About Denise Cole

Denise Cole appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $367,633 plus $33,427 in taxable benefits (total $401,060). Denise is listed as Deputy Minister at Education, in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector.

Denise has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2021 through 2025 — 5 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $348,049 in 2021 to $367,633 in 2025 — a 5.6% change over 4 years.

Within the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector that year, Denise's $367,633 placed them in the 100th percentile (sector average: $144,785). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 1% of all disclosed earners that year. Over their time on the list, Denise has had several role or employer changes: moved to Children, Community and Social Services / Services à l'enfance et Services sociaux et communautaires in 2023; moved to Education in 2024.

The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Denise has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.