Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

Salary Name Position
$144,257.54
earned in 2021
Aaron Rosland Senior Economic Officer, London
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$143,492.50
earned in 2021
Muneeb Chaudhary Director, Business Planning and Finance
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$143,226.77
earned in 2021
Derek Burgess Director, Policy Planning and Strategy
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$141,838.61
earned in 2021
Leigh Davison Director, Funding Administration
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$141,597.74
earned in 2021
Matthew Gordon Director, Sector and Investment Strategy
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$138,709.22
earned in 2021
Pamela Kanter Senior Economic Officer, Paris
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$138,709.22
earned in 2021
Yijun Song Senior Economic Officer, Beijing
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$138,145.92
earned in 2021
David Meyer Director, Small Business
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$137,121.22
earned in 2021
Carla Tsambourlianos Manager, International Markets
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$136,813.88
earned in 2021
Jean Abousaab Director, Investment Services
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$136,692.86
earned in 2021
Maureen Hall Assistant Director, Planning and Marketing
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$136,529.08
earned in 2021
Camille Jones Manager, Business Relief
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$135,869.76
earned in 2021
Damian Dupuy Manager, Strategic Projects
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$135,393.14
earned in 2021
Carrie Manchuk Lead, Site Planning and Coordination
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$135,276.74
earned in 2021
Leon Williams Manager, Central Ontario
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$135,234.07
earned in 2021
Sandra Hayduk Manager, Regulatory Reform, Policy and Coordination
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$135,208.15
earned in 2021
Claude Myre Manager, Innovation and Communications Technology
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$135,155.75
earned in 2021
Samantha Kemp-Welch Manager, Investment Strategies
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$135,102.13
earned in 2021
Asokan Sadasivan Executive Officer, Finance
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$134,889.81
earned in 2021
Vitaly Paroshyn Manager, International Markets
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
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Published March 2022

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2022

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 Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, including:

  • Top Salaries at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in the 2022 Sunshine List
  • Deputy Minister
    $369,879.50
  • Manager, Internal Trade Negotiations
    $326,833.12
  • Special Advisor, Agent General
    $300,506.53
  • Deputy Minister
    $266,439.16
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of Red Tape Reduction and Small Business
    $253,212.67

2022 Ontario Sunshine List: Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade's 255 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $32,459,631.38 in 2021.

At the top of the Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade was Deputy Minister Giles Gherson, who brought home $369,879.50 in 2021.

Following Giles Gherson was Manager, Internal Trade Negotiations Richard Caine, with annual earnings of $326,833.12. Special Advisor, Agent General Ian Todd made $300,506.53, Deputy Minister Shirley Phillips made $266,439.16, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Maud Murray round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $253,212.67 for the Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade 2022 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2021, 83 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 136 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 26 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 3 received over $300,000 at the Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 83 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 136 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 26 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 2 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 3 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2022 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2022 Employers List.