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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 7 years

James Hunter

Director, Legal Services / Directeur(rice) – Services juridiques · Independent Electricity System Operator
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$227,423.73
▲ 74.2% since 2018

James Hunter was paid $227,423.73 in total compensation as Director, Legal Services / Directeur(rice) – Services juridiques at Independent Electricity System Operator in 2025, 127% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Hunter has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2018, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $173,152.00 a year, up 74% over that span.

That is 42% above the average disclosed pay of $160,215.29 across 1,002 listed Independent Electricity System Operator employees.

$227,423.73
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$173,152.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+74.2%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$113K$145K$176K$208K$239K2018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Hunter's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $227,423.73
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$173,152.00
Total growth since 2018+74.2%
Biggest raise+15.6% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Director, Legal Services / Directeur(rice) – Services juridiques↑ role changed$227,423.73▲ 11.4%
2024
Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridique$204,173.88▲ 15.6%
2022
Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridique$176,561.89▲ 3.8%
2021
Senior Counsel Legal Group Lead / Conseiller juridique principal et responsable du Groupe juridique↑ role changed$170,026.21▲ 9.4%
2020
Senior Counsel / Avocat principal$155,446.37▲ 5.1%
2019
Senior Counsel / Avocat principal$147,856.84▲ 13.2%
2018First
Senior Counsel / Avocat principal$130,574.33
7 years total$1.2M total$173,152.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Legal Services / Directeur(rice) – Services juridiques
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
7

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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