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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 9 years

James Cornish

Senior Crown Counsel · Attorney General
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$247,982.71
▲ 22.5% since 2009

James Cornish was paid $247,982.71 in total compensation as Senior Crown Counsel at Attorney General in 2019, 148% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Cornish has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2009, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $221,661.00 a year, up 23% over that span.

That is 16% above the average disclosed pay of $213,068.56 across 3,127 listed Attorney General employees.

$247,982.71
Latest compensation
in 2019
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$221,661.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+22.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$186K$203K$220K$237K$254K200920102012201320142015201620182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How James Cornish's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $247,982.71
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$221,661.00
Total growth since 2009+22.5%
Biggest raise+9.0% (2012)
Biggest drop-3.6% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Senior Crown Counsel$247,982.71▲ 0.9%
2018
Senior Crown Counsel↑ role changed$245,649.24▲ 8.1%
2016
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Law Division↑ role changed$227,228.15▼ 1.1%
2015
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Law Division / Sous-procureur général adjoint, Division du droit criminel$229,798.91▲ 4.0%
2014
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Law Division / Sous-procureur général adjoint, Division du droit criminel↑ role changed$220,894.16▲ 3.6%
2013
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Law Division$213,228.15▲ 0.2%
2012
Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Law Division↑ role changed$212,706.39▲ 9.0%
2010
Director, Crown Operations$195,059.64▼ 3.6%
2009First
Director, Crown Operations$202,405.64
9 years total$2.0M total$221,661.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Senior Crown Counsel
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
9

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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