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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

Stephen Chiang

Assistant Director Strategic Communications Ministry Red Tape Reduction · Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$164,732.96
▲ 40.7% since 2019

Stephen Chiang was paid $164,732.96 in total compensation as Assistant Director Strategic Communications Ministry Red Tape Reduction at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2025, 65% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen Chiang has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2019, earning $799K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $133,157.00 a year, up 41% over that span.

That is 17% above the average disclosed pay of $141,144.54 across 377 listed Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade employees.

$164,732.96
Latest compensation
in 2025
$799K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$133,157.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+40.7%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$124K$139K$155K$170K201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen Chiang's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $164,732.96
Lifetime total compensation$799K
Annual average$133,157.00
Total growth since 2019+40.7%
Biggest raise+20.6% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Assistant Director Strategic Communications Ministry Red Tape Reduction$164,732.96▲ 9.6%
2024
Assistant Director Strategic Communications Ministry Red Tape Reduction↑ role changed$150,362.77▲ 20.6%
2022
Manager, Issues and Engagement$124,687.43▲ 2.0%
2021
Manager, Issues and Engagement↑ role changed$122,250.96▲ 2.0%
2020
Manager, Issues and Correspondence$119,862.66▲ 2.4%
2019First
Manager, Issues and Correspondence$117,047.40
6 years total$799K total$133,157.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Assistant Director Strategic Communications Ministry Red Tape Reduction
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

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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