Ontario public pay
Althea Blackburn-Evans
Chief Communications Officer at University Of Western Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2011 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $323,201.06
- Taxable benefits
- $99.80
- Total disclosed
- $323,300.86
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$11,496 (+3.7%)15years on
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Change from 2024: +$11,496 (+3.7%)15years on
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Among 16 people with the title “Chief Communications Officer” in 2025
Paid more than 93% of them. Their median: $199,945.
$323,201$126,684$323,201
Among 1,963 people at University Of Western Ontario in 2025
46th highest paid. Their median: $156,504.
$323,201$100,012$656,639
Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$323K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $101,588 | |
| 2012 | $106,133 | |
| 2013 | $113,940 | |
| 2014 | $120,654 | |
| 2015 | $129,726 | |
| 2016 | $134,225 | |
| 2017 | $140,295 | |
| 2018 | $163,339 | |
| 2019 | $199,622 | |
| 2020 | $194,659 | $150,352 |
| 2021 | $282,500 | $146,922 |
| 2022 | $293,200 | $151,233 |
| 2023 | $302,626 | $177,212 |
| 2024 | $311,705 | $199,343 |
| 2025 | $323,201 | $199,945 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University Of Western OntarioChief Communications Officer | $323,201 | $100 | +$11,496 |
| 2024 | University Of Western OntarioChief Communications Officer | $311,705 | $90 | +$9,079 |
| 2023 | University Of Western OntarioChief Communications Officer | $302,626 | $89 | +$9,426 |
| 2022 | University Of Western OntarioChief Communications Officer | $293,200 | $89 | +$10,700 |
| 2021 | University Of Western OntarioChief Communications Officer | $282,500 | $6,166 | +$87,841 |
| 2020 | University Of Western OntarioChief Communications Officer · moved here | $194,659 | $73 | −$4,963 |
| 2019 | University Of TorontoExecutive Director, Communications Strategy and Stakeholder Relations | $199,622 | $180 | +$36,283 |
| 2018 | University Of TorontoExecutive Director, Communications Strategy and Stakeholder Relations | $163,339 | $201 | +$23,044 |
| 2017 | University Of TorontoDirector, Media Relations | $140,295 | $224 | +$6,071 |
| 2016 | University Of TorontoDirector, Media Relations | $134,225 | $260 | +$4,499 |
| 2015 | University Of TorontoDirector, Media Relations | $129,726 | $283 | +$9,072 |
| 2014 | University Of TorontoDirector, News and Media Relations | $120,654 | $291 | +$6,714 |
| 2013 | University Of TorontoDirector, Public Relations and Communications | $113,940 | $272 | +$7,808 |
| 2012 | University Of TorontoDirector, Public Relations and Communications | $106,133 | $259 | +$4,545 |
| 2011 | University Of TorontoDirector, Public Relations and Communications | $101,588 | $249 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal