Lisa Quesnel
Legal Aid Ontario/Director General, Toronto District/Directrice générale, district de Toronto
2025 Salary
$178,713Total compensation $179,123, including $410 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
#29Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
132013–2025
Peak Salary
$183,7152024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2013–2025
$112,321 in 2013 is worth about $150,188 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director General, Toronto District/Directrice générale, district de TorontoLegal Aid Ontario | $178,713Benefits $410Total $179,123 |
| 2024 | Director General, Toronto District/Directrice générale, district de TorontoLegal Aid Ontario | $183,715Benefits $313Total $184,028 |
| 2023 | Manager, Criminal Duty Counsel/Chef de service, Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $161,980Benefits $267Total $162,248 |
| 2022 | Manager, Criminal Duty Counsel/Chef de service, Avocat de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $159,808Benefits $467Total $160,275 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $140,861Benefits $2,021Total $142,882 |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $126,891Benefits $257Total $127,148 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $128,963Benefits $280Total $129,243 |
| 2018 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $119,950Benefits $264Total $120,214 |
| 2017 | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario / Aide Juridique Ontario | $127,600Benefits $240Total $127,840 |
| 2016 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $128,681Benefits $253Total $128,934 |
| 2015 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $118,284Benefits $235Total $118,520 |
| 2014 | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Avocate de service en droit criminelLegal Aid Ontario | $109,547Benefits $241Total $109,788 |
| 2013 | Duty Counsel, CriminalLegal Aid Ontario | $112,321Benefits $229Total $112,550 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Lisa Quesnel's $178,713 salary works out to roughly $119,686 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 33.0%. It is down about 3% from the $183,715 paid in 2024. Lisa Quesnel has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$119,686
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.0%
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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.