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CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
Arts & Culture · EIN 986000843
46
Executives Disclosed
$288.2M
Annual Revenue
$477.4M
Total Assets
2.4:1
Internal Pay Ratio
CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS has 46 executives with disclosed compensation. The highest-paid executive, Simon Brault (Director and CEO), received peak total compensation of $337,863. The sector average for Arts & Culture executives is $120K.
Top Executive Compensation Over Time
Executive Compensation
| Name | Title | Peak Comp. | Latest Comp. | Years | vs. Household |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Brault | Director and CEO | $338K | $285K | 2021–2024 | 4.5x |
| Michelle Chawla-Ghadban | Director and CEO | $217K | $221K | 2021–2025 | 2.9x |
| Carolyn Warren | Director AGP | $184K | $180K | 2021–2024 | 2.5x |
| Joanne Larocque-Poirier | Chief of Staff and Corp. Sec. | $172K | $186K | 2021–2025 | 2.3x |
| Carole Boileau | CFO and Chief Security Officer | $160K | $75K | 2021–2024 | 2.1x |
| Lise Ann Johnson | Deputy Director General, Arts Granting Programs | $152K | $172K | 2022–2025 | 2x |
| Eva Jacobs | CFO and Chief Security Officer | $147K | $171K | 2024–2025 | 2x |
| Aime Dontigny | Director Engage and Sustain | $145K | $168K | 2021–2023 | 1.9x |
| Alexis Andrew | Director, Granting Program Operations | $142K | $165K | 2023–2023 | 1.9x |
| Caroline Lussier | Director, Arts Promotion | $141K | $149K | 2023–2025 | 1.9x |
| Gabriel Zamfir-Enache | Director, Research, Measurement and Data Analytics | $141K | $164K | 2022–2023 | 1.9x |
| Steven Loft | Former Director | $138K | $121K | 2022–2022 | 1.8x |
| Felipe Diaz | Director, Granting Program Operations | $138K | $160K | 2025–2025 | 1.8x |
| Yves-Gerard Mehou-Loko | Secretary General - Canadian Commission for Unesco | $132K | $153K | 2025–2025 | 1.8x |
| Huynh Thien Thong | Project Director | $128K | $148K | 2024–2024 | 1.7x |
| Thien Thong Huynh | Project Director | $126K | $145K | 2022–2025 | 1.7x |
| Sebastien Goupil | Secretary General CCUNESCO | $124K | $151K | 2021–2021 | 1.7x |
| Desrosiers Marilyn | Director, Supporting Artistic Practice Program | $124K | $145K | 2024–2024 | 1.7x |
| Marilyn Desrosiers | Director, Supporting Artistic Practice | $123K | $144K | 2025–2025 | 1.6x |
| Nichole McGill | Director of Communication | $123K | $144K | 2025–2025 | 1.6x |
| McGill Nichole | Director of Communication | $122K | $143K | 2024–2024 | 1.6x |
| Eric Sauve | Chief Information Officer | $122K | $141K | 2025–2025 | 1.6x |
| Joannette Odile | Director, Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peo | $115K | $133K | 2024–2024 | 1.5x |
| Youssef El Jai | Director Arts Across Canada and Arts Abroad Pro | $112K | $0 | 2021–2021 | 1.5x |
| Denise St Jean | Director Information Technology and Information | $109K | $0 | 2021–2021 | 1.5x |
| Tara Lapointe | Director Outreach | $107K | $0 | 2021–2021 | 1.4x |
| Sanjay Shahani | Director General, Strategy and Public Affairs | $103K | $120K | 2025–2025 | 1.4x |
| Elizabeth MacKinnon | Former Director | $95K | $112K | 2021–2021 | 1.3x |
| Tania Kingsberry | CFO and Chief Security Officer | $77K | $3K | 2023–2024 | 1x |
| Jesse Wente | Chair of the Board of Directors | $11K | $9K | 2021–2025 | 0.1x |
| Ingrid Leong | Board Member | $7K | $5K | 2023–2025 | 0.1x |
| Karl Schwonik | Board Member | $6K | $5K | 2021–2025 | 0.1x |
| Marie Pier Germain | Vice Chair - Board of Directors | $6K | $5K | 2023–2025 | 0.1x |
| Ben Nind | Board Member | $6K | $4K | 2021–2025 | 0.1x |
| Beverly K Foy | Board member | $6K | $3K | 2021–2022 | 0.1x |
| Irfhan Rawji | Board Member | $6K | $5K | 2023–2025 | 0.1x |
| Stephane Moraille | Board Member | $5K | $5K | 2023–2025 | 0.1x |
| Kim Spencer-Nairn | Member of the Board of Directors | $5K | $5K | 2021–2023 | 0.1x |
| Charlie Wall-Andrews | Board Member | $5K | $5K | 2023–2025 | 0.1x |
| Jennifer Dorner | Board member | $5K | $3K | 2021–2024 | 0.1x |
| Gaetane Verna | Board Member | $5K | $3K | 2021–2025 | 0.1x |
| Cheryl Hickman | Chair of the Board of Directors | $5K | $4K | 2021–2025 | 0.1x |
| Pierre Lassonde | Board member | $5K | $0 | 2021–2021 | 0.1x |
| Pleszczynski Jan-Fryderyk | Board Member | $5K | $2K | 2024–2025 | 0.1x |
| Yann Martel | Board member | $5K | $1K | 2021–2022 | 0.1x |
| Nathalie Bondil | Vice-Chair, Board | $5K | $442 | 2021–2022 | 0.1x |
Annual Summary
| Year | Executives | Avg. Comp. | Highest Comp. | Total Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | $171K | $297K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | 20 | $80K | $303K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | 23 | $99K | $479K | $2.3M |
| 2024 | 25 | $81K | $285K | $2.0M |
| 2025 | 23 | $85K | $221K | $2.0M |