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.
Garen Simmonds
Garen Simmonds served as the Director, Employee And Labour Relations at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board in 2024, received an annual salary of $146,472.30 and a taxable benefit of $623.21, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Garen has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$147,095.51
Total paid in 2024
$146,472.30
Salary
$623.21
Taxable Benefit
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Find Garen on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director, Employee And Labour Relations |
| Employer : | Workplace Safety and Insurance Board |
| Sector : | Crown Agencies |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2021 and 2024, Garen experienced an average annual increase of approximately 10.31% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. By 2024, Garen's total pay had risen by 33.32% compared to the pay in 2021. 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 | Director, Employee And Labour Relations | $146,472 | $623 | ⇧ 20.82% |
| 2023 | Manager, Labour Relations Management / Chef De Service, Gestion Des Relations De Travail | $121,360 | $390 | ⇧ 3.69% |
| 2022 | Manager, Labour Relations Management / Chef De Service, Gestion Des Relations De Travail | $117,176 | $236 | ⇧ 6.42% |
| 2021 | Manager Labour Relations Management | $110,109 | $221 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Director, Employee And Labour Relations ) in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Garen Simmonds | $146,472 | $623 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 28 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 28 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Lemieux | Director Employee And Labour Relations | University Health Network | $210,682 |
| Maggie Pooran | Executive Director, Employee And Labour Relations | McMaster University | $207,751 |
| Vin Berman | Director, Client Services, Employee And Labour Relations | Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning | $200,612 |
| Beverley Burns | Director Employee And Labour Relations | William Osler Health System | $199,951 |
| Melissa Seal | Senior Director (Employee And Labour Relations), Senior Legal Counsel | Queen’s University | $189,489 |
| Justin Diggle | Director, Employee And Labour Relations, Health And Safety, And Human Resources Compliance | Supply Ontario | $184,169 |
| Jodi Smith | Director Employee And Labour Relations | Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology | $183,414 |
| Yakov Sluchenkov | Director Employee Health And Labour Relations | City of Hamilton | $181,474 |
| Franca Dominicis | Director, Business Partnerships, Employee And Labour Relations | Regional Municipality of York | $178,374 |
| Kristie Faasen | Senior Director, Labour And Employee Relations | University of Ottawa | $172,169 |