Northern Economic Development and Growth

Also filed as Northern Development (2023–2024).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 93 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Ministries

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

93

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$12.1M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$130,343

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$113,028

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Northern Economic Development and Growth in 2025?

Scott Mantle, Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, was paid $274,818 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 93 Northern Economic Development and Growth employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $113,028.

How has Northern Economic Development and Growth's Sunshine List changed?

Northern Economic Development and Growth listed 52 people in 2023 and 93 in 2025, up 79%; payroll on the list went from $6.4M to $12.1M, and the median salary moved from $111,721 to $113,028.

How many Northern Economic Development and Growth employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of median salary, from $111,721 in 2023 to $113,028 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K202320242025
Median salary, 2023–2025. 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

#1Scott Mantle
$274,818
Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister
#2Richard Scott
$259,793
Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Development Division
#3Jamesene King
$229,498
Director, Human Resources
#4Melanie Muncaster
$225,290
Director, Regional Economic Development
#5Chetna Maharajh
$224,770
Director, Business Planning
#6Tracey Mc Dawson-Kinnonen
$215,885
Director
#7Tara Barry
$186,517
Chief of Staff
#8Bonnie Mccarthy
$179,990
Director, Strategic Corporate Supports
#9Jamie Brunette
$177,689
Director, Strategic Initiatives
#10Jean-Gilles Lemieux
$173,825
Manager, Strategic Programs Unit
#11Zianza Clarke
$170,874
Manager, Human Resources Business Unit
#12Misty Sampson
$162,190
Executive Assistant
#13Dorothy Chen
$161,010
Senior Manager, Controllership Office
#14Antonio Avati
$157,249
Manager Sault Ste. Marie Area Team
#15Leah Jennings
$156,514
Manager, Trade, Investment and Marketing
#16Tanya Goudreau
$156,130
Executive Assistant
#17Christine Hansen
$154,612
Manager Kenora Area Team
#18Liane Nowosielski
$152,119
Assistant Director
#19Jonathan Barrett
$150,721
Manager, Human Resources
#20Brady Lucas
$149,798
Manager Thunder Bay Area Team
#21Graham Young
$148,287
Manager, Transportation and Infrastructure
#22Jonathan Halasz
$138,991
Senior Policy Advisor (Information, Communication and Technology) and Broadband
#23Lindsay Polkinghorne
$137,783
Manager, Coordination and Analysis
#24Melissa Gainer
$136,327
Manager, Sudbury and North Bay Area Team
#25Dajean Lacasse
$130,414
Senior Policy Advisor

See all 93 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

Richard Scott at Northern Economic Development and Growth had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $168,668 to $259,544, up 53.9%.

Richard Scott+53.9%
Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Development Division
$168,668 → $259,544
Chetna Maharajh+44.3%
Director, Business Planning
$155,587 → $224,550
Melanie Muncaster+38.8%
Director, Regional Economic Development
$162,169 → $225,062
Jamie Brunette+41.3%
Director, Strategic Initiatives
$125,656 → $177,491
Zianza Clarke+32.2%
Manager, Human Resources Business Unit
$129,118 → $170,691

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.

21 people were new to Northern Economic Development and Growth's list in 2025; 14 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Northern Economic Development and Growth →

By Year
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Top Positions
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