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2009 Salary — last year on the list $111,308 Total compensation $111,488, including $181 in taxable benefits.
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On the List2009 Alan G. Ernst's $111,308 salary was about 1% above the 2009 province-wide median of $109,991 for Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister. In 2009, Alan G. Ernst's total compensation of $111,488 at Culture ranked #8 of 12 disclosed that year. Culture's 2009 median disclosed salary was $112,779; Alan G. Ernst's $111,308 sat about 1% below it. Alan G. Ernst appears on the Sunshine List at Culture exactly once, in 2009.
Also at Culture2009 Also at Culture, 2009 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Steven R. Davidson Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture Division $176,248 $176,533 2 Geoffrey G. Quirt Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat $175,336 $175,620 3 Diane McArthur Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat $150,520 $150,763 4 Richard D. Mortimer Director, Programs & Services $124,840 $125,053 5 Donna Ratchford Director, Culture Policy $124,065 $124,276 6 Christopher Schiller Manager, Culture Services Unit $113,387 $113,583 7 Jackie Wood Senior Project Manager $112,170 $112,358 9 Neil Downs Manager, Culture Programs Unit $109,379 $109,560 10 Elizabeth Esteves Manager, Policy Initiatives Unit $109,368 $109,549 11 Cherith R. Muir Special Advisor $108,020 $108,209
#1 Steven R. Davidson
$176,533 Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture Division
#2 Geoffrey G. Quirt
$175,620 Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
#4 Richard D. Mortimer
$125,053 Director, Programs & Services
#5 Donna Ratchford
$124,276 Director, Culture Policy
#6 Christopher Schiller
$113,583 Manager, Culture Services Unit
Senior Project Manager
Manager, Culture Programs Unit
#10 Elizabeth Esteves
$109,549 Manager, Policy Initiatives Unit
#11 Cherith R. Muir
$108,209 Special Advisor
View all 12 employees at Culture (2009) → Data sourced under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.
Data: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, 1996–2025; last updated 2026-03-31 .
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