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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;6, 2025 </B></P>
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  </DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ROYAL BANK OF CANADA </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Canada</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>6029</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-5357855</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Province of Organization)</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Primary Standard Industrial</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Classification) Code Number</B></P></TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>200 Bay Street </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Royal Bank Plaza </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Toronto, Ontario </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>M5J 2J5
  </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED ROYAL BANK OF CANADA US WEALTH ACCUMULATION PLAN, AS AMENDED </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED ROYAL BANK OF CANADA EMPLOYEE DEFERRED ADVANTAGE PLAN, AS AMENDED </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cogency Global </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>122 East
  42<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">nd</SUP> Street 18<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
  York, NY 10168 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">947-7200</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>with a copy to: </I></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sandra Cohen, Esq. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cohen&nbsp;&amp; Buckmann P.C. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 Park Avenue &#150; 16<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148;
  and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
  with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;1. Plan
  Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The documents containing information specified in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be sent
  or given to employees of the Registrant participating under the Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada US Wealth Accumulation Plan effective from and after January&nbsp;1, 2020 (the &#147;Wealth Accumulation Plan&#148;) and the Amended and
  Restated Royal Bank of Canada Employee Deferred Advantage Plan effective from and after January&nbsp;1, 2020 (the &#147;Deferred Advantage Plan&#148; and, together with the Wealth Accumulation Plan, the &#147;Plans&#148;) as specified by Rule
  428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this
  Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Those documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
  Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;2.
  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by
  reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible participants pursuant to Rule 428(b) or
  additional information about the Plans are available without charge. Requests should be directed to Investor Relations, Royal Bank of Canada at 200 Bay Street, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2J5 (telephone: (416) 955-7804), or by visiting
  www.rbc.com/investorrelations. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission
  pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">1. The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F</FONT> for the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31, 2024 (the &#147;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312524270294/d848219d40f.htm">Form
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F</FONT></A>&#148;), filed with the Commission on December&nbsp;4, 2024; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">2. The Registrant&#146;s
  Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> as filed with the Commission on<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000121465925001326/r1202506k.htm">&nbsp;January<U></U>&nbsp;
  24, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000121465925001766/z1312526k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;4, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525037544/d819524d6k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
  27, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525037542/d891046d6k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525048209/d889395d6k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;
  6, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000121465925004915/b3262516k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;27, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525077949/d918104d6k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;
  10, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525077952/d943782d6k.htm">April&nbsp;
  10, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525129942/d876636d6k.htm">May 29, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525129927/d926881d6k.htm">May
   29, 2025</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525133435/d819372d6k.htm">June&nbsp;2, 2025</A> (to the extent the information in such reports is filed and not furnished); and </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">3. The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Shares contained under the heading &#147;<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312524270294/d848219dex1.htm">Description
   of Capital Structure</A>&#148; in Exhibit 1 to the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F</FONT> (the Royal Bank of Canada Annual Information Form dated December&nbsp;3, 2024), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
  such description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
  the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities covered hereby then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
  reference in, and to be part of, this Registration Statement from the filing date of each such document. Any statement, including financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
  deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
  supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a
  report furnished on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Deferred
  Compensation Obligations. </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Under the Plans, the Registrant will provide eligible employees with the opportunity to defer a specified
  percentage or dollar amount of their compensation earned for calendar years beginning after 2020. This amount, along with any employer contribution provided for under the applicable Plan, will then be deemed to be credited to a notional account
  which the Registrant will establish on its books in the name of the eligible employee. Eligible employees may elect to have amounts credited to their account according to the performance of several notional investment options, including, without
  limitation, an account indexed to the value of the Registrant&#146;s Common Shares, without par value (the &#147;Common Shares&#148;), accounts that earn a specified or other rate of return the primary objective of which is the preservation of
  capital, accounts indexed to the value of mutual funds and accounts indexed to global asset management funds. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">A description of these
  investment alternatives will be included in the documents referred to in Part I of this Registration Statement and delivered to participants in the Plans. The obligation ultimately to pay such deferred amounts, including the amounts that the
  Registrant has credited to a participant&#146;s account as employer contributions and earnings credited on such amounts, in accordance with the Plans (the &#147;Deferred Compensation Obligations&#148;) will be unsecured obligations of the Registrant
  and will rank <I>pari passu</I> with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Registrant from time to time outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The
  applicable participant&#146;s election, if available under the terms of the applicable Plan, will determine the amount of compensation to be deferred, subject to maximum deferral limits set under the applicable Plan. At the time the participant
  makes a deferral election, he or she will specify the date on which payment of the balance of the account will be made or commenced or, depending on the type of deferred award, a payment date will be established by the Plan terms. For some
  participants, the terms of the Plans may require the deferral of a specified portion of incentive compensation and such required deferral may be subject to satisfaction of vesting requirements. Authorized officers of the Registrant or the applicable
  Plan administrative committee have the power to amend the Plans. Payments in respect to all account balances will be made in cash, less the amount of cash needed to satisfy tax withholding requirements. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </P>
  
  </DIV></Center>
  
  
  <p style="margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0em; page-break-before:always"> </p>
  <HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER">
  
  <Center><DIV STYLE="width:8.5in" align="left">
   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The rights, benefits and payments under the Plans are not subject to assignment, sale or
  other transfer nor are they liable or subject in any manner to attachment, garnishment, or execution. Except in the case of termination of a Plan or the separation from employment, death or disability of the participant, the Deferred Compensation
  Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior to the individual payment dates specified by or applicable to the participants. However, the Registrant reserves the right to amend or terminate any Plan at any time, except that
  no such amendment or termination shall, without the consent of the participant, reduce retroactively the right of a participant to the vested balance of his or her deferred accounts as of the date of such amendment or termination or extend the time
  of distribution of such participant&#146;s accounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Deferred Compensation Obligations are not convertible into any other security of
  the Registrant. The Deferred Compensation Obligations will not have the benefit of a negative pledge or any other affirmative or negative covenant on the part of the Registrant. No trustee has been appointed having the authority to take action with
  respect to the Deferred Compensation Obligations, and each employee participant will be responsible for acting independently with respect to, among other things, the giving of notices, responding to any requests for consents, waivers or amendments
  pertaining to the Deferred Compensation Obligations, enforcing covenants, and taking action upon a default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Common Shares </U></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Common Shares are registered under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of the Registrant (for these purposes
  and for the purposes of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws,</FONT> the term &#147;Bank&#148; below refers to the Registrant) provide that the Bank shall undertake towards each of its directors and officers, each of its former directors and
  officers and each of the persons who acts or has acted at the Bank&#146;s request as a director or officer of an entity of which the Bank is or was a shareholder or creditor, that the Bank will indemnify such person and such person&#146;s heirs and
  legal representatives (the &#147;indemnified persons&#148;), against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal or
  administrative action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Bank or such an entity and including all taxes, duties, imposts, or governmental charges whatsoever
  (&#147;taxes&#148;) levied on amounts paid to so indemnify such person against such costs, charges, expenses and taxes if: (i)&nbsp;the indemnified person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Bank; and
  (ii)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, such person had reasonable grounds for believing that such person&#146;s conduct was lawful. The Bank&#146;s <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> further provide that the foregoing indemnification will not apply in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank to obtain a judgment in its favor unless the approval of a court is obtained as required
  by the <I>Bank Act</I> (Canada) (the &#147;Bank Act&#148;). Where any such indemnification requires or is subject to or conditional upon the approval or consent of any court or of any governmental body or regulatory authority, the Bank will exercise
  all reasonable efforts to obtain or assist in obtaining such approval or consent. These indemnification provisions could be construed to permit or require indemnification for certain liabilities arising out of United States federal securities laws.
  </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Bank&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> also provide that the chief executive officer and the chief operating
  officer of the Bank, or either of them acting alone, or such other officer or officers as the chief executive officer or the chief operating officer may appoint in writing, acting alone, are directed and empowered for and on behalf and in the name
  of the Bank to enter into an indemnity agreement with each of the directors, officers and persons setting out the Bank&#146;s undertakings described above. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>
  
  </DIV></Center>
  
  
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  <HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER">
  
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Under the Bank Act, the indemnified persons referred to above are entitled to indemnity from
  the Bank in respect of all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
  other proceeding to which the person is subject because of their association with the Bank or other entity, if the person seeking indemnity: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">was not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything
  they ought to have done; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">fulfills the conditions set out in (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Additionally, under the Bank Act, the Bank may advance amounts to an indemnified person for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding
  described above, but such amounts must be repaid if such indemnified person does not fulfil the conditions set out in (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above. Further, the Bank may with the approval of a court indemnify an indemnified person or advance amounts to
  them, in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour (i.e. a derivative action) to which the person is made a party because of the indemnified person&#146;s association with the Bank or other
  entity, against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with that action if they fulfil the conditions set out in (i)&nbsp;and (ii) above. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">As permitted under the Bank Act, the Bank has obtained director&#146;s and officer&#146;s liability insurance coverage, which, subject to
  policy terms and limitations, provides indemnification and reimbursement coverage for directors and officers of the Bank in certain circumstances where the Bank is unable to provide indemnification to such directors and officers. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the&nbsp;Securities Act&nbsp;may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
  controlling the Bank pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Bank has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the&nbsp;Securities Act&nbsp;and is therefore unenforceable. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits
  </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The following exhibits have been filed as part of this Registration Statement. </P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" ALIGN="center">
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Number</B></P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;4.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525133435/d819372dex31.htm">Royal Bank of Canada <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> adopted January&nbsp;8, 1981, with revisions to April&nbsp;
  10, 2025 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Report on Form 6-K as filed with the Commission on June 2, 2025, File No. 001-13928). </A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
  <TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
  <TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;4.2</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dex42.htm">Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada US Wealth Accumulation Plan effective from and after January&nbsp;1, 2020. </A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
  <TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
  <TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;4.3</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dex43.htm">Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada Employee Deferred Advantage Plan effective from and after January&nbsp;1, 2020. </A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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  <TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;5.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dex51.htm">Opinion of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;5.2</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dex52.htm">Opinion of Osler, Hoskin&nbsp;&amp; Harcourt LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dex231.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dex51.htm">Consent of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) </A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
  <TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.3</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dex52.htm">Consent of Osler, Hoskin&nbsp;&amp; Harcourt LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2) </A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of attorney (included on signature page hereto) </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d920627dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table</A></TD></TR>
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   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4 </P>
  
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;9. Undertakings </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
  Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
  decrease in volume of the securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
  of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
  Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
  post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
  Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
  which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
  each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
  to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of
  Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada, on this 6th day of June 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>ROYAL BANK OF CANADA</B></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">David McKay</P></TD></TR>
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  and any of David McKay, Katherine Gibson, and Nick Tomovski, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, each with full power of substitution and
  resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file, or cause to be filed, with all exhibits thereto and other documents required in connection therewith, with the United
  States Securities and Exchange Commission, one or more registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) for purposes of registering both securities and
  deferred compensation obligations, as applicable, of the <B>Royal Bank of Canada </B>to be offered to employees pursuant to the Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada US Wealth Accumulation Plan effective from and after January&nbsp;1, 2020 and
  the Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada Employee Deferred Advantage Plan effective from and after January&nbsp;1, 2020, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and
  agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
  that each of said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ David McKay</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer,&nbsp;Director</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Katherine Gibson</P></TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Senior&nbsp;Vice-President,&nbsp;Enterprise&nbsp;Controller</FONT></P>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2025
  U.S. SECURITIES AND
  EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
  (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Canada
  6029
  13-5357855
  (Province of Organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
  Classification) Code Number
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification Number)
  200 Bay Street
  Royal Bank Plaza
  Toronto, Ontario
  M5J 2J5
  (Address of Registrant's principal executive offices)
  AMENDED AND RESTATED ROYAL BANK OF CANADA US WEALTH ACCUMULATION PLAN, AS AMENDED
  AMENDED AND RESTATED ROYAL BANK OF CANADA EMPLOYEE DEFERRED ADVANTAGE PLAN, AS AMENDED
  Cogency Global
  122 East
  42
  nd
  Street 18
  th
  Floor
  New
  York, NY 10168
  (212)
  947-7200
  (Name and address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  with a copy to:
  Sandra Cohen, Esq.
  Cohen & Buckmann P.C.
  100 Park Avenue – 16
  th
  Floor
  New York, NY 10017
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" "smaller reporting company"
  and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated
  filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
  with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a)
  PROSPECTUS
  Item 1. Plan
  Information
  The documents containing information specified in Part I of Form
  S-8
  will be sent
  or given to employees of the Registrant participating under the Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada US Wealth Accumulation Plan effective from and after January 1, 2020 (the "Wealth Accumulation Plan") and the Amended and
  Restated Royal Bank of Canada Employee Deferred Advantage Plan effective from and after January 1, 2020 (the "Deferred Advantage Plan" and, together with the Wealth Accumulation Plan, the "Plans") as specified by Rule
  428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this
  Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Those documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
  Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
  Item 2.
  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
  Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by
  reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible participants pursuant to Rule 428(b) or
  additional information about the Plans are available without charge. Requests should be directed to Investor Relations, Royal Bank of Canada at 200 Bay Street, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2J5 (telephone: (416) 955-7804), or by visiting
  www.rbc.com/investorrelations.
  1
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
  The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission
  pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"):
  1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  40-F
  for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 (the "
  Form
  40-F
  "), filed with the Commission on December 4, 2024;
  2. The Registrant's
  Current Reports on Form
  6-K
  as filed with the Commission on
  January
  24, 2025
  ,
  February
  4, 2025
  ,
  February
  27, 2025
  ,
  February
  27, 2025
  ,
  March
  6, 2025
  ,
  March
  27, 2025
  ,
  April
  10, 2025
  ,
  April 
  10, 2025
  ,
  May 29, 2025
  ,
  May
   29, 2025
  and
  June 2, 2025
  (to the extent the information in such reports is filed and not furnished); and
  3. The description of the Registrant's Common Shares contained under the heading "
  Description
   of Capital Structure
  " in Exhibit 1 to the Form
  40-F
  (the Royal Bank of Canada Annual Information Form dated December 3, 2024), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
  such description.
  In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of
  the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities covered hereby then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
  reference in, and to be part of, this Registration Statement from the filing date of each such document. Any statement, including financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
  deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
  supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a
  report furnished on Form
  6-K
  prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
  Item 4. Description of Securities
  Deferred
  Compensation Obligations.
  Under the Plans, the Registrant will provide eligible employees with the opportunity to defer a specified
  percentage or dollar amount of their compensation earned for calendar years beginning after 2020. This amount, along with any employer contribution provided for under the applicable Plan, will then be deemed to be credited to a notional account
  which the Registrant will establish on its books in the name of the eligible employee. Eligible employees may elect to have amounts credited to their account according to the performance of several notional investment options, including, without
  limitation, an account indexed to the value of the Registrant's Common Shares, without par value (the "Common Shares"), accounts that earn a specified or other rate of return the primary objective of which is the preservation of
  capital, accounts indexed to the value of mutual funds and accounts indexed to global asset management funds.
  A description of these
  investment alternatives will be included in the documents referred to in Part I of this Registration Statement and delivered to participants in the Plans. The obligation ultimately to pay such deferred amounts, including the amounts that the
  Registrant has credited to a participant's account as employer contributions and earnings credited on such amounts, in accordance with the Plans (the "Deferred Compensation Obligations") will be unsecured obligations of the Registrant
  and will rank
  pari passu
  with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Registrant from time to time outstanding.
  The
  applicable participant's election, if available under the terms of the applicable Plan, will determine the amount of compensation to be deferred, subject to maximum deferral limits set under the applicable Plan. At the time the participant
  makes a deferral election, he or she will specify the date on which payment of the balance of the account will be made or commenced or, depending on the type of deferred award, a payment date will be established by the Plan terms. For some
  participants, the terms of the Plans may require the deferral of a specified portion of incentive compensation and such required deferral may be subject to satisfaction of vesting requirements. Authorized officers of the Registrant or the applicable
  Plan administrative committee have the power to amend the Plans. Payments in respect to all account balances will be made in cash, less the amount of cash needed to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
  2
  The rights, benefits and payments under the Plans are not subject to assignment, sale or
  other transfer nor are they liable or subject in any manner to attachment, garnishment, or execution. Except in the case of termination of a Plan or the separation from employment, death or disability of the participant, the Deferred Compensation
  Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior to the individual payment dates specified by or applicable to the participants. However, the Registrant reserves the right to amend or terminate any Plan at any time, except that
  no such amendment or termination shall, without the consent of the participant, reduce retroactively the right of a participant to the vested balance of his or her deferred accounts as of the date of such amendment or termination or extend the time
  of distribution of such participant's accounts.
  The Deferred Compensation Obligations are not convertible into any other security of
  the Registrant. The Deferred Compensation Obligations will not have the benefit of a negative pledge or any other affirmative or negative covenant on the part of the Registrant. No trustee has been appointed having the authority to take action with
  respect to the Deferred Compensation Obligations, and each employee participant will be responsible for acting independently with respect to, among other things, the giving of notices, responding to any requests for consents, waivers or amendments
  pertaining to the Deferred Compensation Obligations, enforcing covenants, and taking action upon a default.
  Common Shares
  The Common Shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
  Not applicable.
  Item 6.
  Indemnification of Directors and Officers
  The
  By-laws
  of the Registrant (for these purposes
  and for the purposes of the
  By-laws,
  the term "Bank" below refers to the Registrant) provide that the Bank shall undertake towards each of its directors and officers, each of its former directors and
  officers and each of the persons who acts or has acted at the Bank's request as a director or officer of an entity of which the Bank is or was a shareholder or creditor, that the Bank will indemnify such person and such person's heirs and
  legal representatives (the "indemnified persons"), against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal or
  administrative action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Bank or such an entity and including all taxes, duties, imposts, or governmental charges whatsoever
  ("taxes") levied on amounts paid to so indemnify such person against such costs, charges, expenses and taxes if: (i) the indemnified person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Bank; and
  (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, such person had reasonable grounds for believing that such person's conduct was lawful. The Bank's
  By-laws
  further provide that the foregoing indemnification will not apply in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank to obtain a judgment in its favor unless the approval of a court is obtained as required
  by the
  Bank Act
  (Canada) (the "Bank Act"). Where any such indemnification requires or is subject to or conditional upon the approval or consent of any court or of any governmental body or regulatory authority, the Bank will exercise
  all reasonable efforts to obtain or assist in obtaining such approval or consent. These indemnification provisions could be construed to permit or require indemnification for certain liabilities arising out of United States federal securities laws.
  The Bank's
  By-laws
  also provide that the chief executive officer and the chief operating
  officer of the Bank, or either of them acting alone, or such other officer or officers as the chief executive officer or the chief operating officer may appoint in writing, acting alone, are directed and empowered for and on behalf and in the name
  of the Bank to enter into an indemnity agreement with each of the directors, officers and persons setting out the Bank's undertakings described above.
  3
  Under the Bank Act, the indemnified persons referred to above are entitled to indemnity from
  the Bank in respect of all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
  other proceeding to which the person is subject because of their association with the Bank or other entity, if the person seeking indemnity:
  •
  was not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything
  they ought to have done; and
  •
  fulfills the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above.
  Additionally, under the Bank Act, the Bank may advance amounts to an indemnified person for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding
  described above, but such amounts must be repaid if such indemnified person does not fulfil the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above. Further, the Bank may with the approval of a court indemnify an indemnified person or advance amounts to
  them, in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Bank or other entity to procure a judgment in its favour (i.e. a derivative action) to which the person is made a party because of the indemnified person's association with the Bank or other
  entity, against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with that action if they fulfil the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above.
  As permitted under the Bank Act, the Bank has obtained director's and officer's liability insurance coverage, which, subject to
  policy terms and limitations, provides indemnification and reimbursement coverage for directors and officers of the Bank in certain circumstances where the Bank is unable to provide indemnification to such directors and officers.
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
  controlling the Bank pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Bank has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
  Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits
  The following exhibits have been filed as part of this Registration Statement.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  4.1
  Royal Bank of Canada
  By-Laws
  adopted January 8, 1981, with revisions to April 
  10, 2025 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K as filed with the Commission on June 2, 2025, File No. 001-13928).
  4.2
  Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada US Wealth Accumulation Plan effective from and after January 1, 2020.
  4.3
  Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada Employee Deferred Advantage Plan effective from and after January 1, 2020.
  5.1
  Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
  5.2
  Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
  23.1
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
  23.2
  Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  23.3
  Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
  24.1
  Power of attorney (included on signature page hereto)
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  Filing Fee Table
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  Item 9. Undertakings
  (a)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)
  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement:
  (i)
  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)
  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
  Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
  decrease in volume of the securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
  of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
  Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and
  (iii)
  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
  post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
  Statement.
  (2)
  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (3)
  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
  which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b)
  The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
  each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (c)
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  5
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
  to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of
  Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada, on this 6th day of June 2025.
  ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
  By: /s/ David McKay
  David McKay
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  6
  Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of
  and any of David McKay, Katherine Gibson, and Nick Tomovski, as his or her true and lawful
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, each with full power of substitution and
  resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file, or cause to be filed, with all exhibits thereto and other documents required in connection therewith, with the United
  States Securities and Exchange Commission, one or more registration statements on Form
  S-8
  and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) for purposes of registering both securities and
  deferred compensation obligations, as applicable, of the
  Royal Bank of Canada
  to be offered to employees pursuant to the Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada US Wealth Accumulation Plan effective from and after January 1, 2020 and
  the Amended and Restated Royal Bank of Canada Employee Deferred Advantage Plan effective from and after January 1, 2020, granting unto said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and
  agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
  that each of said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following
  persons in Toronto, Canada, in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  SIGNATURE
  TITLE
  DATE
  /s/ David McKay
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  June 6, 2025
  David McKay
  /s/ Katherine Gibson
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
  June 6, 2025
  Katherine Gibson
  /s/ Nick Tomovski
  Senior Vice-President, Enterprise Controller
  (Principal Accounting Officer)
  June 6, 2025
  Nick Tomovski
  /s/ Jacynthe Côté
  Chair of the Board
  June 6, 2025
  Jacynthe Côté
  /s/ Mirko Bibic
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Mirko Bibic
  /s/ Andrew A. Chisholm
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Andrew A. Chisholm
  /s/ Toos N. Daruvala
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Toos N. Daruvala
  /s/ Cynthia Devine
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Cynthia Devine
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  /s/ Roberta L. Jamieson, O.C.
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Roberta L. Jamieson, O.C.
  /s/ Amanda Norton
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Amanda Norton
  /s/ Barry Perry
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Barry Perry
  /s/ Maryann Turcke
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Maryann Turcke
  /s/ Thierry Vandal
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Thierry Vandal
  /s/ Frank Vettese
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Frank Vettese
  /s/ Jeffery Yabuki
  Director
  June 6, 2025
  Jeffery Yabuki
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  AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement on
  Form
  S-8,
  solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States, in the city of New York, New York, on this 6th day of June 2025.
  /s/ John Penn
  Name: John Penn
  Title: Assistant General Counsel & Managing Director, RBC U.S. Head of Regulatory Law
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