Agriculture,Food and Rural Affairs

Ontario Sunshine List 1997 · 9 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Ministries
Data ends in 1997. 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
1997

Employee Count

9

1997 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.1M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$117,233

1997 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$121,177

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Agriculture,Food and Rural Affairs in 1997?

Robert Seguin, Adm- Policy and Farm Div., was paid $128,455 in 1997 — the highest total compensation among 9 Agriculture,Food and Rural Affairs employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $121,177.

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

Agriculture,Food and Rural Affairs listed 1 people in 1996 and 9 in 1997 — 9.0× as many; payroll on the list went from $114K to $1.1M, and the median salary moved from $109,383 to $121,177. It has not appeared under this name since 1997.

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

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of median salary, from $109,383 in 1996 to $121,177 in 1997.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K19961997
Median salary, 1996–1997. 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
1997

#1Robert Seguin
$128,455
Adm- Policy and Farm Div.
#2Norris Hoag
$127,295
Adm- Education Research & Laboratory Div.
#3James Wheeler
$126,411
Chairman Farm Products Marketing Comm.
#4Frank Ingratta
$126,409
Deputy Minister
#5Denis Fortin
$121,485
Executive Director
#6Richard Puccini
$113,669
Dir- Food Industry Competitiveness Branch
#7William Allen
$113,026
Adm- Food Industry Div.
#8Gwen Zellen
$107,312
Dir- Education & Laboratory Programs
#9Deborah Stark
$102,241
Adm- Corporate Services Div.

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