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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

Dawn Mcdermott

Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Conflict Management · Wilfrid Laurier University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$190,773.50
▲ 54.1% since 2017

Dawn Mcdermott was paid $190,773.50 in total compensation as Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Conflict Management at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2025, 91% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Dawn Mcdermott has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2017, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $162,037.00 a year, up 54% over that span.

That is 21% above the average disclosed pay of $157,972.50 across 862 listed Wilfrid Laurier University employees.

$190,773.50
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$162,037.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+54.1%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$110K$135K$161K$187K$212K201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Dawn Mcdermott's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $202,674.38
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$162,037.00
Total growth since 2017+54.1%
Biggest raise+30.4% (2024)
Biggest drop-5.9% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Conflict Management↑ role changed$190,773.50▼ 5.9%
2024★ Best
Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution$202,674.38▲ 30.4%
2023
$155,448.26▼ 1.0%
2022
Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Conflict↑ role changed$157,038.08▼ 3.8%
2021
Senior Advisor, Dispute Resolution and Support$163,242.28▼ 1.1%
2020
Senior Advisor, Dispute Resolution and Support$165,120.32▲ 9.7%
2019
Senior Advisor, Dispute Resolution and Support↑ role changed$150,477.42▲ 0.5%
2018
Senior Advisor, Dispute, Resolution and Support↑ role changed$149,763.15▲ 21.0%
2017First
Senior Advisor, Dispute Resolution and Support$123,797.98
9 years total$1.5M total$162,037.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Conflict Management
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
9

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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