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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Brenda Blackburn

University Secretary · Trent University
University SecretaryOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$167,266.95
▲ 61.5% since 2021

Brenda Blackburn was paid $167,266.95 in total compensation as University Secretary at Trent University in 2025, 67% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Brenda Blackburn has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $705K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $140,918.00 a year, up 61% over that span.

That is 8% above the average disclosed pay of $155,289.04 across 454 listed Trent University employees.

$167,266.95
Latest compensation
in 2025
$705K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$140,918.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+61.5%
Career growth
since 2021
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$92K$113K$134K$154K$175K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $167,266.95
Lifetime total compensation$705K
Annual average$140,918.00
Total growth since 2021+61.5%
Biggest raise+24.0% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
University Secretary$167,266.95▲ 6.6%
2024
University Secretary$156,921.48▲ 5.8%
2023
$148,292.97▲ 15.4%
2022
University Secretary↑ role changed$128,511.51▲ 24.0%
2021First
Acting University Secretary$103,597.10
5 years total$705K total$140,918.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
University Secretary
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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