Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Sunshine List 2016
Also filed as Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (1998–2001, 2005–2012, 2015), Agriculture & Food (2003–2004) and Agriculture and Food (2002).
194 employees earning $100K+ · median $106,382 · average $111,370 · overview and trend →
Who makes the most at Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in 2016?
Deborah Stark, Deputy Minister, was paid $263,496 in 2016 — the highest total compensation among 194 Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $106,382.
All Employees · 194 in 2016
| # | Name | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah Stark | Deputy Minister | $239,226 | $263,496 |
| 2 | Debra Sikora | Deputy Minister | $196,288 | $196,589 |
| 3 | Christine Primeau | Assistant Deputy Minister, Research and Corporate Services | $179,636 | $183,529 |
| 4 | Philip Malcolmson | Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy | $167,867 | $168,123 |
| 5 | Gloria Marco Borys | Tribunal Coordinator | $165,540 | $165,683 |
| 6 | Sharon Bailey | Director, Food Safety and Environmental Policy | $154,136 | $154,366 |
| 7 | Aileen MacNeil | Director, Agriculture Development | $149,633 | $149,858 |
| 8 | George Borovilos | Director, Business Development | $144,591 | $149,107 |
| 9 | Thomas Hagerty | Director, Economic Development Policy | $145,983 | $146,206 |
| 10 | Alan Hogan | Director, Strategic Human Resources Business | $145,098 | $145,323 |
| 11 | Michael Toombs | Director, Research and Innovation | $145,098 | $145,323 |
| 12 | Gwen McBride | Director, Horse Racing | $144,591 | $144,814 |
| 13 | George Mccaw | Director, Environmental Management | $144,591 | $144,814 |
| 14 | Brent Kennedy | Director, Rural Programs | $143,614 | $143,832 |
| 15 | Diane Gumbs | Director, Communications | $137,766 | $138,032 |
| 16 | Douglas Reddick | Director, Regional Economic Development | $133,722 | $133,922 |
| 17 | Lee-Ann Walker | Director, Business Planning and Financial Management | $133,621 | $133,827 |
| 18 | Brendan Mckay | Director, Strategic Policy | $133,495 | $133,695 |
| 19 | Scott Duff | Director, Rural Affairs | $133,092 | $133,547 |
| 20 | David Hagarty | Director, Farm Finance | $133,092 | $133,294 |
| 21 | Gavin Downing | Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety and Environment | $132,750 | $132,951 |
| 22 | Ramneet Aujla | Director, Business Services | $132,737 | $132,938 |
| 23 | Andrea Martin | Manager, Legislative Policy | $131,370 | $131,564 |
| 24 | Leslie Woodcock | Director, Animal Health and Welfare and Office of the Chief Veterinarian | $124,287 | $124,477 |
| 25 | Kelly Mcaslan | Director, Food Safety and Traceability Programs | $123,713 | $123,903 |
| 26 | Gary Burlakoff | Corporate Controller | $117,577 | $117,760 |
| 27 | Garfield Mctavish | Regional Manager, East Region | $115,590 | $117,645 |
| 28 | Dennis Flaming | Manager, Organizational Effectiveness and Learning | $116,900 | $117,070 |
| 29 | Karlheinz Maiterth | Manager, Business Development Policy | $116,525 | $116,706 |
| 30 | Beverley Alder | Manager, Policy Development | $115,806 | $115,987 |
| 31 | Hugh Berges | Manager, Field Crops | $115,805 | $115,986 |
| 32 | Sid Vander Veen | Drainage Program Coordinator | $115,356 | $115,543 |
| 33 | Joseph Koza | Manager, Adjudicative Agency Support Services | $114,134 | $114,311 |
| 34 | Jason McLean | Director, Food Inspection | $113,903 | $114,184 |
| 35 | Colleen Fitzgerald-Hubble | Manager, Innovation Engineering Program East | $113,995 | $114,175 |
| 36 | Andrea Ruskova | Manager, Business and Rural Investment Programs | $113,670 | $113,838 |
| 37 | Kevin Laidley | Regional Manager, Central Region | $113,615 | $113,800 |
| 38 | David Cooper | Manager, Environment and Land Use Policy | $113,616 | $113,793 |
| 39 | Dan Carlow | Manager, Innovation Engineering Program West | $113,615 | $113,792 |
| 40 | Heather Harrison | Manager, Animal Health and Welfare Program and Issues | $113,615 | $113,792 |
| 41 | Marija Komljanec | Manager, Training, Education and Communications | $113,615 | $113,792 |
| 42 | Leonard Senyshyn | Manager, Approvals, Certification and Licencing | $113,615 | $113,792 |
| 43 | Pamela Young | Manager, Foods of Plant Origin | $113,615 | $113,792 |
| 44 | Eric Brox | Manager, Planning and Analysis | $113,489 | $113,666 |
| 45 | Annette Anderson | Executive Assistant | $113,160 | $113,338 |
| 46 | Karen Atchison | Manager, Dairy Food Safety Program | $112,545 | $112,723 |
| 47 | Richard Berthiaume | Manager, Economic Development Programs and Information Services | $111,865 | $112,035 |
| 48 | Paul Smith | Senior Policy Advisor | $111,756 | $111,928 |
| 49 | Jason Lagerquist | Chief of Staff | $111,463 | $111,644 |
| 50 | Michael Relf | Manager, Commission Secretariat | $111,344 | $111,518 |
| 51 | Oswald Zachariah | Manager, Innovation and Knowledge Management | $111,244 | $111,417 |
| 52 | Mary Sullivan | Manager, Planning, Information and Coordination Services | $111,016 | $111,189 |
| 53 | Timothy Blackwell | Lead Veterinarian, Disease Prevention, Swine | $110,761 | $111,085 |
| 54 | Janet Alsop | Lead Veterinarian, Regulatory Response | $110,776 | $110,956 |
| 55 | Allan Schieck | Manager, Finance, Infrastructure and Administration | $110,277 | $110,448 |
| 56 | Marc Laberge | Manager, Insurance and Partnerships | $110,256 | $110,428 |
| 57 | David Spencer | Director, Communications | $110,148 | $110,322 |
| 58 | Graham Fleming | Manager, Corporate Planning and Projects | $110,009 | $110,180 |
| 59 | Basia Florio | Manager, Strategic Intergovernmental Relations and Trade | $110,001 | $110,172 |
| 60 | Karl Groskopf | Senior Policy Advisor | $109,539 | $109,712 |
| 61 | Barbara Alves | Senior Policy Advisor | $109,538 | $109,712 |
| 62 | Ivana Pekaric-Falak | Senior Policy Advisor | $109,538 | $109,712 |
| 63 | Ami Martell | Senior Program Advisor | $109,538 | $109,712 |
| 64 | Hans Feldmann | Manager, Policy Coordination and Cabinet Liaison | $109,510 | $109,681 |
| 65 | Anne Guthrie | Manager, Business Support Services | $109,509 | $109,680 |
| 66 | Paul Innes | Manager, Veterinary Science and Policy | $109,509 | $109,680 |
| 67 | Troy Jenner | Manager, Food Safety Science | $109,509 | $109,680 |
| 68 | Ross Kelly | Manager, Resource Information and Business Services | $109,509 | $109,680 |
| 69 | Monique Legault | Regional Manager, North Region | $109,509 | $109,680 |
| 70 | Gregory Worley | Manager, Veterinary Services | $109,506 | $109,677 |
| 71 | Natasha Bartlett | Regional Manager, Meat Inspection Central/North | $109,502 | $109,673 |
| 72 | Denise Zaborowski | Manager, Domestic Marketing | $109,490 | $109,661 |
| 73 | James Mitchell | Manager, Income Stabilization and Analysis | $109,484 | $109,655 |
| 74 | Joel Locklin | Manager, Infrastructure Renewal Programs | $109,464 | $109,635 |
| 75 | Tamara Fernandes | Manager, Northern Livestock Pilot | $109,462 | $109,633 |
| 76 | Luke Gartner | Senior Research Advisor | $109,437 | $109,610 |
| 77 | Rodger Dunlop | Manager, Enforcement and Compliance | $109,354 | $109,525 |
| 78 | Yong Zhang | Meat Hygiene Officer | $109,521 | $109,521 |
| 79 | Adam Meyer | Manager, Agriculture and Rural Programs | $109,019 | $109,184 |
| 80 | Michael Cassidy | Coordinator, Food Safety Science | $108,849 | $109,022 |
| 81 | Dean Post | Manager, Strategic Intelligence and Marketing | $108,771 | $108,941 |
| 82 | Andrew Jamieson | Engineering Program Coordinator | $108,351 | $108,525 |
| 83 | Steven Palmer | Manager, Veterinary Inspection and Audit | $106,744 | $108,502 |
| 84 | Alison Moore | Lead Veterinarian, Animal Health and Welfare | $108,220 | $108,396 |
| 85 | Jennifer Bousfield | Manager, Agri-Food Climate Change Policy | $108,185 | $108,355 |
| 86 | Joanne Handley | Executive Assistant | $107,886 | $108,054 |
| 87 | Lillian Waldie-Lawson | Team Lead, Corporate Initiatives | $107,836 | $108,009 |
| 88 | Alexander Karapetov | Senior Program Coordinator | $107,877 | $107,901 |
| 89 | Timothy Pasma | Lead Veterinarian, Epidemiology | $106,971 | $107,145 |
| 90 | Peter Coughler | Manager, Business Management | $106,796 | $106,963 |
| 91 | Jane Adair | Senior Program Advisor | $106,433 | $106,606 |
| 92 | Maria Bissola | Senior Policy Advisor | $106,433 | $106,606 |
| 93 | Stephen Duff | Senior Economist | $106,433 | $106,606 |
| 94 | Lesley Hayward | Senior Policy Advisor | $106,433 | $106,606 |
| 95 | Tammy Tondevold | Senior Policy Advisor | $106,433 | $106,606 |
| 96 | Karla Uliana | Senior Policy Advisor | $106,433 | $106,606 |
| 97 | Michael Richardson | Senior Policy Advisor | $106,331 | $106,504 |
| 98 | Glenn Elworthy | Meat Hygiene Officer | $106,457 | $106,457 |
| 99 | Tom O'Rourke | Team Lead, Knowledge Management | $106,093 | $106,264 |
| 100 | Sara Moore | Manager, Horticulture Technology | $105,879 | $106,048 |
| 101 | Joseph Iacobellis | Manager, Program Operations | $105,806 | $105,971 |
| 102 | Jillian Brown | Senior Program Advisor | $105,804 | $105,971 |
| 103 | Alexander Rosenberg | Senior Policy Advisor | $105,747 | $105,906 |
| 104 | Emily Boylan | Senior Policy Advisor | $105,452 | $105,623 |
| 105 | Gregory De Vos | Senior Policy Advisor | $105,452 | $105,623 |
| 106 | Katherine Richardson | Director, Research and Technology Transfer Review | $105,434 | $105,598 |
| 107 | Joanne Moores | Manager, Agriculture Development Policy | $105,364 | $105,535 |
| 108 | Robert Blenkinsop | Manager, Dairy Food Safety Program | $105,347 | $105,513 |
| 109 | John Cumming | Senior Policy Advisor | $105,235 | $105,406 |
| 110 | Donald Mills | Senior Policy Advisor | $105,070 | $105,107 |
| 111 | Maureen E. C. Anderson | Lead Veterinarian, Animal Health and Welfare | $104,891 | $105,061 |
| 112 | Helga Mcdonald | Manager, Business and Investment Development | $104,889 | $105,053 |
| 113 | Mary Furness | Lead Veterinarian, Preparation and Planning | $104,741 | $104,911 |
| 114 | Abigail Dancey | Manager, Issues, Media and Editorial Services | $104,470 | $104,634 |
| 115 | Petra Stein | Senior Policy Advisor | $104,457 | $104,626 |
| 116 | Kelli Rice | Executive Assistant | $104,414 | $104,570 |
| 117 | Sarah Wilson | Manager, Food Safety Programs | $104,027 | $104,186 |
| 118 | John Fitzgerald | Marketing Analyst | $103,771 | $103,933 |
| 119 | Michele Doncaster | Policy Advisor | $103,451 | $103,612 |
| 120 | Helma Geerts | Policy Advisor | $103,451 | $103,612 |
| 121 | John Turvey | Policy Advisor | $103,451 | $103,612 |
| 122 | Kathy Haehnel | Regional Manager, West Region | $103,183 | $103,360 |
| 123 | Laurel Davis | Policy Advisor | $103,163 | $103,326 |
| 124 | Kristen Green | Manager, Program Operations | $103,045 | $103,202 |
| 125 | Ann Godkin | Lead Veterinarian, Disease Prevention, Dairy and Beef Cattle | $102,919 | $103,086 |
| 126 | Kelley Knight | Research Analyst | $102,900 | $103,065 |
| 127 | Andrew Watt | Planning and Projects Coordinator | $102,737 | $102,900 |
| 128 | Lynn Pardoe | Project Analyst | $102,593 | $102,743 |
| 129 | Rebecca Shortt | Engineer Specialist, Water Quantity | $102,233 | $102,603 |
| 130 | Sophia Dinnissen | Marketing Analyst | $102,386 | $102,548 |
| 131 | Richard Brunke | Engineer Specialist, Nutrient Management and Environment | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 132 | Stephen Clarke | Engineer Specialist, Energy and Crop Systems | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 133 | Jake DeBruyn | Engineer Specialist, New Technology Integration | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 134 | Benoit Lebeau | Engineer Specialist, Non-Agricultural Source Materials and Environment | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 135 | Kevin Mckague | Engineer Specialist, Water Quality | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 136 | James Ritter | Engineer Specialist, Soil Management | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 137 | Amadou Thiam | Engineer Specialist, Air Quality | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 138 | Daniel Ward | Engineer Specialist, Poultry and Other Livestock Housing and Equipment | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 139 | Ping Wu | Food Safety Advisor, Engineering | $102,233 | $102,399 |
| 140 | Christopher Duke | Program Analyst | $102,025 | $102,187 |
| 141 | Edward Taylor | Program Analyst | $102,025 | $102,187 |
| 142 | Susan Mihelchic | Manager, Financial Operations | $101,971 | $102,131 |
| 143 | Nathan Stevens | Manager, Horticulture Crops | $101,960 | $102,122 |
| 144 | John Van de Vegte | Engineer Specialist, Best Management Practices Technical Integration and Transfer | $102,093 | $102,105 |
| 145 | Zahirul Islam | Project Analyst | $101,939 | $102,101 |
| 146 | Allison Holl Dolan | Senior Policy Advisor | $101,933 | $102,098 |
| 147 | Janette Leask | Policy Advisor | $101,930 | $102,095 |
| 148 | Paul Challen | Policy Advisor | $101,858 | $102,019 |
| 149 | Cindy Bradley-Macmillan | Program Analyst | $101,728 | $101,890 |
| 150 | Dorienne Cushman | Program Analyst | $101,646 | $101,812 |
| 151 | Csaba Varga | Lead Veterinarian, Disease Prevention, Poultry | $101,584 | $101,750 |
| 152 | Deborah Brooker | Program Analyst | $101,553 | $101,715 |
| 153 | Dorothy Miller | Senior Policy Advisor | $101,502 | $101,662 |
| 154 | Jean Knowlton | Research Analyst | $101,486 | $101,650 |
| 155 | Christine Rector | Senior Program Advisor | $101,447 | $101,600 |
| 156 | Laurinda Lang | Marketing Analyst | $101,392 | $101,554 |
| 157 | Carol Kenny | Policy Advisor | $101,390 | $101,552 |
| 158 | Brett McLennan | Project Analyst | $101,390 | $101,552 |
| 159 | Elin Gwyn | Research Analyst | $101,390 | $101,552 |
| 160 | Joseph Dubonnet | Project Analyst | $101,390 | $101,552 |
| 161 | Barbara Maknoni | Project Analyst | $101,390 | $101,552 |
| 162 | Ana Matu | Chemical Food Safety Science Analyst | $101,390 | $101,552 |
| 163 | Lynda Gourlay | Project Analyst | $101,381 | $101,543 |
| 164 | Timothy Brook | Engineer Specialist, Water Management | $101,346 | $101,509 |
| 165 | Matthew Wilson | Manager, Dairy Cattle, Swine and Poultry | $101,338 | $101,501 |
| 166 | Nega Yahya | Food Scientist, Horticulture, Dairy, Meat and Fish | $101,334 | $101,496 |
| 167 | Bruce Keown | Food Scientist, Horticulture, Dairy, Meat and Fish | $101,296 | $101,458 |
| 168 | Audrey Guillot | Senior Program Analyst | $101,257 | $101,420 |
| 169 | Robert Cunnington | Senior Accountant | $101,250 | $101,411 |
| 170 | Lisa Moretti | Project Analyst | $101,222 | $101,383 |
| 171 | Roger Scott | Project Analyst | $101,208 | $101,370 |
| 172 | Anna Scott | Project Analyst | $101,128 | $101,291 |
| 173 | Christy Taglieri | Senior Policy Advisor | $101,019 | $101,184 |
| 174 | Joan Blackwood | Senior Accountant | $101,001 | $101,162 |
| 175 | Mark Jonker | Team Lead, Business Attraction, Retention and Expansion | $100,947 | $101,112 |
| 176 | Abdullahi Mahdi | Data Scientist | $100,873 | $101,031 |
| 177 | Bradley Shaw | Manager, Program Coordination | $100,796 | $100,953 |
| 178 | Veseljka Grahovac | Senior Policy Advisor | $100,570 | $100,741 |
| 179 | Laurie Adrien | Manager, Greenhouse, Agronomy and Speciality Crops | $100,548 | $100,705 |
| 180 | Andrea Smallwood | Policy Advisor | $100,380 | $100,541 |
| 181 | Corinne Johnston | Business Services Coordinator | $100,332 | $100,495 |
| 182 | Jeff Jarmain | Senior Program Analyst | $100,253 | $100,416 |
| 183 | Ryan Jayawardene | Project Management Specialist | $100,253 | $100,416 |
| 184 | Sheri Jenner | Senior Program Analyst | $100,253 | $100,416 |
| 185 | Christine Kaye | Coordinator, Veterinary Services | $100,253 | $100,416 |
| 186 | Carolyn Moore | Growing Forward, Performance Measures | $100,253 | $100,416 |
| 187 | Jason Wall | Research Analyst | $100,253 | $100,416 |
| 188 | Lorne Widmer | Project Management Specialist | $100,253 | $100,416 |
| 189 | Jennifer Van Gerwen | Animal Health Coordinator, Preparedness | $100,253 | $100,403 |
| 190 | Martha Fabri | Surveillance Food Safety Science Analyst | $100,228 | $100,390 |
| 191 | David Meinen | Senior Policy Advisor | $100,131 | $100,294 |
| 192 | Stephen Hamblin | Project Analyst | $100,126 | $100,283 |
| 193 | Jennifer Turnbull | Senior Policy Advisor | $100,082 | $100,240 |
| 194 | Beverley Rawn | Human Resources Business Advisor | $100,053 | $100,209 |
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