FP Canada™ Board of Directors

FP Canada’s Board of Directors works on behalf of the Canadian public, FP Canada certificants and other stakeholders to ensure that FP Canada’s purpose—to champion better financial wellness for all Canadians by advancing professional financial planning—is realized.

The Board is composed of 11 individuals with varied backgrounds that are relevant to achieving FP Canada’s purpose. Currently, the Board’s specific composition includes:

  • Four Certified Financial Planner® professionals;
  • One Qualified Associate Financial Planner professional;
  • Two public directors;
  • One director-at-large; and
  • Three financial planners (Pl. Fin.) licensed in the province of Québec.

Candidates for the Board are recommended by the Board Development Committee. Board members are not compensated for their work, and serve up to two, three-year terms. The Board appoints a Chair from within its ranks each year.

 

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Ronald P. Harvey

Chair, Certified Financial Planner

Retired Executive

Ottawa, ON

Teresa Black Hughes

Vice-Chair, Certified Financial Planner

Financial Advisor and Portfolio Manager

RGF Integrated Wealth Management

Vancouver, BC

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Christopher Dewdney

Certified Financial Planner

Principal

Dewdney & Co.

Toronto, ON

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Yves L. Giroux

Pl. Fin.

Vice President of Multi-Network Business Development

Desjardins Financial Security

Toronto, ON

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Susan Howe

Certified Financial Planner

Director, Financial Planning

RBC Financial Planning

Calabogie, ON

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Moira Kelin-Swormink

Director-at-Large

Principal, Branch Development

Edward Jones Canada

Mississauga, ON

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Winston Maharaj

Public Director

Retired Executive

Winnipeg, MB

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Denise McEachern

Qualified Associate Financial Planner

Assistant Vice President, Strategic Wealth Initiatives

Sun Life

Toronto, Ontario

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Julie Raîche

Pl. Fin.

Vice President, Personal Banking, Eastern Quebec

National Bank

Montreal, Quebec

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Nira Sivakumar

Public Director

AI Partner

Deloitte

Toronto, Ontario

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Susan Silma

Director-at-Large

Leading Member Engagement

OMERS

Toronto, ON