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Tamara Fernandes

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs/Director, Farm Finance

2024 Salary — last year on the list

$164,455

Total compensation $164,664, including $209 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
2024

Employer Rank

#14

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Years on List

11

2014–2024

Peak Salary

$166,573

2022

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 11 yearly values of total compensation, from $102,405 in 2014 to $164,664 in 2024.$100K$120K$140K$160K$180K201420162018202020222024
Total compensation, 2014–2024. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2014–2024

$102,229 in 2014 is worth about $134,074 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2024Director, Farm FinanceAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs$164,455Benefits $209Total $164,664
2023Director, Farm Finance / Directrice, financement agricoleAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires Rurales$158,572Benefits $202Total $158,774
2022Director, Farm FinanceAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs$166,573Benefits $195Total $166,768
2021Director, Farm Labour ManagementAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs$152,922Benefits $188Total $153,110
2020Director, Farm Labour ManagementAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs$142,575Benefits $173Total $142,748
2019Manager, Sector Value Chain PolicyAgriculture, Food And Rural Affairs$129,986Benefits $170Total $130,156
2018Manager, Sector Value Chain PolicyAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs$128,704Benefits $188Total $128,892
2017Director, Rural Affairs / Directrice, affaires ruralesAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation et Affaires rurales$119,281Benefits $175Total $119,456
2016Manager, Northern Livestock PilotAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs$109,462Benefits $171Total $109,633
2015Manager, Finance / Chef des financesAgriculture, Food & Rural Affairs$102,002Benefits $180Total $102,182
2014Manager, Finance / Chef des financesAgriculture, Food and Rural Affairs$102,229Benefits $176Total $102,405

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate

Tamara Fernandes was paid $164,455 in 2024; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $111,290, an effective income-tax rate of about 29.2%. That is about 4% more than the $158,572 paid in 2023. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 11 years in all, first in 2014. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$111,290
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~29.2%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,105
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~32.3%

Where does $164,455 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2024 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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