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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 14 years

Ernie Hardeman

Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs / Président, Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques · Legislative Assembly
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$189,518.55
▲ 48.6% since 2009

Ernie Hardeman was paid $189,518.55 in total compensation as Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs / Président, Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques at Legislative Assembly in 2025, 90% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ernie Hardeman has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $151,803.00 a year, up 49% over that span.

That is 26% above the average disclosed pay of $150,865.49 across 327 listed Legislative Assembly employees.

$189,518.55
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.1M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$151,803.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+48.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$116K$137K$157K$177K$197K20092010201220132014201520162018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Ernie Hardeman's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $189,518.55
Lifetime total compensation$2.1M
Annual average$151,803.00
Total growth since 2009+48.6%
Biggest raise+29.3% (2025)
Biggest drop-14.0% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs / Président, Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques$189,518.55▲ 29.3%
2024
Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs / Président, Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques$146,607.84▲ 0.2%
2022
Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs / Président, Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques$146,347.13▼ 6.8%
2021
Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs / Président, Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques↑ role changed$157,101.21▼ 14.0%
2020
Minister, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs / Ministre de l’Agriculture, de l’Alimentation et des Affaires rurales↑ role changed$182,694.96▼ 0.0%
2019
Minister, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs / Ministre de l�Agriculture, de l�Alimentation et des Affaires rurales↑ role changed$182,699.10▲ 11.6%
2018
Minister, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs / Ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et des Affaires rurales↑ role changed$163,661.00▲ 11.8%
2016
Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts / Président du Comité permanent des comptes publics$146,412.27▼ 0.0%
2015
Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts / Président du Comité permanent des comptes publics$146,422.74▲ 10.0%
2014
Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts / Président du Comité permanent des comptes publics↑ role changed$133,134.54▼ 3.7%
2013
Chair, Standing Committee on Social Policy$138,189.27▲ 4.8%
2012
Chair, Standing Committee on Social Policy↑ role changed$131,838.21▼ 0.9%
2010
Chair, Standing Committee on Government Agencies$133,090.80▲ 4.4%
2009First
Chair, Standing Committee on Government Agencies$127,527.91
14 years total$2.1M total$151,803.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs / Président, Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
14

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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