Janice Clare Filmon ( Wainwright; born ) is a Canadian former social worker who served as the 25th

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from 2015 to 2022. Her appointment became effective June 19, 2015. She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III of Canada in the Province of

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Early life

Filmon was born around 1943. A social worker, philanthropist and community activist, she was made a member of the

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in 2012 and the Order of Manitoba in 2007. She is the chair of the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation and founder of the A Leadership Initiative in Voluntary Efforts (A.L.I.V.E.) volunteer program. She was born in Winnipeg and was a 1964 graduate from the

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with a

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degree in home economics. Her husband is Gary Filmon, a former premier of Manitoba; they have four children.

Lieutenant governor

On March 19, 2015, Filmon was appointed by

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David Johnston on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to be the next

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, replacing Philip S. Lee. As the viceregal representative in Manitoba, she was styled " Her Honour" while in office and will have the right to the style "

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" for life.

Arms and honours

Coat of arms

Filmon was granted a coat of arms through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Allison Joy Filmon, David Clark Filmon, Gregg Alan Filmon and Susanna Clare Filmon, on May 15, 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Filmon, Janice Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 1940s births Lieutenant governors of Manitoba Members of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of Manitoba Politicians from Winnipeg Canadian women viceroys 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians