Mines

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

Salary Name Position
$322,772.05
earned in 2024
Shawn Batise Deputy Minister
Mines
$219,560.37
earned in 2024
Afsana Qureshi Assistant Deputy Minister, Mines and Minerals Division
Mines
$193,093.77
earned in 2024
Mary Hennessy Director, Ring of Fire Policy Coordination
Mines
$187,773.73
earned in 2024
Carol Smith Director, Information and Lands Branch
Mines
$181,950.54
earned in 2024
David Mclean Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Division
Mines
$173,902.84
earned in 2024
Tara Barry Chief of Staff
Mines
$149,486.74
earned in 2024
Lesley Williams Chief of Staff
Mines
$149,050.26
earned in 2024
Teri Mcdonald Director - Indigenous Consultation and Partnerships Branch
Mines
$145,437.92
earned in 2024
Trina Rawn Director, Mineral Development
Mines
$144,703.68
earned in 2024
Mary Perry Director, Mineral Development and Program Modernization
Mines
$144,299.22
earned in 2024
Manuel Duguet Senior Geoscience Leader
Mines
$142,640.26
earned in 2024
Brianne Novelli Senior Manager, Mining Act Policy Unit
Mines
$141,499.91
earned in 2024
Sharmila Pathmanathan Director, Corporate Policy Secretariat
Mines
$140,965.30
earned in 2024
John Hechler Director, Ontario Geological Survey
Mines
$138,675.26
earned in 2024
Robert Schryburt Manager, Engineering Services
Mines
$136,315.07
earned in 2024
Patrick Barnes Consultation and Aboriginal Treaty Rights Advisor
Mines
$135,496.29
earned in 2024
Dylan Moore Chief of Staff
Mines
$134,744.70
earned in 2024
Jean Guindon Senior Manager, Mineral Exploration and Development
Mines
$134,585.18
earned in 2024
Colleen Noble-Brandford Senior Policy Advisor
Mines
$134,223.43
earned in 2024
Melanie Mathieson Land Claims Specialist and Team Lead
Mines
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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 Mines, including:

  • Top Salaries at Mines in the 2025 Sunshine List
  • Deputy Minister
    $322,772.05
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Mines and Minerals Division
    $219,560.37
  • Director, Ring of Fire Policy Coordination
    $193,093.77
  • Director, Information and Lands Branch
    $187,773.73
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Division
    $181,950.54

2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Mines Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Mines's 132 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $16,297,034.40 in 2024.

At the top of the Mines Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Mines was Deputy Minister Shawn Batise, who brought home $322,772.05 in 2024.

Following Shawn Batise was Assistant Deputy Minister, Mines and Minerals Division Afsana Qureshi, with annual earnings of $219,560.37. Director, Ring of Fire Policy Coordination Mary Hennessy made $193,093.77, Director, Information and Lands Branch Carol Smith made $187,773.73, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Division David Mclean round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $181,950.54 for the Mines 2025 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 27 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 99 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 4 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Mines.

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

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.