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Christopher Berzins

Ontario Securities Commission/Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal

2019 Salary — last year on the list

$204,667

Total compensation $205,783, including $1,117 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2019

Employer Rank

#82

Ontario Securities Commission

Years on List

14

2006–2019

Peak Salary

$208,504

2018

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 14 yearly values of total compensation, from $131,313 in 2006 to $205,783 in 2019.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K200620092011201420162019
Total compensation, 2006–2019. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2006–2019

$130,938 in 2006 is worth about $197,067 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2019Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principalOntario Securities Commission$204,667Benefits $1,117Total $205,783
2018Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principalOntario Securities Commission$208,504Benefits $1,071Total $209,575
2017Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principalOntario Securities Commission / Commission Des Valeurs Mobilières De L'Ontario$201,983Benefits $1,040Total $203,023
2016Senior Legal Counsel principalOntario Securities Commission$204,766Benefits $1,035Total $205,801
2015Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principalOntario Securities Commission$206,440Benefits $1,066Total $207,506
2014Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principalOntario Securities Commission$201,456Benefits $1,061Total $202,517
2013Senior Legal CounselOntario Securities Commission$199,989Benefits $1,002Total $200,991
2012Senior Legal CounselOntario Securities Commission$192,043Benefits $805Total $192,848
2011Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principalOntario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario$191,201Benefits $721Total $191,922
2010Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel's OfficeOntario Securities Commission$179,623Benefits $678Total $180,300
2009Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel's OfficeOntario Securities Commission$184,746Benefits $633Total $185,379
2008Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel's OfficeOntario Securities Commission$178,878Benefits $548Total $179,426
2007Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel's OfficeOntario Securities Commission$158,592Benefits $507Total $159,099
2006Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel's OfficeOntario Securities Commission$130,938Benefits $375Total $131,313

On the List
2019

Christopher Berzins's $204,667 salary was about 20% above the 2019 province-wide median of $169,910 for Senior Legal Counsel. Christopher Berzins was the #82 highest-paid of 351 people Ontario Securities Commission disclosed in 2019, with total compensation of $205,783. Ontario Securities Commission's 2019 median disclosed salary was $160,847; Christopher Berzins's $204,667 sat about 27% above it. Christopher Berzins has appeared on the Sunshine List at Ontario Securities Commission 14 times, 2006–2019, peaking in 2018 at $208,504.

Also at Ontario Securities Commission
2019

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