Canadian honorifics

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Canada honorifics are few, many of which are maintained from before confederation.

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[edit] Political honorifics

[edit] His/Her Excellency

His/Her Excellency is the title in used by the Canadian Governor General and the Viceregal Consort while in office.

[edit] The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (or le Très Honorable in French) is a title given to those of the highest political standing. The following use the title The Right Honourable for life:

  • the Governor General of Canada
  • the Prime Minister of Canada
  • the Chief Justice of Canada.

[edit] The Honourable

The Honourable is a title given to those of high political standing.

In Canada, the following people are entitled to the style The Honourable (or l'honorable in French) for life:

  • Members of the Canadian Senate
  • Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  • Provincial Lieutenant-Governors

In addition, some people are entitled to the style while in office only:

  • The Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada and other superior courts (including the Tax Court)
  • Members of provincial Executive Councils while holding office
  • Speakers of provincial legislatures while holding office.

[edit] Senators

Members of the Canadian Senate are allowed to use the title, Senator.

[edit] Privy Council

Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada use the postnominal letters P.C. before all others as this is an order directly from the Crown.

[edit] Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) are only awarded in certain provinces in Canada.

[edit] Members of legislative assemblies

In Canada, members of legislative assemblies use the abbrivation MLA in all provinces and territories except:

Legislatures with MLAs:

[edit] Military honorifics

[edit] Medals, decoration, and awards

[edit] Bravery Awards

[edit] Order of Military Merit

[edit] Meritorious decorations

  • Star of Military Valour (S.M.V.)
  • Meritorious Service Cross (M.S.C.) (military division)
  • Medal of Military Valour (M.M.V.)
  • Meritorious Service Medal (M.S.M.) (military division)

[edit] Good conduct medals

[edit] Ranks

There exist two sets of ranks in the Canadian Forces, one for the Land and Air Commands, and the second for the Naval Command. This was due to the strong identity of the Canadian Navy.

Land / Air Rank              | Naval Rank

[edit] Flag Ranks

General (Gen)                | Admiral (Adm)
Lieutenant-General (LGen)    | Vice-Admiral (VAdm)      
Major-General (MGen)         | Rear-Admiral (RAdm)
Brigadier-General (BGen)     | Commodore (Cmdre)

[edit] Officer Ranks

Colonel (Col)                | Captain (N) (Capt(N))
Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol)    | Commander (Cdr)
Major (Maj)                  | Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr)
Captain (Capt)               | Lieutenant (N) (Lt(N)) 
Lieutenant (Lt)              | Sub-Lieutenant (SLt) 
Second Lieutenant (2Lt)      | Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A/SLt)  
Officer Cadet (OCdt)         | Naval Cadet (NCdt)

[edit] Non-Commissioned Ranks

Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)  | Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class (CPO 1)
Master Warrant Officer (MWO) | Chief Petty Officer, 2nd Class (CPO 2)
Warrant Officer (WO)         | Petty Officer, 1st Class (PO 1)
Sergeant (Sgt)               | Petty Officer, 2nd Class (PO 2)
Master Corporal (MCpl)       | Master Seaman (MS)
Corporal (Cpl)               | Leading Seaman (LS)
Private (Pte)                | Able Seaman (AB)
Private (Recruit) (Pte (R))  | Ordinary Seaman (OS)

[edit] Civilian honorifics

[edit] Awards, medals, and decorations

[edit] Bravery awards

[edit] Order of Canada

The Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour.

  • Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.)
  • Officer of the Order of Canada (O.C.)
  • Member of the Order of Canada (C.M.)

[edit] Order of Merit of the Police Forces

[edit] Royal Victorian Order

[edit] Meritorious decorations

  • Star of Courage (S.C.)
  • Meritorious Service Cross (M.S.C.) (civilian division)
  • Medal of Bravery (M.B.)
  • Meritorious Service Medal (M.S.M.) (civilian division)
  • Royal Victorian Medal (R.V.M.)

[edit] Provincial orders

[edit] Volunteer decorations

[edit] Academic honorifics

[edit] Professional honorifics

[edit] Hereditary honorifics

The monarch of Canada maintains the title "His/Her Majesty", and the epithet "The King/Queen of Canada." The members of the immediate royal family are accorded the title "His/Her Royal Highness" and considered The Royal Family of Canada.

There is only one Canadian barony, the Baron de Longueuil. This barony is acknowledged by the monarch of Canada and has been in existence since 1700. Baron Thomson of Fleet is frequently mentioned as a Canadian Baron. However, he is simply a Canadian citizen with a British peerage, where the current Baron of Longueuil is a British citizen with a Canadian peerage.

There are also 120 Baronets of Nova Scotia. Created 1625-1706, these baronets technically represent the baronets (Bt./Btss.) of Canada.

Canada has another hereditary title, the letters "U.E." (Unity of the Empire) as post-nominal letters. This was given to the United Empire Loyalists, people loyal to Britain during the American Revolutionary War and were forced to leave the United States. On November 9, 1789, Lord Dorchester, the governor of Quebec, declared "that it was his Wish to put the mark of Honour upon the Families who had adhered to the Unity of the Empire..." As a result of Dorchester's statement, the printed militia rolls carried the notation: "N.B. Those Loyalists who have adhered to the Unity of the Empire, and joined the Royal Standard before the Treaty of Separation in the year 1783, and all their Children and their Descendants by either sex, are to be distinguished by the following Capitals, affixed to their names: U.E." Alluding to their great principle The Unity of the Empire.

[edit] Religious honorifics

Religions are free to use their own titles and honorifics provided that they do not condradict those used elsewhere Canada. This is seen in the use of the title "His Excellency" by Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops which is not recognized by Canadian civil authorities. [1]

[edit] See also

[edit] Further reading

  • Christopher Moore; "The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement"; 1984, ISBN 0-7710-6093-9.
  • W. Stewart Wallace; "The United Empire Loyalists: A Chronicle of the Great Migration"; Volume 13 of the "Chronicles of Canada", (32 volumes ); 1914, Toronto.
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