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Sarah Downey

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health/President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale

2025 Salary

$703,615

Total compensation $717,791, including $14,176 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

#1

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Years on List

7

2012–2025

Peak Salary

$703,615

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 7 yearly values of total compensation, from $304,089 in 2012 to $717,791 in 2025. No data from 2015 to 2021.$200K$400K$600K$800K2012201420232025
Total compensation, 2012–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2012–2025

$277,572 in 2012 is worth about $374,505 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice généraleCentre For Addiction And Mental Health$703,615Benefits $14,176Total $717,791
2024President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice généraleCentre For Addiction And Mental Health$683,399Benefits $5,969Total $689,368
2023President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice généraleCentre For Addiction And Mental Health$625,574Benefits $5,256Total $630,830
2022President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice généraleCentre For Addiction And Mental Health$166,661Benefits $1,575Total $168,237
2014Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs / Vice-Présidente à la direction, programmes de soinsCentre for Addiction and Mental Health$298,020Benefits $28,525Total $326,545
2013Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs/Vice-Présidente à la direction, programmes de soinsCentre for Addiction & Mental Health / Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale$298,995Benefits $28,623Total $327,618
2012Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs / Vice–Présidente à la direction, programmes de soinsCentre for Addiction & Mental Health / Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale$277,572Benefits $26,517Total $304,089

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Sarah Downey's $703,615 salary works out to roughly $366,929 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 47.9%. The 2024 record under this name shows $683,399. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 7 years in all, first in 2012. Pension contributions — likely HOOPP in the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$366,929
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~47.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~47.9%
vs. 2025 President and Chief Executive Officer median
+109%

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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.

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