The Board has 11 members with diverse backgrounds that are relevant to achieving FP Canada’s purpose. Currently, the Board’s composition includes:

  • four Certified Financial Planner® professionals
  • one Qualified Associate Financial Planner™ professional
  • two public directors
  • two directors-at-large
  • two financial planners (F.Pl) 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.

 
Ron Harvey is wearing a dark blue suit, striped tie and is smiling warmly at the camera

Ronald P. Harvey

Board Position

Chair, Certified Financial Planner

Employer

Retired Executive
Ottawa, ON

A retired executive and former Senior Financial Advisor at Investment Planning Counsel (IPC), Ron’s financial planning career spanned more than 30 years.  

An active member of both the professional accounting and financial planning communities, Ron was awarded the FP Canada™ Fellow distinction in 2011, was named Vice-Chair in 2021 and appointed Chair in 2023. He is Past Chair of FP Canada’s Enforcement Policy Committee and a past member of FP Canada’s Certification Scheme Committee.

Ron is a Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Fellow of Certified General Accountants and a Chartered Director (C.Dir.) He is a Past Chair of Certified General Accountants of Ontario, and he also served on the Board of CPA Ontario Council. He is a current member of the National Advisory Board (NAB) with IPC.

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