Janice Clare Filmon OC OM (née Wainwright; born c. 1943) is a Canadian former social worker who served as the 25th lieutenant governor of Manitoba from 2015 to 2022.
She was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III of Canada in the Province of Manitoba.
[3] She is the chair of the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation and founder of the A Leadership Initiative in Voluntary Efforts (A.L.I.V.E.)
She was born in Winnipeg and was a 1964 graduate from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics.
[4][5][1] On March 19, 2015, Filmon was appointed by Governor General of Canada David Johnston on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, replacing Philip S.