At a Glance2007 Employer Rank
#11 Natural Resources and Forestry
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $110,179 in 2003 to $125,502 in 2007. No data from 2004 to 2005. $100K $110K $120K $130K 2003 2006 2007 2003: $110,179 2006: $119,952 2007: $125,502 Total compensation, 2003–2007. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2003–2007 $109,973 in 2003 is worth about $175,658 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2007 Natural Resources Managing Director, Parks Ontario Natural Resources $125,282Benefits $220 Total $125,502 $220 $125,502 2006 Natural Resources Managing Director Parks Ontario Natural Resources $119,745Benefits $207 Total $119,952 $207 $119,952 2003 Natural Resources Managing Dir., Parks Ontario Natural Resources $109,973Benefits $206 Total $110,179 $206 $110,179
On the List2007 The 2007 Sunshine List recorded 42,766 disclosures of $100,000 or more. Natural Resources and Forestry disclosed 85 salaries in 2007; M. Adair Ireland-Smith's total compensation of $125,502 ranked #11 among them. M. Adair Ireland-Smith's $125,282 salary at Natural Resources and Forestry was about 15% above the 2007 median there, $109,205. M. Adair Ireland-Smith has appeared on the Sunshine List at Natural Resources and Forestry 3 times, 2003–2007.
Also at Natural Resources and Forestry2007 Also at Natural Resources and Forestry, 2007 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Michael Willick Assistant Deputy Minister, Science & Information Resources Division $172,647 $172,927 2 Kevin Wilson Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resource Management Division $171,132 $171,412 3 Charlie Lauer Deputy Minister $163,472 $168,619 4 Linda Kamerman Mining & Lands Commissioner $165,830 $166,110 5 William Thornton Assistant Deputy Minister, Forests Division $164,004 $164,277 6 Robert Hollis Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Information Officer $157,173 $157,449 7 J. Dave Lynch Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Division $147,830 $148,183 8 Gianfranco Merlino Head, Business Solutions Services $144,851 $145,181 9 Fraser Dunn Assistant Deputy Minister, Science & Information Resources Division $128,607 $128,837 10 Frank Kennedy Director, Science & Information Branch $128,252 $128,472
#1 Michael Willick
$172,927 Assistant Deputy Minister, Science & Information Resources Division
Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resource Management Division
Deputy Minister
Mining & Lands Commissioner
#5 William Thornton
$164,277 Assistant Deputy Minister, Forests Division
Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Information Officer
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management Division
#8 Gianfranco Merlino
$145,181 Head, Business Solutions Services
Assistant Deputy Minister, Science & Information Resources Division
Director, Science & Information Branch
View all 85 employees at Natural Resources and Forestry (2007) → Data sourced under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.
Data: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, 1996–2025; last updated 2026-03-31 .
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