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Heather Gates

Regina Gardens/Executive Director

2025 Salary

$134,525

Total compensation $134,756, including $232 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

#1

Regina Gardens

Years on List

4

2022–2025

Peak Salary

$144,881

2023

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 4 yearly values of total compensation, from $133,929 in 2022 to $134,756 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K2022202320242025
Total compensation, 2022–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2022–2025

$129,100 in 2022 is worth about $140,199 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Executive DirectorRegina Gardens$134,525
2024Executive DirectorRegina Gardens$128,093
2023AdministratorRegina Gardens$144,881
2022AdministratorRegina Gardens$129,100

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Heather Gates's $134,525 salary works out to roughly $95,111 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 29.3%. That is about 5% more than the $128,093 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 4 years in all, first in 2022. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$95,111
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~25.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~29.3%
vs. 2025 Executive Director median
−3%

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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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