Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Also filed as Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (1998–2001, 2005–2012, 2015), Agriculture & Food (2003–2004) and Agriculture and Food (2002).

Ontario Sunshine List 2024 · 516 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Ministries
Data ends in 2024. Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has no records in the 2025 Sunshine List — it may have been renamed, merged into another organization, or no longer report under this name. Search for its current listing.

At a Glance
2024

Employee Count

516

2024 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$63.2M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$122,283

2024 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$116,430

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in 2024?

John Kelly, Deputy Minister, was paid $308,905 in 2024 — the highest total compensation among 516 Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $116,430.

How has Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' Sunshine List changed?

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs listed 7 people in 1998 and 516 in 2024 — 74× as many; payroll on the list went from $873K to $63.2M, and the median salary moved from $127,307 to $116,430. It has not appeared under this name since 2024.

How many Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 27 yearly values of median salary, from $127,307 in 1998 to $116,430 in 2024.$100K$110K$120K$130K199820042009201320182024
Median salary, 1998–2024. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2024

#1John Kelly
$308,905
Deputy Minister
#2Randolph Jackiw
$236,336
Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development
#3David Hagarty
$217,649
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
#4Gregory Wootton
$208,103
Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Research and Corporate Services
#5Tanya Weber-Kinch
$195,527
Director, Food Safety Inspection Delivery
#6Scott Duff
$187,840
Director, Rural Policy and Economic Development
#7Carolyn Hamilton
$185,044
Director, Program Development and Integration
#8Renee Bowler
$184,704
Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety and Environment
#9Douglas Reddick
$183,270
Director, Research and Innovation
#10Colleen Fitzgerald-Hubble
$173,887
Director, Agriculture Development
#11Gregory Worley
$171,824
Director, Animal Health and Welfare/Chief Veterinarian of Ontario
#12Andrea Martin
$166,206
Director, Food Safety and Environmental Policy
#13Alan Crawley
$164,732
Director, Rural Programs
#14Tamara Fernandes
$164,664
Director, Farm Finance
#15Brendan Mckay
$163,544
Director, Farm Products Marketing Commission Secretariat and Secretary to the Commission
#16Alaina Oda
$162,906
Director, Strategic Human Resources
#17Karlheinz Maiterth
$162,675
Director, Economic Development Policy
#18Jennifer Kidon
$161,876
Director, Business Planning and Financial Management
#19Natasha Bartlett
$160,959
Director, Food Safety Systems Development
#20David Meyer
$160,833
Director, Strategic Policy
#21Nicola Jackson
$159,413
Regional Veterinarian
#22Laurie Adrien
$158,119
Director, Business Services
#23Basia Florio
$158,088
Director, Labour, Trade and Economic Development
#24Christopher Stack
$153,728
Manager, Rural Policy and Engagement
#25Richard Berthiaume
$153,718
Manager, Rural Economic Development

See all 516 employees in 2024 →

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2023 → 2024

No qualifying raises were computed for the 2024 Sunshine List.

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

160 people were new to Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs's list in 2024; 35 who were on it in 2023 were not. See the full 2024 roster →

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Top Positions
2024 · 5 or more people