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

Senior Policy Advisor

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

People with this title904
Average compensation$122,774.00
Highest$247,733.36
Lowest$100,161.94
FIG. 02

How pay is distributed

Where the 904 Senior Policy Advisors on the list actually sit — not just the average. Bars show how many people fall in each pay band.

Q1MedianQ3$132K$248K
Median $135,845Middle 50%: $135,845–$140,484
FIG. 03

Who employs the most Senior Policy Advisors

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

#
Employer
People
Avg comp
Top comp
1
Finance
Other
27
$139,064.00
$157,225.04
2
23
$137,210.00
$146,063.41
5
16
$138,994.00
$162,352.72
7
14
$136,920.00
$151,575.27
8
11
$138,281.00
$145,881.61
9
9
$140,513.00
$148,208.89
10
9
$136,244.00
$140,025.67
FIG. 04

Every Senior Policy Advisor on the list

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

RankName & PositionEmployerYearCompensationBenefits
1Alison Tutak
Senior Policy Advisor
United Counties Of Leeds And Grenville
United Counties Of Leeds And Grenville2025$239,715$8,018
2Cynthia Watt
Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security2025$183,631$223
3Derek Luk
Senior Policy Advisor
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Toronto Catholic District School Board2025$169,249
4Michele Nunes
Senior Policy Advisor
Energy and Mines
Energy and Mines2025$162,178$175
5Barbara Edwards
Senior Policy Advisor
York University
York University2025$157,854$708
6Amir Mz Zaman
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$157,016$209
7Huyen Pham
Senior Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$154,262$168
8Debbie Kontos
Senior Policy Advisor
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement2025$153,349$167
9Paulette Francescon
Senior Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$151,814$172
10Sherifat Dosunmu
Senior Policy Advisor
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade2025$151,575
11Fiorella Kuczma
Senior Policy Advisor
Solicitor General
Solicitor General2025$150,983$154
12Lesley Cunningham
Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security2025$149,740$167
13Hyacinth Vidal
Senior Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$149,503$166
14Rebecca Langstaff
Senior Policy Advisor
Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Tourism, Culture and Gaming2025$149,350$171
15Joanna Kuczkowski
Senior Policy Advisor
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement2025$148,569$167
16Erin Coulter
Senior Policy Advisor
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office2025$148,042$167
17Carla Rhody
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$147,723$167
18Andreas Link
Senior Policy Advisor
Energy and Mines
Energy and Mines2025$147,652$167
19Kathryn Lyzun
Senior Policy Advisor
Natural Resources
Natural Resources2025$147,552$167
20Vanessa Rae
Senior Policy Advisor
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office2025$147,097$167
21Mauricio Alamillo De Ibarrola
Senior Policy Advisor
Transportation
Transportation2025$146,256$158
22Susan Evans
Senior Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$145,896$167
23Julia Irwin
Senior Policy Advisor
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement2025$145,842$167
24Ernest Opoku-Boateng
Senior Policy Advisor
Environment, Conservation and Parks
Environment, Conservation and Parks2025$145,714$167
25Arkadiusz Aniolowski
Senior Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$145,639$167
26Joanna Reading
Senior Policy Advisor
Energy and Mines
Energy and Mines2025$145,473$167
27Marianne Nikolic
Senior Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$145,464$167
28Moschoula Trikoupis
Senior Policy Advisor
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office2025$145,350$166
29Jonathan Eaton
Senior Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$145,087$167
30Yassar Muttaqi
Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security2025$145,038$167
31Yvonne Rollins
Senior Policy Advisor
Environment, Conservation and Parks
Environment, Conservation and Parks2025$144,742$167
32Bradley Mcdonald
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$144,716$173
33Edwin Yip
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$144,714$167
34Yacine Dottridge
Senior Policy Advisor
Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Citizenship and Multiculturalism2025$144,637$166
35Edward Timothy Fish
Senior Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$144,233$167
36Margaret Neff
Senior Policy Advisor
Environment, Conservation and Parks
Environment, Conservation and Parks2025$144,234$165
37Anna-Maria Cappella
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$144,207$169
38Audrey Takasaki
Senior Policy Advisor
Solicitor General
Solicitor General2025$144,144$158
39Liliya Bogutska
Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security2025$143,310$151
40Chetan Kania
Senior Policy Advisor
Infrastructure
Infrastructure2025$143,248$156
41Karen Alexanian
Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security2025$143,085$158
42Lucia Padure
Senior Policy Advisor
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security2025$143,047$167
43Trevor Whitmore
Senior Policy Advisor
Energy and Mines
Energy and Mines2025$142,318$164
44Trevor Rutherford
Senior Policy Advisor
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office2025$141,630$276
45Jeremy Fortier
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$141,505$167
46Ryan Frigault
Senior Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$140,604$156
47Tressa Alan
Senior Policy Advisor
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2025$140,552$166
48Yu-Hsiang Chu
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$140,508$167
49Amy Rutgers-Kelly
Senior Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025$140,480$162
50Raghav Bhargava
Senior Policy Advisor
Finance
Finance2025$140,409$168

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FIG. 04

Common questions

About Senior Policy Advisor pay on the Ontario Sunshine List.

What is the average Senior Policy Advisor salary in Ontario?

The average total compensation for a Senior Policy Advisor on the Ontario Sunshine List is $122,774.00, based on 904 people in the role in 2025.

What is the highest Senior Policy Advisor salary in Ontario?

The highest-paid Senior Policy Advisor on the Ontario Sunshine List earned $247,733.36 in total compensation. The lowest in the disclosure earned $100,161.94.

How many Senior Policy Advisors are on the Ontario Sunshine List?

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

Which employer pays Senior Policy Advisors the most?

Finance employs the most Senior Policy Advisors on the list (27), with an average compensation of $139,064.00 and a top earner at $157,225.04.