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Michael Nicin

Executive Director of Government Relations at Lakehead University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 8 years between 2018 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Michael Nicin
Executive Director of Government Relations
Lakehead University
Salary paid
$139,916.52
Taxable benefits
$1,032.61
Total disclosed
$140,949.13
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$4,075 (+3.0%)
8years on
the list

Among 421 people at Lakehead University in 2025

255th highest paid. Their median: $150,002.

Paid more than 74% 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
2018$124,500
2019$130,000
2020$130,000$128,555
2021$130,000
2022$102,192$127,621
2023$132,845
2024$135,841
2025$139,917

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsIn 2025 dollarsChange
2025Lakehead UniversityExecutive Director of Government Relations$139,917$1,033$139,917+$4,075 (+3.0%)
2024Lakehead UniversityExecutive Director of Government Relations$135,841$1,008$138,433+$2,996 (+2.3%)
2023Lakehead UniversityExecutive Director of Government Relations · moved here$132,845$950$138,621+$30,653 (+30.0%)
2022Toronto Metropolitan UniversityExecutive Director · moved here$102,192$234$110,681−$27,808 (−21.4%)
2021Ryerson UniversityExecutive Director National Institute on Ageing$130,000$351$150,335unchanged
2020Ryerson UniversityExecutive Director$130,000$336$155,549unchanged
2019Ryerson UniversityExecutive in Residence$130,000$313$156,567+$5,500 (+4.4%)
2018Ryerson UniversityExecutive in Residence$124,500$374$152,720

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

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Questions and answers

Why is Michael Nicin on the disclosure list?

Lakehead University paid Michael Nicin $139,917 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. 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 $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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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