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Cheung Poon

Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 21 years between 2005 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Salary paid
$293,332.90
Taxable benefits
$1,435.80
Total disclosed
$294,768.70
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$6,049 (+2.1%)
21years on
the list

Among 9,117 people with the title “Professor” in 2025

Paid more than 98% of them. Their median: $135,910.

Among 2,039 people at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025

35th highest paid. Their median: $145,594.

Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2005$122,930$116,752
2006$129,555$120,507
2007$144,572$126,178
2008$140,561$129,655
2009$155,951$126,686
2010$160,897$131,436
2011$165,647$111,093
2012$177,940$111,392
2013$182,236$112,751
2014$190,304$113,629
2015$201,468$116,040
2016$206,335$112,537
2017$210,362$163,118
2018$214,344$115,265
2019$230,910$115,540
2020$235,569$118,049
2021$244,605$118,671
2022$245,970$120,125
2023$277,817$127,222
2024$287,284$127,753
2025$293,333$135,910

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$293,333$1,436+$6,049
2024Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$287,284$1,436+$9,467
2023Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$277,817$1,457+$31,848
2022Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor · moved here$245,970$1,336+$1,365
2021Ryerson UniversityProfessor$244,605$1,182+$9,036
2020Ryerson UniversityProfessor$235,569$1,130+$4,659
2019Ryerson UniversityProfessor$230,910$1,110+$16,566
2018Ryerson UniversityProfessor$214,344$1,325+$3,982
2017Ryerson UniversityProfessor$210,362$1,417+$4,028
2016Ryerson UniversityProfessor$206,335$1,398+$4,867
2015Ryerson UniversityProfessor$201,468$1,274+$11,164
2014Ryerson UniversityProfessor$190,304$1,025+$8,068
2013Ryerson UniversityProfessor$182,236$981+$4,296
2012Ryerson UniversityProfessor$177,940$939+$12,292
2011Ryerson UniversityProfessor$165,647$892+$4,750
2010Ryerson UniversityProfessor$160,897$952+$4,947
2009Ryerson UniversityProfessor$155,951$1,062+$15,389
2008Ryerson UniversityProfessor$140,561$1,048−$4,011
2007Ryerson UniversityProfessor$144,572$1,131+$15,017
2006Ryerson UniversityProfessor$129,555$1,073+$6,625
2005Ryerson UniversityProfessor$122,930$1,046

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