Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

Also filed as Chief Electoral Officer (2008–2012) and Chief Election Officer (2003–2007).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 102 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

102

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$14.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$141,247

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$124,191

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Office of the Chief Electoral Officer in 2025?

Greg Essensa, Chief Electoral Officer / Directeur général des élections, was paid $346,206 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 102 Office of the Chief Electoral Officer employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $124,191.

How has Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's Sunshine List changed?

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer listed 5 people in 2003 and 102 in 2025 — 20× as many; payroll on the list went from $628K to $14.4M, and the median salary moved from $118,668 to $124,191.

How many Office of the Chief Electoral Officer employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 23 yearly values of median salary, from $118,668 in 2003 to $124,191 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K200320082012201620202025
Median salary, 2003–2025. 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

#1Greg Essensa
$346,206
Chief Electoral Officer / Directeur général des élections
#2Lalitha Flach
$287,236
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer / Directrice général adjointe des élections
#3Blair Dunker
$276,537
Chief Administrative Officer / Directrice générale de l’administration
#4Joseph Abidaoud
$275,403
Chief Information Officer / Directeur de l'information
#5Ilona Boutros
$245,284
Chief Operating Officer / Directrice générale des opérations
#6Christos Sotiropoulos
$226,984
Director, Information Technology / Directeur des technologies de l’information
#7Lisa Conway
$221,932
Director, Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management / Directrice, Planification stratégique et gestion de portefeuille
#8Lynn Wong
$211,607
Director, Communications / Directrice des communications
#9Wing-Yee Wong
$210,383
Director, Finance, Procurement and Logistics / Directrice, Finances, Approvisionnements et Logistique
#10Tania Rickard
$209,938
Director, Electoral Operations / Directrice, Opérations électorales
#11Yvonne Chan
$199,352
Director, People and Talent / Directrice, Ressources humaines et talents
#12Naseef Khan
$194,263
Manager, Geospatial Services / Chef, Services géospatiaux
#13Chad Story
$193,184
Director, Design and Strategic Innovation / Directeur, Conception et Innovation stratégique
#14Chantal Joseph
$193,182
Director, Field Operations and Training / Directrice, opérations sur le terrain et formation
#15Eugene Genin
$190,441
Director, Register / Directeur, Registre
#16Peter Hantzakos
$189,641
Manager, Digital Products / Chef, Produits numériques
#17Ruban Sasidharan
$183,775
Manager, Development and Operations / Chef, développement et opérations
#18Krystianna Sofroniou
$182,656
Manager, Strategic Communications / Chef, Communications stratégiques
#19Fleur Weston
$172,878
Manager, Business Processes and Training / Chef, Processus d'affaires et formation
#20Renee English
$171,533
Director, Compliance / Directrice, Conformité
#21Mihai Constantinescu
$170,944
Manager, Information Technology / Chef, technologies de l'information
#22Greg Flood
$169,691
Manager, Media and Outreach / Chef des médias et de la communication
#23Gabriel Romanescu
$169,231
Manager, Information Management / Chef, Gestion de l'information
#24Hugues Fournier
$169,027
Manager, Field Operations Management / Chef des opérations sur le terrain
#25Maria Martins
$162,825
Manager, Registration and Transfer Payments / Chef des inscriptions et des paiements de transfert

See all 102 employees in 2025 →

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Naseef Khan at Office Of The Chief Electoral Officer had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $141,055 to $194,076, up 37.6%.

Naseef Khan+37.6%
Manager, Geospatial Services / Chef, Services géospatiaux
$141,055 → $194,076
Tania Rickard+31.8%
Director, Electoral Operations / Directrice, Opérations électorales
$159,142 → $209,707
Renee English+39.5%
Director, Compliance / Directrice, Conformité
$122,814 → $171,276
Andrew Milner+30.5%
Manager, Facilities and Logistics / Chef, Installations et Logistique
$123,716 → $161,484
Chantal Joseph+22.7%
Director, Field Operations and Training / Directrice, opérations sur le terrain et formation
$157,304 → $192,951

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.

48 people were new to Office of the Chief Electoral Officer's list in 2025; 8 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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