Tourism, Culture & Gaming

Sector - Government of Ontario – Ministries

Sunshine Employees - 2025 221
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $134,749.65

Employer Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$100k $407k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
0.0% NOT ENOUGH DATA

Since 2025

Rank in Sector
# 1

Based on mean salary in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this organization is the DEPUTY MINISTER who earns 202% more than this organization's average in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salaries and employee counts for this employer over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 221 Sunshine Employees
31%
66%
3%
31%
66%
3%
Earliest: 2025 Based on: 221 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has remained stable since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has remained unchanged.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 1 years, the data shows a historical Male advantage, with an average salary gap of $4,944 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for Tourism, Culture & Gaming across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Position Year Salary
Nancy Kennedy DEPUTY MINISTER 2025 $406,556.51
Jill Vienneau ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER, GAMING 2025 $299,219.98
Lisa Lavecchia ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER, AGENCY RELATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2025 $299,103.61
Katherine Kelly ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER, TOURISM AND CULTURE 2025 $259,673.31
Cameron Whitehead DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND STRATEGY OFFICE 2025 $254,287.43
Kristina Lauesen DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING 2025 $239,775.64
Patrick Morash GENERAL MANAGER, FORT WILLIAM HISTORICAL PARKS 2025 $234,239.00
William Baird GENERAL MANAGER, HURONIA HISTORICAL PARKS 2025 $227,740.20
Liza Kobrinsky DIRECTOR, GAMING SPECIAL PROJECTS 2025 $219,194.59
Antony Marzotto DIRECTOR, TOURISM POLICY AND RESEARCH 2025 $209,821.08
Lorraine Dooley DIRECTOR, CULTURE POLICY 2025 $207,285.68
Hayley Berlin DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 2025 $206,631.35
Hena Tyyebi DIRECTOR, AGENCY RELATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2025 $196,714.83
Stephane Baffier-Rochonnat DIRECTOR, BUSINESS SERVICES INTEGRATION 2025 $195,128.42
Erin Sarantis DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT 2025 $192,843.32
Ryan Corrigan DIRECTOR, CORPORATE FINANCE 2025 $190,951.06
Estelle Marie Reine Halbach DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS 2025 $187,183.57
Creed Atkinson CHIEF OF STAFF 2025 $186,283.26
Roderick Browning DIRECTOR, STRATEGY POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING 2025 $179,254.21
Akshay Awal MANAGER, BUSINESS AND FISCAL PLANNING 2025 $175,908.66
Darryl Soshycki MANAGER, REGIONAL TOURISM 2025 $173,841.57
Sarah Hahn MANAGER, CREATIVE CLUSTER POLICY 2025 $172,625.87
Deborah Cope MANAGER, CULTURE POLICY UNIT 2025 $172,120.04
Valerie Andrews MANAGER, EAST REGION 2025 $171,670.20
Kathryn Nowina MANAGER, STRATEGIC POLICY UNIT 2025 $167,004.09
John Westlake MANAGER, AGENCY RELATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY 2025 $166,976.31
Alan Noble MANAGER, AGENCY APPOINTMENTS AND OVERSIGHT 2025 $165,321.15
Nadia Eid DIRECTOR, CORPORATE FINANCE 2025 $165,190.25
Kara Rawson DIRECTOR, GAMING POLICY 2025 $164,426.01
Heather Persad MANAGER, SPECIAL PROJECTS 2025 $163,988.31
Tania Heitshu ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING AND EVENT MANAGER 2025 $162,983.38
Wendy Savioli MANAGER, NORTHERN REGION 2025 $162,479.15
Jennifer Macgowan EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2025 $162,445.69
Rino Salvador MANAGER, FACILITIES, INFORMATION AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT 2025 $160,344.57
Willem Pietroniro MANAGER, STRATEGIC PLANNING 2025 $159,609.64
Ying Fai Wu MANAGER, CORPORATE PLANNING 2025 $158,812.29
Jennifer Green MANAGER, CULTURE GRANTS UNIT 2025 $158,609.96
Lauralee Dam DIRECTOR, REGIONAL SERVICES 2025 $157,476.57
Xiuchee Tran MANAGER, INCLUSION AND ENGAGEMENT 2025 $156,898.41
Allan O'Hagan MANAGER, STRATEGIC CORPORATE POLICY 2025 $155,317.63
Tamaris Yakimishyn MANAGER, DISCOVERY HARBOUR OPERATIONS 2025 $154,334.59
Karolina Zuchniak HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS ADVISOR 2025 $152,990.36
Natasha Persaud MANAGER, INCLUSION AND ENGAGEMENT 2025 $151,166.15
Rebecca Langstaff SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $149,350.30
Brent Zacks CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEAD 2025 $149,212.57
Shannon Brennan MANAGER, BUSINESS INTEGRATION 2025 $149,152.12
Ruth Elizabeth Merskey SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $148,179.44
Eric Hamilton MANAGER, STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNIT 2025 $145,872.32
Tania Cassin-Kendall PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEAD 2025 $145,397.81
Rainu Khitri STRATEGIC PROJECT LEAD 2025 $145,046.33
Linton Taylor DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AND DIRECTOR OF POLICY 2025 $144,887.13
Valerie Leong DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AND DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 2025 $144,887.13
Steven Venner EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER 2025 $144,866.14
Jitka Christof MANAGER, CORPORATE SERVICES 2025 $144,361.17
Luxman Paramasivam MANAGER, AGENCY PERFOMANCE, RISK AND FINANCE 2025 $143,650.92
Anastasia Pokholok MANAGER, CAPITAL FINANCE AND DELIVERY 2025 $143,350.48
Kathleen Fairnie SENIOR COORDINATOR 2025 $142,241.35
Lisa Ventrella MANAGER, CORPORATE AFFAIRS RISK MANAGEMENT 2025 $141,925.29
Farjana Hashim LEAD, STRATEGIC ADVISOR 2025 $140,549.36
Theresa Hillis LEAD, STRATEGIC ADVISOR 2025 $139,549.07
Sina Motamedi TEAM LEADER, RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS 2025 $139,214.87
Paul Bland SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $139,116.84
Ruby Chauhan TEAM LEAD, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS 2025 $139,045.56
Yue Hong SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $138,865.94
Joanna Kaminski MANAGER, WEST REGION 2025 $138,668.21
Shipra Vyas MANAGER, TOURISM POLICY 2025 $137,802.11
Roya Gabriele MANAGER, REGIONAL SUPPORT 2025 $137,436.63
Sean Greson SENIOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR 2025 $136,969.84
Ommar-Ud Din SENIOR CONSULTANT ADVISORY SERVICE 2025 $136,528.22
John Sanderson SENIOR POLICY COORDINATOR 2025 $135,677.18
John Parsons LEAD POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $135,677.18
Jasmina Konopek POLICY TEAM LEAD 2025 $135,677.18
Scott Greene POLICY TEAM LEAD 2025 $135,677.18
Deanna Lytwyn STRATEGIC PROJECT LEAD 2025 $135,653.56
Mohammed Earfanul Islam MANAGER, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND CLIENT SERVICES 2025 $134,311.45
Chad Moreau SENIOR MANAGER, OPERATIONS 2025 $134,059.20
Joel Lustig SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $133,151.72
Denise Vanek EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2025 $132,446.64
Sara Willis TEAM LEAD, CORPORATE ADVISORY SERVICES 2025 $131,702.08
Padmawattie De Souza MANAGER, FACILITIES, INFORMATION AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT 2025 $131,344.31
Javaad Khan CONTROLLERSHIP, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING LEAD 2025 $130,944.28
Deborah Lee SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $130,796.44
Sharon Stewardson MANAGER, CORPORATE INITIATIVES 2025 $130,650.85
Rachael Treadgold MANAGER, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES UNIT 2025 $130,002.79
A Ram Kim SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $129,750.76
Daphne Dufour SENIOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVE LEAD 2025 $129,606.54
Darlene Kulis SENIOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST 2025 $129,599.44
Stephanie Rhoden HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS ADVISOR 2025 $129,397.51
Rajka Orabovic SENIOR LEAD, BUSINESS AND FISCAL PLANNING 2025 $129,085.69
Ann Kavanagh SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $129,070.91
Mark Smith TEAM LEAD, ISSUES AND MEDIA RELATIONS 2025 $128,929.08
Amy Hung STRATEGIC PROJECT LEAD 2025 $128,728.66
Deborah Perks HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS ADVISOR 2025 $128,673.50
Zoi Angelis LEAD STRATEGIC ADVISOR 2025 $128,299.18
Rebecca Weinfeld SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
John Swinarton SENIOR TOURISM ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Evgeniya Smirnykh STRATEGIC PLANNING ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
John Schoales SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Narren Santos SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Cindy Rosolowich TEAM LEADER, EVENTS 2025 $127,798.12
Shannon Piner SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $127,798.12
Natalie Papoutsis SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Celine Pagnoud SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Marco Monaco SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $127,798.12
Leah Mcclare SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $127,798.12
Kim Macgregor SENIOR TOURISM ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Wing Ma SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Adam Kesek SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Kim Hewitt SENIOR POLICY AND PROGRAM ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Sarah Guarino SENIOR POLICY AND PROGRAM ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Anthony Davidson Falcone SENIOR POLICY AND PROGRAM ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Wendy Dix SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Michael Bryson SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $127,798.12
Shawn Waino MANAGER, MAINTENANCE AND FACILITY SERVICES 2025 $127,531.34
Agnes Bedorf HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS ADVISOR 2025 $126,743.29
Janice Lycoyretzos PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS ADVISOR 2025 $126,342.14
Laurie Brownlee COORDINATOR, RESOURCE BASED TOURISM 2025 $125,718.36
Dimas Terron SENIOR POLICY AND ISSUES COORDINATOR 2025 $125,639.66
Armen Der Gaspar MANAGER, CENTRAL REGION 2025 $125,232.47
Lori Bain SENIOR COORDINATOR 2025 $124,801.74
Maria Yannelis SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $124,356.59
Courtney Battistone TEAM LEAD, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS 2025 $124,031.96
Melissa Di Costanzo MANAGER, ISSUES AND DIGITAL MEDIA 2025 $123,109.87
Jennifer Wan MANAGER, ACCOUNTING AND CONTROLLERSHIP 2025 $122,897.57
Matthew Field INDIGENOUS RELATIONS POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $122,112.02
Anthony Cassar SENIOR PROGRAM CONSULTANT 2025 $119,822.02
Vinci Tang CONTROLLERSHIP, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING LEAD 2025 $119,780.46
Janet Stanley REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $119,714.14
Bhavika Kotak STRATEGIC PROJECT LEAD 2025 $119,383.77
Christopher Dunn SENIOR PROGRAM CONSULTANT 2025 $119,155.48
Jason Boesche MANAGER, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION 2025 $118,629.89
Jwan Aziz SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $118,624.86
Megan Gariepy SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $118,321.84
Carol Spellacy BUSINESS AND FISCAL PLANNING LEAD 2025 $118,032.15
Vincent Laurella PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS ADVISOR 2025 $117,767.28
Christine Anderson SENIOR POLICY AND PROGRAM ADVISOR 2025 $117,748.60
Madhavi Manian HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS ADVISOR AND STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNER 2025 $116,602.44
Sidonie Mead-Palermo DIGITAL MEDIA LEAD 2025 $116,454.58
Christine Demchuk REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $116,049.85
Matthew Rosenfeld POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $115,864.69
Gabrielle Bernier SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $115,838.83
Douglas Davey LIBRARY SERVICES ADVISOR 2025 $114,825.60
Dawn Whiting REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $114,758.09
Victoria Musial MANAGER, GAMING POLICY 2025 $114,544.82
Heather Gushulak SENIOR COORDINATOR 2025 $114,388.55
Jean-Louis Charette SENIOR COORDINATOR 2025 $114,345.56
Sherri Gupta SENIOR COORDINATOR 2025 $114,033.47
Michelle Davis SENIOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR 2025 $113,521.14
Scott Morphet SPECIAL POLICY ADVISOR AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2025 $113,060.03
Camila Alves SENIOR COORDINATOR 2025 $112,529.03
Sharon Proulx REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Gordon Mclachlan CULTURE SERVICES CONSULTANT 2025 $112,159.62
Patricia Lofstrom REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Tanya Litt REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Darlene Leskovar REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Irina Khvashchevskaya REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Jo-Ann Hutchison REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Thandiwe Gregg SENIOR DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT 2025 $112,159.62
Carmen Goold REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Joel Gauthier REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Derek Ethier REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Donna Clarke REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Mohamed Bekkal REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Micheline Baxter REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,159.62
Kerry Delaney SENIOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR 2025 $112,152.55
Kimberly Lacroix REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,055.91
Coral Ethier REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $112,055.91
Caroline Atherton REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $111,951.92
Caitlin Andrews REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $111,744.79
Denelle Balfour MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER 2025 $111,649.32
Debbie Sullivan REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $111,433.26
Samantha Tiongson SENIOR PROGRAM CONSULTANT 2025 $111,327.67
Tiffenni Wilkinson REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $110,975.08
Danielle Lisi POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $110,694.75
Samuel Twumasi SENIOR CAPITAL ADVISOR 2025 $110,663.64
Katherine Oxley REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $110,563.52
Kelly Cosgrove REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $110,113.71
Renan Gaspar Paravani SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $109,726.71
Jessie Oger SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR 2025 $109,390.79
Andrea Hopkins REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $109,314.71
Pamela Caland REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $109,314.71
Corina Barbul REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $109,314.71
Ryan Shaw TEAM LEAD, POLICY 2025 $108,966.45
Bui Hai Anh Luong TEAM LEAD 2025 $108,700.57
Marissa Baran SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $107,992.35
Candice Moreau MANAGER, MARKETING AND SALES 2025 $107,924.33
Jacqueline Belanger REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $107,881.72
Usha Summan EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ADVISOR 2025 $107,745.66
Darren Winger Estate REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $106,896.86
Erinne Hillman REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $106,764.84
Louis Bedard REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $106,407.25
Jessica Mar SENIOR CONSULTANT 2025 $106,189.76
Chantale Gagnon REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $105,995.41
Cristina Torres SENIOR DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT 2025 $105,805.84
Andrew Schoenhofer POLICY COORDINATOR 2025 $105,614.30
Aparna Saha MANAGER, STRATEGIC PLANNING 2025 $105,570.96
Jordyn Merini SENIOR COORDINATOR 2025 $105,459.23
Aidan Mcclory POLICY COORDINATOR 2025 $105,270.70
Christina Dixon POLICY ANALYST 2025 $105,197.36
Kendra Adema REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $104,682.31
Louise Lauzon REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $104,678.56
Kelsey Hrappstead DIRECTOR OF ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 2025 $104,525.64
Rebecca Guida DIRECTOR OF STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS 2025 $104,525.64
Amina Pobal SENIOR LEAD, BUSINESS AND FISCAL PLANNING 2025 $104,363.86
Julia Bennett MANAGER, ISSUES AND DIGITAL MEDIA 2025 $104,237.97
Mary Kathleen Crowley REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $104,221.55
Sarah D'Angelo TEAM LEAD, EDITORIAL AND CORRESPONDENCE 2025 $103,622.91
Alain Girouard REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $103,596.74
Jaclyn Hogeveen DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND OPERATIONS 2025 $103,490.73
Rebecca Dyck SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $103,416.12
Monica Enriquez Goyes SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR 2025 $102,985.22
Sally Babaie HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS ADVISOR 2025 $102,819.16
Sarah Toupin REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $102,394.38
Amanda Chrisanthus HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS ADVISOR 2025 $102,287.74
Joshua Rodriguez SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $101,469.52
Emily Katz SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 2025 $101,203.41
Jessica Wertman FREEDOM OF INFORMATION PROGRAM ADVISOR 2025 $101,051.10
Jennifer Mcfarlane MANAGER, MARKETING AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE 2025 $100,595.16
Mia Robertson REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR 2025 $100,295.04
Priyanka Datta Singla LEAD, STRATEGIC ADVISOR 2025 $100,123.84
Joel Oliver ISSUES COORDINATOR 2025 $100,077.58


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