General Counsel, Compliance/Vice présidente, Avocate générale et conformité Janet Budgell made $203,218.30, Vice President, Regional Services/Vice-président, Services généraux Randall Ellsworth made $192,949.33, and Vice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-président, Stratégies et relations publiques David Mckillop round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $190,026.98 for the Legal Aid Ontario 2023 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2022, 66 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 309 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 47 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Legal Aid Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 66 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 309 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 47 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

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.