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Social workers and child protection workers employed by provincial governments and health authorities.

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Disclosed compensation is not typical base pay. Provincial disclosure thresholds, coverage, reporting years and overtime differ. Figures below count matching records, not unique employees. The latest complete imported year is shown for each province.

ProvinceYearRecordsAverage disclosedHighest
Ontario20253,064$114,010$505,175
British Columbia2023-2024605$94,243$197,500
Manitoba2024174$99,782$137,456
Alberta20240

Public-sector social worker — base salary grid

Front-line degree-qualified/registered (MSW-tier) staff social worker (entry step to top step); excludes supervisory/management. BC and Alberta are health-authority union grids; Ontario has no province-wide grid, so a representative hospital is used. Manitoba omitted — no confirmable current published scale.

Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.

Province / agreementBase-pay rangeBasis / source
Ontario
Ontario Shores (OPSEU)
$87,204 – $110,335Social Worker (MSW), 37.5h/wk; effective Jan 2025 Source
British Columbia
HSABC (HSPBA)
$87,792 – $109,676Social Worker P1; Apr 2024 base + ratified 2025/26 GWIs Source
Alberta
HSAA / AHS
$85,141 – $113,184Social Worker II, 38.75h/wk; effective Apr 2026 Source

Ontario · 2025

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Cheryl RegehrProfessor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$505,175
Charmaine WilliamsDean, Faculty of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$328,307
Barbara FallonAssociate Vice-President, Research; Professor, Social Work
University Of Toronto
$266,430
Esme Fuller-ThomsonProfessor of Social Work and Director, Institute for Life Course and Aging
University Of Toronto
$259,866
Ka Tat TsangProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$251,267
Ramona AlaggiaProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$250,829
Peter NewmanProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$247,380
June YeeDirector School of Social Work
Toronto Metropolitan University
$245,473
Amanda GrenierProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$245,267
Tanya SharpeProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$236,768
Marc MolgatChaire de recherche, École de travail social / Chair, School of Social Work
University Of Ottawa
$231,878
David BrennanProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$229,925
Eunjung LeeProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$228,100
Izumi SakamotoAssociate Professor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$225,359
Shelley CraigProfessor of Social Work
University Of Toronto
$221,493

British Columbia · 2023-2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Patti Anne-Louise AdamRapid Response - Social Worker
Provincial government
$197,500
Netasha Kaur DukhiaChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$171,563
Deborah E L GermanChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$152,043
Elizabeth TomeChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$145,655
Tara SpenceSocial Worker
Provincial government
$143,125
Chadwick Henry Joseph DumaineChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$142,167
Amanda O. R. BiddulphRapid Response - Social Worker
Provincial government
$138,832
Monika Inez SajdaChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$136,109
Ronald Helmut SchulzRapid Response - Social Worker
Provincial government
$133,720
Anna EnglehartChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$131,712
Carrie CritchlowChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$130,815
Vanessa Rashika ChandChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$130,620
Graham ConnellRapid Response - Social Worker
Provincial government
$129,837
Teddi AnsellPpc - Child Protection
Provincial government
$129,589
Tanya L VissiaChild Protection Worker
Provincial government
$129,165

Manitoba · 2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Michelle BrownSocial Worker BSW PIO
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$137,456
Djahl KristjansonSocial Worker
Northern Regional Health Authority
$128,270
Kimberley KlassenSocial Worker BSW
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$124,556
Courtney BondManager, Social Work
St.Amant Inc.
$122,579
N KolesarSocial Worker
The Brandon School Division
$116,572
J PackwoodSocial Worker
The Brandon School Division
$116,571
Alicia GuilleminotSocial Worker-Family Therapist-MSW
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$115,753
E SawatskySocial Worker
The Turtle Mountain School Division
$114,672
Maria Andrea BaigrieSocial Worker
Mount Carmel Clinic
$113,569
Dominique BouletSocial Worker-BSW
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$113,029
Angela Stewart-LamportSocial Worker
Prairie Mountain Health
$112,876
Brad BrownSocial Worker
Shared Health
$112,536
Sara Jane FriesenClinical Service Leader-Social Work
St. Boniface Hospital Inc.
$112,253
Allison Chalmers-JustlSocial Worker
Shared Health
$111,693
Linda RostSocial Worker
Shared Health
$111,347