Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness appears in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure with 537 disclosed records, $70,169,813 in salary paid, and a median disclosed salary of $125,610. These figures reflect disclosed records only and should not be interpreted as total workforce compensation, total institutional payroll, or a standalone judgment.
Disclosure records require context: they are not judgments about people, employers, or sectors; salary paid is not total compensation; disclosed rows are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
These observations summarize disclosed records only and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and responsible-use caveats.
Within this sector’s disclosed records, Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness can be compared with the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector by disclosed record count, salary paid, median disclosed salary, and average disclosed salary where available. This is context for transparency and benchmarking, not a measure of performance, value, efficiency, quality, or compensation fairness.
| Metric | Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | Government of Ontario – Ministries sector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed records | 537 | 35,897 | 1.5% of sector disclosed records |
| Disclosed payroll / salary paid | $70,169,813 | $5,197,355,047 | 1.4% of sector salary paid |
| Median disclosed salary | $125,610 | $130,215 | Median salary paid among disclosed records only. |
| Average disclosed salary | $130,670 | $144,785 | Average salary paid among disclosed records only. |
Role families summarize disclosed position titles using neutral, platform-generated heuristics. They do not assess performance, efficiency, quality, or institutional value.
| Role family | Disclosed records | Disclosed payroll | Median disclosed salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other disclosed roles | 221 | $27,660,464 | $119,391 |
| Corporate administration and operations | 178 | $23,743,960 | $127,798 |
| Academic and research | 24 | $3,254,582 | $127,798 |
| Executive and senior leadership | 17 | $3,216,534 | $157,362 |
| Finance, procurement and audit | 19 | $2,568,855 | $127,798 |
| Protective services | 24 | $2,528,064 | $104,931 |
| Engineering, planning and infrastructure | 17 | $2,346,908 | $157,575 |
| Communications, marketing and public affairs | 17 | $2,184,242 | $114,070 |
| Digital, data and technology | 11 | $1,470,661 | $132,995 |
| Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | 9 | $1,195,542 | $129,401 |
Salary bands summarize disclosed salary-paid records only.
| Salary band | Disclosed records | Salary paid |
|---|---|---|
| 100–125k | 265 | $29,395,465 |
| 125–150k | 177 | $23,632,921 |
| 150–200k | 75 | $12,455,022 |
| 200–300k | 18 | $4,057,551 |
| 300–500k | 2 | $628,855 |
| 500k+ | 0 | $0 |
This table shows selected public disclosure records for this employer, sorted by salary paid. Records are shown for context and should be read with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, John | Deputy Minister | Executive and senior leadership | $326,852 | $18,744 | 2025 |
| Hagarty, David | Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy | Executive and senior leadership | $302,003 | $291 | 2025 |
| Jackiw, Randolph | Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development | Executive and senior leadership | $294,097 | $315 | 2025 |
| Wootton, Gregory | Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Research and Corporate Services | Executive and senior leadership | $265,528 | $287 | 2025 |
| Bowler, Renee | Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety and Environment | Executive and senior leadership | $244,279 | $260 | 2025 |
| Fitzgerald-Hubble, Colleen | Director, Agriculture Development | Other disclosed roles | $243,914 | $239 | 2025 |
| Adrien, Laurie | Director, Business Services | Corporate administration and operations | $232,557 | $225 | 2025 |
| Weber-Kinch, Tanya | Director, Food Safety Inspection Delivery | Other disclosed roles | $229,074 | $250 | 2025 |
| Reddick, Douglas | Director, Research and Innovation | Academic and research | $226,712 | $250 | 2025 |
| Hamilton, Carolyn | Director, Economic Development Funding Administration | Corporate administration and operations | $220,390 | $250 | 2025 |
| Fernandes, Tamara | Director, Farm Finance | Finance, procurement and audit | $220,290 | $231 | 2025 |
| Worley, Gregory | Director, Animal Health and Welfare/Chief Veterinarian of Ontario | Executive and senior leadership | $215,341 | $233 | 2025 |
The expanded table lists up to 100 public disclosure records for this employer. These rows are not individual pages and should not be treated as a standalone judgment about any individual. These are public disclosure rows for this employer. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, John | Deputy Minister | Executive and senior leadership | $326,852 | $18,744 | 2025 |
| Hagarty, David | Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy | Executive and senior leadership | $302,003 | $291 | 2025 |
| Jackiw, Randolph | Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development | Executive and senior leadership | $294,097 | $315 | 2025 |
| Wootton, Gregory | Chief Administrative Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister, Research and Corporate Services | Executive and senior leadership | $265,528 | $287 | 2025 |
| Bowler, Renee | Assistant Deputy Minister, Food Safety and Environment | Executive and senior leadership | $244,279 | $260 | 2025 |
| Fitzgerald-Hubble, Colleen | Director, Agriculture Development | Other disclosed roles | $243,914 | $239 | 2025 |
| Adrien, Laurie | Director, Business Services | Corporate administration and operations | $232,557 | $225 | 2025 |
| Weber-Kinch, Tanya | Director, Food Safety Inspection Delivery | Other disclosed roles | $229,074 | $250 | 2025 |
| Reddick, Douglas | Director, Research and Innovation | Academic and research | $226,712 | $250 | 2025 |
| Hamilton, Carolyn | Director, Economic Development Funding Administration | Corporate administration and operations | $220,390 | $250 | 2025 |
| Fernandes, Tamara | Director, Farm Finance | Finance, procurement and audit | $220,290 | $231 | 2025 |
| Worley, Gregory | Director, Animal Health and Welfare/Chief Veterinarian of Ontario | Executive and senior leadership | $215,341 | $233 | 2025 |
| Maiterth, Karlheinz | Director, Economic Development Policy | Other disclosed roles | $213,886 | $227 | 2025 |
| Kidon, Jennifer | Director, Business Planning and Financial Management | Finance, procurement and audit | $209,507 | $225 | 2025 |
| Florio, Basia | Director, Labour, Trade and Economic Development | Other disclosed roles | $209,487 | $222 | 2025 |
| Crawley, Alan | Director, Rural Programs | Other disclosed roles | $209,132 | $228 | 2025 |
| Martin, Andrea | Director, Food Safety and Environmental Policy | Other disclosed roles | $208,299 | $226 | 2025 |
| Bartlett, Natasha | Director, Agri-Food Protection | Other disclosed roles | $205,768 | $224 | 2025 |
| Selby, Cale | Director, Environmental Management | Other disclosed roles | $205,411 | $209 | 2025 |
| Meyer, David | Director, Strategic Policy | Other disclosed roles | $203,881 | $213 | 2025 |
| Spencer, David | Director, Communications | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $196,551 | $214 | 2025 |
| Jamieson, Andrew | Manager, Service Improvement and Innovation | Corporate administration and operations | $183,640 | $184 | 2025 |
| Maclean, Lisa | Director, Program Development and Integration | Other disclosed roles | $178,249 | $197 | 2025 |
| Ferraro, Kevin | Manager, Trade Policy and Market Access | Corporate administration and operations | $177,914 | $186 | 2025 |
| Graydon, Gillian | Manager, Strategy, Programs and Issues | Corporate administration and operations | $177,229 | $193 | 2025 |
| Metzger, Timothy | Regional Manager, Food Safety Inspection – East | Corporate administration and operations | $176,191 | $299 | 2025 |
| Morris, Elizabeth | Manager, Farm Product Marketing Commission Secretariat | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $175,851 | $189 | 2025 |
| Penfold, David | Manager, Organizational Development | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $175,286 | $190 | 2025 |
| Widdecombe, Jane | Manager, Business Investment and Development 2 | Corporate administration and operations | $175,008 | $193 | 2025 |
| Whalen, Jennifer | Manager, Horticulture Crops | Corporate administration and operations | $174,850 | $191 | 2025 |
| Krstev, Zaklina | Manager, Trade and Investment 1 | Corporate administration and operations | $174,774 | $188 | 2025 |
| Brook, Timothy | Drainage Program Coordinator | Corporate administration and operations | $174,332 | $187 | 2025 |
| Landers, Kim | Manager, Inspection Programs | Corporate administration and operations | $174,165 | $193 | 2025 |
| Guzik, Michael | Manager, Corporate Controller | Finance, procurement and audit | $174,107 | $193 | 2025 |
| Van Lankveld, Nicholus | Regional Manager, Food Safety Inspection – West | Corporate administration and operations | $173,879 | $193 | 2025 |
| Cordiner, John | Manager, Multi-Media and Visual Services | Corporate administration and operations | $173,507 | $191 | 2025 |
| Wilson, Sarah | Manager, Labour and Technology | Digital, data and technology | $173,240 | $193 | 2025 |
| Locklin, Joel | Manager, Intergovernmental Relations | Corporate administration and operations | $172,919 | $0 | 2025 |
| Snider, Christina | Manager, Program Coordination Research and Partnerships | Academic and research | $172,576 | $193 | 2025 |
| Green, Kristen | Manager, Monitoring and Analysis | Corporate administration and operations | $171,670 | $193 | 2025 |
| Wijekoon, Manjusri Pa | Manager, Veterinary Inspection | Corporate administration and operations | $171,492 | $193 | 2025 |
| Innes, Paul | Manager, Veterinary Science/Deputy Chief Veterinary of Ontario | Executive and senior leadership | $171,017 | $193 | 2025 |
| Webster, Graham | Manager, Planning, Information and Coordination Services | Corporate administration and operations | $170,980 | $193 | 2025 |
| Feldmann, Hans | Manager, Policy Coordination | Corporate administration and operations | $170,937 | $193 | 2025 |
| Ruskova, Andrea | Manager, Business and Rural Investment Programs | Corporate administration and operations | $170,648 | $196 | 2025 |
| Mitchell, James | Manager, Approvals, Certification and Licensing | Corporate administration and operations | $170,240 | $193 | 2025 |
| Blenkinsop, Robert | Manager, Protection and Assurance Policy | Corporate administration and operations | $170,064 | $193 | 2025 |
| Meyer, Adam | Manager, Research and Knowledge Management | Academic and research | $169,925 | $193 | 2025 |
| Kelly, Caitlin | Executive Advisor to Deputy Minister | Executive and senior leadership | $169,924 | $191 | 2025 |
| Brox, Eric | Manager, Community Economic Development | Corporate administration and operations | $169,832 | $193 | 2025 |
| Dolan, Allison Holly | Manager, Environment Stewardship Policy | Corporate administration and operations | $169,552 | $186 | 2025 |
| Thomann, Christian | Manager, Planning and Analysis | Corporate administration and operations | $168,797 | $193 | 2025 |
| Bousfield, Jennifer | Manager, Inspection Operations Support | Corporate administration and operations | $168,750 | $193 | 2025 |
| Jenner, Troy | Manager, Food Safety Science | Corporate administration and operations | $168,701 | $193 | 2025 |
| Anania, John | Manager, Economic Analysis | Corporate administration and operations | $168,701 | $193 | 2025 |
| Osborne, Ornella | Assistant Director and Manager, Strategic Communications | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $168,451 | $180 | 2025 |
| Martell, Pamela | Manager, Human Resources Solutions | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $167,911 | $179 | 2025 |
| Eldakiky, Magdy | Manager, Food Safety Programs | Corporate administration and operations | $166,777 | $183 | 2025 |
| Relf, Michael | Manager, Beef, Sheep and Goats | Corporate administration and operations | $166,709 | $193 | 2025 |
| Rice, Kelli | Manager, Research Accountability, Management and Administration | Academic and research | $166,271 | $193 | 2025 |
| Brandigampola, Minoli | Manager, Program Development | Corporate administration and operations | $165,658 | $154 | 2025 |
| Debruyn, Jake | Lead Engineer | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $165,617 | $175 | 2025 |
| Ng, Sandy Ym | Manager, Agri-Food Supply Chain | Finance, procurement and audit | $165,335 | $180 | 2025 |
| Murray, Susan | Manager, Greenhouse, Agroforestry and Speciality Crops | Corporate administration and operations | $163,467 | $185 | 2025 |
| Zaborowski, Denise | Manager, Domestic Marketing | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $163,318 | $193 | 2025 |
| Handley, J | Manager, Horticulture Technology | Digital, data and technology | $162,725 | $193 | 2025 |
| Shortt, Rebecca | Manager, Engineering and Innovation | Corporate administration and operations | $161,871 | $254 | 2025 |
| Diamond, Elizabeth | Executive Assistant and Manager Corporate Services | Corporate administration and operations | $160,647 | $193 | 2025 |
| Wenger, Christine | Manager, Insurance and Partnerships | Corporate administration and operations | $160,568 | $179 | 2025 |
| Arsenault, Christa | Lead Veterinarian, Animal Health and Welfare | Other disclosed roles | $160,359 | $184 | 2025 |
| Fleming, Graham | Manager, Sector Value Chain Policy | Corporate administration and operations | $159,905 | $193 | 2025 |
| Kelly, Ross | Manager, Resource Information and Business Services | Corporate administration and operations | $159,807 | $193 | 2025 |
| Coughler, Peter | Manager, Business Analysis and Resources | Corporate administration and operations | $159,755 | $193 | 2025 |
| Mackinnon, Jessica | Manager, Program Coordination Research and Partnerships | Academic and research | $159,278 | $168 | 2025 |
| Fowler, Craig | Engineer Specialist, Greenhouse and Horticulture | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $158,749 | $167 | 2025 |
| Themelis, Christopher | Manager, Compliance Modernization | Corporate administration and operations | $158,725 | $171 | 2025 |
| Carlow, Dan | Manager, Innovation Engineering and Program Delivery West | Corporate administration and operations | $158,530 | $193 | 2025 |
| Doncaster, Michele | Manager, Land Use Policy and Stewardship | Corporate administration and operations | $158,232 | $181 | 2025 |
| Wu, Ping | Food Safety Advisor – Engineering | Other disclosed roles | $157,945 | $167 | 2025 |
| Lebeau, Benoit | Engineer Specialist, Non-Agricultural Source Materials and Environment | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $157,711 | $167 | 2025 |
| McKague, Kevin | Engineer Specialist, Water Quality | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $157,711 | $167 | 2025 |
| Niraula, Rajan | Engineer Specialist, Dairy and Beef Housing and Equipment | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $157,711 | $167 | 2025 |
| Thiam, Amadou | Engineer Specialist, Air Quality | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $157,711 | $167 | 2025 |
| Ward, Daniel | Engineer Specialist, Poultry and Other Livestock Housing and Equipment | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $157,711 | $167 | 2025 |
| Beadle, Steven | Engineer Specialist, Swine and Sheep Housing and Equipment | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $157,704 | $167 | 2025 |
| Sauve, Terrence | Engineer Specialist, Farmstead Optimization and Safety | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $157,575 | $167 | 2025 |
| Alviano, Leah | Executive Assistant to Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division | Executive and senior leadership | $157,362 | $173 | 2025 |
| Davis, Laurel | Manager, Business Climate and Rural Policy | Corporate administration and operations | $154,466 | $173 | 2025 |
| Bitten, Kathryn | Regional Manager, Food Safety Inspection – Central/North | Corporate administration and operations | $154,300 | $268 | 2025 |
| Crolla, Anna | Engineer Specialist, Energy and Crop Systems | Digital, data and technology | $154,010 | $166 | 2025 |
| De Vos, Gregory | Manager, Strategic Coordination and Initiatives | Corporate administration and operations | $153,664 | $181 | 2025 |
| Waldie, Lillian | Manager, Program Analystics and Reporting | Corporate administration and operations | $153,390 | $180 | 2025 |
| Bihari, Amanda | Manager, Greenhouse, Agroforestry and Speciality Crops | Corporate administration and operations | $150,924 | $168 | 2025 |
| Rabah, David | Team Lead | Other disclosed roles | $150,831 | $165 | 2025 |
| Arntz-Gray, Janna | Team Lead, Senior Environment Program Analyst | Corporate administration and operations | $150,135 | $167 | 2025 |
| Persaud, Sherry | Manager, Farm and Food Labour Policy | Corporate administration and operations | $149,902 | $166 | 2025 |
| Hilborn, Victoria | Manager, Business Support Services | Corporate administration and operations | $149,597 | $163 | 2025 |
| Anderson, Maureen Ec | Lead Veterinarian, Animal Health and Welfare | Other disclosed roles | $149,111 | $184 | 2025 |
| Benn, Denna | Veterinarian, Chief Inspector | Executive and senior leadership | $149,111 | $347 | 2025 |
| Miltenburg, Cynthia | Lead Veterinarian, Animal Health and Welfare | Other disclosed roles | $149,111 | $184 | 2025 |
This profile is based on Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure source data as processed for public-interest analysis. Review source attribution, methodology, and correction options before relying on any single figure.
This profile summarizes Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness disclosed records in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure, including salary paid, taxable benefits, role-family mix, salary bands, and sector context.
No. Disclosed records are public disclosure rows and are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
No. Role family is a platform-generated heuristic based on position title and is not an official Ontario field.
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