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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Jo-Anne Lefevre

Chair, Cognitive Science · Carleton University
Chair, Cognitive ScienceOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$226,753.79
▲ 98.0% since 2009

Jo-Anne Lefevre was paid $226,753.79 in total compensation as Chair, Cognitive Science at Carleton University in 2025, 127% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Jo-Anne Lefevre has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $2.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $168,725.00 a year, up 98% over that span.

That is 42% above the average disclosed pay of $159,896.51 across 1,390 listed Carleton University employees.

$226,753.79
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.9M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$168,725.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+98.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$93K$132K$172K$211K$251K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Jo-Anne Lefevre's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $236,289.47
Lifetime total compensation$2.9M
Annual average$168,725.00
Total growth since 2009+98.0%
Biggest raise+18.0% (2024)
Biggest drop-8.4% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Chair, Cognitive Science↑ role changed$226,753.79▼ 4.0%
2024★ Best
Faculty Member$236,289.47▲ 18.0%
2023
$200,298.09▲ 2.3%
2022
Chair, Department of Cognitive Science↑ role changed$195,743.06▲ 2.3%
2021
Director$191,262.51▲ 12.4%
2020
Director↑ role changed$170,094.19▲ 3.6%
2019
Faculty Member↑ role changed$164,243.52▼ 8.4%
2018
Director$179,298.38▲ 9.8%
2017
Director↑ role changed$163,252.56▲ 2.6%
2016
Faculty Member$159,117.99▲ 3.1%
2015
Faculty Member$154,360.53▲ 1.7%
2014
Faculty Member$151,734.53▲ 3.4%
2013
Faculty Member$146,720.97▲ 2.7%
2012
Faculty Member$142,900.46▲ 1.4%
2011
Faculty Member$140,883.82▲ 7.7%
2010
Faculty Member$130,828.00▲ 14.2%
2009First
Faculty Member$114,537.86
17 years total$2.9M total$168,725.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Chair, Cognitive Science
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

Data source

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