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Sheldon Pereira

Chief Staff and Director, Strategic Initiatives at Wilfrid Laurier University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 5 years between 2017 and 2021.

Salary disclosure2021
Sheldon Pereira
Chief Staff and Director, Strategic Initiatives
Wilfrid Laurier University
Salary paid
$149,004.33
Taxable benefits
$271.85
Total disclosed
$149,276.18
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2020: +$9,767 (+7.0%)
5years on
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Among 670 people at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2021

344th highest paid. Their median: $150,590.

Paid more than 86% of everyone on the 2021 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalary
2017$106,735
2018$116,758
2019$128,438
2020$139,237
2021$149,004

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsIn 2025 dollarsChange
2021Wilfrid Laurier UniversityChief Staff and Director, Strategic Initiatives$149,004$272$172,312+$9,767 (+7.0%)
2020Wilfrid Laurier UniversityChief Staff and Director, Strategic Initiatives$139,237$309$166,602+$10,799 (+8.4%)
2019Wilfrid Laurier UniversityChief Staff and Director, Strategic Initiatives$128,438$278$154,686+$11,680 (+10.0%)
2018Wilfrid Laurier UniversityDirector, Office of the President and Vice Chancellor$116,758$326$143,223+$10,023 (+9.4%)
2017Wilfrid Laurier UniversityDirector, Office of the President and Vice Chancellor$106,735$278$134,005

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 Sheldon Pereira on the disclosure list?

Wilfrid Laurier University paid Sheldon Pereira $149,004 in 2021. 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?

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