Upper Canada District School Board

Also filed as Upper Canada DSB (1997–2003, 2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 1,433 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

1,433

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$175.9M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$122,759

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$118,019

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Upper Canada District School Board in 2025?

Ron Ferguson, Director of Education, was paid $311,261 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 1,433 Upper Canada District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $118,019.

How has Upper Canada District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Upper Canada District School Board listed 1 people in 1997 and 1,433 in 2025 — 1433× as many; payroll on the list went from $115K to $175.9M, and the median salary moved from $114,257 to $118,019.

How many Upper Canada District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 29 yearly values of median salary, from $114,257 in 1997 to $118,019 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199720032009201320192025
Median salary, 1997–2025. 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

#1Ron Ferguson
$311,261
Director of Education
#2Jeremy Hobbs
$266,606
Chief Business Officer
#3Eric Hardie
$255,900
Executive Superintendent
#4Shelley Riddell
$206,731
Executive Superintendent
#5Heather Van De Glind
$196,055
Elementary Principal
#6Kellie Weir
$194,009
Superintendent
#7Marsha Mcnair
$192,554
Superintendent
#8Lori Mcdonald
$190,217
Secondary Special Education Teacher
#9Monique Favreau
$189,014
Secondary Vice-Principal
#10Kurt Fernetich
$185,141
Secondary Student Success Teacher
#11Robert Nelson
$184,346
Superintendent
#12Julie Pollock-Iwachniuk
$180,701
Principal Curriculum and Assessment
#13Brent Brown
$180,304
Secondary Principal
#14Jason Wagensveld
$179,837
Secondary Principal
#15Christie Walker
$179,837
Elementary Principal
#16Michael Deighton
$178,062
Secondary Principal
#17Christopher Bourne
$176,461
Secondary Principal
#18Trevor Holme
$176,461
Secondary Principal
#19John Bourne
$176,461
Elementary Principal
#20Trent Carter-Edwards
$176,461
Secondary Principal
#21Kelty Grant
$176,461
Principal of Indigenous Education Programs
#22Joshua Harrison
$176,461
Principal of Human Resources and School Operations
#23Trisha Johnston
$176,461
Secondary Principal
#24Stacey Mccready
$176,461
Secondary Principal
#25Ewen Mcintosh
$176,461
Secondary Principal

See all 1,433 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

Lori Mcdonald at Upper Canada District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $135,842 to $190,217, up 40.0%.

Lori Mcdonald+40.0%
Secondary Special Education Teacher
$135,842 → $190,217
Heather Van De Glind+28.8%
Elementary Principal
$152,217 → $196,055
Monique Favreau+26.5%
Secondary Vice-Principal
$149,394 → $189,014
Jeremy Hobbs+15.9%
Chief Business Officer
$229,244 → $265,785
Derek Cole+24.2%
Elementary Principal
$140,818 → $174,934

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.

73 people were new to Upper Canada District School Board's list in 2025; 227 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Upper Canada District School Board →

By Year
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Top Positions
2025 · 5 or more people