Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

Salary Name Position
$120,584.52
earned in 2014 		Douglas Dixon Director, Immigration Selection Branch / Directeur, Direction de la sélection pour l'immigration
Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade
$119,014.38
earned in 2014 		Ilia Burtman Director, Immigration Selection Branch / Directeur, Direction de la sélection pour l'immigration
Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade
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Published March 2015

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2015

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 Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade, including:

  • Top Salaries at Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade in the 2015 Sunshine List
  • Chisanga Puta-Chekwe
    Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
    $229,963.91
  • Helen Angus
    Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
    $198,153.37
  • Marsha Barnes
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division / Sous-ministre adjointe, Division des affaires civiques et de l'immigration
    $188,877.45
  • Juanita Dobson
    Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat and Ontario Women's Directorate / Sous-ministre adjointe, Secrétariat aux affaires des personnes âgées de l'Ontario et Direction générale de la condition féminine de l'Ontario
    $160,332.69
  • Cindy Lam
    Chief Administrative Officer / Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional and Corporate Services Division / Sous-ministre adjointe et directrice générale de l'administration, Division des services régionaux et ministériels
    $158,969.25

2015 Ontario Sunshine List: Citizenship, Immigration and International 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, Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade's 52 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $6,387,526.42 in 2014.

At the top of the Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade was Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre Chisanga Puta-Chekwe, who brought home $229,963.91 in 2014.

Following Chisanga Puta-Chekwe was Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre Helen Angus, with annual earnings of $198,153.37. Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division / Sous-ministre adjointe, Division des affaires civiques et de l'immigration Marsha Barnes made $188,877.45, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat and Ontario Women's Directorate / Sous-ministre adjointe, Secrétariat aux affaires des personnes âgées de l'Ontario et Direction générale de la condition féminine de l'Ontario Juanita Dobson made $160,332.69, and Chief Administrative Officer / Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional and Corporate Services Division / Sous-ministre adjointe et directrice générale de l'administration, Division des services régionaux et ministériels Cindy Lam round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $158,969.25 for the Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade 2015 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2014, 17 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 29 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 Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 17 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 29 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 2015 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2015 Employers List.