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John Westlake

Tourism, Culture and Gaming/Manager, Agency Relations and Accountability

2025 Salary

$166,976

Total compensation $167,158, including $181 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

#26

Tourism, Culture and Gaming

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$166,976

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,460 in 2018 to $167,158 in 2025.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$103,302 in 2018 is worth about $127,153 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Manager, Agency Relations and AccountabilityTourism, Culture and Gaming$166,976Benefits $181Total $167,158
2024Manager, Agency Relations and AccountabilityTourism, Culture and Sport$128,747Benefits $164Total $128,911
2023Manager, Agency Relations and Accountability / Chef, relations avec les organismes et responsabilisationTourism, Culture and Sport / Tourisme, Culture et Sport$123,115Benefits $158Total $123,273
2022Manager, Corporate Affairs Risk ManagementHeritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries$119,906Benefits $156Total $120,062
2021Senior Policy AdvisorHeritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries$118,662Benefits $149Total $118,811
2020Senior Policy AdvisorHeritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries$113,250Benefits $146Total $113,396
2019Senior Business AdvisorTourism, Culture And Sport$109,218Benefits $145Total $109,363
2018Senior Business AdvisorTourism, Culture and Sport$103,302Benefits $158Total $103,460

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

John Westlake was paid $166,976 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $113,227, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.9%. It is up about 30% on the $128,747 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$113,227
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~28.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.2%

Where does $166,976 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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