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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Heather Root

Senior Manager, Research Ethics · University Of Waterloo
Senior Manager, Research EthicsOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$118,039.36
▲ 16.9% since 2021

Heather Root was paid $118,039.36 in total compensation as Senior Manager, Research Ethics at University Of Waterloo in 2025, 18% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Heather Root has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2021, earning $547K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $109,438.00 a year, up 17% over that span.

That is 29% below the average disclosed pay of $167,161.74 across 2,376 listed University Of Waterloo employees.

$118,039.36
Latest compensation
in 2025
$547K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$109,438.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+16.9%
Career growth
since 2021
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$103K$109K$115K$120K20212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $118,039.36
Lifetime total compensation$547K
Annual average$109,438.00
Total growth since 2021+16.9%
Biggest raise+6.0% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Manager, Research Ethics$118,039.36▲ 3.1%
2024
Senior Manager, Research Ethics$114,521.89▲ 4.2%
2023
$109,956.73▲ 6.0%
2022
Senior Manager, Research Ethics$103,685.96▲ 2.7%
2021First
Senior Manager, Research Ethics$100,985.11
5 years total$547K total$109,438.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Senior Manager, Research Ethics
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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