Ontario Northland Transportation Commission

Also filed as Ontario Northland Transportation Comm. (2003–2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 338 employees earning $100K+

Crown Agencies

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

338

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$44.4M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$129,663

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$117,291

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Ontario Northland Transportation Commission in 2025?

Chad Evans, Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général, was paid $343,819 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 338 Ontario Northland Transportation Commission employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $117,291.

How has Ontario Northland Transportation Commission's Sunshine List changed?

Ontario Northland Transportation Commission listed 34 people in 2003 and 338 in 2025 — 9.9× as many; payroll on the list went from $3.8M to $44.4M, and the median salary moved from $108,710 to $117,291.

How many Ontario Northland Transportation Commission employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 23 yearly values of median salary, from $108,710 in 2003 to $117,291 in 2025.$100K$105K$110K$115K$120K$125K200320082012201620202025
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

#1Chad Evans
$343,819
Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général
#2Jonathan Corley
$325,743
Chief Operating Officer / Directeur général des opérations
#3Tracy Macphee
$311,643
Vice President, Passenger Rail and Motor Coach / Vice-présidente, service ferroviaire voyageurs et service de transport en autocar
#4Drew Duquette
$270,434
Vice President, Remanufacturing and Repair Centre and Rail Mechanical / Vice-président, Remise à neuf et entretien mécanique pour les services ferroviaires
#5Sean Conroy
$267,785
Chief Administrative Officer / Directeur général de l’administration
#6Natalie Park
$248,460
Vice President, Finance and Planning / Vice-présidente des finances et de la planification
#7Rebecca Mcglynn
$242,384
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer / Directrice du marketing et des communications
#8Steven Loranger
$222,282
Vice President, Rail Operations / Vice-président, Opérations ferroviaires
#9Jason Trainor
$218,898
General Counsel / Avocate générale
#10Robert Bouffard
$206,566
Director of Facilities Management / Directeur, gestion des installations
#11Paul-Andre Lajeunesse
$204,470
Director of Rail Infrastructure / Directeur, infrastructure ferroviaire
#12Kenneth Grube
$202,982
Director of Motor Coach Operations / Directeur, opérations de transport en autocar
#13Mark Roelcke
$202,102
Director of Car Shop Operations / Directeur, opérations de l’atelier de matériel remorqué
#14Chester Smirle
$201,453
Executive Lead Agency Modernization / Directeur Général De La Modernisation De L’agence
#15Craig Smith
$200,720
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
#16Tyler O'Grady
$199,877
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
#17Kelly St. George
$199,713
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
#18Anthony Romaine
$192,936
Director of Technology and Innovation / Directeur de la technologie et de l’innovation
#19Lonnie Little
$191,536
Director of Rail Mechanical / Directeur, Entretien mécanique pour les services ferroviaires
#20Brett Veerman
$191,327
Trainman / Conducteur
#21Tina Heppenstall
$189,873
Director of Human Resources / Directrice des ressources humaines
#22Joshua Church
$189,419
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
#23Michael Rennie
$188,995
Vice President, Regulatory and Compliance / Vice-président de la réglementation et de la conformité
#24Brandon Gowlett
$187,545
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
#25Vaughn Lacharity
$186,845
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive

See all 338 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

Tracy Macphee at Ontario Northland Transportation Commission had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $237,105 to $309,017, up 30.3%.

Tracy Macphee+30.3%
Vice President, Passenger Rail and Motor Coach / Vice-présidente, service ferroviaire voyageurs et service de transport en autocar
$237,105 → $309,017
Jonathan Corley+25.4%
Chief Operating Officer / Directeur général des opérations
$256,394 → $321,474
Alexander Church+48.1%
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
$120,971 → $179,127
Mitchell Simmens+44.6%
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
$127,753 → $184,745
Tyler O'Grady+36.7%
Engineman / Conducteur de locomotive
$145,357 → $198,703

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.

110 people were new to Ontario Northland Transportation Commission's list in 2025; 18 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Ontario Northland Transportation Commission →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people