Canada · Public Sector Salary DisclosureEdition 2025
Ontario · 2025 · position

Policy Advisor

Every Policy Advisor on the Ontario Sunshine List — public-sector employees with this job title, their employers and total compensation.

People with this title80
Average compensation$118,120.00
Highest$153,796.10
Lowest$100,304.73
FIG. 02

How pay is distributed

Where the 80 Policy Advisors on the list actually sit — not just the average. Bars show how many people fall in each pay band.

Q1MedianQ3$100K$154K
Median $116,008Middle 50%: $108,015–$127,956
FIG. 03

Who employs the most Policy Advisors

Employers with the most people in this role, ranked by headcount.

#
Employer
People
Avg comp
Top comp
1
30
$121,795.00
$134,669.64
3
6
$113,074.00
$124,720.70
4
6
$110,322.00
$119,516.89
5
5
$111,225.00
$124,628.94
6
4
$135,155.00
$145,061.50
7
3
$110,047.00
$116,007.67
8
3
$106,669.00
$113,847.07
9
2
$121,598.00
$127,187.80
10
2
$119,390.00
$127,934.20
FIG. 04

Every Policy Advisor on the list

Open any row for the full salary history of that person.

RankName & PositionEmployerYearCompensationBenefits
1Gabrielle Baldazzi
Policy Advisor
Regional Municipality Of Halton
Regional Municipality Of Halton2025$153,079$717
2Paul Lindblad
Policy Advisor
Ontario Financing Authority
Ontario Financing Authority2025$144,894$167
3Riana Sia
Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$140,917$158
4John Douglas Wright
Policy Advisor
Ontario Financing Authority
Ontario Financing Authority2025$137,609$167
5Firdaus Bilimoria
Policy Advisor
Ontario Financing Authority
Ontario Financing Authority2025$137,379$167
6Colleen Barrett
Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$136,176$158
7Kylych Kubatbekov
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$134,516$154
8Susan Collier
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$133,401$141
9Michael Hay
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$132,205$157
10Mark Ferguson
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$131,939$136
11Lisa Le Francois
Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$130,061$160
12Lisa Grbinicek
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
13Sandra Jones
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
14Mark Kiteley
Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$127,798$158
15Sarah Ee Luehof
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
16Daniella Molnar
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
17Nikolina Petrovic
Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$127,798$158
18Jennifer Stevenson
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
19Bozena Szymanski
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
20Patrick Thornton
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
21Michael Jj Weber
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
22Magda Wolanowska
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,798$158
23Benjamin Hindmarsh
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$127,670$268
24Sam Jama
Policy Advisor
Seniors and Accessibility
Seniors and Accessibility2025$127,798$136
25Favelle Maschke
Policy Advisor
Natural Resources
Natural Resources2025$127,034$154
26Fiona Somerville
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$126,869$158
27Trevor Robak
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$126,743$156
28Drew Crinklaw
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$126,549$156
29Melissa Ollevier
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$126,000$155
30Marisha Warrington
Policy Advisor
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office2025$124,567$154
31John Fox
Policy Advisor
Environment, Conservation and Parks
Environment, Conservation and Parks2025$124,486$143
32Karen Burka
Policy Advisor
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office2025$124,180$257
33Julia Jankowski
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$122,944$151
34Aislinn Neal-Smith
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$121,589$153
35Eric Sinker
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$120,899$150
36Bradley Knight
Policy Advisor
Ontario Financing Authority
Ontario Financing Authority2025$120,090$145
37Jeffrey Harti
Policy Advisor
Municipal Affairs and Housing
Municipal Affairs and Housing2025$119,371$146
38Adrienne Boden
Policy Advisor
Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care2025$119,142$238
39Colin Mostyn
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$116,910$141
40Sharon Jansz
Policy Advisor
Education
Education2025$115,865$143
41Gary Meddick
Policy Advisor
Natural Resources
Natural Resources2025$115,865$143
42Zarnaaz Miran
Policy Advisor
Environment, Conservation and Parks
Environment, Conservation and Parks2025$115,865$143
43Matthew Rosenfeld
Policy Advisor
Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Tourism, Culture and Gaming2025$115,865$143
44Zwatinowona Gadza
Policy Advisor
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office2025$115,865$142
45Laura Riehl
Policy Advisor
Municipal Affairs and Housing
Municipal Affairs and Housing2025$115,449$142
46Deborah Mcgarvey
Policy Advisor
Transportation
Transportation2025$113,717$130
47Vinitaa Rajasingaam
Policy Advisor
Municipal Affairs and Housing
Municipal Affairs and Housing2025$113,496$131
48Desiree Pinkney
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$113,260$146
49Belinda Ellsworth
Policy Advisor
York University
York University2025$111,820$562
50Naomi Horst
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$111,685$136

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FIG. 04

Common questions

About Policy Advisor pay on the Ontario Sunshine List.

What is the average Policy Advisor salary in Ontario?

The average total compensation for a Policy Advisor on the Ontario Sunshine List is $118,120.00, based on 80 people in the role in 2025.

What is the highest Policy Advisor salary in Ontario?

The highest-paid Policy Advisor on the Ontario Sunshine List earned $153,796.10 in total compensation. The lowest in the disclosure earned $100,304.73.

How many Policy Advisors are on the Ontario Sunshine List?

80 people with the job title Policy Advisor appear on the Ontario Sunshine List for 2025.

Which employer pays Policy Advisors the most?

Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness employs the most Policy Advisors on the list (30), with an average compensation of $121,795.00 and a top earner at $134,669.64.