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MPPs Get 35% Raise After Doug Ford Lifts 16-Year Pay Freeze

Ontario members of provincial parliament will receive a 35 percent pay raise and access to a new pension plan announced May 15, 2025, at Queen's Park in Toronto.
The raise follows a 16-year freeze on MPP salaries since 2009 and reflects Premier Doug Ford's 2022 re-election pledge to address compensation concerns within his Progressive Conservative caucus.
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has put forward a bill that raises the base salary for MPPs to $157,350—equal to 75 percent of the pay received by federal MPs—and brings back a pension plan for provincial parliament members that was eliminated three decades ago under the Mike Harris administration.
The pension plan enrolls MPPs in the Public Service Pension Plan with supplemental benefits for those serving at least six years, exemplified by a 49-year-old MPP’s projected $33,425 annual pension at age 65.
The government estimates the changes will cost approximately $6 million this year, and the pay increases will be retroactive, aiming to attract quality candidates and are supported by all parties in the legislature.

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Brantford Expositor

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Will Bouma, Bobbi Ann Brady support 35 per cent pay hike for MPPs

Members of Provincial Parliament deserve a pay hike and pension plan, current and past local MPPs say.

17 hours ago·Ontario, Canada

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National Post

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Ontario MPPs to get raises after 16-year freeze and access to new pension plan

Base pay for Ontario’s elected officials has been frozen since 2009 at $116,550, and the changes would boost the salary to $157,350

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Ontario Introduces Legislation to Boost Salary, Pension Benefits for Members of the Provincial Parliament

Members of the provincial parliament in Ontario will soon be getting a 35 percent pay increase and new pension benefits under legislation introduced by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. The government said the bill, which was introduced on May 29, has all-party support. It would make changes to the Legislative Assembly Act and end a pay freeze that was put in place about 16 years ago. Base pay for Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPPs) h…

1 day ago·New York, United States

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