At a Glance2016 Employer Rank
#34 Citizenship and Immigration
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,768 in 2014 to $110,592 in 2016. No data for 2015. $100K $103K $105K $108K $110K $113K 2014 2016 2014: $101,768 2016: $110,592 Total compensation, 2014–2016. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2014–2016 $101,711 in 2014 is worth about $133,394 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2016 Citizenship and Immigration Manager, Public Education and Awareness Citizenship and Immigration $110,422Benefits $170 Total $110,592 $170 $110,592 2014 Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade Manager, Public Education and Awareness / Chef, sensibilisation du public Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade $101,711Benefits $57 Total $101,768 $57 $101,768
On the List2016 The 2016 Sunshine List recorded 124,445 disclosures of $100,000 or more. Deanna Blair was the #34 highest-paid of 70 people Citizenship and Immigration disclosed in 2016, with total compensation of $110,592. Citizenship and Immigration's 2016 median disclosed salary was $109,795; Deanna Blair's $110,422 sat about 1% above it. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at Citizenship and Immigration 2 years in all, 2014–2016.
Also at Citizenship and Immigration2016 Also at Citizenship and Immigration, 2016 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Alexander Bezzina Deputy Minister $241,473 $265,242 2 Cindy Lam Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division $168,811 $169,073 3 Maureen Buckley Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional and Corporate Services Division $158,454 $158,685 4 Abigail Katz Starr Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat $155,158 $155,396 5 Melissa Thomson Assistant Deputy Minister, Syrian Refugee Resettlement Secretariat $154,051 $154,286 6 Nanda Casucci Project Director $153,712 $153,962 7 Marsha Barnes Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division $149,490 $149,669 8 Deborah Swain Director, Communications $144,591 $144,814 9 Alice Young Director, Immigration Policy Branch $144,590 $144,813 10 Rick Beaver Director, Citizenship Branch $143,696 $143,911
#1 Alexander Bezzina
$265,242 Deputy Minister
Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division
#3 Maureen Buckley
$158,685 Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Regional and Corporate Services Division
#4 Abigail Katz Starr
$155,396 Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
#5 Melissa Thomson
$154,286 Assistant Deputy Minister, Syrian Refugee Resettlement Secretariat
Project Director
Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Division
Director, Communications
Director, Immigration Policy Branch
Director, Citizenship Branch
View all 70 employees at Citizenship and Immigration (2016) → Data sourced under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.
Data: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, 1996–2025; last updated 2026-03-31 .
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