Lana Strain
Legal Aid Ontario/Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminel
2025 Salary
$161,017Total compensation $161,379, including $362 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
#75Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
122014–2025
Peak Salary
$170,3482020
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2014–2025
$101,685 in 2014 is worth about $133,360 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Counsel, Criminal/Conseillère principale, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $161,017Benefits $362Total $161,379 |
| 2024 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $169,513Benefits $284Total $169,797 |
| 2023 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $145,150Benefits $259Total $145,410 |
| 2022 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $152,443Benefits $259Total $152,702 |
| 2021 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $155,905Benefits $2,021Total $157,926 |
| 2020 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $170,348Benefits $285Total $170,633 |
| 2019 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $140,360Benefits $318Total $140,678 |
| 2018 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $135,948Benefits $308Total $136,256 |
| 2017 | Senior Criminal Counsel/Avocate principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $132,613Benefits $277Total $132,890 |
| 2016 | Senior Criminal Counsel principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $131,588Benefits $296Total $131,884 |
| 2015 | Senior Criminal Counsel / Avocate principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $127,784Benefits $286Total $128,070 |
| 2014 | Senior Criminal Counsel / Avocate principale, Droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $101,685Benefits $248Total $101,933 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Lana Strain's 2025 salary of $161,017 comes to roughly $109,948 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 28.3% effective) is deducted. Within Legal Aid Ontario, Lana Strain's total compensation of $161,379 was the #75 of 597, against a median salary of $138,741. It is down about 5% from the $169,513 paid in 2024. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$109,948
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.7%
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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.