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Grant Purves

Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel

2025 Salary

$120,881

Total compensation $121,163, including $282 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

#445

Legal Aid Ontario

Years on List

3

2023–2025

Peak Salary

$129,204

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,967 in 2023 to $121,163 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K202320242025
Total compensation, 2023–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2023–2025

$103,778 in 2023 is worth about $108,468 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$120,881Benefits $282Total $121,163
2024Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario$129,204Benefits $214Total $129,419
2023Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario$103,778Benefits $189Total $103,967

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Grant Purves's $120,881 salary works out to roughly $87,390 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 27.7%. For comparison, the median Duty Counsel Criminal on the 2025 list was paid $135,433; this salary is about 11% less. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $129,204, that is a drop of about 6%. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$87,390
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~23.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~27.7%
vs. 2025 Duty Counsel Criminal median
−11%

Where does $120,881 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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2025

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