ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences)

Also filed as Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (2006, 2013–2016) and Inst. for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 104 employees earning $100K+

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At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

104

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$14.6M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$138,419

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$124,580

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) in 2025?

Astrid Guttmann, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $402,451 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 104 ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $124,580.

How has ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences)'s Sunshine List changed?

ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) listed 1 people in 1998 and 104 in 2025 — 104× as many; payroll on the list went from $157K to $14.6M, and the median salary moved from $155,667 to $124,580.

How many ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 22 yearly values of median salary, from $155,667 in 1998 to $124,580 in 2025. No data from 2000 to 2004. No data for 2012.$100K$120K$140K$160K199820062010201520192025
Median salary, 1998–2025. 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
2025

#1Astrid Guttmann
$402,451
Chief Executive Officer
#2Michael Schull
$354,994
Chief Executive Officer
#3Therese A Stukel
$277,828
Senior Scientist
#4Peter C Austin
$257,991
Senior Scientist
#5Marian Vermeulen
$246,571
Senior Director Research, Data and Financial Services
#6Rinku Sutradhar
$239,568
Senior Scientist and Program Lead, Cancer
#7John M Paterson
$238,411
Chief Science Officer
#8Joseph C Victor
$232,126
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and Digital Services
#9Susan Bronskill
$218,910
Senior Scientist, Program Lead, Science Advisor
#10Rosario G Cartagena
$178,123
Chief Privacy and Legal Officer
#11Meghan Mcmahon
$174,945
Associate Scientific Director
#12Jessica Nadigel
$174,945
Associate Scientific Director
#13Rosa Franzese
$172,031
Human Resources Director
#14Todd W Smeed
$167,873
Director, Cybersecurity
#15Xiaotong Qiao
$166,087
Director, Information Technology
#16Darlene J Borland
$163,759
Director, Finance
#17Sujitha Ratnasingham
$163,748
Director
#18Minnie M Ho
$162,452
Director, Data and Analytic Services
#19Anne T Hayes
$157,403
Director, Partnerships, Health Data Research Network
#20Ferhana B Khan
$154,131
Director, Data Quality and Information Management
#21Erika Taylor
$151,709
Director, Research and Analysis
#22Melissa A Stamplecoski
$151,186
Director, Science Office
#23Refik Saskin
$149,861
Staff Scientist Data Services
#24Simon C Siu
$148,526
Senior Manager, Information Technology Infrastructure and Operations
#25Magda M Nunes De Melo
$147,784
Associate Director

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Astrid Guttmann at ICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $366,306 to $399,625, up 9.1%.

Astrid Guttmann+9.1%
Chief Executive Officer
$366,306 → $399,625
Marian Vermeulen+12.0%
Senior Director Research, Data and Financial Services
$218,044 → $244,282
Erika Taylor+15.9%
Director, Research and Analysis
$129,263 → $149,772
Susan Bronskill+9.5%
Senior Scientist, Program Lead, Science Advisor
$197,870 → $216,720
Anne T Hayes+12.7%
Director, Partnerships, Health Data Research Network
$137,964 → $155,443

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.

22 people were new to ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences)'s list in 2025; 7 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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Top Positions
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