Candace Whitney
Attorney General/Counsel
2025 Salary
$128,689Total compensation $128,934, including $245 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#2,399Attorney General
Years on List
102012–2025
Peak Salary
$165,1952024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2012–2025
$106,441 in 2012 is worth about $143,612 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CounselAttorney General | $128,689Benefits $245Total $128,934 |
| 2024 | CounselAttorney General | $165,195Benefits $215Total $165,410 |
| 2023 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General / Procureur Général | $159,032Benefits $202Total $159,234 |
| 2022 | CounselAttorney General | $149,633Benefits $188Total $149,821 |
| 2021 | CounselAttorney General | $139,887Benefits $180Total $140,068 |
| 2020 | CounselAttorney General | $121,583Benefits $146Total $121,730 |
| 2015 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $126,397Benefits $229Total $126,626 |
| 2014 | Counsel / AvocateAttorney General | $126,171Benefits $214Total $126,385 |
| 2013 | CounselAttorney General | $115,669Benefits $182Total $115,851 |
| 2012 | CounselAttorney General | $106,441Benefits $147Total $106,587 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $128,689 Candace Whitney earned in 2025, roughly $91,809 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.7%. For comparison, the median Counsel on the 2025 list was paid $243,487; this salary is about 47% less. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2012. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,809
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- vs. 2025 Counsel median
- −47%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.