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Chantal Backman

University of Ottawa/Professeure ou professeur titulaire / Full Professor

2025 Salary

$199,610

Total compensation $199,610, including $0 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#572

University of Ottawa

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$199,610

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $118,792 in 2016 to $199,610 in 2025.$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2016–2025

$118,745 in 2016 is worth about $151,853 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professeure ou professeur titulaire / Full ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$199,610Benefits $0Total $199,610
2024Directrice adjointe, directeur adjoint, Programmes de premier cycle / Assistant Director, Undergraduate ProgramsUniversity Of Ottawa$193,090Benefits $0Total $193,090
2023Professeure agrégée ou professeur agrégé / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa / Université D'Ottawa$164,100Benefits $0Total $164,100
2022Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$159,521Benefits $0Total $159,521
2021Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$154,806Benefits $0Total $154,806
2020Professeur(e) agrégé(e) / Associate ProfessorUniversity Of Ottawa$149,688Benefits $0Total $149,688
2019Professeur(e)University Of Ottawa$142,323Benefits $0Total $142,323
2018Professeur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$132,462Benefits $0Total $132,462
2017Professeur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa$125,568Benefits $16Total $125,583
2016Assistant ProfessorUniversité d'Ottawa$118,745Benefits $47Total $118,792

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Take-home on Chantal Backman's 2025 salary of $199,610 comes to roughly $130,504 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 31.9% effective) is deducted. It is up about 3% on the $193,090 paid in 2024. Chantal Backman has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$130,504
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~31.9%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~34.6%
vs. 2025 Professor median
+47%

Where does $199,610 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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