Christine Silversides

$277,103.04asGeneral Counsel-7.55%

Employed by York University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

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Position

General Counsel

Employer

York University

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2007 to 2025.

Year	Position	Salary	Benefits	Performance
2025	General Counsel	$277,103.04	$956.40	7.55%
2024	General Counsel	$299,731.56	$956.40	7.66%
2023	General Counsel/Part Time Instructor	$278,408.78	$956.40	0.08%
2022	General Counsel	$278,628.83	$992.72	0.42%
2021	General Counsel	$279,797.07	$1,065.36	19.79%
2020	General Counsel	$233,572.84	$1,057.56	7.59%
2019	Interim General Counsel	$217,100.42	$1,098.36	2.84%
2018	Director Legal Services	$211,103.24	$1,194.48	4.86%
2017	Director Legal Services	$201,315.73	$1,170.47	1.07%
2016	Director, Legal Services	$203,491.95	$1,126.80	5.52%
2015	Director Legal Services	$192,843.11	$1,016.03	1.13%
2014	Director Legal Services	$190,679.43	$945.72	0.48%
2013	Director Legal Services	$191,606.73	$782.08	7.74%
2012	Director Legal Services	$177,838.97	$421.16	2.43%
2011	Director Legal Services	$173,613.60	$546.48	31.51%
2010	Director Legal Services	$132,011.07	$860.84	17.25%
2008	Director, Legal Services	$159,526.80	$1,022.00	1.81%
2007	Director, Legal Services	$156,688.00	$1,046.00	—

Christine Silversides, General Counsel at York University, earned a disclosed salary of $277,103.04 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 7.55% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. Christine Silversides has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 18 times between 2007 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $299,731.56 in 2024. In addition to salary, $956.40 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. York University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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Name	Salary
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Other employees at York University

Name	Position	Salary
Richard Leblanc Professor/Graduate Program Director	Professor/Graduate Program Director	$278,998.44
Leanne De Filippis Senior Counsel, Labour and Employment	Senior Counsel, Labour and Employment	$278,943.04
Jarek Gryz Professor	Professor	$278,664.44
Nantel Bergeron Professor	Professor	$277,701.20
J Barry Smith Professor	Professor	$277,278.40
Luke Zhu Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director	Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director	$276,971.36
Susan Drummond Associate Professor/Program Director	Associate Professor/Program Director	$276,455.26
Robert Wai Associate Professor	Associate Professor	$276,391.56
Robert S Allison Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based	Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based	$276,100.68
Ilijas Farah Professor	Professor	$276,067.00