About

TELUS is the fastest growing telecommunications company in Canada, and has made a number of high profile investments in recent years, including investing over C$2bn in healthcare, C$8m in a fibre network in Princeton, British Columbia, as well as in other capacity boosting projects across Canada. Monique Mercier, the highly decorated executive vice-president, corporate affairs and chief legal and governance officer, brings 32 years of experience and leads the TELUS in-house legal team. The multitalented and interdisciplinary legal department is made of outstanding lawyers and professionals working across general legal services, government relations, regulatory, sustainability, real estate, social and media relations, sponsorship events, real estate and privacy and compliance. The team is a trusted source of advice by the executive board and is expertly led by Mercier, widely recognised as one of the most accomplished and talented lawyers in Canada. Mercier was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal as a Canadian businesswoman who has made exemplary contributions to Canada as a whole, as well as the Financial Post’s lifetime achievement award.