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.

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Sonia Baxendale

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Sonia Baxendale served as the President And Chief Executive Officer at Global Risk Institute in Financial Services in 2025, received an annual salary of $624,999.92 and a taxable benefit of $20,131.84, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.

$645,131.76

Total paid in 2025

$624,999.92

Salary

$20,131.84

Taxable Benefit

Gender: Female
Female
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Job Title :   President And Chief Executive Officer
Employer :   Global Risk Institute in Financial Services
Sector :   Other Public Sector Employers
Year :   2025

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$645K
Low: $645K Avg: $645K High: $645K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$645K
Low: $104K Avg: $340K High: $1,598K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2021 and 2025, Sonia experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.71% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Global Risk Institute in Financial Services. By 2025, Sonia's total pay had risen by 24.59% compared to the pay in 2021. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

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Annual Compensation Growth for Sonia Baxendale
Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2025 President And Chief Executive Officer $625,000 $20,132 8.56%
2024 President And Chief Executive Officer $575,000 $19,253 6.26%
2023 President And Chief Executive Officer $540,000 $19,253 8.03%
2022 President And Chief Executive Officer $500,000 $17,686 -0.02%
2021 President And Chief Executive Officer $500,000 $17,806

The 2025 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( President And Chief Executive Officer ) in the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Sonia Baxendale $625,000 $20,132

The 2025 Sunshine List has 309 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 309 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Nicolle Butcher President And Chief Executive Officer Ontario Power Generation $1,598,309
Kevin Smith President And Chief Executive Officer University Health Network $1,038,847
Ronald Cohn President And Chief Executive Officer The Hospital for Sick Children $897,739
Mark Fuller President And Chief Executive Officer Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) $826,236
Tracey Macarthur President And Chief Executive Officer Hamilton Health Sciences $786,575
Darwin Louis Bozek President And Chief Executive Officer Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) $760,982
Barbara Collins President And Chief Executive Officer Humber River Health $777,679
Andy Smith President, Chief Executive Officer Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $807,247
Katherine A Hay President And Co-Chief Executive Officer, Retired Designate Kids Help Phone $730,444
Lesley Gallinger President And Chief Executive Officer Independent Electricity System Operator $708,974