Lieutenant (Canada)

Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Shoulder insignia
Left: Canadian Army
Right: Royal Canadian Air Force
CountryCanada
Service branchCanadian Army
Royal Canadian Air Force
AbbreviationLt
NATO rank codeOF-1(b)
Next higher rankCaptain or Lieutenant(N))
Next lower rankSecond lieutenant (Canada)
Equivalent ranksSub-lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy

Lieutenant[1] (Lt; French: Lieutenant, lt) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force. Sub-lieutenant is the equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy. Lieutenants and sub-lieutenants are equivalent to ranks with a NATO code of OF-1.[2]

  1. ^ Defence, National (2017-11-23). "Military ranks". aem. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  2. ^ Refer Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers and Ranks and insignia of officers of NATO Navies and Ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces