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As a Senior Trust Advisor, Catharine Turner serves clients throughout British Columbia in the Vancouver office. Catharine is well known within the Estate and Trust industry in the British Columbia region. She has held many client facing roles focused on business development as well as servicing complex accounts of domestic and international high net worth families during her roles as an Estate and Trust Advisor, Senior Advisor and Private Banker.

A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Catharine has continued to deepen her knowledge and expertise with key industry designations such as the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and the Financial Management Advisor (FMA) designations.

Catharine works with individuals, families, and businesses providing customized estate, trust and incapacity solutions. Whether it is helping someone to settle an estate, establishing a trust to ensure the successful transfer of family assets, or arranging to assist with the administration and responsibilities for a Power of Attorney, Catharine can help.

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Catharine brings to each client the necessary skill set to provide both the technical expertise as well as the genuine understanding of the emotional complexities that underlie these issues. Catharine understands that no two clients are the same and so, together with her RBC Royal Trust partners, she can find the solution that’s right for you. 

Aileen obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in 2000 and graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 2003. She was called to the Bar in British Columbia and Ontario in 2004. She has achieved her TEP designation from STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), has completed the In-depth Tax Issues for the Owner-managed Business course and all three levels of the In-depth Tax course through the CPA. In 2009, Aileen joined RBC, assisting clients with their overall tax and estate planning, and in 2014, assumed her present position, specializing in assisting high-net-worth clients with their succession, tax, retirement and estate planning. Prior to joining RBC, Aileen practiced law in Vancouver and Toronto, specializing in estate and trust planning, and tax litigation. Aileen is a committed community volunteer, currently serving as Treasurer of STEP Canada and as a board member of the Canadian Dupuytren Society. She is a former Trustee of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver Foundation (serving for 9 years) as well as other local not-for-profits in BC. She is also a member of STEP Canada, the Canadian Association of Gift Planners, as well as the Canadian Tax Foundation.

Gali obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Victoria in 2000, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of British Columbia in 2005. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2006.

Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management, Gali practiced law in both Vancouver and Victoria, specializing in the areas of Wills and estates, and corporate/ commercial law. She has been a guest speaker for seminars and podcasts on estate law topics, and is a contributor to professional development with the Canadian Bar Association Wills and Estates, and Elder Law sections.

Memberships include the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian Bar Association and the Estate Planning Council of Canada. Gali is also a designated Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Tim began his career in the financial services industry in 1992. He has built a reputation as a capable advisor, mentor, trainer and knowledgeable estate planning and insurance professional. In collaboration with your trusted advisors, Tim follows a proven process featuring a customized, client-centric, goals-based approach to create, protect, enhance and transfer wealth.

In addition to a bachelor's degree in political science and an MBA, Tim is also a Certified Financial Planner, a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Certified Health Insurance Specialist.

Tim has called Vancouver Island home since 1980 and settled in Victoria, B.C., in 1985, where he enjoys the west coast lifestyle with his wife, two sons, extended family and friends. Tim coaches youth soccer, is an avid cyclist and loves to walk his dog Sam.