What does a Legal Counsel make at City of Ottawa?
In 2025 the median Legal Counsel at City of Ottawa was paid $148,855 (10 people). That is about 4% more than the provincial median of $142,655 for the role. The highest-paid was $169,089.
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People
10listed as Legal Counsel in 2025
Median salary
$148,855salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$169,089salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$6,200against $142,655 province-wide
Best paid in the role
City of Ottawa · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneviève LanglaisLegal Counsel | $169,089 | $169,608 |
| 2 | Toufic NahasLegal Counsel | $169,047 | $169,541 |
| 3 | Omar AnsariLegal Counsel | $161,812 | $162,318 |
| 4 | Cathy CrosbyLegal Counsel | $161,725 | $161,773 |
| 5 | Samantha MontreuilLegal Counsel | $158,892 | $159,376 |
| 6 | Angela SeversonLegal Counsel | $138,818 | $139,249 |
| 7 | Jennifer WilliamsLegal Counsel | $138,253 | $138,671 |
| 8 | Kellan MoultonLegal Counsel | $131,571 | $131,954 |
| 9 | Matthieu CharronLegal Counsel | $130,487 | $131,992 |
| 10 | Iain AspenliederLegal Counsel | $102,784 | $103,069 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 10 City of Ottawa records mapped to Legal Counsel in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2005–2025
- At City of Ottawa
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Legal Counsel at City of Ottawa, against every Legal Counsel in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | $148,855 | $169,089 | $142,655 |
| 2024 | 10 | $148,234 | $160,400 | $140,050 |
| 2023 | 10 | $139,368 | $150,243 | $134,127 |
| 2022 | 10 | $144,291 | $160,030 | $127,661 |
| 2021 | 13 | $133,997 | $143,527 | $126,582 |
| 2020 | 10 | $140,088 | $147,028 | $128,758 |
| 2019 | 9 | $131,672 | $136,063 | $121,747 |
| 2018 | 9 | $130,030 | $137,097 | $119,998 |
| 2017 | 8 | $122,644 | $133,494 | $122,644 |
| 2016 | 8 | $122,598 | $126,372 | $122,598 |
| 2015 | 11 | $122,409 | $128,554 | $122,409 |
| 2014 | 11 | $115,592 | $122,515 | $119,847 |
| 2013 | 10 | $115,535 | $122,236 | $117,021 |
| 2012 | 7 | $108,242 | $114,368 | $116,697 |
| 2011 | 7 | $106,640 | $112,452 | $112,684 |
| 2010 | 5 | $104,559 | $111,215 | $113,033 |
| 2009 | 7 | $106,762 | $106,818 | $110,855 |
| 2008 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $116,083 |
| 2007 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $114,639 |
| 2006 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $120,895 |
| 2005 | <5 | <5 | <5 | $116,048 |
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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Legal Counsel at City of Ottawa on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025. The 2025 figures were published here on .