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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 8 years

Simon Thompson

Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal · Ontario Securities Commission
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$194,643.67
▲ 4.2% since 2009

Simon Thompson was paid $194,643.67 in total compensation as Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal at Ontario Securities Commission in 2020, 95% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Simon Thompson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2009, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $175,477.00 a year, up 4% over that span.

That is 5% above the average disclosed pay of $185,266.30 across 528 listed Ontario Securities Commission employees.

$194,643.67
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$175,477.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+4.2%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$89K$120K$151K$182K$213K20092010201220132016201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Simon Thompson's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $201,431.01
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$175,477.00
Total growth since 2009+4.2%
Biggest raise+85.3% (2018)
Biggest drop-33.2% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$194,643.67▼ 3.4%
2019★ Best
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal$201,431.01▲ 2.6%
2018
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal↑ role changed$196,355.70▲ 85.3%
2016
Senior Legal Counsel principal↑ role changed$105,981.45▼ 33.2%
2013
Senior Legal Counsel$158,763.39▼ 14.1%
2012
Senior Legal Counsel↑ role changed$184,890.68▲ 5.7%
2010
Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel's Office$174,902.86▼ 6.4%
2009First
Senior Legal Counsel, General Counsel's Office$186,849.68
8 years total$1.4M total$175,477.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal
Sector
Crown Agencies
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
8

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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