New jaw-dropping reserve pay numbers
Approx. 50 reserve politicians
paid more than prime minister in 2008-09
Approx. 160 reserve
politicians paid more than their respective premiers in 2008-09
Over 600 received an income
that is equivalent to over $100,000 off reserve
One Atlantic Canada reserve
politician paid $978,468 tax free in 2008-09 (equivalent to about $1.8 million
off reserve)
Reserve Politicians' Pay
Highlights
|
Region
|
Avg. Reserve Population
|
Politicians with pay greater than Prime Minister
|
Politicians with pay greater than Premier
|
Politicians with pay greater than $100,000
(taxable equivalent)
|
|
BC
|
639
|
1
|
3
|
63
|
|
AB
|
2,217
|
32
|
52
|
187
|
|
SK
|
1,659
|
2
|
43
|
120
|
|
MB
|
1,279
|
5
|
20
|
110
|
|
ON
|
1,374
|
1
|
8
|
57
|
|
QC
|
1,741
|
0
|
3
|
28
|
|
Atlantic
|
897
|
9
|
31
|
69
|
|
Total
|
1,142*
|
50
|
160
|
634
|
* Population of average reserve in Canada
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