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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

David Au

Director, Labour Relations Policy and Strategic Initiatives · Treasury Board Secretariat
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$165,087.53
▲ 39.2% since 2016

David Au was paid $165,087.53 in total compensation as Director, Labour Relations Policy and Strategic Initiatives at Treasury Board Secretariat in 2025, 65% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Au has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2016, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $159,632.00 a year, up 39% over that span.

That is 21% above the average disclosed pay of $136,881.60 across 1,198 listed Treasury Board Secretariat employees.

$165,087.53
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$159,632.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+39.2%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$105K$130K$155K$181K$206K20162018201920202021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2024 · $196,579.71
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$159,632.00
Total growth since 2016+39.2%
Biggest raise+15.3% (2018)
Biggest drop-16.0% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Director, Labour Relations Policy and Strategic Initiatives↑ role changed$165,087.53▼ 16.0%
2024★ Best
Assistant Deputy Minister, Employee Relations and Negotiations Division$196,579.71▲ 9.2%
2022
Assistant Deputy Minister, Employee Relations and Negotiations Division↑ role changed$180,077.61▲ 6.6%
2021
Director, Labour Relations Policy and Fiscal Coordination Branch↑ role changed$168,866.26▲ 4.0%
2020
Director, Labour Relations Policy and Strategic Initiatives$162,392.24▲ 9.2%
2019
Director, Labour Relations Policy and Strategic Initiatives$148,765.90▲ 8.8%
2018
Director, Labour Relations Policy and Strategic Initiatives↑ role changed$136,728.73▲ 15.3%
2016First
Manager, Labour Relations Policy Partnership / Chef, politiques de relations de travail et partenariats$118,561.14
8 years total$1.3M total$159,632.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Director, Labour Relations Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2025
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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