General Counsel Salary in Ontario (2025)
737 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (33%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
65
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$262,041
+114.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$209,514–$358,022
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$444,998
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "General Counsel" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "General Counsel" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Naizam Kanji at Ontario Securities Commission, with a salary of $444,998; the median among the 65 listed under this title was $262,041.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 General Counsel median of $262,041 comes to about 36.2%, leaving roughly $161,728 a year — about $13,477 a month. Half of those listed earned between $209,514 and $358,022. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 114% above it. 65 people were listed under this title in 2025. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$161,728
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~38.3%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$13,477
Where does $262,041 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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | $358,022 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naizam KanjiGeneral Counsel / Avocat général | $444,998 | $446,745 |
| 2 | Zachary GreenGeneral Counsel | $365,343 | $365,693 |
| 3 | Margaret BrownGeneral Counsel | $362,259 | $362,614 |
| 4 | Trevor RandsGeneral Counsel | $362,259 | $362,610 |
| 5 | Milan RupicGeneral Counsel | $360,201 | $360,556 |
| 6 | Anna TenhouseGeneral Counsel | $360,026 | $360,381 |
| 7 | Carson CoughlinGeneral Counsel | $359,916 | $360,271 |
| 8 | Lisa JoyalGeneral Counsel | $359,916 | $360,271 |
| 9 | James RehobGeneral Counsel | $359,916 | $360,266 |
| 10 | Andrew SabbadiniGeneral Counsel | $359,916 | $360,271 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.