David Richards

$226,625.16asProvost and Vice-President (Academic)

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
$226,625.16
$1,217.89
6.86%
2024
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
$212,078.17
$1,221.07
7.01%
2023
Dean of Business Administration
$198,194.16
$1,180.77
0.76%
2022
Dean of Business Administration
$199,704.72
$1,145.00
3.07%
2021
Dean of Business Administration
$193,760.31
$1,164.00
14.14%
2019
Dean of Business Administration
$169,750.82
$1,057.12
14.38%
2018
Associate Professor
$148,414.62
$979.20
4.21%
2017
Associate Professor
$142,412.11
$1,054.56
11.59%
2016
Associate Professor
$127,622.55
$1,108.44
4.07%
2015
Associate Professor
$122,637.30
$1,103.56
4.05%
2014
Associate Professor
$127,820.10
$1,038.96
7.57%
2013
Associate Professor
$118,822.60
$991.09
1.6%
2012
Associate Professor
$120,758.03
$837.01
8.67%
2011
Assistant Professor
$111,126.84
$741.60
5.33%
2010
Assistant Professor
$105,498.66
$755.44

David Richards, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Lakehead University, earned a disclosed salary of $226,625.16 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 6.86% increase over the previous year's reported salary. David Richards has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 15 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $226,625.16 in 2025. In addition to salary, $1,217.89 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Lakehead University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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NameSalary
David Barnett$257,499.96
David Richards$226,625.16
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Other employees at Lakehead University

NameSalary
Glenda Bonifacio
Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities
$229,159.68
Todd Randall
Dean of Science and Environmental Studies
$229,159.68
Qing Dang
Professor
$228,139.68
Syed Islam
Professor
$227,971.68
Moira Mcpherson
Professor
$226,625.16
Wayne Melville
Dean of Education
$220,159.68
Chander Shahi
Dean of Graduate Studies
$220,159.68
Sudip Rakshit
Professor – Canada Research Chair
$220,100.40
Andrew P. Dean
Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
$217,749.92
Subramanian Sivaramakrishnan
Dean of Business Administration
$217,391.64