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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

Patricia Smith

Senior Policy Advisor · Education
Senior Policy AdvisorOntarioFirst listed 2016
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$127,955.92
▲ 25.7% since 2016

Patricia Smith was paid $127,955.92 in total compensation as Senior Policy Advisor at Education in 2025, 28% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Patricia Smith has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2016, earning $889K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $111,184.00 a year, up 26% over that span.

That is 4% below the average disclosed pay of $132,925.92 across 756 listed Education employees.

$127,955.92
Latest compensation
in 2025
$889K
Total compensation
across 8 years
$111,184.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+25.7%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$106K$114K$123K$131K20162018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Patricia Smith's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $127,955.92
Lifetime total compensation$889K
Annual average$111,184.00
Total growth since 2016+25.7%
Biggest raise+14.0% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Policy Advisor$127,955.92▲ 1.9%
2024
Senior Policy Advisor$125,516.16▲ 14.0%
2022
Senior Policy Advisor$110,103.42▲ 1.1%
2021
Senior Policy Advisor$108,903.71▲ 2.0%
2020
Senior Policy Advisor$106,766.07▲ 2.0%
2019
Senior Policy Advisor$104,658.15▲ 0.9%
2018
Senior Policy Advisor$103,744.15▲ 1.9%
2016First
Senior Policy Advisor$101,828.23
8 years total$889K total$111,184.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Senior Policy Advisor
Employer
Education
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
8

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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