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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 2 years

Denise Cole

Deputy Minister · Seniors and Accessibility
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$279,134.92
▲ 18.0% since 2019

Denise Cole was paid $279,134.92 in total compensation as Deputy Minister at Seniors and Accessibility in 2020, 179% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Denise Cole has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 2 times since 2019, earning $516K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $257,807.00 a year, up 18% over that span.

That is 105% above the average disclosed pay of $136,492.95 across 96 listed Seniors and Accessibility employees.

$279,134.92
Latest compensation
in 2020
$516K
Total compensation
across 2 years
$257,807.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+18.0%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

2 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$229K$243K$257K$270K$284K20192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Denise Cole's total compensation has moved across 2 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $279,134.92
Lifetime total compensation$516K
Annual average$257,807.00
Total growth since 2019+18.0%
Biggest raise+18.0% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

2 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest★ Best
Deputy Minister$279,134.92▲ 18.0%
2019First
Deputy Minister$236,478.79
2 years total$516K total$257,807.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Deputy Minister
Sector
Government of Ontario – Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
2

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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