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Catherine Hamilton

Information and Privacy Commissioner/Adjudicator / Arbitre

2025 Salary

$162,593

Total compensation $162,802, including $208 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

#28

Information and Privacy Commissioner

Years on List

13

2013–2025

Peak Salary

$162,593

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 13 yearly values of total compensation, from $106,153 in 2013 to $162,802 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201320152018202020232025
Total compensation, 2013–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2013–2025

$105,997 in 2013 is worth about $141,732 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner$162,593Benefits $208Total $162,802
2024Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner$162,522Benefits $204Total $162,726
2023Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée$144,191Benefits $191Total $144,382
2022Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner$140,124Benefits $190Total $140,313
2021Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner$142,219Benefits $187Total $142,406
2020Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner$136,479Benefits $182Total $136,661
2019Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation And Privacy Commissioner$132,671Benefits $179Total $132,850
2018Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation and Privacy Commissioner$126,275Benefits $191Total $126,466
2017Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation and Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée$126,564Benefits $180Total $126,744
2016AdjudicatorInformation and Privacy Commissioner$101,738Benefits $170Total $101,909
2015Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation & Privacy Commissioner$100,860Benefits $174Total $101,034
2014Adjudicator / ArbitreInformation and Privacy Commissioner$101,347Benefits $177Total $101,525
2013AdjudicatorInformation & Privacy Commissioner$105,997Benefits $156Total $106,153

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Catherine Hamilton's 2025 salary of $162,593 comes to roughly $110,816 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.5% effective) is deducted. The 2025 median for Adjudicator Arbitre on the list was $162,427, almost exactly this figure. That is about the same as the $162,522 paid in 2024. Most Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.

Estimated net pay
~$110,816
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~31.8%
vs. 2025 Adjudicator Arbitre median
about even

Where does $162,593 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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