Julie Bedford

Independent Electricity System Operator/Director, Legal Services / Directeur(rice) – Services juridiques

2025 Salary

$126,747

Total compensation $126,747, including $0 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#792

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$179,770

2021

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$132,357 in 2016 is worth about $169,261 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
2025	Independent Electricity System Operator	Director, Legal Services / Directeur(rice) – Services juridiquesIndependent Electricity System Operator	$126,747Benefits $0Total $126,747	$0	$126,747
2024	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator	$114,232Benefits $0Total $114,232	$0	$114,232
2023	Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité	Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité	$108,586Benefits $0Total $108,586	$0	$108,586
2022	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator	$114,341Benefits $267Total $114,607	$267	$114,607
2021	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator	$179,770Benefits $259Total $180,029	$259	$180,029
2020	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator	$168,699Benefits $255Total $168,953	$255	$168,953
2019	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridiqueIndependent Electricity System Operator	$173,393Benefits $558Total $173,952	$558	$173,952
2018	Independent Electricity System Operator	Senior Counsel / Avocat principalIndependent Electricity System Operator	$153,188Benefits $604Total $153,792	$604	$153,792
2017	Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité	Senior Counsel I / Avocat principalIndependent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur Indépendant De Réseau D'Électricité	$141,061Benefits $508Total $141,568	$508	$141,568
2016	Independent Electricity System Operator	Legal Counsel 2 / Conseiller juridique 5Independent Electricity System Operator	$132,357Benefits $427Total $132,784	$427	$132,784

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Julie Bedford's 2025 salary of $126,747 comes to roughly $90,710 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 24.1% effective) is deducted. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $114,232, that is a rise of about 11%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 10 years in all, first in 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay: ~$90,710
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI): ~24.1%
CPP + EI contributions: ~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI): ~28.4%

Where does $126,747 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.

Also at Independent Electricity System Operator
2025

Also at Independent Electricity System Operator, 2025
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Lesley Gallinger	President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction	$708,319	$708,974
2	Charles Farmer	Executive Vice President, Power System Development / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Développement des systèmes électriques	$428,010	$428,403
3	Kamaljit Sohi	Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Markets and Reliability / Chef(fe) de l’exploitation et Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Marchés et fiabilité	$425,716	$426,753
4	Carla Nell	Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations, Engagement and Strategy / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Relations de l’entreprise, engagement et stratégie	$411,708	$412,660
5	Alex Foord	Executive Vice-President, Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Services d’information et de technologie et Dirigeant(e) principal(e) de l’information	$402,114	$403,103
6	Michael Lyle	Executive Vice President, Legal Resources and Corporate Governance / Vice-président(e) directeur(rice) – Ressources juridiques et gouvernance d’entreprise	$387,866	$388,437
7	Ernest Chui	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Services / Vice-président(e) et Directeur(rice) financier(ère) – Services d’entreprise	$326,201	$326,815
8	Michael Boll	Senior Director, Legal Resources and Corporate Secretary / Directeur(rice) principal(e) – Ressources juridiques et Secrétaire général(e)	$314,855	$315,154
9	Glenn Mcdonald	Vice President Market Assessment and Compliance / Vice-président – Évaluation des marchés et conformité	$310,347	$311,199
10	David Short	Senior Director Enabling Resources Program Delivery / Directeur principal – Exécution des programmes de ressources d'habilitation	$303,534	$304,430