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Candida D'Costa

Independent Electricity System Operator/Supervisor Transmission Planning / Superviseur – Planification du transport d'électricité

2025 Salary

$172,042

Total compensation $172,390, including $348 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

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#311

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

12

2014–2025

Peak Salary

$172,042

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 12 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,872 in 2014 to $172,390 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201420162018202120232025
Total compensation, 2014–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2025

$106,363 in 2014 is worth about $139,495 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Supervisor Transmission Planning / Superviseur – Planification du transport d'électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$172,042Benefits $348Total $172,390
2024Supervisor Transmission Planning / Superviseur - Planification du transport d’électricitéIndependent Electricity System Operator$165,418Benefits $332Total $165,750
2023Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité$159,828Benefits $363Total $160,190
2022Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$142,141Benefits $408Total $142,549
2021Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$140,389Benefits $399Total $140,788
2020Senior Transmission Planning Engineer / Ingénieur principal de la planification des transmissionsIndependent Electricity System Operator$133,797Benefits $375Total $134,172
2019Planner / PlanificateurIndependent Electricity System Operator$122,938Benefits $379Total $123,317
2018Specialist Operational Assessments / Spécialiste – Évaluations opérationnellesIndependent Electricity System Operator$116,193Benefits $434Total $116,627
2017Specialist Operational Assessments / Spécialiste, Évaluations opérationnellesIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité$110,082Benefits $415Total $110,497
2016Engineer/Technical Officer - Market Forecasts and Integration / Spécialiste technique - Prévisions et intégration des marchésIndependent Electricity System Operator$113,210Benefits $427Total $113,637
2015Engineer/Technical Officer - Market Forecasts & Integration / Spécialiste technique - Prévisions et intégration des marchésIndependent Electricity System Operator$103,990Benefits $412Total $104,402
2014Engineer / Technical Officer-Market Forecasts and Integration / Spécialiste technique - Prévisions et intégration des marchésIndependent Electricity System Operator$106,363Benefits $509Total $106,872

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Candida D'Costa's 2025 salary of $172,042 comes to roughly $116,015 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 29.4% effective) is deducted. It is up about 4% on the $165,418 paid in 2024. Candida D'Costa has appeared on the list 12 times since 2014. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$116,015
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.4%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.6%

Where does $172,042 rank on the Sunshine List? →

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.

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