Jason Burns
$139,141.31asDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel-6.44%
Employed by Legal Aid Ontario in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.
The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Jason Burns was paid $139,141.31 in 2025 as Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario. This represents a 6.44% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Jason Burns has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $148,718.58 in 2024. In addition to salary, $324.78 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Combs Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseiller principal, droit criminel | $140,041.30 |
| Ekaterini Tassone Manager, Information technology Quality Assurance and Corporate Business Analysts/Cheffe de service, Assurance de la qualité des informatique et analyste des services opérationnels | Manager, Information technology Quality Assurance and Corporate Business Analysts/Cheffe de service, Assurance de la qualité des informatique et analyste des services opérationnels | $139,905.21 |
| Mark Northcott Duty Counsel, Family, Bilingual/Avocat de service, Droit de la famille | Duty Counsel, Family, Bilingual/Avocat de service, Droit de la famille | $139,901.52 |
| Laurie Gardiner Manager, Family Law Service Centre/Cheffe de service, Centre de services de droit de la famille | Manager, Family Law Service Centre/Cheffe de service, Centre de services de droit de la famille | $139,532.46 |
| Stefanie Ligori Roster Management Staff Lawyer, Refugee and Immigration/Avocate salariée gestionnaire du tableau, Droit de l’immigration et des réfugiés | Roster Management Staff Lawyer, Refugee and Immigration/Avocate salariée gestionnaire du tableau, Droit de l’immigration et des réfugiés | $139,141.32 |
| Harinder Sra Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel | $138,834.77 |
| Ariane Asselin Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $138,741.34 |
| Marilyn Reckord Criminal Duty Counsel, Bail Coordinator /Avocate de service en droit criminel, coordonnatrice des dossiers de mise en liberté sous caution | Criminal Duty Counsel, Bail Coordinator /Avocate de service en droit criminel, coordonnatrice des dossiers de mise en liberté sous caution | $138,741.31 |
| Nicole Ross Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $138,741.31 |
| Mary Auxi Guiao Policy Counsel/Conseillère en politiques | Policy Counsel/Conseillère en politiques | $138,741.31 |