Outgoing Metrolinx CEO receives yearly vehicle allowance sources say he doesnt use [Video]

For the past five years, outgoing Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster has earned a $12,000 vehicle allowance despite not having owned a car, Global News has learned, raising questions about why the perk was offered to the head of a transit agency.

According to the Ontario Sunshine List, Verster has consistently received a taxable benefit of between $12,575 and $13,392 on top of his taxpayer-funded salary of $838,097 as of 2023.

According to an Order in Council, signed by Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet in 2020, Verster’s compensation package includes a “vehicle allowance” with additional reimbursement for necessary expenses as part of his CEO perks.

Multiple sources told Global News, however, Verster doesn’t currently own or lease a vehicle and instead prefers to walk, run, or take transit to work. Verster, sources added, lives close to Union Station where Metrolinx is headquartered, and as an employee, receives free GO Transit access.

Verster’s vehicle allowance was first …