Canadian honorifics

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

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[edit] Governmental honorifics

Honorific In French Accorded to Notes
His/Her Majesty Son/Sa Majesté Canadian monarch Held only while in office
His/Her Royal Highness Son Altesse Royale Other members of the Canadian Royal Family Held for life or upon marriage into the Royal Family
His/Her Excellency Son Excellence Governor General of Canada
Viceregal Consort		 Held only while in office
The Right Honourable le Très Honorable Governor General of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
Chief Justice of Canada		 Held for life
The Honourable l'Honorable Queen's Privy Council for Canada members
Provincial Lieutenant Governors
Senate of Canada members		 Held for life
Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
Supreme Court of Canada justices
Federal Court justices
Executive Councils members
Speakers of provincial legislatures		 Held only while in office

[edit] Military honorifics

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.

Honorific In French Honorific In French
Land/Air rank Naval rank
Flag ranks
General Général Admiral Amiral
Lieutenant-General Lieutenant général Vice-Admiral Vice-amiral
Major-General Major-général Rear-Admiral Contre-amiral
Brigadier-General brigadier-général Commodore Commodore
Officer ranks
Colonel Colonel Captain Capitaine de vaisseau
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commander Capitaine de frégate
Major Major Lieutenant-Commander Capitaine de corvette
Captain Capitaine Lieutenant Lieutenant de vaisseau
Lieutenant Lieutenant de vaisseau Sub-Lieutenant Enseigne de vaisseau de 1e classe
Second Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Officer Cadet Élève-officier Naval Cadet Aspirant de marine
Non-commissioned ranks
Chief Warrant Officer Adjudant-chef Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class Premier maître de 1re classe
Master Warrant Officer Adjudant-maître Chief Petty Officer, 2nd Class Premier maître de 2e classe
Warrant Officer Adjudant Petty Officer, 1st Class Maître de 1re classe
Sergeant Sergent Petty Officer, 2nd Class Maître de 2e classe
Master Corporal Caporal-chef Master Seaman Matelot-chef
Corporal Caporal Leading Seaman Matelot de 1re classe
Private Soldat Able Seaman Matelot de 2e classe
Private (Recruit) soldat (recrue) Ordinary Seaman Matelot de 3e classe


[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.