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.
Heather Cunningham
Heather Cunningham served as the Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services at University of Toronto in 2024, received an annual salary of $161,625.34 and a taxable benefit of $128.88, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Heather has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$161,754.22
Total paid in 2024
$161,625.34
Salary
$128.88
Taxable Benefit
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Find Heather on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services |
| Employer : | University of Toronto |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2013 and 2024, Heather experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.20% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Toronto. By 2024, Heather's total pay had risen by 56.34% compared to the pay in 2013. 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 | Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services | $161,625 | $129 | ⇧ 2.93% |
| 2023 | Interim Director for Gerstein / Assistant Director for Research And Innovation Services | $157,027 | $129 | ⇩ -0.74% |
| 2022 | Interim Director for Gerstein / Assistant Director for Research And Innovation Services | $158,167 | $167 | ⇧ 1.94% |
| 2021 | Interim Director for Gerstein / Assistant Director for Research And Innovation Services | $155,174 | $143 | ⇧ 3.14% |
| 2020 | Interim Director for Gerstein / Assistant Director for Research And Innovation Services | $150,441 | $151 | ⇧ 8.55% |
| 2019 | Interim Director for Gerstein / Assistant Director for Research And Innovation Services | $138,552 | $180 | ⇧ 8.15% |
| 2018 | Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services | $128,080 | $201 | ⇧ 3.30% |
| 2017 | Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services | $123,964 | $221 | ⇧ 1.18% |
| 2016 | Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services | $122,476 | $255 | ⇧ 10.45% |
| 2015 | Manager, Research And Reference Unit, Gerstein Library | $110,868 | $251 | ⇧ 3.23% |
| 2014 | Manager, Research And Reference Unit, Gerstein Library | $107,376 | $263 | ⇧ 4.04% |
| 2013 | Reference Librarian, Gerstein | $102,569 | $891 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services ) in the University of Toronto.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Cunningham | $161,625 | $129 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 18 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 18 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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| Erin Cressman | Assistant Director, Graduate Studies And Research | University of Ottawa | $202,412 |
| Heather Cunningham | Assistant Director For Research And Innovation Services | University of Toronto | $161,754 |
| Mary-jo Makarchuk | Assistant Director, Canadian Institute of Health Research | The Hospital for Sick Children | $153,980 |
| Yvonne Su | Assistant Professor / Program Coordinator / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $154,064 |
| Kyla Reid | Assistant Director, Research Development Carleton Office for Research Initiatives And Services | Carleton University | $136,038 |
| Ouessou Cherif Aidara | Assistant Director, Collaboration And Research | University of Ottawa | $132,526 |
| Christine Rivas | Assistant Director, Research Services, Carleton Office for Research Initiatives And Services | Carleton University | $129,892 |
| Mingxia Liu | Assistant Director, Prospect Research And Management | Carleton University | $128,248 |
| Somayeh Sadat | Centre for Analytics And Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Research Program Assistant Director | University of Toronto | $129,917 |
| Salina Jaffer | Assistant Director, Research Finance And Administration | McMaster University | $124,466 |