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Vanessa Sheane

President and CEO at The Board of Governors of Northwestern Polytechnic. On Alberta’s compensation disclosure list 5 years between 2021 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Compensation
$272,670.00
Source: Government of Alberta, Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act. © Government of Alberta.
Change from 2024: +$12,479 (+4.8%)
5years on
the list

Among 14 people with the title “President and CEO” in 2025

Paid more than 35% of them. Their median: $292,842.

Among 39 people at The Board of Governors of Northwestern Polytechnic in 2025

1st highest paid. Their median: $7,584.

Paid more than 92% of everyone on the 2025 compensation disclosure list, which only lists people paid $159,676 or more.

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Compensation by year

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YearCompensationMedian for the job
2021$231,647
2022$192,308
2023$263,631$279,619
2024$260,191$297,363
2025$272,670$292,842

History

YearEmployer and jobCompensationIn 2025 dollarsChange
2025The Board of Governors of Northwestern PolytechnicPresident and CEO$272,670$272,670+$12,479 (+4.8%)
2024The Board of Governors of Northwestern PolytechnicPresident and CEO$260,191$265,275−$3,439 (−1.3%)
2023The Board of Governors of Northwestern PolytechnicPresident and CEO$263,631$276,644+$71,323 (+37.1%)
2022The Board of Governors of Northwestern PolytechnicProvost and Vice President Academic$192,308$208,404−$39,339 (−17.0%)
2021The Board of Governors of Northwestern PolytechnicProvost and Vice President Academic$231,647$267,177

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Alberta’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is Vanessa Sheane on the compensation disclosure list?

The Board of Governors of Northwestern Polytechnic paid Vanessa Sheane $272,670 in 2025. Alberta’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $159,676 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act.

What is “compensation”?

The one pay figure Alberta publishes for each person for the calendar year, shown as published. Alberta does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $159,676 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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Years are matched by name and employer. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Alberta published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal