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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 7 years

Linda Chen

Legal Counsel / Avocate · Information And Privacy Commissioner
Legal Counsel / AvocateOntarioFirst listed 2018
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$278,091.29
▲ 54.8% since 2018

Linda Chen was paid $278,091.29 in total compensation as Legal Counsel / Avocate at Information And Privacy Commissioner in 2025, 178% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Linda Chen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2018, earning $1.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $223,433.00 a year, up 55% over that span.

That is 85% above the average disclosed pay of $150,515.25 across 118 listed Information And Privacy Commissioner employees.

$278,091.29
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.6M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$223,433.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+54.8%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$162K$194K$226K$258K$290K2018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $278,091.29
Lifetime total compensation$1.6M
Annual average$223,433.00
Total growth since 2018+54.8%
Biggest raise+20.9% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Legal Counsel / Avocate$278,091.29▲ 9.0%
2024
Legal Counsel / Avocate$255,114.20▲ 8.5%
2022
Legal Counsel / Avocate$235,031.52▲ 0.9%
2021
Legal Counsel / Avocate$232,968.83▲ 20.9%
2020
Legal Counsel / Avocate$192,674.16▲ 1.2%
2019
Legal Counsel / Avocate$190,445.03▲ 6.0%
2018First
Legal Counsel / Avocate$179,702.87
7 years total$1.6M total$223,433.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Legal Counsel / Avocate
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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