Legal Aid Ontario

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

Salary Name Position
$295,880.71
earned in 2024
David Field President and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général
Legal Aid Ontario
$216,938.27
earned in 2024
Neil Gregson Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel
Legal Aid Ontario
$211,625.51
earned in 2024
Randall Ellsworth Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-président, Services régionaux
Legal Aid Ontario
$210,564.08
earned in 2024
Janet Budgell Acting President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale intérimaire
Legal Aid Ontario
$201,204.71
earned in 2024
Kirstie Bloomfield Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
Legal Aid Ontario
$196,499.94
earned in 2024
Abigail Dwosh Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer/ Vice-présidente et cheffe de l’administration
Legal Aid Ontario
$195,155.19
earned in 2024
Susanne Hunter Manager, Legal Services - Criminal/Cheffe des services juridiques droit criminel
Legal Aid Ontario
$194,320.87
earned in 2024
Deanna Sun Manager, Legal Services/Cheffe des services juridiques
Legal Aid Ontario
$192,934.63
earned in 2024
Lisa Bernstein Director, External Relations/Directrice, Relations extérieures
Legal Aid Ontario
$190,026.98
earned in 2024
Aileen Page Vice President, Strategy and Public Affairs/Vice-présidente, Stratégies et relations publiques
Legal Aid Ontario
$185,078.95
earned in 2024
Kaitlyn Mccabe Acting Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-présidente intérimaire, Services régionaux
Legal Aid Ontario
$184,999.88
earned in 2024
W.Roderick Strain Vice President, Clinic Law Division/Vice-président, Section des services des domaines de pratique des cliniques
Legal Aid Ontario
$183,715.35
earned in 2024
Lisa Quesnel Director General, Toronto District/Directrice générale, district de Toronto
Legal Aid Ontario
$183,593.65
earned in 2024
John Saftic Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel
Legal Aid Ontario
$183,327.60
earned in 2024
Timothy Lutes Case Manager/Gestionnaire de causes
Legal Aid Ontario
$183,307.57
earned in 2024
Vadim Jakobson Vice President, Operations /Vice-président, Opérations
Legal Aid Ontario
$182,904.20
earned in 2024
Heather Morgan Acting General Counsel/Avocate générale intérimaire
Legal Aid Ontario
$182,740.45
earned in 2024
Margaret Shoemaker Director, Legal Aid Ontario Law/Directrice, Aide Juridique Ontario Law
Legal Aid Ontario
$182,600.78
earned in 2024
June Kim Director, Business Law/Directrice, droit des affaires
Legal Aid Ontario
$181,927.78
earned in 2024
Omar Sherman Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
Legal Aid 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 Legal Aid Ontario, including:

  • Top Salaries at Legal Aid Ontario in the 2025 Sunshine List
  • President and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général
    $295,880.71
  • Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel
    $216,938.27
  • Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-président, Services régionaux
    $211,625.51
  • Acting President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale intérimaire
    $210,564.08
  • Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel
    $201,204.71

2025 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 573 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $82,708,144.29 in 2024.

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 $295,880.71 in 2024.

Following David Field was Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel Neil Gregson, with annual earnings of $216,938.27. Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-président, Services régionaux Randall Ellsworth made $211,625.51, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale intérimaire Janet Budgell made $210,564.08, and Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel Kirstie Bloomfield round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $201,204.71 for the Legal Aid Ontario 2025 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 77 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 240 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 251 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 4 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Legal Aid Ontario.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 77 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 240 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 251 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 4 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 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.