February 22, 2026
The Executive Leadership Awards recognizes women who made exceptional contributions to WMC.
Jennifer Lemieux, Vice President & Branch Director
"Jennifer has been a pioneer for inclusion, compassion, and empathy in her Branch Director role and as co-chair of the Women's Advisory Board. With her gift for public speaking, she is our spokesperson on Diversity and Inclusion and is often featured in the media providing commentary on our initiatives. She represents us within RBC to help with RBC’s diversity strategy. Jennifer is a mentor to many women, and is a tremendous asset to our firm."
How investment firms are embracing flexibility to retain and attract female advisors | The Globe and Mail | March 8, 2022
Women in the workforce are in high demand, however they are scarce as of right now. In some firms they have started to implement flexibility into certain jobs to be able to attract and retain women.
As Jennifer speaks about RBC' s IA Leave Program, she discusses the importance of flexibility, understanding and a better level of trust between Advisors.
Read the full article here
This past year, Jennifer was awarded one of the most prestigious awards at RBC, the Global Citizen Award. This award is given to the recipient who advocates for their community, helps create positive social change, and helps communities thrive, whether it is doing this inside or outside the workplace. They embody what it means to be a true leader day-in and day-out.
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Bringing up baby at a financial advisory firm | The Globe and Mail | Oct 31, 2018
Different employers offer different levels of support for new moms. In some smaller firms the advisor may make her own arrangements, while large employers, like the big banks and their investment arms, offer more formal programs.
Jennifer speaks on the programs RBC offers for new moms as a member of RBC’s national advisory board which worked on the maternity program.
Read the full article here.
While this year’s Women of Influence hold different opinions on how the industry is faring in terms of gender balance, all agree that better female representation can only benefit everyone concerned.
Read Jennifer’s full feature as a 2017 Women of Influence here.\
Money is not a gender neutral topic. Women think and talk about managing and investing money differently than men, say financial advisors who focus on improving services for female clients.
As the co-chair of the Women's Advisory Board for RBC Dominion Securities, Jennifer talks about the importance of female representation in the financial industry.
Read the full article here.
It recently became crystal clear to RBC Dominion Securities branch manager Jennifer Lemieux that women have come a very long way not only in taking the reins on family investments, but in solidifying their children’s financial future.
Read the full article featuring Jennifer here.
Jennifer is proud to co-chair the Women’s Advisory Board (WAB), a forum for female advisors across Wealth Management Canada committed to diversity and inclusively in the workplace. WAB's mission is to recruit, retain, and enhance the productivity and career success of women in the roles of client-facing advisors, branch managers and head office professionals.
"Kingston is the top branch in Eastern & Western Ontario for A+ penetration as a result of Jennifer encouraging the branch to focus more on wealth management and less on specific stock selection. Outbound Estate & Trust referrals are top in the Region, and fee-based asset growth was 11% year over year as of September 30, 2018 compared to 9% for the firm.
Under Jennifer’s leadership, the Kingston branch has been involved in a number of community and charitable events. Jennifer has also been involved in the Women’s Advisory Board for a number of years which takes her to a number of events across the country. Many managers draw on Jennifer’s expertise and input for their women’s events.
All of these successes and community involvement do not happen without the encouragement and support of a good leader. Keep up the great work and well done Jennifer!"
- Tim Henry, Vice President, Regional Director, Eastern & Western Ontario, RBC Dominion Securities
Wow The World is an annual celebration event hosted by the Women of Waterloo (WOW) that acknowledges everyday heroes doing the extraordinary, often making a difference in the lives of others.
The Mentor Award recognizes an individual who fosters the development and advancement of others. They are a guiding light to those they inspire and mentor.
In Jennifer's words, "To me mentorship is a transfer of confidence; seeing the potential in someone else and helping them to see in themselves what is so clear to others."
Jennifer Lemieux, Co-Chair of RBC Women's Advisory Board hosted an advice event for the firm's women clients, "Healthy, Wealthy & Wise".
This educational seminar for women, reviewed retirement income, investing in the future, and managing wealth for the long term.
Pictured here is Jennifer Lemieux and Wendy McFaul from the Kingston branch with Leanne Kaufman, President & CEO, Royal Trust and Lynn Posluns, Women's Brain Health Initiative, Founder & CEO
Jennifer hosted a "Bocce for Boobies" fundraiser tournament at her home in support of one of her DS family member's daughter who is battling breast cancer. The entire DS team and many of her colleagues joined for an afternoon of fun and friendship. She raised nearly $20,000 for Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation.
Jennifer Botterill is a 3x Gold Medalist for the Canadian women's hockey team
Kingston management team, Jennifer Lemieux, Wendy McFaul and Sherrie Amey drop the puck for team USA and Czech Republic for IIHF Hockey World Junior Championships.
Jennifer and Wendy with Caroline Ouellette, RBC Olympian, at the RBC DS Women's Symposium in Toronto. Caroline was the captain of the Canadian Olympic Women's Hockey team and won the gold medal for Canada in Salt Lake City in 2002, Torino in 2006, Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014 Olympic games.