Lieutenant Governor

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 10 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

10

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$139,825

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$128,677

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Lieutenant Governor in 2025?

Patrick Ouellet, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director, Communications and Strategic Initiatives, was paid $215,334 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 10 Lieutenant Governor employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $128,677.

How has Lieutenant Governor's Sunshine List changed?

Lieutenant Governor listed 1 people in 2004 and 10 in 2025 — 10× as many; payroll on the list went from $119K to $1.4M, and the median salary moved from $118,518 to $128,677.

How many Lieutenant Governor employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 22 yearly values of median salary, from $118,518 in 2004 to $128,677 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K200420092013201620212025
Median salary, 2004–2025. 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

#1Patrick Ouellet
$215,334
Deputy Chief of Staff and Director, Communications and Strategic Initiatives
#2Rita Zaro
$174,005
Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff
#3Colleen Desjardins
$147,003
Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff
#4Monique Armstrong
$141,296
Associate Director, Programs and Events
#5Gabriel Martirene
$131,359
Manager and Chief Steward
#6Alia Beg
$126,278
Lead, Planning, Protocol and Engagement
#7Laetitia Walbert
$125,230
Lead, Strategic Communications
#8Michael Doherty
$118,412
Senior Writer and Communications Advisor
#9Joseph Segal
$111,595
Manager and Chief Advisor
#10Benjamin Lecointre
$109,304
Senior Advisor, Programs and Events

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Rita Zaro at Lieutenant Governor had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $139,072 to $173,812, up 25.0%.

Rita Zaro+25.0%
Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff
$139,072 → $173,812
Colleen Desjardins+21.0%
Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff
$121,376 → $146,836

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.

5 people were new to Lieutenant Governor's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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