Peter Backx was paid $347,056.20 in total compensation as Professor/Canada Research Chair at York University in 2025, 247% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Peter Backx has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2016, earning $3.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $300,854.00 a year, up 31% over that span.
That is 103% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.
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10 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Peter Backx's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
10 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $347,056.20 | ▼ 2.7% |
2024★ Best | $356,640.75 | ▲ 15.3% |
2023 | $309,279.40 | ▲ 0.6% |
2022 | $307,423.96 | ▲ 3.9% |
2021 | $295,816.98 | ▲ 0.8% |
2020 | $293,432.88 | ▲ 1.3% |
2019 | $289,548.74 | ▲ 5.8% |
2018 | $273,582.36 | ▲ 1.1% |
2017 | $270,568.48 | ▲ 2.0% |
2016First | $265,192.20 | — |
| 10 years total | $3.0M total | $300,854.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor/Canada Research Chair
- Employer
- York University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2016
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 10
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