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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Heather Colwell

Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement · McMaster University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$238,836.55
▲ 110.4% since 2020

Heather Colwell was paid $238,836.55 in total compensation as Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement at McMaster University in 2025, 139% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Heather Colwell has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2020, earning $884K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $176,790.00 a year, up 110% over that span.

That is 44% above the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$238,836.55
Latest compensation
in 2025
$884K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$176,790.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+110.4%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$91K$132K$172K$213K$254K20202022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $238,836.55
Lifetime total compensation$884K
Annual average$176,790.00
Total growth since 2020+110.4%
Biggest raise+31.9% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement$238,836.55▲ 10.8%
2024
Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement$215,568.45▲ 19.9%
2023
$179,760.73▲ 31.9%
2022
Director Development↑ role changed$136,245.03▲ 20.0%
2020First
Associate Director, Development$113,540.57
5 years total$884K total$176,790.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Associate Vice-President, Pan-University Faculty Advancement
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
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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