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2007 Salary — last year on the list $165,830 Total compensation $166,110, including $280 in taxable benefits.
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $154,839 in 2006 to $166,110 in 2007. $100K $120K $140K $160K $180K 2006 2007 2006: $154,839 2007: $166,110 Total compensation, 2006–2007. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2006–2007 $154,572 in 2006 is worth about $232,638 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2007 Tourism Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Operations Tourism $165,830Benefits $280 Total $166,110 $280 $166,110 2006 Tourism Assistant Deputy Minister, Agency Transformation Tourism $154,572Benefits $266 Total $154,839 $266 $154,839
On the List2007 Gary Commeford's $165,830 salary at Tourism was about 40% above the 2007 median there, $118,478. Gary Commeford was the #2 highest-paid of 10 people Tourism disclosed in 2007, with total compensation of $166,110. The 2007 Sunshine List recorded 42,766 disclosures of $100,000 or more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at Tourism 2 years in all, 2006–2007.
Also at Tourism2007 Also at Tourism, 2007 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 David Lindsay Deputy Minister $211,018 $221,813 3 Michael Kurts Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Policy & Development Division $165,830 $166,110 4 Michael Langford Director, Investment & Development Office $125,282 $125,502 5 Sheila Larmer Director, Tourism Policy & Research Branch $118,975 $119,186 6 Sergio Buonocore General Manager, Fort William Historical Park $117,981 $118,189 7 Mary Ferguson Director, Communications $117,322 $117,530 8 Jan Gray General Manager, Huronia Historical Parks $114,707 $116,974 9 Shirley Phillips Director, Tourism Agencies Branch $115,459 $115,663 10 Alekos Athanassakos Team Leader, Research & Industry Competitiveness $103,182 $103,358
Deputy Minister
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Policy & Development Division
#4 Michael Langford
$125,502 Director, Investment & Development Office
Director, Tourism Policy & Research Branch
#6 Sergio Buonocore
$118,189 General Manager, Fort William Historical Park
Director, Communications
General Manager, Huronia Historical Parks
#9 Shirley Phillips
$115,663 Director, Tourism Agencies Branch
#10 Alekos Athanassakos
$103,358 Team Leader, Research & Industry Competitiveness
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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