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On the 2023 Sunshine List · 14 years

Rita Blais

OntarioFirst listed 2009
2023 Total Compensation Paid
$178,486.41
▲ 51.3% since 2009

Rita Blais was paid $178,486.41 in total compensation as an employee at Lakehead University in 2023, 78% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Rita Blais has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $151,319.00 a year, up 51% over that span.

That is 16% above the average disclosed pay of $154,039.42 across 421 listed Lakehead University employees.

$178,486.41
Latest compensation
in 2023
$2.1M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$151,319.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+51.3%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$107K$127K$146K$166K$186K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120222023
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Rita Blais's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $178,486.41
Lifetime total compensation$2.1M
Annual average$151,319.00
Total growth since 2009+51.3%
Biggest raise+8.8% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2023Latest★ Best
$178,486.41▲ 1.3%
2022
Associate Vice-President, Financial Services$176,259.56▲ 0.5%
2021
Associate Vice-President, Financial Services$175,457.67▲ 0.5%
2019
Associate Vice-President, Financial Services↑ role changed$174,601.82▲ 1.2%
2018
Associate Vice-President Financial Services↑ role changed$172,511.26▲ 1.5%
2017
Associate Vice President Financial Services↑ role changed$169,940.35▲ 8.4%
2016
Associate Vice President, Financial Services$156,744.87▲ 8.8%
2015
Associate Vice President, Financial Services$144,048.66▲ 2.8%
2014
Associate Vice President, Financial Services↑ role changed$140,145.58▲ 4.2%
2013
Associate Vice-President-Financial Services↑ role changed$134,545.08▲ 4.0%
2012
Associate Vice–President, Financial Services↑ role changed$129,396.30▲ 2.6%
2011
Associate Vice-President↑ role changed$126,061.13▲ 3.1%
2010
Associate Vice-President, Financial Services↑ role changed$122,270.72▲ 3.6%
2009First
Controller$118,003.22
14 years total$2.1M total$151,319.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2023
Years on list
14

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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