Colonel (Canada)

Colonel
Colonel
Insignia
Left: Army
Right: Air Force
CountryCanada
Service branchCanadian Armed Forces
AbbreviationCol
NATO rank codeOF-5
Next higher rankBrigadier-general
Next lower rankLieutenant-colonel
Equivalent ranksCaptain(N)

Colonel (Col; French: colonel, col) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers who wear the army, air force or special operations uniform. Captain(N) is the equivalent rank for officers who wear the navy uniform. A colonel is senior to the army and air force rank of lieutenant-colonel or the naval rank of commander, and junior to the army and air force rank of brigadier-general or the naval rank of commodore.[1]

  1. ^ Defence, National (2017-11-23). "Military ranks". aem. Retrieved 2021-03-13.