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.
Farah Zaidi
Farah Zaidi served as the Duty Counsel, Family at Legal Aid Ontario in 2024, received an annual salary of $167,554.65 and a taxable benefit of $280.62, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$167,835.27
Total paid in 2024
$167,554.65
Salary
$280.62
Taxable Benefit
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Female Very high confidence |
Find Farah on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Duty Counsel, Family |
| Employer : | Legal Aid Ontario |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2016 and 2024, Farah experienced an average annual increase of approximately 6.20% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Legal Aid Ontario. By 2024, Farah's total pay had risen by 49.57% compared to the pay in 2016. 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 | Duty Counsel, Family | $167,555 | $281 | ⇧ 24.87% |
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Family | $134,161 | $245 | ⇧ 2.10% |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Family | $131,396 | $244 | ⇧ 0.33% |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Family | $129,188 | $2,021 | ⇧ 0.24% |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel, Family | $130,635 | $257 | ⇧ 2.95% |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Family | $126,863 | $280 | ⇧ 7.10% |
| 2018 | Duty Counsel, Family | $118,450 | $264 | ⇧ 5.79% |
| 2016 | Duty Counsel, Family | $111,964 | $252 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 28 employees who held exactly same position title ( Duty Counsel, Family ) in the Legal Aid Ontario.
10 out of 28 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Akman | $147,388 | $238 |
| Chigozie Anyanwu | $125,626 | $222 |
| Victoria Bell Varro | $113,690 | $192 |
| Maureen Bennett Henry | $127,547 | $238 |
| Surekha Bhargavan | $166,570 | $280 |
| Ward Brownell | $159,224 | $284 |
| Lacy Carty | $103,084 | $142 |
| Cheryl Chambers | $163,941 | $279 |
| Tanya Cianfarani | $168,273 | $281 |
| Suzanne Farag | $159,409 | $269 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 74 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 74 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Bradley | Supervisory Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family / Avocate de service principale, Droit criminel et droit de la famille | Legal Aid Ontario | $171,590 |
| Linda Mcdonald | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family / Avocat de service en droit criminal et droit de la famile | Legal Aid Ontario | $170,898 |
| Dee Anne Reid | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family / Avocate de service en droit de la famille et en droit criminel | Legal Aid Ontario | $170,744 |
| Jane Thurber | Duty Counsel, Family | Legal Aid Ontario | $170,654 |
| Andrew Craxford | Duty Counsel, Criminal / Family / Avocat de service en droit criminal et droit de la famile | Legal Aid Ontario | $169,730 |
| Stephanie Johnson | Duty Counsel, Family | Legal Aid Ontario | $169,431 |
| Darren Berlinguette | Duty Counsel, Family, Criminal (Hybrid) | Legal Aid Ontario | $169,102 |
| Tanya Cianfarani | Duty Counsel, Family | Legal Aid Ontario | $168,553 |
| Alex Von Bredow | Supervisory Duty Counsel, Family | Legal Aid Ontario | $168,492 |
| James Wilcox | Supervisory Duty Counsel, Family | Legal Aid Ontario | $168,119 |