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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 13 years

David Barnett

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) · Lakehead University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$258,717.85
▲ 49.5% since 2013

David Barnett was paid $258,717.85 in total compensation as Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Lakehead University in 2025, 159% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Barnett has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2013, earning $2.9M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $225,231.00 a year, up 50% over that span.

That is 68% above the average disclosed pay of $154,039.42 across 421 listed Lakehead University employees.

$258,717.85
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.9M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$225,231.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+49.5%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$158K$185K$213K$241K$269K2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Barnett's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $258,717.85
Lifetime total compensation$2.9M
Annual average$225,231.00
Total growth since 2013+49.5%
Biggest raise+42.1% (2016)
Biggest drop-17.2% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)$258,717.85▲ 5.1%
2024
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)$246,221.07▲ 0.0%
2023
$246,180.77▲ 0.0%
2022
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)$246,145.00▼ 0.0%
2021
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)↑ role changed$246,214.31▲ 0.0%
2020
Provost and Vice President (Academic)↑ role changed$246,173.07▲ 4.2%
2019
Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic)$236,206.03▲ 1.1%
2018
Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic)↑ role changed$233,582.14▲ 14.7%
2017
Dean of Engineering$203,680.91▼ 17.2%
2016
Dean of Engineering$245,850.94▲ 42.1%
2015
Dean of Engineering$173,007.30▼ 0.0%
2014
Dean of Engineering$173,016.90▲ 0.0%
2013First
Dean of Engineering$173,008.12
13 years total$2.9M total$225,231.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
13

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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