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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 12 years

John Vanthof

House Leader, Official Opposition / Leader parlementaire de l'opposition officielle · Legislative Assembly
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$178,880.57
▲ 42.7% since 2012

John Vanthof was paid $178,880.57 in total compensation as House Leader, Official Opposition / Leader parlementaire de l'opposition officielle at Legislative Assembly in 2025, 79% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Vanthof has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2012, earning $1.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $135,698.00 a year, up 43% over that span.

That is 19% above the average disclosed pay of $150,865.49 across 327 listed Legislative Assembly employees.

$178,880.57
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.6M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$135,698.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+42.7%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$116K$133K$151K$168K$185K201220132014201520162018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Vanthof's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $178,880.57
Lifetime total compensation$1.6M
Annual average$135,698.00
Total growth since 2012+42.7%
Biggest raise+29.3% (2025)
Biggest drop-0.0% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
House Leader, Official Opposition / Leader parlementaire de l'opposition officielle$178,880.57▲ 29.3%
2024
House Leader, Official Opposition / Leader parlementaire de l'opposition officielle↑ role changed$138,349.80▲ 4.0%
2022
Chief Opposition Whip / Whip en chef de l'opposition↑ role changed$133,056.84▼ 0.0%
2021
Chief Opposition Whip / Whip en chef de l’opposition↑ role changed$133,070.23▼ 0.0%
2020
Chair, Standing Committee on Government Agencies / Président, Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux↑ role changed$133,082.04▼ 0.0%
2019
Chair, Standing Committee on Government Agencies / Pr�sident, Comit� permanent des organismes gouvernementaux↑ role changed$133,085.37▲ 0.5%
2018
Chair, Standing Committee on Government Agencies / Président, Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux↑ role changed$132,397.18▲ 0.7%
2016
Chief Whip, Third Party / Whip en chef du troisième parti$131,490.81▼ 0.0%
2015
Chief Whip, Third Party / Whip en chef du troisième parti$131,501.16▲ 1.9%
2014
Chief Whip, Third Party / Whip en chef du troisième parti↑ role changed$129,093.76▲ 0.1%
2013
Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Regulations & Private Bills$129,006.55▲ 2.9%
2012First
Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Regulations & Private Bills$125,357.33
12 years total$1.6M total$135,698.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
House Leader, Official Opposition / Leader parlementaire de l'opposition officielle
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
12

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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