| Honorific-Prefix: | Her Honour the Honourable |
| Janet Austin | |
| Order: | 30th |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia |
| Term Start: | April 24, 2018 |
| Governor General: | |
| Premier: | |
| Predecessor: | Judith Guichon |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada[2] |
| Spouse: | Ashley Chester |
| Alma Mater: | University of Calgary |
Janet Edna Merivale Austin (born) is a Canadian former nonprofit sector executive and public servant who is the 30th lieutenant governor of British Columbia, having served since 2018.[3] She is the viceregal representative of King Charles III in the province of British Columbia. Prior to her appointment as Lieutenant Governor, she spent 15 years as CEO of YWCA Metro Vancouver.[4]
Austin was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[5]
| Ribbon | Description | Post-nominal letters | Notes | |
| Order of British Columbia | OBC | [6] | ||
| Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | [7] Canadian version | |||
| Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | [8] Canadian version | |||
| King Charles III Coronation Medal | [9] Canadian version |
| Escutcheon: | Azure on a chevron engrailed between three Latin crosses Or, three roses Gules barbed Vert seeded Or; |
| Crest: | Issuant from a wreath of dwarf poinciana flowers proper, a demi-lion Or charged on its shoulder with three gouttes de poix and holding in its dexter paw a Latin cross erablé Gules; |
| Motto: | MENS CONSCIA RECTI (A Mind Conscious Of Rectitude) [10] |