Energy and Mines

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 315 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Ministries

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

315

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$43.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$137,679

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$127,798

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Energy and Mines in 2025?

Virve Susanna Laaksonen-Craig, Deputy Minister, was paid $412,911 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 315 Energy and Mines employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $127,798.

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Top Employees
2025

Top employees at Energy and Mines, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Virve Susanna Laaksonen-Craig	Deputy Minister	$403,370	$412,911
2	Shawn Batise	Deputy Minister	$346,434	$356,668
3	Karen Moore	Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Network and Agency Policy	$329,135	$329,422
4	Steen Hume	Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Supply Policy	$318,228	$318,542
5	Kelly Brown	Assistant Deputy Minister, Distribution, Conservation and Innovation Policy	$314,427	$314,517
6	Afsana Qureshi	Assistant Deputy Minister, Mines and Minerals Regulation	$303,321	$303,614
7	Ken Nakahara	Assistant Deputy Minister, Mining Policy and Sector Development	$294,239	$294,531
8	Michael Smith	Director, Broadband Expansion and Connection Branch	$249,337	$249,571
9	Sharmila Pathmanathan	Assistant Deputy Minister, Mining Policy and Sector Development	$242,982	$243,231
10	Timothy Christie	Director, Electricity Policy, Economics and System Planning	$241,724	$241,973
11	John Whytock	Director, Communications	$238,298	$238,548
12	Adrian Nalasco	Director, Nuclear	$235,802	$236,052
13	Shruti Talwar	Director, Strategic Policy and Analytics	$232,794	$233,043
14	Carol Smith	Director, Information and Lands Branch	$227,872	$228,122
15	Tasneem Essaji	Director, Distribution and Consumer Assistance Policy	$226,835	$227,077
16	Teri Mcdonald	Director – Indigenous Consultation and Partnerships Branch	$222,912	$223,124
17	Christopher Goode	Director, Policy Coordination and Sector Outreach	$222,497	$222,708
18	Krista Adams	Director, Distributed Energy Resources and Modernization Policy	$221,292	$221,513
19	Samir Adkar	Director, Energy Networks and Indigenous Policy	$220,911	$221,127
20	Usman Syed	Director, Energy Efficiency Policy and Programs	$216,737	$216,969
21	Trina Rawn	Director, Mineral Development	$212,847	$213,055
22	Salvatore Colalillo	Director, Streamling, Standards and Innovation Policy	$212,637	$212,842
23	Matthew Hiraishi	Chief of Staff	$206,981	$207,241
24	John Hechler	Director, Ontario Geological Survey	$206,108	$206,311
25	Richard Cayley	Director, Integrated Energy Supply Policy and Economics	$200,710	$200,919