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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 11 years

George Townsend

Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology · Algoma University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$239,017.20
▲ 115.3% since 2015

George Townsend was paid $239,017.20 in total compensation as Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology at Algoma University in 2025, 139% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

George Townsend has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2015, earning $1.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $174,320.00 a year, up 115% over that span.

That is 71% above the average disclosed pay of $140,122.40 across 164 listed Algoma University employees.

$239,017.20
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.9M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$174,320.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+115.3%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$88K$130K$171K$213K$254K20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How George Townsend's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $239,017.20
Lifetime total compensation$1.9M
Annual average$174,320.00
Total growth since 2015+115.3%
Biggest raise+19.6% (2021)
Biggest drop-7.9% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology↑ role changed$239,017.20▲ 3.4%
2024
Professor, Faculty of Science$231,174.43▲ 11.6%
2023
$207,090.20▲ 16.9%
2022
Professor, School of Computer Science and Technology$177,100.68▼ 7.9%
2021
Professor, School of Computer Science and Technology$192,355.76▲ 19.6%
2020
Professor, School of Computer Science and Technology↑ role changed$160,786.33▼ 2.1%
2019
Professor, Computer Science and Mathematics↑ role changed$164,159.04▲ 1.2%
2018
Professor, Computer Science/Math↑ role changed$162,286.15▲ 11.6%
2017
Associate Professor, Computer Science/Math↑ role changed$145,359.48▲ 14.3%
2016
Associate Professor$127,169.38▲ 14.5%
2015First
Associate Professor$111,026.76
11 years total$1.9M total$174,320.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
11

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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