Sylvia Defend was paid $154,045.42 in total compensation as Associate Professor, Teaching at York University in 2025, 54% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Sylvia Defend has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2019, earning $895K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $127,894.00 a year, up 39% over that span.
That is 10% below the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.
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7 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Sylvia Defend's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
7 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $154,045.42 | ▲ 5.4% |
2024 | $146,148.76 | ▲ 20.6% |
2023 | $121,195.45 | ▼ 6.1% |
2022 | $129,015.08 | ▲ 8.5% |
2021 | $118,948.97 | ▲ 3.7% |
2020 | $114,737.36 | ▲ 3.2% |
2019First | $111,166.44 | — |
| 7 years total | $895K total | $127,894.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Associate Professor, Teaching
- Employer
- York University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2019
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 7
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