Hon. Janice Charette, PC

The Hon. Janice Charette joins Wellington Advocacy with nearly 40 years of executive leadership experience in the Government of Canada. Most recently, Ms. Charette played a leadership role on the Transition Team for Prime Minister Mark Carney following his victory in the Liberal leadership race and the 2025 federal election.

Previously, Ms. Charette led the Public Service of Canada as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet from 2014-2016 and from 2021-2023, during the governments of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

From 2016 to 2021, Ms. Charette represented Canada as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Earlier in her public service career, she led several senior government departments as Deputy Minister, including Health Canada, Citizenship and Immigration, Human Resources and Skills Development, and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Ms. Charette was appointed to the King’s Privy Council for Canada in September 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and has been awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Kingston University (UK) and Carleton University. She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Rideau Hall Foundation and as a board member of the Institute for Research in Public Policy.