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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 13 years

John Yakabuski

Parliamentary Assistant, Energy and Electrification / Adjoint parlementaire, Énergie et Électrification · Legislative Assembly
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$133,672.33
▲ 10.2% since 2009

John Yakabuski was paid $133,672.33 in total compensation as Parliamentary Assistant, Energy and Electrification / Adjoint parlementaire, Énergie et Électrification at Legislative Assembly in 2024, 34% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Yakabuski has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $1.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $139,988.00 a year, up 10% over that span.

That is 11% below the average disclosed pay of $150,865.49 across 327 listed Legislative Assembly employees.

$133,672.33
Latest compensation
in 2024
$1.8M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$139,988.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+10.2%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$113K$128K$142K$157K$171K2009201020122013201420152016201820192020202120222024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Yakabuski's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $166,114.02
Lifetime total compensation$1.8M
Annual average$139,988.00
Total growth since 2009+10.2%
Biggest raise+13.2% (2010)
Biggest drop-11.1% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest
Parliamentary Assistant, Energy and Electrification / Adjoint parlementaire, Énergie et Électrification↑ role changed$133,672.33▲ 0.2%
2022
Parliamentary Assistant, Environment, Conservation and Parks / Adjoint parlementaire, Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs↑ role changed$133,407.36▼ 9.6%
2021
Parliamentary Assistant, Premier / Adjoint parlementaire à la première ministre↑ role changed$147,617.82▼ 11.1%
2020
Minister, Natural Resources and Forestry / Ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts↑ role changed$166,109.88▼ 0.0%
2019★ Best
Minister, Natural Resources and Forestry / Ministre des Richesses naturelles et des For�ts↑ role changed$166,114.02▲ 11.6%
2018
Minister, Natural Resources and Forestry / Ministre des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts↑ role changed$148,804.77▲ 11.8%
2016
Chief Whip, Official Opposition / Whip en chef de l'opposition officielle$133,125.51▼ 0.0%
2015
Chief Whip, Official Opposition / Whip en chef de l'opposition officielle$133,135.98▲ 0.0%
2014
Chief Whip, Official Opposition / Whip en chef de l'opposition officielle↑ role changed$133,134.54▲ 0.0%
2013
Chief Whip, Official Opposition$133,105.61▲ 0.0%
2012
Chief Whip, Official Opposition↑ role changed$133,056.36▼ 3.1%
2010
House Leader, Official Opposition↑ role changed$137,294.06▲ 13.2%
2009First
Deputy House Leader, Official Opposition$121,269.54
13 years total$1.8M total$139,988.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Parliamentary Assistant, Energy and Electrification / Adjoint parlementaire, Énergie et Électrification
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
13

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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