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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 8 years

Donna Cope

Director Strategic Communications · York University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$137,479.76
▲ 34.2% since 2014

Donna Cope was paid $137,479.76 in total compensation as Director Strategic Communications at York University in 2021, 37% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Donna Cope has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2014, earning $944K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $117,953.00 a year, up 34% over that span.

That is 19% below the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$137,479.76
Latest compensation
in 2021
$944K
Total compensation
across 8 years
$117,953.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+34.2%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$96K$108K$119K$130K$142K20142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Donna Cope's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $137,479.76
Lifetime total compensation$944K
Annual average$117,953.00
Total growth since 2014+34.2%
Biggest raise+6.5% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Director Strategic Communications$137,479.76▲ 5.3%
2020
Director Strategic Communications$130,505.75▲ 6.5%
2019
Director Strategic Communications$122,529.89▲ 3.1%
2018
Director Strategic Communications$118,845.06▲ 2.4%
2017
Director Strategic Communications↑ role changed$116,057.31▲ 4.3%
2016
Director, Strategic Communications↑ role changed$111,252.39▲ 6.4%
2015
Director Strategic Communication$104,512.00▲ 2.0%
2014First
Director Strategic Communication$102,439.85
8 years total$944K total$117,953.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Director Strategic Communications
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
8

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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