From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Contents 1 Political honorifics 1.1 His/Her Excellency 1.2 The Right Honourable 1.3 The Honourable 1.4 Senators 1.5 Privy Council 1.6 Queen's Counsel 1.7 Members of legislative assemblies 2 Military honorifics 2.1 Medals, decoration, and awards 2.1.1 Bravery Awards 2.1.2 Order of Military Merit 2.1.3 Meritorious decorations 2.1.4 Good conduct medals 2.2 Ranks 2.2.1 Flag Ranks 2.2.2 Officer Ranks 2.2.3 Non-Commissioned Ranks 3 Civilian honorifics 3.1 Awards, medals, and decorations 3.1.1 Bravery awards 3.1.2 Order of Canada 3.1.3 Order of Merit of the Police Forces 3.1.4 Royal Victorian Order 3.1.5 Meritorious decorations 3.1.6 Provincial orders 3.1.7 Volunteer decorations 4 Academic honorifics 5 Professional honorifics 6 Hereditary honorifics 7 Religious honorifics 8 See also 9 Further reading

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

• Ontario, where they have been called Members of Provincial Parliament since 1938 (MPPs),
• Quebec, where they are called Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), and
• Newfoundland and Labrador, where they are called Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs).

Legislatures with MLAs:

• Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
• Legislative Assembly of Alberta
• Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
• Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
• Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia House of Assembly
• Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
• Yukon Legislative Assembly
• Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
• Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

• Victoria Cross, or Victoria Cross (Canada) (V.C.)

• Commander of the Order of Military Merit (C.M.M.)
• Officer of the Order of Military Merit (O.M.M.)
• Member of the Order of Military Merit (M.M.M.)

• 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)

• Canadian Forces Decoration (C.D.)

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

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

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)

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)

• Cross of Valour (C.V.)

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.)

• Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (C.O.M.)
• Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (O.O.M.)
• Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (M.O.M.)

• Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)
• Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.)
• Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)

• 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.)

• National Order of Quebec (Ordre national du Québec)
  • Grand Officer (G.O.Q)
  • Officer (O.Q.)
  • Knight (C.Q.)
• Saskatchewan Order of Merit (S.O.M.)
• Order of Ontario (O.Ont.)
• Order of British Columbia (O.B.C.)
• Alberta Order of Excellence (A.O.E.)
• Order of Prince Edward Island (O.P.E.I.)
• Order of Manitoba (O.M.)
• Order of New Brunswick (O.N.B.)
• Order of Nova Scotia (O.N.S.)
• Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (O.N.L.)

• Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship (O.M.C.)
• Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal (S.V.M.)

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.

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]

• Loyalist (American Revolution)
• English honorifics

• 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.