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Nesrin Aref

Independent Electricity System Operator/Information Governance Services Specialist / Spécialiste – Services de gouvernance de l'information

2025 Salary

$105,351

Total compensation $105,581, including $231 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

Records separated by several years; may be more than one person.

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#972

Independent Electricity System Operator

Years on List

3

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$126,067

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $109,671 in 2018 to $105,581 in 2025. No data from 2019 to 2023.$100K$110K$120K$130K20182025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20182025

$109,338 in 2018 is worth about $134,582 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Information Governance Services Specialist / Spécialiste – Services de gouvernance de l'informationIndependent Electricity System Operator$105,351
2024Information Governance Services Specialist / Spécialiste - Services de gouvernance de l’informationIndependent Electricity System Operator$126,067
2018Information and Records Management Specialist / Spécialiste – Gestion de l’information et des documentsIndependent Electricity System Operator$109,338

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Nesrin Aref was paid $105,351 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $77,691, an effective income-tax rate of about 21.0%. Within Independent Electricity System Operator, Nesrin Aref's total compensation of $105,581 was the #972 of 1,002, against a median salary of $155,810. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 3 years in all, first in 2018. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.

Estimated net pay
~$77,691
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~21.0%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~26.3%

Where does $105,351 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.

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#3Kamaljit Sohi
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#4Carla Nell
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#5Alex Foord
$403,103
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#6Michael Lyle
$388,437
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#7Ernest Chui
$326,815
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#8Michael Boll
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#9Glenn Mcdonald
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#10David Short
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