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{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

This is a table of the '''ranks and insignia of the Canadian Armed Forces'''. As the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] is officially bilingual, the French language ranks are presented following the English (in italics).

== Commander-in-chief insignia ==
According to ''Canadian Forces Dress Instructions'', the King and his representative (the governor general) may wear the uniform and corresponding cap/hat badge of a flag/general officer, with a special flag/general officer sleeve braid embellished with the governor general's badge, and a large embroidered governor general's badge on the [[Shoulder mark|shoulder straps or boards]], facing forward.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-01 |title=Dress instructions {{!}} Section 2 Rank insignia and appointment badges |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/dress-manual/chapter-3/section-2.html |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=canada.ca}}</ref>
{| style="margin:1em auto; border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%;"
!Service
!Board
!Sleeve
|-
!{{navy|Canada}}
|[[File:Royal_Canadian_Navy_(Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces).svg|127x127px]]
|[[File:Royal_Canadian_Navy_sleeves_(Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces).svg|127x127px]]
|-
!{{Army|Canada}}
|[[File:Canadian_Army_(Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces).svg|127x127px]]
|[[File:Canadian_Army_sleeves_(Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces).svg|127x127px]]
|-
!{{Air force|Canada}}
|[[File:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_(Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces).svg|127x127px]]
|[[File:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_sleeves_(Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces).svg|127x127px]]
|}

== Commissioned officer ranks ==
The rank insignia of [[commissioned officer]]s.

<dfn>Officers</dfn> in the CAF hold positions of authority and respect. They are responsible for the safety, well-being and morale of a group of soldiers, sailors, air men or air women. Analyzing, planning, making decisions and providing advice are a few aspects of an Officer’s role.
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{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OF/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OF/Canada}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OF/Canada}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OF/Canada}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OF/Blank}}
|}{{multiple image
| direction = horizontal
| width1 = 70
| image1 = Canadian Army General Officer's Gorget Patch.svg
| caption1 = Army general [[gorget]]
| width2 = 70
| image2 = Canadian Army Colonel Gorget Patch.svg
| caption2 = Army colonel gorget
}}

=== Subordinate officer ranks ===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Branch || Navy || Army || Air force
|-
| Insignia<ref name="Canada" />
| [[File:Generic-Navy-0.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Army OF (D).svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canada-Airforce-OF-(D) Sleeve.svg|50px]]
|-
| English
| [[Officer cadet#Canada|Naval cadet]]
| [[Officer cadet]]
| [[Officer cadet]]
|-
| French
| {{lang|fr-CA|Aspirant(e) de marine}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Élève-officier(ère)}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Élève-officier(ère)}}
|}

== Non-commissioned member (NCM) ranks ==
The following are the rank insignia for non-commissioned members for the navy, army and air force respectively.

<dfn>Non-commissioned members</dfn> are skilled personnel who provide operational and support services in the CAF. Non-Commissioned Members start out as recruits and are trained to do specific jobs.

NCM rank insignia for the rank of petty officer 1st class/warrant officer and above are worn on the lower sleeve, while those for the rank of petty officer 2nd class/sergeant and below are worn on the upper sleeve. The Royal Canadian Navy has directed its personnel to use the English rank titles for OR-1 through OR-5, but they are not yet legally in force pursuant to the [[National Defence Act]], as they are not yet updated in the [[King's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces|King's Regulations and Orders]] issued by the governor-in-council.<ref name="QR&O">{{cite web |author=Department of National Defence |author-link=Department of National Defence (Canada) |date=8 August 2014 |title=QR&O: Volume I – Chapter 3 Rank, Seniority, Command and Precedence |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/queens-regulations-orders/vol-1-administration/ch-3-rank-seniority-command-precedence.html |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=aem |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>
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{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OR/Canada}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Canada}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OR/Canada}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
|}

=== Appointments ===
The rank insignia for NCM appointments.
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
| '''Rank group''' || colspan=3| '''Senior appointments''' || colspan=3| '''Appointments''' 
|-
| rowspan=3| '''{{navy|Canada}}'''<ref name="Canada" />
| [[File:Canadian RCN OR-10.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian RCN OR-9c.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian RCN OR-9b.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Royal Canadian Navy Drum Major.svg|127x127px]]
| [[File:Royal Canadian Navy Pipe Major.svg|127x127px]]
| [[File:Royal Canadian Navy Trumpet Major.svg|127x127px]]
|-
| [[Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer|Canadian forces chief warrant officer]]
| [[Chief warrant officer#Command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer (CCWO/CCPO)|Command chief petty officer]]
| Senior appointment [[Chief petty officer, 1st class]]
| [[Drum major (military)#Canada|Drum major]]
| [[Pipe major]]
| [[Trumpet major|Trumpet / bugle major]]
|-
| {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant(e)-chef des Forces canadiennes}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Premier(ère) maître de 1{{sup|re}} classe du commandement}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Premier(ère) maître de 1{{sup|re}} classe}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Tambour-major}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Cornemuseur-major}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Trompette / clairon-major}}
|-
| rowspan=3| '''{{army|Canada}}'''<ref name="Canada" />
| [[File:Canadian Army OR-10.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Army OR-9c.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Army OR-9b.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Army Drum Major.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Army Pipe Major.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Army Trumpet Major.svg|50px]]
|-
| [[Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer|Canadian forces chief warrant officer]]
| [[Chief warrant officer#Command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer (CCWO/CCPO)|Command chief warrant officer]]
| [[Chief warrant officer#Formation chief warrant officer|Senior appointment chief warrant officer]]
| [[Drum major (military)#Canada|Drum major]]
| [[Pipe major]]
| [[Trumpet major|Trumpet / bugle major]]
|-
| {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant(e)-chef des Forces canadiennes}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant(e)-chef du commandement}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant(e)-chef nomination supérieure}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Tambour-major}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Cornemuseur-major}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Trompette / clairon-major}}
|-
| rowspan=3| '''{{air force|Canada}}'''<ref name="Canada" />
| [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-10.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-9c.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-9b.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Royal Canadian Air Force Drum Major.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Royal Canadian Air Force Pipe Major.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Royal Canadian Air Force Trumpet Major.svg|50px]]
|-
| [[Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer|Canadian forces chief warrant officer]]
| [[Chief warrant officer#Command chief warrant officer/chief petty officer (CCWO/CCPO)|Command chief warrant officer]]
| [[Chief warrant officer#Formation chief warrant officer|Senior Appointment<br />Chief warrant officer]]
| [[Drum major (military)#Canada|Drum major]]
| [[Pipe major]]
| [[Trumpet major|Trumpet / bugle major]]
|-
| {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant(e)-chef des Forces canadiennes}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant(e)-chef du commandement}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant(e)-chef nomination supérieure}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Tambour-major}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Cornemuseur-major}}
| {{lang|fr-CA|Trompette / clairon-major}}
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC;"
| '''Rank group''' || colspan=3| '''Senior appointments''' || colspan=3| '''Appointments''' 
|}

== Rank slip-ons ==
{{main|Shoulder mark#Canada}}

The tables above describe the rank insignia worn on the service dress jacket. On [[Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces#distinctive environmental uniform|DEU]] shirts, sweaters, and outerwear; and [[Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces#Operational dress|operational dress]] shirts and jackets, rank insignia are worn on [[shoulder mark|slip-ons]] with the word "Canada" or a regimental/branch title embroidered underneath. Flag/general officers' slip-ons include only the crown, crossed sabre and baton, and maple leaves worn on the shoulder straps; they do not include the braid worn on the sleeve. Army NCM slip-ons for DEU shirts, sweaters, and outerwear display only the word "Canada" or a regimental/branch title, rank insignia being worn instead as enamelled metal pins on collar points or lapels.

== Service stripes ==
From 1955 to 1968, Militia personnel were permitted to wear service insignia on the right jacket sleeve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/service.htm |title=Service Stripes |website=canadiansoldiers.com |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Grimshaw |first=Lou |title= |journal=Military Collector's Club of Canada Journal |date=Spring 1997}}</ref> There were one to five silver chevrons on drab backing for every two years of service or a maple leaf in silver thread on a drab cloth circle to represent 10 years of service. Chevron points were worn either up or down; even official documents and photos were confused on the matter. Further awards after 10 years were believed covered by the [[Canadian Forces' Decoration]], which was awarded after 12 years and a clasp added for every 10 years afterwards.

Qualifying service could include prior active service in the active reserves of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force or the regular or territorial forces of a fellow Commonwealth member nation. Service in Canadian Army reserve forces units (like the regular reserve, supplementary reserve and reserve militia) did not count. The awarding of Service Stripes ceased in 1968 after the [[unification of the Canadian Armed Forces]].

== Canadian Army distinctive corps insignia ==
Every branch or corps of the Canadian Army uses a distinctive colour. Applicable only to officers, they are indicated by coloured borders of rank insignia on DEU shirt and sweater slip-ons and on [[mess dress]].<ref>11110-1 (G7-4), 26 February 2014, OPERATION ORDER – CANADIAN ARMY IDENTITY B. CAO 33-19 – PUBLIC FUNDING TO RESTORE CA CORPS' IDENTITIES</ref><ref>CAO 33-19 – PUBLIC FUNDING TO RESTORE CA CORPS' IDENTITIES</ref><ref>CFSS Materiel Authorization (D01102CFS) – ARMY- BASIC CLOTH REGULAR & RESERVE, 20161005</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Branch
! Colour
! Image
|-
| [[Royal Canadian Armoured Corps]]
| Yellow
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Yellow.png|50px]]
|-
|{{plainlist|
* [[Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery]]
* [[Canadian Forces Military Police]]
* [[Public Affairs Branch (Canadian Forces)|Public Affairs Branch]]
* [[Royal Canadian Logistics Service]]
}}
| Red
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Red.png|50px]]
|-
|{{plainlist|
* [[Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers]]
* [[Royal Canadian Corps of Signals]]
* [[Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]]
}}
| Blue
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Blue.png|50px]]
|-
|{{plainlist|
* [[Royal Canadian Infantry Corps]] (RCIC) (except rifle regiments)
* Officers of the General List
* [[Cadet Instructors Cadre]]
}}
| Scarlet
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Scarlet.png|50px]]
|-
| [[Royal Canadian Medical Service]]
| Dull cherry
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Dull Cherry.png|50px]]
|-
| [[Canadian Intelligence Corps]]
| Forest green (silver rank)
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Silver.png|50px]]
|-
| [[Royal Canadian Dental Corps]]
| Emerald green
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Emerald Green.png|50px]]
|-
| [[Royal Canadian Chaplain Service]]
| Purple
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Purple.png|50px]]
|-
| RCIC members of [[Les Voltigeurs de Québec]]
| Black
| [[File:Vimy Star Officer Rank Army Voltigeurs.png|50px]]
|}

=== Distinctive rank names ===
Some branches and regiments use distinctive job titles for privates (trained) in those regiments:

{| class=wikitable
! Branch
! Distinct title
|-
| [[Royal Canadian Armoured Corps]]
| [[Trooper (rank)|Trooper]] ({{lang|fr-CA|cavalier}} or {{lang|fr-CA|cavalière}})
|-
| [[Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery]]
| [[Gunner (rank)|Gunner]] ({{lang|fr-CA|artilleur}} or {{lang|fr-CA|artilleuse}})
|-
| [[Military Engineering Branch (Canadian Forces)|Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers]]
| [[Sapper]] ({{lang|fr-CA|sapeur}} or {{lang|fr-CA|sapeuse}})
|-
| [[Communications and Electronics Branch|Royal Canadian Corps of Signals]]
| [[Signalman (rank)|Signaller]] ({{lang|fr-CA|signaleur}} or {{lang|fr-CA|signaleuse}})
|-
| [[Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]]
| [[private (rank)|Craftsman]] ({{lang|fr-CA|artisan}} or {{lang|fr-CA|artisane}})
|-
| [[Royal Canadian Infantry Corps]] (RCIC) members of guards regiments
| [[Guardsman]] ({{lang|fr-CA|garde}})
|-
| RCIC members of rifle regiments
| [[Rifleman]] ({{lang|fr-CA|carabinier}} or {{lang|fr-CA|carabinière}})
|-
| RCIC members of fusilier regiments
| [[Fusilier]] ({{lang|fr-CA|fusilier}} or {{lang|fr-CA|fusilière}})
|-
| RCIC members of voltigeur regiment
| [[Voltigeur]] ({{lang|fr-CA|voltigeur}} or {{lang|fr-CA|voltigeuse}})
|-
| Musicians of the [[Music Branch (Canadian Forces)|Music Branch]]
| [[Musician]] ({{lang|fr-CA|musicien}} or {{lang|fr-CA|musicienne}})
|-
| Pipers of the Music Branch
| [[Pipe (instrument)|Piper]] ({{lang|fr-CA|cornemuseur}} or {{lang|fr-CA|cornemuseuse}})
|-
| Drummers of the Music Branch
| [[Drummer]] ({{lang|fr-CA|batteur}} or {{lang|fr-CA|batteuse}})
|-
| [[Canadian Rangers]]
| Ranger ({{lang|fr-CA|ranger}})
|}

Additionally, the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery uses "bombardier" ({{lang|fr-CA|bombardier}} or {{lang|fr-CA|bombardière}}) for corporal and "master bombardier" ({{lang|fr-CA|bombardier-chef}} or {{lang|fr-CA|bombardière-chef}}) for master corporal. In the guards regiments, warrant officers are known as "colour sergeants" ({{lang|fr-CA|sergents fourriers}}) and second-lieutenants are known as "ensigns" ({{lang|fr-CA|enseignes}}).<ref name="QR&O"/>

== Evolution of Royal Canadian Navy rank and insignia ==
When the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] was established in 1910, it kept with [[Royal Navy]] traditions and adopted sleeve braid with an [[executive curl]] for rank insignia. "Wavy" sleeve braid was adopted for the [[Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve]] (RCNVR) and rings of narrow interwoven gold lace for the [[Royal Canadian Navy Reserve]] (RCNR). Other variations in rank insignia included sky blue lace with a diamond shaped loop for officers of the [[Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service]], and warranted [[Royal Canadian Sea Cadets|Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps]] officers, who had a small anchor in place of the executive curl.

Following the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy was reorganized with a single reserve component. In 1946, the distinctive wavy gold braid of the reserves gave way to the straight braided executive curl of the regular force until 1968. With the integration of the [[Canadian Forces]] the sea element was designated as Canadian Forces Maritime Command. Unembellished straight braid became the common rank insignia for officers of both the regular and reserve forces. The executive curl appeared only on navy mess dress.

On 5 March 2010, the Canadian House of Commons passed a motion (moved by [[Guy Lauzon]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://openparliament.ca/hansards/2171/184/only/ |title=Guy Lauzon on Canadian Navy |date=5 March 2010 |work=Hansard |access-date=10 January 2011 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>) recommending the executive curl be reinstated on the Canadian navy uniform. Subsequently, in recognition of the Canadian Naval centennial, [[Peter MacKay]], [[Minister of National Defence (Canada)|Minister of National Defence]], authorized the use of the executive curl for the Canadian Navy on 2 May 2010. The insignia became effective on 11 June 2010, on the occasion of the Pacific Canadian Naval International Fleet Review parade of nations in Victoria, B.C.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marotte |first=B. |date=3 May 2010 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/navy-celebrates-centennial-by-restoring-historic-insignia/article1554363/ |title=Navy celebrates centennial by restoring historic insignia |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Department of National Defence |author-link=Department of National Defence (Canada) |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/gal/photos-eng.asp?id=232&WT.svl=potd |title=Photo of the day archive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609135306/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/gal/photos-eng.asp?id=232&WT.svl=potd |archive-date=9 June 2011 |access-date=20 June 2010}}</ref>

More than 54 countries, including Canada and 18 other of the 22 Commonwealth navies, use the insignia. Most navies that do not use the executive curl insignia, such as the United States Navy and the French Navy, substitute a star or other national device above the top row of lace.

=== Timeline of changes (sleeves only) ===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Royal Canadian Navy''' <br />(1910–1968)
| rowspan=6 colspan=2 | <!--None-->
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:UK-Navy-OFD.svg|70px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Maritime Command'''<br />(1968–1985)
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-9.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-8.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-7.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-6.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Maritime Command'''<br />(1985–2010)
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Maritime Command Rank Insignia OF-9.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Maritime Command Rank Insignia OF-8.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Maritime Command Rank Insignia OF-7.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Maritime Command Rank Insignia OF-6.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Maritime Command (1987-2010) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Maritime Command (1987-2010) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Maritime Command (1987-2010) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Maritime Command (1987-2010) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Maritime Command (1987-2010) OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Maritime Command (1987-2010) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Maritime Command (1987-2010) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Royal Canadian Navy'''<br />(2011–Present)
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian RCN OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Rank titles'''
| colspan=2 | [[Admiral (Canada)|Admiral]]
| colspan=2 | [[Vice-Admiral#Canada|Vice-admiral]]
| colspan=2 | [[Rear-Admiral#Canada|Rear-admiral]]
| colspan=2 | [[Commodore (Canada)|Commodore]]
| colspan=2 | [[Ship-of-the-Line Captain#Canada|Captain(N)]]
| colspan=2 | [[Commander (Canada)|Commander]]
| colspan=2 | [[Lieutenant-Commander (Canada)|Lieutenant-commander]]
| colspan=2 | [[Lieutenant (Royal Canadian Navy)|Lieutenant(N)]]
| colspan=3 | [[Sub-Lieutenant#Rank insignia: naval|Sub-lieutenant]]
| colspan=3 | [[Sub-Lieutenant#Acting sub-lieutenant|Acting sub-lieutenant]]
| colspan=12 | [[Officer Cadet#Canada|Naval<br />cadet]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Amiral}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Amirale}}
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Vice-amiral}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Vice-amirale}}
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Contre-amiral}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Contre-amirale}}
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Commodore}}
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Capitaine de vaisseau}}
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Capitaine de frégate}}
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Capitaine de corvette}}
| colspan=2 | {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant de vaisseau}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenante de vaisseau}}
| colspan=3 | {{lang|fr-CA|Enseigne de vaisseau de première classe}}
| colspan=3 | {{lang|fr-CA|Enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe}}
| colspan=12 | {{lang|fr-CA|Aspirant de marine}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Aspirante de marine}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
|}

{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Blank}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Royal Canadian Navy'''<br/>(1953–1968)
| colspan=6 | [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:UK Chief petty officer 1857.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:UK Petty officer 1st class 1853.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:UK Petty officer 2nd class 1853.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:British Royal Navy OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | '''''Trade badge'''''
| colspan=6 | '''''No insignia'''''
| colspan=2 | '''''No insignia'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=6 | Chief petty officer 1st class<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Chief petty officer 2nd class<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Petty officer 1st class<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=12 | Petty officer 2nd class<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=4 | Leading seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Able seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | Ordinary seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 3<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Recruit<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Recrue}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Maritime Command'''<br/>(1968–1973)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-4 (1968–1973).svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-3 (1968–1973).svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Maritime Command'''<br />(1973–1985)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br>(1968–1985) <ref name="2116-3"/>
| colspan=6 | [[Chief petty officer, 1st class|Chief petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Chief petty officer, 2nd class|Chief petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Petty officer first class|Petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | [[Petty officer|Petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | [[Master seaman]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot-chef}}
| colspan=4 | Leading seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Able seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | Ordinary seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 3<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Seaman recruit<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot recrue}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Maritime Command'''<br/>(1985–2010)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=6 | [[Chief petty officer, 1st class|Chief petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Chief petty officer, 2nd class|Chief petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Petty officer first class|Petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | [[Petty officer|Petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | [[Master seaman]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot-chef}}
| colspan=4 | Leading seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Able seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | Ordinary seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 3<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Seaman recruit<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot recrue}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Royal Canadian Navy'''<br/>(2011–present)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-6.svg|50px]]{{hr}}
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCN OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br/>(2011–2020)<ref name="2116-6"/>
| colspan=6 | [[Chief petty officer, 1st class|Chief petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Chief petty officer, 2nd class|Chief petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Petty officer first class|Petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=12 | [[Petty officer|Petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=4 | [[Master seaman]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot-chef}}
| colspan=2 | Leading seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | Able seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Ordinary seaman<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 3<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br/>(2020–present)
| colspan=6 | [[Chief petty officer, 1st class|Chief petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Première maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Chief petty officer, 2nd class|Chief petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Premier maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Première maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Petty officer first class|Petty officer 1st&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=12 | [[Petty officer|Petty officer 2nd&nbsp;class]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Maître de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=4 | [[Master seaman|Master sailor]]<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot-chef}}
| colspan=2 | Sailor 1st&nbsp;class<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=6 | Sailor 2nd&nbsp;class<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | Sailor 3rd&nbsp;class<br />{{lang|fr-CA|Matelot de 3<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OR/Blank}}
|}

== Evolution of Canadian Army ranks and insignia ==
{{Image frame|width=170|border=no|content=
[[File:Bath Star Rank Button.svg|100px]]
[[File:Vimy Star Rank Button.svg |100px]]
|caption=In 2017 the Bath Star (above) was replaced by the Vimy Star.
}}

Prior to unification in 1968, the [[Canadian Army]] used rank insignia identical to the [[British Army]]. When the universal CF green uniform was adopted at unification, Mobile Command, like the other services, used gold braid sleeve stripes as rank insignia. When distinctive environmental uniforms were adopted in the mid-1980s, the army retained the green uniform with gold stripes. 

On 8 July 2013, Minister of National Defence [[Peter MacKay]] announced the intention to reintroduce a more traditional style Canadian Army officers' rank insignia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4882 |title=Canada restores historical features of the Canadian Army |publisher=[[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]] |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714110550/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4882 |archive-date=14 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Instead of the sleeve stripe rank insignia used since unification, officers would use the older St Edward's Crown and Star of the Order of the Bath insignia, commonly called "pips and crowns".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4880 |title=Restoring the Canadian Army's historical identity |publisher=[[Department of National Defence (Canada)|The Department of National Defence]] |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714110545/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4880 |archive-date=14 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Gorget patches were also restored for officers of the rank of colonel or higher.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2013/07/08/government-intends-to-restore-canadian-army-rank-insignia-names-and-badges-to-their-traditional-forms/ |title=Government Intends To Restore Canadian Army Rank Insignia, Names and Badges To Their Traditional Forms |publisher=The Ottawa Citizen |date=8 July 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |last=Pugliese |first=David |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714003749/http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2013/07/08/government-intends-to-restore-canadian-army-rank-insignia-names-and-badges-to-their-traditional-forms/ |archive-date=14 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The new insignia for officers, instead of using the current British rank insignia for brigadier (used in the Canadian Army until 1968), had the pre-1920 brigadier-general insignia (crossed sabre and baton) instead.

On 2 April 2016, the [[Commander of the Canadian Army]] announced that general officers would revert to the unification-era rank insignia worn between 1968 and 2013. This rank insignia is based on the shoulder board rank insignia of Royal Canadian Navy flag officers. The rank insignia of general officers now consists of a crown, crossed sabre and baton, and a series of maple leaves on shoulder straps. Additionally, general officers wear one broad gold band on each of the lower sleeves of the service dress tunic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2016/04/canadian-army-announces-changes-to-the-general-officer-rank-insignia.html |title=Canadian Army Announces Changes to the General Officer Rank Insignia |publisher=[[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]] |date=2 April 2016 |access-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104130117/https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2016/04/canadian-army-announces-changes-to-the-general-officer-rank-insignia.html |archive-date=4 November 2023}}</ref>

On the centenary of the [[Battle of Vimy Ridge]], 9 April 2017, the Bath Star pip with motto {{langnf|la|tria juncta in uno|three joined in one}} was replaced by the "Vimy Star". It depicts a maple leaf and is surrounded by the motto {{langnf|la|vigilamus pro te|we stand on guard for thee}}. Commissioned officers of the household guard regiments (Governor General's Foot Guards, Canadian Grenadier Guards, and Governor General's Horse Guards), plus army personnel stationed to the seasonal Ceremonial Guard, use the Guards Star in place of the Vimy Star on their shoulder boards.

=== Timeline of changes ===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Canadian Militia'''<br />(1902–1920)<br>'''Canadian Expeditionary Force'''<br />(1914–1920)
| colspan=2 rowspan=12 |
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-9.svg|50px|General]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-8.svg|50px|Lieutenant-General]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-7.svg|50px|Major-General]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1922) OF-6.svg|50px|Brigadier-General]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1902-1920) OF-5.svg|50px|Colonel]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1902-1920) OF-4.svg|50px|Lieutenant-Colonel]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1902-1920) OF-3.svg|50px|Major]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1902-1920) OF-2.svg|50px|Captain]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British Army (1902-1920) OF-1b.svg|50px|Lieutenant]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British Army (1902-1920) OF-1a.svg|50px|Second Lieutenant]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:blank.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 | General
| colspan=2 | Lieutenant-general
| colspan=2 | Major-general
| colspan=2 | Brigadier-general
| colspan=2 | Colonel
| colspan=2 | Lieutenant-colonel
| colspan=2 | Major
| colspan=2 | Captain
| colspan=3 | Lieutenant
| colspan=3 | Second lieutenant
| colspan=12 | Officer cadet
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Canadian Militia'''<br />(1921–1940)<br>'''Canadian Army'''<br />(1940–1953)
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-9.svg|50px|General]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-8.svg|50px|Lieutenant-general]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-7.svg|50px|Major-general]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1928-1953) OF-6.svg|50px|Colonel commandant]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-5.svg|50px|Colonel]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-4.svg|50px|Lieutenant-colonel]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-3.svg|50px|Major]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-2.svg|50px|Captain]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-1b.svg|50px|Lieutenant]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-1a.svg|50px|Second lieutenant]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953) OF (D).svg|50px|Officer cadet]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 | General
| colspan=2 | Lieutenant-general
| colspan=2 | Major-general
| colspan=2 | Colonel commandant
| colspan=2 | Colonel
| colspan=2 | Lieutenant-colonel
| colspan=2 | Major
| colspan=2 | Captain
| colspan=3 | Lieutenant
| colspan=3 | Second lieutenant
| colspan=12 | Officer cadet
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Canadian Army'''<br />(1953–1968)<ref name="US Department of the Army">{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/MilitaryUniforms-DaPam355-120-1959To1962-Part2/Picture012.jpg |title=Military Uniforms – DA Pam 355-120 – 1959 to 1962 – Part 2 |date=1962 |author=[[United States Department of the Army]] |access-date=9 October 2021}}</ref>
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-9.svg|50px|General]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-8.svg|50px|Lieutenant-general]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-7.svg|50px|Major-general]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-6.svg|50px|Brigadier]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-5.svg|50px|Colonel]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-4.svg|50px|Lieutenant-colonel]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-3.svg|50px|Major]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OF-2.svg|50px|Captain]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British Army OF-1b.svg|50px|Lieutenant]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British Army OF-1a.svg|50px|Second lieutenant]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army OF (D) (1953–1968).svg|50px|Officer cadet]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 | General
| colspan=2 | Lieutenant-general
| colspan=2 | Major-general
| colspan=2 | Brigadier
| colspan=2 | Colonel
| colspan=2 | Lieutenant-colonel
| colspan=2 | Major
| colspan=2 | Captain
| colspan=3 | Lieutenant
| colspan=3 | Second lieutenant
| colspan=12 | Officer cadet
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Mobile Command & Land Force Command'''<br />(1968–2013)
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-9.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-8.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-7.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-6.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Canadian Army'''<br />(2013–2016)
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (2013-2016) OF-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (2013-2016) OF-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (2013-2016) OF-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (2013-2016) OF-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-5 (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-4 (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-2 (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-1b (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-1a (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army OF (D) (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Canadian Army'''<br />(2016–2017)
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-5 (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-4 (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-2 (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-1b (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-1a (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army OF (D) (2016-2017).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Canadian Army'''<br />(Present)
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Rank titles'''
| colspan=2 | [[General (Canada)|General]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|Lieutenant-general]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant-général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenante-générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Major-general#Canada|Major-general]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Major-général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Majore-générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Brigadier-general#Canada|Brigadier-general]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Brigadier-général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Brigadière-générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Colonel (Canada)|Colonel]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Colonel}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Colonelle}}
| colspan=2 | [[Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)|Lieutenant-colonel]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant-colonel}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenante-colonelle}}
| colspan=2 | [[Major (Canada)|Major]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Major}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Majore}}
| colspan=2 | [[Captain (Canadian army and air force)|Captain]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Capitaine}}
| colspan=3 | [[Lieutenant (Canada)|Lieutenant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenante}}
| colspan=3 | [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and Commonwealth|Second lieutenant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sous-lieutenant}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Sous-lieutenante}}
| colspan=12 | [[Officer cadet]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Élève-officier}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Élève-officière}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
|}

{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2 | (1920–1953)
| colspan=6 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953), OR-9a.svg|70px]]
| colspan=1 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953), OR-8.svg|70px]]
| colspan=1 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953), OR-7.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953), OR-6.svg|70px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953), OR-4.svg|70px]]{{hr}}
| colspan=4 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953), OR-3.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army (1920–1953), OR-2.svg|70px]]
| colspan=8 | '''No insignia'''{{Hr}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=6 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer class I]]
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer class II]]
| colspan=2 | [[Staff Sergeant|Staff]]/[[Colour sergeant]]
| colspan=12 | [[Sergeant]]
| colspan=4 | [[Corporal]]
| colspan=2 | [[Lance corporal]]
| colspan=8 | [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br />(or equivalent)
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Canadian Army'''<br />(1953–1966)<ref name="US Department of the Army"/>
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9 (1953-1968).svg|70px]]
| colspan=1 | [[File:British Army OR-8b.svg|70px]]
| colspan=1 | [[File:British Army OR-8a.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OR-7.svg|70px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:British Army OR-6.svg|70px]]{{hr}}
| colspan=4 | [[File:British Army OR-4.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OR-3.svg|70px]]
| colspan=8 | '''No insignia'''{{Hr}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=6 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer class I/1]]
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer class II/2]]
| colspan=2 | [[Staff Sergeant|Staff]]/[[Colour sergeant]]
| colspan=12 | [[Sergeant]]
| colspan=4 | [[Corporal]]
| colspan=2 | [[Lance corporal]]
| colspan=8 | [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br />(or equivalent)
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2 | '''Canadian Army'''<br />(1966–1968)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9 (1953-1968).svg|70px]]
| colspan=1 | [[File:British Army OR-8b.svg|70px]]
| colspan=1 | [[File:British Army OR-8a.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OR-7.svg|70px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:British Army OR-6.svg|70px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5 (1966–1968).svg|70px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:British Army OR-4.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British Army OR-3.svg|70px]]
| colspan=8 | '''No insignia'''{{Hr}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=6 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer class I/1]]
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer class II/2]]
| colspan=2 | [[Staff Sergeant|Staff]]/[[Colour sergeant]]
| colspan=6 | [[Sergeant]]
| colspan=6 | [[Master corporal]]
| colspan=4 | [[Corporal]]
| colspan=2 | [[Lance corporal]]
| colspan=8 | [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br />(or equivalent)
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Land Force Command'''<br />(1968–1973)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-4 (1968–1973).svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-3 (1968–1973).svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Land Force Command'''<br />(1973–2010)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br>(1968–2010)<ref name="2116-3">{{citation |title=STANAG 2116 |publisher=[[NATO]] |edition=3 |date=1 January 1975}}</ref>
| colspan=6 | [[Chief warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Master warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-maître}}
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant}}
| colspan=6 | [[Sergeant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sergent}}
| colspan=6 | [[Master corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal-chef}}
| colspan=4 | [[Corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal}}
| colspan=2 | [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat}}
| colspan=6 | [[Private (basic)]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat (Confirmé)}}
| colspan=2 | [[Private (recruit)]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat (Recrue)}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Land Force Command'''<br />(2011–Present)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-6.svg|50px]]{{hr}}
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br>(2011–present)<ref name="2116-6"/>
| colspan=6 | [[Chief warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-chef}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudante-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Master warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-maître}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudante-maître}}
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudante}}
| colspan=12 | [[Sergeant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sergent}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Sergente}}
| colspan=4 | [[Master corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal-chef}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Caporale-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Caporale}}
| colspan=6 | [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Soldate}}
| colspan=2 | [[Private (basic)]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat (Confirmé)}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Soldate (Confirmée)}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armies/OR/Blank}}
|}

== Evolution of Royal Canadian Air Force rank and insignia ==
{{See also|History of the Royal Canadian Air Force#Ranks and uniforms}}

Canadian Air Force ranks and insignia originally were taken from the [[Royal Air Force]] practice. Upon unification, the Air Command used identical ranks and insignia as the Land Command. When Air-specific blue DEUs were introduced, the gold rank insignia were retained.

In April 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/new-rcaf-insignia-and-rank-colours-not-available-until-march-2015 |title=New RCAF Insignia and rank colours not available until March 2015 |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=24 September 2014 |last=Pugliese |first=David |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311140619/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/new-rcaf-insignia-and-rank-colours-not-available-until-march-2015 |archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> the Royal Canadian Air Force adopted new rank insignia reminiscent of the pre-unification RCAF system. The new officer rank insignia uses pearl-grey-on-black rank stripes instead of gold. [[Non-commissioned members]] (NCMs) rank insignia is pearl grey instead of gold. The colour gold found elsewhere on the uniform was also changed to pearl-grey. The air force rank of private, formerly indicated by one chevron, became aviator (Fr: ''aviateur''), and is indicated by a horizontally-aligned two-bladed propeller. All other ranks titles remain as they were.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=1&nid=886249&crtr.tp1D=930 |title=New Uniform for the Royal Canadian Air Force |publisher=[[Government of Canada]] |date=21 September 2014 |access-date=24 September 2014 |author=unknown |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>

=== Timeline of changes ===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0 12px 12px 0; width:100%;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Royal Canadian Air Force'''<br />(1924–1968)<ref name="US Department of the Army"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Quigley |first=George |date=2007 |title=RCAF Dress Regulations |chapter= Dress Regulations for the Royal Canadian Air Force 1958 CAP 6 – 5th Edition Composite Copy |location=Toronto |publisher=Service Publications |isbn=978-1-894581-45-5 |pages=108–111}}</ref>
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-10.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:British RAF OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British RAF OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:British RAF OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:British RAF OF-1a.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br>(1924–1968)<ref name="A return">{{cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/rcaf/migration/2014/a-return-to-the-royal-canadian-air-force-ranks-a-historical-examination.html |title=A return to the Royal Canadian Air Force ranks: A historical examination |date=26 September 2014 |website=[[Government of Canada]] |access-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref name="New insignia">{{cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/rcaf/migration/2014/new-insignia-for-the-royal-canadian-air-force.html |title=New insignia for the Royal Canadian Air Force |date=24 September 2014 |website=[[Government of Canada]] |access-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>
| colspan=2 | [[Marshal of the Royal Air Force|Marshal of the Royal Canadian Air Force]]{{efn|Rank insigna for marshal of the RCAF appeared in RCAF dress regulations from 1925 to 1968, but no RCAF officer ever held the rank.|name=MRCAF}}
| colspan=2 | [[Air Chief Marshal#Royal Canadian Air Force|Air chief marshal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Maréchal en chef de l’Air}}
| colspan=2 | [[Air Marshal#Royal Canadian Air Force|Air marshal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Maréchal de l’Air}}
| colspan=2 | [[Air vice-marshal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Vice-maréchal de l’Air}}
| colspan=2 | [[Air commodore]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Commodore de l’Air}}
| colspan=2 | [[Group captain]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Colonel d’aviation}}
| colspan=2 | [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing commander]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant-colonel d’aviation}}
| colspan=2 | [[Squadron leader]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Commandant d’aviation}}
| colspan=2 | [[Flight lieutenant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Capitaine d’aviation}}
| colspan=3 | [[Flying officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant d’aviation}}
| colspan=3 | [[Pilot officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sous-lieutenant d’aviation}}
| colspan=12 | [[Officer Cadet|Flight cadet/<br />officer cadet<br />(post-1962)]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Élève-officier}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Air Command'''<br />(1968–1984)
| rowspan=4 |
| 
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-9.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-8.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-7.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Forces Unification Rank Insignia OF-6.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Army (sleeves) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Air Command'''<br />(1984–2014)
|
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan=1 | '''Royal Canadian Air Force'''<br />(2014–present)<ref name="New insignia"/>
|
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canada-Air_force-OF-9-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canada-Air_force-OF-8-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canada-Air_force-OF-7-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canada-Air_force-OF-6-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OF-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OF-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OF-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OF-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| colspan=3 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br>(1968–present)
|
| colspan=2 | [[General (Canada)|General]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|Lieutenant-general]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant-général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenante-générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Major-General#Canada|Major-general]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Major-général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Majore-générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Brigadier-General#Canada|Brigadier-general]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Brigadier-général}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Brigadière-générale}}
| colspan=2 | [[Colonel (Canada)|Colonel]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Colonel}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Colonelle}}
| colspan=2 | [[Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)|Lieutenant-colonel]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant-colonel}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenante-colonelle}}
| colspan=2 | [[Major (Canada)|Major]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Major}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Majore}}
| colspan=2 | [[Captain (Canadian army and air force)|Captain]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Capitaine}}
| colspan=3 | [[Lieutenant (Canada)|Lieutenant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenant}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Lieutenante}}
| colspan=3 | [[Second Lieutenant (Canada)|Second<br />lieutenant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sous-lieutenant}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Sous-lieutenante}}
| colspan=12 | [[Officer cadet]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Élève-officier}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Élève-officière}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
|}

{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0 12px 12px 0; width:100%;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Air Force'''<br />(1948–1953)
| colspan=6 | [[File:OR9 RAF Warrant Officer.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:OR8 RAF Warrant Officer Class II.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:OR7 RAF Flight Sergeant.svg|70px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:OR5n6a RAF Sergeant.svg|70px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:OR4 RAF Corporal.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 rowspan=3 | 
| colspan=6 | [[File:OR1 RAF Leading Aircraftman.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | '''''No insignia'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Air Force'''<br />(1953–1968)<ref name="US Department of the Army"/>
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian CDT 8.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:RCAF and RCAC Warrant Officer Second Class rank insignia.png|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:OR7b RAF Flight Sergeant.svg|70px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:OR5n6a RAF Sergeant.svg|70px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:OR4 RAF Corporal.svg|70px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:OR1 RAF Leading Aircraftman.svg|70px]]
| colspan=2 | '''''No insignia'''''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Rank titles'''<br>(1948–1968)<ref name="A return"/>
| colspan=6 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer first class]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant de 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant Officer (United Kingdom)#British Army|Warrant officer second class]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant de 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=2 | [[Flight sergeant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sergent de section}}
| colspan=12 | [[Sergeant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sergent}}
| colspan=4 | [[Corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal}}
| colspan=6 | [[Leading aircraftman|Leading aircraftman/aircraftwoman]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Aviateur-chef}}
| colspan=1 | [[Aircraftman|Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman first class]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Aviateur 1<sup>re</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
| colspan=1 | [[Aircraftman|Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman second class]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Aviateur 2<sup>e</sup>&nbsp;classe}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Air Command'''<br />(1968–1973)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-4 (1968–1973).svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-3 (1968–1973).svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | '''Air Command'''<br />(1973–1984)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Army OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Air Command'''<br />(1984–2010)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-2.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Rank titles'''<br>(1968–2010)<ref name="2116-3"/>
| colspan=6 | [[Chief warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Master warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-maître}}
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant}}
| colspan=6 | [[Sergeant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sergent}}
| colspan=6 | [[Master corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal-chef}}
| colspan=4 | [[Corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal}}
| colspan=2 | [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat}}
| colspan=6 | Private (basic)<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat (confirmé)}}
| colspan=2 | Private (recruit)<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat (recrue)}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Air Command'''<br />(2010–2014)
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-9.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-6.svg|50px]]
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Rank titles'''<br>(2010–2014)<ref name="2116-6">{{citation |title=STANAG 2116 |publisher=[[NATO]] |edition=6 |date=25 February 2010}}</ref>
| colspan=6 | [[Chief warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Master warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-maître}}
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant}}
| colspan=12 | [[Sergeant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sergent}}
| colspan=4 | [[Master corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal}}
| colspan=6 | [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat}}
| colspan=2 | Private (basic)<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Soldat (confirmé)}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Royal Canadian Air Force'''<br />(2014–present)<ref name="New insignia"/>
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-9a.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-8.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-7.svg|50px]]
| colspan=12 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-6.svg|50px]]{{hr}}
| colspan=4 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-5.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-4.svg|50px]]
| colspan=6 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-3.svg|50px]]
| colspan=2 | [[File:Canadian RCAF OR-2.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Rank titles'''<br>(2014–present)
| colspan=6 | [[Chief warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-chef}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudante-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Master warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant-maître}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudante-maître}}
| colspan=2 | [[Warrant officer]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Adjudant}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Adjudante}}
| colspan=12 | [[Sergeant]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Sergent}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Sergente}}
| colspan=4 | [[Master corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal-chef}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Caporale-chef}}
| colspan=2 | [[Corporal]]<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Caporal}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Caporale}}
| colspan=6 | Aviator<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Aviateur}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Aviatrice}}
| colspan=2 | Aviator (basic)<br/>{{lang|fr-CA|Aviateur (confirmé)}} or {{lang|fr-CA|Aviatrice (confirmée)}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
|}

=== Mess dress ===
Contrary to the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and the [[Canadian Army]], [[mess dress]] uniform ranks for officers of the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] follow the naval pattern, without the executive curl. General officers do not wear shoulder straps with this order of dress.

{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0 12px 12px 0;" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
! NATO Code !! OF-10 !! OF-9 !! OF-8 !! OF-7 !! OF-6 !! OF-5 !! OF-4 !! OF-3 !! OF-2 !! colspan=2 | OF-1 !! [[Officer Candidate|OF(D)]] !! Student officer
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Royal Canadian Air Force''' <br />Mess dress and full dress{{efn|The wearing of full dress and mess dress by RCAF officers was suspended "for the duration of hostilities" on 30 August 1940. Full dress was not reinstated after the war.<ref name=quigley2>{{cite book |last=Quigley |first=George |date=2007 |title=RCAF Dress Regulations |chapter= Dress Regulations for the Royal Canadian Air Force 1925 (1939) CAP 6 – 2nd Edition (Reprinted 1939 with amendments up to and including G.O. 171 of 1939) Composite Copy |location=Toronto |publisher=Service Publications |isbn=978-1-894581-45-5}}</ref>}} ranks 1925-1968<ref name=quigley1>{{cite book |last=Quigley |first=George |date=2007 |title=RCAF Dress Regulations |chapter= Dress Regulations for the Royal Canadian Air Force 1925 CAP 6 – 1st Edition Composite Copy |location=Toronto |publisher=Service Publications |isbn=978-1-894581-45-5}}</ref>{{efn|name=MRCAF}}
| rowspan=9| 
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-09.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-08.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-07.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-06.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF (D).svg|50px]]
| rowspan=9 | 
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Air Command''' <br />Mess ranks 1968-2014
| [[File:Canadian_Air_Command_(1984-2014)_OF-9.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_Air_Command_(1984-2014)_OF-8.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_Air_Command_(1984-2014)_OF-7.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_Air_Command_(1984-2014)_OF-6.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1| '''Royal Canadian Air Force''' <br />Mess ranks since 2015
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-09.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-08.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-07.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian_RCAF_Mess_Dress_Of-06.png|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-5.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-4.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-3.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-2.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-1b.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF-1a.svg|50px]]
| [[File:Canadian Air Command (1984-2014) OF (D).svg|50px]]
|}

== See also ==
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* [[Former ranks of the Canadian Forces]]
* [[History of the Royal Canadian Air Force#Ranks and uniforms|Historic Royal Canadian Air Force ranks]] (1924–1968)
* [[Ranks and insignia of NATO]]
* [[List of comparative military ranks]]
* [[Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas]]
* [[Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces]]
* [[Cadets Canada Elemental Ranks]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/insignia-flags/ranks/rank-appointment-insignia.html Canadian Armed Forces ranks and appointment insignia] – official site with images of rank insignia for Navy, Army and Air Force.

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