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Cynthia Holmes

Dean at Toronto Metropolitan University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 16 years between 2009 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Salary paid
$317,405.26
Taxable benefits
$1,435.80
Total disclosed
$318,841.06
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$5,389 (+1.7%)
16years on
the list

Among 43 people with the title “Dean” in 2025

Paid more than 93% of them. Their median: $213,426.

Among 2,039 people at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025

15th highest paid. Their median: $145,594.

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

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2009$133,300$104,456
2011$134,920$111,521
2012$142,617$112,455
2013$144,106$113,171
2014$159,143$139,813
2015$169,814
2016$180,303
2017$182,043
2018$179,972$144,401
2019$202,528$145,343
2020$221,178$146,480
2021$240,344$154,607
2022$242,934
2023$285,973$224,735
2024$312,016$211,158
2025$317,405$213,426

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Toronto Metropolitan UniversityDean$317,405$1,436+$5,389
2024Toronto Metropolitan UniversityDean$312,016$1,436+$26,043
2023Toronto Metropolitan UniversityDean$285,973$4,428+$43,039
2022Toronto Metropolitan UniversityVice Provost Academic · moved here$242,934$1,478+$2,590
2021Ryerson UniversityAssociate Dean$240,344$1,182+$19,166
2020Ryerson UniversityAssociate Dean$221,178$1,130+$18,650
2019Ryerson UniversityAssociate Dean$202,528$1,039+$22,556
2018Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor$179,972$1,195−$2,071
2017Ryerson UniversityChair Department Real Estate Management$182,043$1,276+$1,740
2016Ryerson UniversityChair Department Of Real Estate Management$180,303$1,210+$10,489
2015Ryerson UniversityChair, Real Estate Management$169,814$1,085+$10,670
2014Ryerson UniversityChair$159,143$836+$15,037
2013Ryerson UniversityAssistant Professor$144,106$777+$1,490
2012Ryerson UniversityAssistant Professor$142,617$739+$7,697
2011Ryerson UniversityAssistant Professor · moved here$134,920$699
2009York UniversityInstructor$133,300$0

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