Special Investigations Unit

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 18 employees earning $100K+

Crown Agencies

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

18

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$3.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$192,112

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$169,258

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Special Investigations Unit in 2025?

Joseph Martino, Director, Special Investigations Unit, was paid $333,862 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 18 Special Investigations Unit employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $169,258.

How has Special Investigations Unit's Sunshine List changed?

Special Investigations Unit listed 10 people in 2021 and 18 in 2025, up 80%; payroll on the list went from $1.6M to $3.5M, and the median salary moved from $144,459 to $169,258.

How many Special Investigations Unit employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 5 yearly values of median salary, from $144,459 in 2021 to $169,258 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K20212022202320242025
Median salary, 2021–2025. 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

#1Joseph Martino
$333,862
Director, Special Investigations Unit
#2Stacey-Anne O'Brien
$329,937
Deputy Director
#3Emily Watson
$325,899
Counsel
#4Robert Levan
$269,404
Counsel
#5Lori Macintosh
$232,480
Counsel
#6Bradley Brand
$183,108
Executive Officer
#7Timothy O'Keefe
$172,988
Forensic Indentification Manager
#8Rhonda Alcock
$172,919
Forensic Indentification Manager
#9Nadia Sukhu
$171,469
Manager Business Operations
#10Dean Seymour
$167,567
Investigative Manager
#11Carm Piro
$166,256
Investigative Manager
#12Ronald Marshall
$165,387
Investigative Manager
#13Pasha Prendergast
$159,872
Investigative Manager
#14Nicole China Piva
$149,574
Manager, Affected Persons Program
#15Robert Watters
$136,547
Investigative Manager
#16Preeya Rateja
$119,626
Senior Policy Advisor
#17Pamela Fasullo
$104,737
Affected Persons Worker
#18Jennifer Cormier
$100,296
Affected Persons Worker

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Emily Watson at Special Investigations Unit had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $230,669 to $325,572, up 41.1%.

Emily Watson+41.1%
Counsel
$230,669 → $325,572
Joseph Martino+38.7%
Director, Special Investigations Unit
$240,543 → $333,516
Nicole China Piva+38.6%
Manager, Affected Persons Program
$107,795 → $149,423
Ronald Marshall+31.8%
Investigative Manager
$125,241 → $165,076
Timothy O'Keefe+22.1%
Forensic Indentification Manager
$141,520 → $172,794

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 Special Investigations Unit's list in 2025; <5 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

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