Lieutenant (Canada)

Not to be confused with Lieutenant (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]

Lieutenant Lieutenant
Shoulder insignia Left: Canadian Army Right: Royal Canadian Air Force
Country	Canada
Service branch	Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force
Abbreviation	Lt
NATO rank code	OF-1(b)
Next higher rank	Captain or Lieutenant(N))
Next lower rank	Second lieutenant (Canada)
Equivalent ranks	Sub-lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy

Insignia

The rank insignia of a lieutenant in the Canadian Army is two pips. In the Royal Canadian Air Force, the insignia is one 1⁄2-inch (13 mm) stripe with a 1⁄4-inch (6.4 mm) stripe above it. The rank insignia of a sub-lieutenant is a 1⁄4-inch (6.4 mm) stripe with one 1⁄2-inch (13 mm) stripe with the executive curl above it. On CADPAT and flying uniforms, the insignia is white on army slip-ons and dark blue on air force slip-ons.

Canadian Army

Canadian Army(1902–1920)
Canadian Army(1921–1953)
Canadian Army(1953–1968)
Mobile Command & Land Force Command(1968–2013)
Canadian Army(2013–2017)
Canadian Army(Present)

Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force(1924-1968)
Air Command(1968–1984)
Air Command(1984–2014)
Royal Canadian Air Force(2014-present)

Rank titles(1924-1968)

Flying Officer (French: Lieutenant d’aviation)

Pronunciation

The British pronunciation of the French word "lieutenant" (as "lef-tenant") is the official pronunciation as used by the Canadian Armed Forces, but the American pronunciation of "loo-tenant" (which is closer to the original French pronunciation) is sometimes heard outside of the military.