Lieutenant (Lt; ) is a
Canadian Forces rank used by
commissioned officers of the
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army () is the command (military formation), command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also re ...
or
Royal Canadian Air Force.
Sub-lieutenant is the equivalent rank in the
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; , ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 s, 12 s, 4 s, 4 s, 8 s, and several auxiliary ...
. Lieutenants and sub-lieutenants are equivalent to ranks with a NATO code of OF-1.
[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]
Insignia
The rank insignia of a lieutenant in the Canadian Army is two pips. In the Royal Canadian Air Force, the insignia is one -inch (13 mm) stripe with a -inch (6.4 mm) stripe above it. The rank insignia of a sub-lieutenant is a -inch (6.4 mm) stripe with one -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
Royal Canadian Air Force
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.
References
Military ranks of Canada
{{mil-rank-stub