Overview

• Bill passed all readings on May 29 and will receive royal assent the same day to lift MPP base pay from $116,550 to $157,350
• Increase is retroactive to the last provincial election and will add about $6 million in payroll costs this fiscal year
• Premier Doug Ford’s salary will rise to $282,129 and cabinet ministers’ pay will jump to $223,909 under the new scale
• A pension plan will be reintroduced for MPPs with at least six years’ service based on a three-year best average salary
• All parties in the Ontario Legislature endorsed the measures after a 16-year salary freeze to improve recruitment and retention