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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 4 years

James Nowlan

Assistant Deputy Minister, Agencies Oversight and Partnerships · Transportation
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$187,685.74
▲ 36.3% since 2018

James Nowlan was paid $187,685.74 in total compensation as Assistant Deputy Minister, Agencies Oversight and Partnerships at Transportation in 2021, 88% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Nowlan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2018, earning $661K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $165,367.00 a year, up 36% over that span.

That is 39% above the average disclosed pay of $135,201.60 across 1,710 listed Transportation employees.

$187,685.74
Latest compensation
in 2021
$661K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$165,367.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+36.3%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$129K$145K$161K$177K$194K2018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Nowlan's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $187,685.74
Lifetime total compensation$661K
Annual average$165,367.00
Total growth since 2018+36.3%
Biggest raise+15.7% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Assistant Deputy Minister, Agencies Oversight and Partnerships$187,685.74▲ 6.2%
2020
Assistant Deputy Minister, Agencies Oversight and Partnerships↑ role changed$176,768.48▲ 10.9%
2019
Executive Director, Transit Policy and Program↑ role changed$159,340.27▲ 15.7%
2018First
Director, Transportation Policy$137,672.51
4 years total$661K total$165,367.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Assistant Deputy Minister, Agencies Oversight and Partnerships
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
4

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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