The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Christopher Etherden
Christopher Etherden served as the Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller at Children’s Aid Society of the Niagara Region in 2024, received an annual salary of $118,559.18 and a taxable benefit of $2,925.42, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Christopher has held the same position since 2020 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$121,484.60
Total paid in 2024
$118,559.18
Salary
$2,925.42
Taxable Benefit
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Find Christopher on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller |
| Employer : | Children’s Aid Society of the Niagara Region |
| Sector : | Other Public Sector Employers |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2016 and 2024, Christopher experienced an average annual increase of approximately 1.85% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Children’s Aid Society of the Niagara Region. By 2024, Christopher's total pay had risen by 15.60% compared to the pay in 2016. Notably, during Christopher's tenure as Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller, there has been a significant 6.14% rise in compensation over the past 4 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller | $118,559 | $2,925 | ⇧ 4.52% |
| 2023 | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller | $113,270 | $2,960 | ⇧ 1.71% |
| 2022 | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller | $111,527 | $2,745 | ⇧ 1.60% |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller | $109,682 | $2,793 | ⇩ -1.73% |
| 2020 | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller | $111,479 | $2,976 | ⇧ 4.39% |
| 2019 | Legal Counsel / Avocate Conseiller | $106,618 | $3,026 | ⇧ 2.35% |
| 2018 | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller | $104,153 | $2,979 | ⇧ 1.51% |
| 2017 | Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller | $102,860 | $2,676 | ⇧ 0.43% |
| 2016 | Legal Counsel Conseiller | $102,486 | $2,603 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 3 employees who held exactly same position title ( Legal Counsel / Avocat Conseiller ) in the Children’s Aid Society of the Niagara Region.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Etherden | $118,559 | $2,925 |
| Jason Farrer | $118,559 | $2,925 |
| Paul Heinen | $118,559 | $2,925 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 187 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 187 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Challis | Legal Counsel / Avocat | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $301,906 |
| Minami Ganaha | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $299,133 |
| Robert Samuels | Legal Counsel / Avocat | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $289,869 |
| Stephen Mccammon | Legal Counsel / Avocat | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $283,329 |
| Dara Lambie | Legal Counsel / Avocate | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $280,017 |
| Brendan Gray | Legal Counsel / Avocat | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $276,855 |
| Linda Chen | Legal Counsel / Avocate | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $255,114 |
| Michael Bennett | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $254,722 |
| Erin Seed | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocate principale | Ontario Securities Commission | $254,680 |
| Paul Hayward | Senior Legal Counsel / Avocat principal | Ontario Securities Commission | $254,680 |