Top executives at 17 charities in the environmental and conservation sectors receive salaries comparable to or exceeding those of the country’s provincial premiers, according to a detailed analysis of compensation for Canadian charity leaders.
The research, conducted by The Canadian Press, examined filings with the Canada Revenue Agency for the years 2022 and 2023, identifying a small cohort of charity leaders whose annual compensation fell within the $200,000 to $250,000 range. The wages are notably aligned with the contemporary earnings of Canada’s highest-paid provincial premiers: Ontario’s Doug Ford at $208,974 and Quebec’s Francois Legault at $208,200.
