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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

Heather Cole

Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor to the Principal · Queen’s University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$209,710.26
▲ 39.7% since 2019

Heather Cole was paid $209,710.26 in total compensation as Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor to the Principal at Queen’s University in 2021, 110% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Heather Cole has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2019, earning $557K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $185,664.00 a year, up 40% over that span.

That is 28% above the average disclosed pay of $163,928.83 across 1,286 listed Queen’s University employees.

$209,710.26
Latest compensation
in 2021
$557K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$185,664.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+39.7%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$139K$159K$178K$197K$217K201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Heather Cole's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $209,710.26
Lifetime total compensation$557K
Annual average$185,664.00
Total growth since 2019+39.7%
Biggest raise+31.3% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor to the Principal↑ role changed$209,710.26▲ 6.4%
2020
Senior Advisor and Executive Director↑ role changed$197,135.14▲ 31.3%
2019First
Ombudsperson, Senior Advisor and Executive Director$150,146.02
3 years total$557K total$185,664.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor to the Principal
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
3

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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