Lata Sookoo
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Director, Communications / Directrice, communications
2025 Salary
$153,412Total compensation $153,600, including $189 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
#39Information and Privacy Commissioner
Years on List
52021–2025
Peak Salary
$153,4122025
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2021–2025
$109,611 in 2021 is worth about $127,106 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Communications / Directrice, communicationsInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $153,412Benefits $189Total $153,600 |
| 2024 | Manager, Digital / Chef, numériqueInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $153,112Benefits $171Total $153,283 |
| 2023 | Manager, Digital / Chef, numériqueInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée | $118,924Benefits $156Total $119,080 |
| 2022 | Manager, Digital / Chef, numériqueInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $113,561Benefits $149Total $113,710 |
| 2021 | Team Lead, Digital Communications / Chef d’équipe, communications numériquesInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $109,611Benefits $137Total $109,748 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Lata Sookoo's 2025 salary of $153,412 comes to roughly $105,763 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 27.5% effective) is deducted. Among those listed as Director of Communications in 2025, the median was $150,680; this salary sits about 2% above it. It is little changed from the $153,112 paid in 2024. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$105,763
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.1%
- vs. 2025 Director of Communications median
- +2%
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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.