The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Benoit Lessard
Benoit Lessard served as the Canada Research Chair - Full Professor at University of Ottawa in 2024, received an annual salary of $184,290.80 and a taxable benefit of $0.00, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Benoit has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$184,290.80
Total paid in 2024
$184,290.80
Salary
$0.00
Taxable Benefit
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Find Benoit on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Canada Research Chair - Full Professor |
| Employer : | University of Ottawa |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2017 and 2024, Benoit experienced an average annual increase of approximately 6.54% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Ottawa. By 2024, Benoit's total pay had risen by 54.57% compared to the pay in 2017. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Canada Research Chair - Full Professor | $184,291 | $0 | ⇧ 17.89% |
| 2023 | Canada Research Chair - Associate Professor | $156,330 | $0 | ⇧ 3.29% |
| 2022 | Canada Research Chair | $151,351 | $0 | ⇧ 3.60% |
| 2021 | Canada Research Chair | $146,089 | $0 | ⇧ 1.24% |
| 2020 | Canada Research Chair | $144,295 | $0 | ⇧ 5.11% |
| 2019 | Canada Research Chair | $137,287 | $0 | ⇧ 8.43% |
| 2018 | Canada Research Chair | $126,608 | $0 | ⇧ 6.19% |
| 2017 | Canada Research Chair | $119,210 | $16 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 26 employees who held exactly same position title ( Canada Research Chair - Full Professor ) in the University of Ottawa.
10 out of 26 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Lori Beaman | $236,329 | $0 |
| Emmanuelle Bernheim | $212,451 | $0 |
| Azzedine Boukerche | $255,859 | $0 |
| Robert Boyd | $281,192 | $0 |
| Lionel Briand | $216,300 | $332 |
| Jennifer Brunet | $190,018 | $0 |
| Laurie Chan | $263,859 | $0 |
| Jackie Dawson | $193,912 | $0 |
| Jeremy De Beer | $238,990 | $0 |
| Khaled El Emam | $250,548 | $0 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 127 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 127 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Backx | Professor / Canada Research Chair | York University | $356,641 |
| Zenghu Chang | Canada Excellence Research Chair - Full Professor | University of Ottawa | $329,012 |
| Alejandro Marangoni | Professor And Canada Research Chair | University of Guelph | $323,638 |
| Rick Hackett | Area Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor | McMaster University | $301,275 |
| Nikolaus Troje | Professor / Canada Research Chair | York University | $301,501 |
| P. Andrew Evans | Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 | Queen’s University | $284,065 |
| Ghassan Jabbour | Canada Research Chair - Full Professor | University of Ottawa | $283,306 |
| Robert Boyd | Canada Research Chair - Full Professor | University of Ottawa | $281,192 |
| Zongchao Jia | Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 | Queen’s University | $269,370 |
| Christina Sharpe | Professor / Canada Research Chair | York University | $267,557 |