Michael Townsend appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $439,341 plus $3,927 in taxable benefits (total $443,269). Michael is listed as Judge at Ontario Court Of Justice, in the Government of Ontario – Judiciary sector.
Michael has been disclosed in 15 of the 16 years between 2010 and 2025. Their reported salary has grown from $110,627 in 2010 to $439,341 in 2025 — a 297.1% change over 15 years.
Within the Government of Ontario – Judiciary sector that year, Michael's $439,341 placed them in the 95th percentile (sector average: $284,261). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 1% of all disclosed earners that year.
The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Michael has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$439K
Current Salary
2025
$443K
Total Comp.
Incl. $3,927 benefits
15
Years on List
2010–2025
+297.1%
Salary Growth
2010–2025
+$71,901 vs previous year
Sector avg $284,261 · Range $100K\u2013$486K
Earns more than 100% of disclosed employees.
2025
Judge
Ontario Court Of Justice
$439,341
+$71,901
2024
Judge
Ontario Court Of Justice
$367,440
+$71,347
2023
Judge / Juge
Ontario Court Of Justice / Cour De Justice De L'ontario
$296,093
+$62,450
2022
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$233,643
+$7,138
2021
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$226,506
+$16,501
2020
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$210,004
+$8,661
2019
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$201,344
+$26,398
2018
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$174,946
+$17,500
2016
Crown Counsel
Attorney General
$157,445
+$6,508
2015
Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la Couronne
Attorney General
$150,937
+$11,834
2014
Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la Couronne
Attorney General
$139,103
+$11,578
2013
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$127,525
+$6,073
2012
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$121,453
+$5,762
2011
Assistant Crown Attorney / Procureur adjoint de la Couronne
Attorney General / Procureur Général
$115,690
+$5,063
2010
Assistant Crown Attorney
Attorney General
$110,627