David Ellison
$153,524.61asDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel-8.31%
Employed by Legal Aid Ontario in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2016 to 2025.
In 2025, David Ellison received a salary of $153,524.61 working as Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 8.31% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. David Ellison has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times between 2016 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $167,441.54 in 2024. In addition to salary, $361.56 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Legal Aid Ontario reports under the Crown Agencies sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.
Top earning Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminels in Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| Omar Sherman | $165,517.36 |
| David Donald Perry | $155,517.35 |
| Rob Kitto | $155,417.34 |
| John Vujnovic | $154,767.34 |
| Alexander Hope | $154,517.35 |
| Paul Macneil | $154,117.36 |
| Michael Neziol | $154,117.36 |
| Lee St. Aubin | $154,117.35 |
| Darwin Witmer | $154,117.34 |
| David Ellison | $153,524.61 |
Other employees at Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Chambers Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $153,994.70 |
| Uzma Ashraf Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $153,838.18 |
| Dianna Chan Lead, Information Technology Programs, Products and Project Delivery Services/Responsable, Programmes de technologie de l'information, Produits et services d'exécution de projets | Lead, Information Technology Programs, Products and Project Delivery Services/Responsable, Programmes de technologie de l'information, Produits et services d'exécution de projets | $153,799.42 |
| Keyon Tamara Joseph Staff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salariée, conseils juridiques sommaires | Staff Lawyer, Summary Legal Advice/Avocate salariée, conseils juridiques sommaires | $153,774.44 |
| Helen Kavouras Lopes Senior Counsel, Family/Avocate principale, Droit de la famille | Senior Counsel, Family/Avocate principale, Droit de la famille | $153,774.44 |
| Dionne Peart Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $153,524.60 |
| Karen Veenstra Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Hybrid/Avocate de service, droit de la famille et droit criminel | $153,495.34 |
| Theodore Mercado Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $153,374.47 |
| Lyn Futerman Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $153,374.45 |
| Elizabeth Pereira Case Manager/Gestionnaire de causes | Case Manager/Gestionnaire de causes | $153,374.44 |