Natural Resources and Forestry

Also filed as Natural Resources (1996–2013, 2025) and Natural Resources & Forestry (2015).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 1,120 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Ministries

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

1,120

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$142.3M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$126,900

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$120,430

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Natural Resources and Forestry in 2025?

Andrew Vanderduim, Deputy Minister, was paid $370,089 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 1,120 Natural Resources and Forestry employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $120,430.

How has Natural Resources and Forestry's Sunshine List changed?

Natural Resources and Forestry listed 4 people in 1996 and 1,120 in 2025 — 280× as many; payroll on the list went from $446K to $142.3M, and the median salary moved from $109,987 to $120,430.

How many Natural Resources and Forestry employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 29 yearly values of median salary, from $109,987 in 1996 to $120,430 in 2025. No data for 2022.$100K$110K$120K$130K199620022008201320192025
Median salary, 1996–2025. 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

#1Andrew Vanderduim
$370,089
Deputy Minister
#2Amanda Holmes
$326,891
Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial Services Division
#3Sean Maguire
$300,405
Assistant Deputy Minister, Forest Industry Division
#4Craig Brown
$297,005
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division
#5Jennifer Barton
$296,357
Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations Division
#6Christine Curley
$248,601
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management and Information Division/Chief Administrative Officer
#7Chris Cuthbertson
$234,734
Director, Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services
#8Wayne Barnes
$229,797
Director, Business Development Branch
#9Jennifer Keyes
$225,922
Director, Natural Resources Conservation Policy Branch
#10Larissa Mathewson-Brake
$223,602
Director, Mapping and Information Resources Branch
#11Trisha Westman
$223,469
Director, Science and Research Branch
#12Cara Chiapponi
$218,794
Director Divisional Delivery Branch
#13David Brown
$218,121
Director, Fish and Wildlife Services Branch
#14Richard Watchorn
$218,013
Director, Enforcement Branch
#15Adam Wakefield
$213,201
District Manager
#16Sylvain Levesque
$211,677
Regional Director
#17Deborah Weedon
$210,766
Director, Operations Branch
#18Donna Walton
$205,625
Director, Strategic Human Resources Business Branch
#19Michael Gluck
$203,847
Regional Director
#20Bryant Sullivan
$203,827
Director, Communication Services Branch
#21Justin Stewart
$203,319
Aviation Safety Officer
#22Devin Romas
$202,722
Aviation Safety Officer
#23Peter Henry
$202,246
Director, Crown Forests and Lands Policy Branch
#24Amanda Jankowski
$201,893
Director, Corporate Finance
#25Trevor Griffin
$197,917
Regional Director

See all 1,120 employees in 2025 →

Download CSV (2025) →Released by the Government of Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. Compiled by SunshineList.

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Amanda Holmes at Natural Resources had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $219,426 to $326,596, up 48.8%.

Amanda Holmes+48.8%
Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial Services Division
$219,426 → $326,596
Sean Maguire+44.5%
Assistant Deputy Minister, Forest Industry Division
$207,638 → $300,125
Jennifer Barton+41.1%
Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional Operations Division
$209,757 → $296,067
Christine Curley+49.5%
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management and Information Division/Chief Administrative Officer
$166,119 → $248,351
Craig Brown+34.8%
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division
$220,035 → $296,700

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.

248 people were new to Natural Resources and Forestry's list in 2025; 325 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Natural Resources and Forestry →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people