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Clara Freire

City of Ottawa/General Manager, Community and Social Services

2025 Salary

$253,756

Total compensation $261,445, including $7,689 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

#13

City of Ottawa

Years on List

17

2009–2025

Peak Salary

$253,756

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 17 yearly values of total compensation, from $108,974 in 2009 to $261,445 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K200920122016201820222025
Total compensation, 2009–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2009–2025

$108,669 in 2009 is worth about $155,974 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025General Manager, Community and Social ServicesCity Of Ottawa$253,756Benefits $7,689Total $261,445
2024General Manager, Community and Social ServicesCity Of Ottawa$253,210Benefits $7,630Total $260,840
2023General Manager, Community and Social ServicesCity Of Ottawa$213,320Benefits $5,850Total $219,170
2022Director, Employment and Social ServicesCity Of Ottawa$189,952Benefits $583Total $190,535
2021Director, Employment and Social ServicesCity Of Ottawa$169,056Benefits $529Total $169,585
2020Director, Employment and Social ServicesCity Of Ottawa$163,186Benefits $596Total $163,781
2019Manager, Partner and Stakeholder InitiativesCity Of Ottawa$135,819Benefits $521Total $136,340
2018Manager, Partner and Stakeholder InitiativesCity of Ottawa$135,005Benefits $448Total $135,453
2017Manager, Partner and Stakeholder InitiativesCity of Ottawa$126,856Benefits $408Total $127,264
2016Manager, Partner and Stakeholder InitiativesCity of Ottawa$122,598Benefits $392Total $122,990
2015Manager, Client Service StrategiesCity of Ottawa$125,071Benefits $375Total $125,446
2014Manager, Client Service StrategiesCity of Ottawa$115,652Benefits $403Total $116,055
2013Manager, Client Services StrategiesCity of Ottawa$115,635Benefits $423Total $116,059
2012Manager, Client Services StrategiesCity of Ottawa$113,456Benefits $371Total $113,827
2011Manager, Client Service StrategiesCity of Ottawa$111,778Benefits $365Total $112,143
2010Manager, Client Service StrategiesCity of Ottawa$108,820Benefits $352Total $109,172
2009Manager, Client Service StrategiesCity of Ottawa$108,669Benefits $305Total $108,974

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Clara Freire's $253,756 salary works out to roughly $157,851 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 37.8%. That is about the same as the $253,210 paid in 2024. Clara Freire has appeared on the list 17 times since 2009. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$157,851
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~35.6%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~37.8%

Where does $253,756 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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