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Sonia Dennis

Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo/Executive Director

2025 Salary

$206,930

Total compensation $207,852, including $922 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

#1

Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Years on List

13

2013–2025

Peak Salary

$206,930

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 13 yearly values of total compensation, from $101,269 in 2013 to $207,852 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K201320152018202020232025
Total compensation, 2013–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2013–2025

$100,886 in 2013 is worth about $134,898 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Executive DirectorChildren's Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Waterloo$206,930
2024Executive DirectorChildren’s Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Waterloo$196,213
2023Executive DirectorChildren's Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Waterloo$169,294
2022Associate DirectorChildren’s Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Waterloo$151,520
2021Associate DirectorChildren’s Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Waterloo$147,258
2020Director of Equity and Community Based Child WelfareChildren’s Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Waterloo$134,238
2019Director of Equity and Community Based Child WelfareChildren’s Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Waterloo$131,598
2018Senior Service ManagerChildren's Aid Society of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo$124,611
2017Senior Service ManagerChildren's Aid Society of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo$108,307
2016Senior Service ManagerChildren's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo$104,952
2015Senior Service ManagerChildren's Aid Society of the Regional Municipal of Waterloo$108,169
2014Senior Service ManagerChildren's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo$108,944
2013Initial Response SupervisorChildren's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo$100,886

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Sonia Dennis was paid $206,930 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $134,139, an effective income-tax rate of about 32.5%. That is about 49% above the 2025 median of $138,896 for Executive Director on the Sunshine List. Sonia Dennis has appeared on the list 13 times since 2013. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.

Estimated net pay
~$134,139
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~32.5%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~35.2%
vs. 2025 Executive Director median
+49%

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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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2025

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