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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 13 years

Marilyn Burns

Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment · Trent University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$228,409.84
▲ 111.1% since 2013

Marilyn Burns was paid $228,409.84 in total compensation as Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment at Trent University in 2025, 128% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Marilyn Burns has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2013, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $167,892.00 a year, up 111% over that span.

That is 47% above the average disclosed pay of $155,289.04 across 454 listed Trent University employees.

$228,409.84
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.2M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$167,892.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+111.1%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

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FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $228,409.84
Lifetime total compensation$2.2M
Annual average$167,892.00
Total growth since 2013+111.1%
Biggest raise+14.8% (2020)
Biggest drop-2.6% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment$228,409.84▲ 0.0%
2024
Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment$228,354.04▲ 11.2%
2023
$205,336.87▲ 11.5%
2022
Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment↑ role changed$184,173.37▲ 0.1%
2021
Vice President, Communications and Enrolment$184,054.68▲ 1.2%
2020
Vice President, Communications and Enrolment↑ role changed$181,874.46▲ 14.8%
2019
Associate Vice President, Communications and Recruitment$158,363.96▼ 2.6%
2018
Associate Vice President, Communications and Recruitment↑ role changed$162,636.91▲ 5.3%
2017
Associate Vice President, Marketing And Recruitment$154,381.83▲ 11.5%
2016
Associate Vice President, Marketing And Recruitment↑ role changed$138,450.42▲ 7.2%
2015
Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, Recruitment and Admissions↑ role changed$129,207.90▲ 8.4%
2014
Executive Director, Marketing and Communications↑ role changed$119,155.27▲ 10.1%
2013First
Director, Marketing and Communications$108,194.96
13 years total$2.2M total$167,892.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Vice-President, Communications and Enrolment
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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