Commodore (Canada)

Commodore
Commodore
Left: shoulder board
Right: cuff insignia
CountryCanada
Service branchRoyal Canadian Navy
AbbreviationCmdre
NATO rank codeOF-6
Next higher rankRear-admiral
Next lower rankCaptain(N)
Equivalent ranksBrigadier-general

Commodore (Cmdre; French: commodore [cmdre]) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Royal Canadian Navy. Brigadier-general is the equivalent rank in the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force.[1]

It is the lowest general/flag officer rank, senior to a naval Captain (colonel in Canadian Army or Air Force), and junior to a rear admiral (major general).

  1. ^ Canada, Service (2017-09-25). "Military ranks". aem. Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2021-02-26.