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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Melanie Chapman

Ombudsperson · Carleton University
OmbudspersonOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$136,528.49
▲ 17.1% since 2021

Melanie Chapman was paid $136,528.49 in total compensation as Ombudsperson at Carleton University in 2025, 37% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melanie Chapman has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $644K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $128,730.00 a year, up 17% over that span.

That is 15% below the average disclosed pay of $159,896.51 across 1,390 listed Carleton University employees.

$136,528.49
Latest compensation
in 2025
$644K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$128,730.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+17.1%
Career growth
since 2021
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$111K$121K$132K$143K$153K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Melanie Chapman's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $149,407.92
Lifetime total compensation$644K
Annual average$128,730.00
Total growth since 2021+17.1%
Biggest raise+22.3% (2024)
Biggest drop-8.6% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Ombudsperson$136,528.49▼ 8.6%
2024★ Best
Ombudsperson$149,407.92▲ 22.3%
2023
$122,138.21▲ 2.7%
2022
Ombudsperson$118,954.53▲ 2.0%
2021First
Ombudsperson$116,620.08
5 years total$644K total$128,730.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Ombudsperson
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2021
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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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