Acting Chief of the Defence Staff announces Colonel/Capt(N) promotions, appointments & retirements

The Acting Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant-General (LGen) Wayne Eyre, announced the Colonel (Col)/ Captain (Capt(N) promotions, appointments, and retirements that have or will occur in 2021.

“I wish to offer my deepest appreciation for the service and sacrifices of those officers and their families as they transition from the CAF (Canadian Armed Forces), and I offer my heartfelt congratulations and sincerest best wishes to those assuming new appointments and new responsibilities,” Eyre stated.

There are 21 colonels retiring this year, along with two captains(N).

Promotions and appointments are as follows:

Col J.T. Adair will be appointed Director of Programmes, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto, replacing Col B.J. Honig.

Col D.G. Adams will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Capt(N) I. Allain will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache South Africa, in Pretoria, replacing Col U.M. Ubbens.

Capt(N) S.A. Archer will be appointed Naval Staff Chief of Staff in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) J.S. Armstrong.

Col J.C.G.G. Arcouette will be appointed Director Sustainment Strategy and Readiness in Ottawa, replacing Col S.J.D. Poudrier.

Col N.A.M. Babin will be appointed Commander 1 Wing in Kingston, replacing Col C.A. Mckenna.

Capt(N) M.J. Barefoot will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend The Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Col R.G. Bedard will be appointed Commandant Royal Military College Saint-Jean, in Saint-Jean, replacing Col J.J.L.N. Pilon.

Col K.A. Bertoia will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Arab Republic of Egypt, in Cairo, replacing Col M.K. Purcell.

Capt(N) T.W. Bonnar will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at National Defense University, in Washington, DC.

Col C.Y.J. Bouchard will be appointed Commander 15 Wing in Moose Jaw, replacing Col R.J. Walker.

Col R.P. Bourque will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Colonel acting while so employed J.T. Braithwaite will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache India, in New Delhi, replacing Col acting while so employed M.G.A. Hogan.

Col J.F. Cauden will be appointed Commander Task Force Latvia in Riga, replacing Col E. Laforest.

Col acting while so employed A.M. Cleveland will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Israel, in Tel Aviv, replacing Col A.R. Thompson.

Capt(N) M.D. Coates will be appointed Commander Naval Personnel and Training Group in Esquimalt, replacing Capt(N) J.R. Boyd.

Capt(N) K.H. Coffen will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Col A.A. Cohen will be appointed Commander 34 Canadian Brigade Group in Montreal, replacing Col M.J. Canavan.

Col N.P.M. Corriveau will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, in Washington, DC.

Col D.S. Coutts will be appointed Director Air Force Training in Winnipeg, replacing Col V.P. Wawryk.

Col J.W. Cunningham will be appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management Tactical Aviation and Simulation in Ottawa, replacing Col B.M. Payan.

Capt(N) R.M. Dagenais will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Col L.Y. Dahl will be appointed Director Air Plans in Ottawa, replacing Col J.W. Cunningham.

Col B.D. Davidson will be appointed Director Land Equipment Program Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col C.C. Moyle.

Col J.J.M. Delisle will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Colombia, in Bogota, replacing Col acting while so employed F.J.J. Laboissonniere.

Capt(N) P.C. Dickinson will be appointed as Military Advisor to Canada’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York, replacing Brigadier-General (BGen) K.E. Osmond.

Col R.D. Dove will be appointed Director Current Operations, in Ottawa, replacing Col D.S. Macgregor.

Capt(N) J.A. Elbourne will be appointed Chief of Staff Maritime Component Commander in Halifax, replacing Capt(N) T.J.C. Maclean.

Col acting while so employed B. Elliott was promoted Substantive Col and will be appointed Commander 19 Wing, in Comox, replacing Col D.J.J. Poitras.

Capt(N) R.A. Forbes will be appointed Director Maritime Management and Support, and Chief of Staff Maritime Equipment Program Management, in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) S.J. Richard.

Col C.J. Frederickson will be appointed Director Military Careers in Ottawa, replacing Col K. Rosenlund.

Col J.T. Galuga will be appointed Army Adviser in London, United Kingdom, replacing Col A.J. Lussier.

Col M.A.M.C. Gaumond will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Poland, in Warsaw, replacing Capt(N) I. Allain.

Capt(N) S.R.K. Gillis will be appointed Deputy Fleet Commander in Halifax, replacing Capt(N) M.Y. Fluet.

Col L.J. Girouard will be appointed Special Advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col J.P.S. Mckenzie.

Col S.M.M. Godin will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Col J.A.D. Goulet will be appointed Director National Security in Ottawa, replacing Col D.R. Blanc.

Col J.C. Guiney will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Col E.M.C. Harvey will be appointed Commander 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, in Valcartier, replacing Col T.M. Arsenault.

Col S.T. Hatton will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the Israel National Defense College, in Ramat Ha-Sharon, Israel.

Col J.D. Hawthorne will be appointed Air Force Adviser in London, United Kingdom.

Col B.F. Healey will be appointed Chief of Staff, Canadian Defence Academy Headquarters, in Kingston, replacing Col R.E. Jurkowski.

Col D.R. Henley will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Real Property Operations Group in Ottawa, replacing Col M.W.J. Rancourt.

Col D.C.D. Hilton will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Republic of Kenya, in Nairobi, replacing Col acting while so employed D.J. Ziprick.

Col B.J. Honig will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Col C.J. Horner will be appointed Special Advisor to Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command in Ottawa, replacing Col J.A.D. Goulet.

Col J.P. Huet will be appointed Chief of Staff Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre in Kingston, replacing Col S.T. Hatton.

Capt(N) J.J. Hutchinson will be appointed Base Commander Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in Esquimalt, replacing Capt(N) S. Sader.

Capt(N) S.D. Jalonen will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Col R.E. Jurkowski will be appointed Director of Strategic Communications, Operation Impact, in Iraq, replacing BGen P.J. Peyton.

Col M. Kaiser will be appointed to a new position as Chief of Staff Clinical Services, Director General Health Services, in Ottawa.

Col R.E. Kearney will be appointed Assistant Chief of Staff G35, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, in Cheltenham, United Kingdom, replacing Col D.C.D. Hilton.

Col K.K. Kennedy will be appointed J4, Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col J.L.S. Menard.

Capt(N) A.P.A. Kooiman will be appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Plans and Operations in Esquimalt, replacing Capt(Navy) J.A. Elbourne.

Col K.J. Kozak will be appointed to a new position as Director Air, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, in Ottawa.

Col J.D.M. Laflamme will be appointed Director Foreign Liaison in Ottawa, replacing Col J.T. Galuga.

Capt(N) G.L.G. Lafrance will be appointed to a new position as Deputy Chief Data Officer, Assistant Deputy Minister (Data, Innovation, Analytics), in Ottawa.

Col M.C.G. Lehoux will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Col N. Lemieux will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Jordan in Amman, replacing Col J.P.P. Demers.

Col J.A.J. L Heureux will be appointed Chief of Staff 3rd Canadian Division Headquarters in Edmonton, replacing Col J.A. Mackeen.

Col P.A. Lockhart will be appointed Director of Cadets in Kingston, replacing Col C.A. Heilman.

Col A.J. Lussier will be appointed Director Service Delivery Integrated Conflict and Complaint Management in Ottawa, replacing Col S.D.C. Trenholm.

Col D.S. Macgregor will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at National Defense University, in Washington, DC.

Col J.A. Mackeen will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the United States Army War College, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Capt(N) T.J.C. Maclean will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Col P.F.J. Macnamara will be appointed Commander 12 Wing in Shearwater, replacing Col J.D. Hawthorne.

Col M.J.E. Mallette will be appointed Director Budget in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) R.M. Dagenais.

Capt(Navy) D. Manu Popa will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Senegal, in Dakar, replacing Col M.G.M. Gignac.

Capt(N) D.E. Mazur will be appointed Director Senior Appointments in Ottawa, replacing Col K.A. Gallinger.

Col R.W. Mcbride will be appointed Commander 3rd Canadian Division Support Group in Edmonton, replacing Col J.G.P. Lemyre.

Col acting while so employed K.J. Mcloughlin will be promoted Substantive Col and appointed Director Land Force Development in Ottawa, replacing Col J.C. Guiney.

Col J.L.S. Menard will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Capt(N) K.W.A. Monaghan will be appointed Director Naval Strategy in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) C.M. Nucci.

Col M.J. Morin will be appointed Chief of Staff Reserves, Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre, in Kingston, replacing Col M.P. Haussmann.

Col H.S. Morrison will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Joint Operational Support Group in Kingston, replacing Col D.A. Smith.

Col C.C. Moyle will be appointed Commanding Officer 202 Workshop Depot in Montreal, replacing Col N.P.M. Corriveau.

Col S.R. Murphy will be appointed Commander Combat Training Centre in Gagetown, replacing Col C.I. Oberwarth.

Col W.K. Niven will be appointed Chief of Staff, Director General Professional Military Conduct, in Ottawa, replacing Col R.D. Raymond.

Capt(N) C.M. Nucci will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Col J.P.P. Ouellet will be appointed Director Land Command and Information, in Ottawa, replacing Col Y. Lemieux.

Col K.C. Paul will be appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Special Advisor in Ottawa, replacing Col A.J. Vivian.

Col B.M. Payan was appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Business Management in Ottawa, replacing Col J.E. Grandmont.

Col M.F.J. Pelletier will be appointed J3 Small and Enduring Missions Commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command, in Ottawa, replacing Col E.M. Vandenberg.

Capt(N) C.G. Peschke will be appointed Naval Advisor in London, United Kingdom, replacing Capt(N) J.J.Y. Germain.

Col R.L.M. Point will be appointed Deputy Commander, Canadian Forces Military Police Group, in Ottawa, replacing Col J.D.M. Laflamme.

Col D.J.J. Poitras will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the United States Air Force Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama.

Col J.J.C. Potvin will be appointed Commander 2 Wing in Bagotville, replacing Col L.J. Girouard.

Col C.F. Pruneau will be appointed Commander Canadian Combat Support Brigade in Kingston, replacing Col S.G. Graham.

Col M.K. Purcell will be appointed Director Support and Deputy Commander, Operation Proteus, replacing Col acting while so employed R.H. Delisle.

Col W.S. Raesler will be appointed Commander 39 Canadian Brigade Group in Vancouver, replacing Col P.V. Ursich.

Col M.W.J. Rancourt will be appointed Chief of Staff, Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy), in Ottawa, replacing Col A.M. Shortridge.

Col R.D. Raymond will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Australia in Canberra, replacing Capt(Navy) P.C. Dickinson.

Col J.J. Richard will be appointed Director Official Languages in Ottawa, replacing Col F.P. Ratte.

Capt(N) S.J. Richard will be appointed Commanding Officer Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton, in Esquimalt, replacing Capt(N) M. Drews.

Capt(N) S. Sader will be appointed to a new position as Director of Digital Supply Chain, Chief of Combat Systems Integration, in Ottawa.

Capt(N) J.S. Salt will be appointed to a new position as Director Strategic Development, Strategic Joint Staff, in Ottawa.

Col R.D.C. Schmidt will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Col J.C. Scott will be appointed Professor at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington, DC, replacing Col J.C.G.G. Arcouette.

Col C.M. Shapka will be appointed A4 Maintenance, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg, replacing Col A.S. Wedgwood.

Col D.A. Smith will be appointed Director Defence Security Policy, Training and Awareness in Ottawa.

Col K.L. Solomon will be appointed Director Capability Integration in Ottawa, replacing Col C.F. Pruneau.

Col D.L. Taylor will be appointed Commander 16 Wing in Borden, replacing Col J.P.P. Godbout.

Capt(N) acting while so employed R.D.M. Taylor was promoted Substantive Capt(N) and will remain as Captain Naval Reserve East Region, in Quebec City.

Col S.W. Taylor will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Indonesia, in Jakarta, replacing Col acting while so employed A.M. Cleveland.

Col J.P. Thibert will be appointed Director Joint Integration in Ottawa, replacing Col D.P. Conley.

Col N.P. Torrington-Smith will be appointed Director Military Personnel Strategy Coordination and Synchronization in Ottawa, replacing Col W.K. Niven.

Col S.D.C Trenholm will be appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Support, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Headquarters in Ottawa.

Col acting while so employed D.K. Turenne was promoted Substantive Colonel and will remain NORAD U.S. Northern Command J7 Deputy Director Joint Training and Exercises, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Col U.M. Ubbens will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, replacing Col J.S. O Keefe.

Col P.V. Ursich will be appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Training, 3rd Canadian Division Headquarters, in Edmonton, replacing Col G.A. Abthorpe.

Col acting while so employed A.J. Vivian was promoted Substantive Colonel and will be appointed Director Special Operations, in Ottawa, replacing Col R.D.C. Schmidt.

Col R.J. Walker will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at the Royal College of Defence Studies, in London, United Kingdom.

Col D.A. Warner will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Pakistan, in Islamabad, replacing Col acting while so employed D.G. Grimshaw.

Col V.P. Wawryk will be appointed NORAD U.S. Northern Command Deputy Director Operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado, replacing Col acting while so employed J.G. Hanson.

Col A.S. Wedgwood will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Programme, at Canadian Forces College, in Toronto.

Capt(N) J.S. White will be appointed Special Advisor Strategic, Director General Naval Strategic Readiness, in Ottawa.

Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) E.R.P. Andresen will be promoted Col acting while so employed and appointed Senior Liaison Officer to United States Central Command Headquarters, in Tampa, Florida, replacing Col P.A. Lockhart.

LCol H.A.B. Apostoliuk will be promoted Col acting while so employed and appointed Director Public Affairs Planning and Operations, in Ottawa, replacing Col S.M.M. Godin.

LCol S.C. Ash will be promoted Col and appointed Chief of Staff, 2 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg, replacing Col D. Shyiak.

LCol F.G. Auld will be promoted Col and appointed Instructor, School of Advanced Military Studies, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, replacing Col R.G. Bedard.

LCol I.M.E. Begin will be promoted Col and appointed Director Human Rights and Diversity, in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) M.D. Coates.

LCol C.C. Blue will be promoted Col and appointed to a new position as Defence Resource Management Information System Modernization Project Director, Assistant Deputy Minister (Data, Innovation, Analytics), in Ottawa.

LCol J.N.D. Charron will be promoted Col and appointed Director Force Sustainment, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col H.S. Morrison.

Commander (Cmdr) D.R.A. Chouinard-Prevost will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Director Material Group Strategic Plans in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) M.A. Sheppard.

Cmdr J.W. Dargavel will be promoted Capt(Navy) and appointed Director Strategic Plans, Strategic Joint Staff, in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) J.S. Salt.

LCol S.J. Day was promoted Col acting while so employed and appointed Special Advisor to Commander Canadian Defence Academy, in Kingston.

LCol A.E. Ferriss will be promoted Col and appointed Director Air Domain Development in Ottawa, replacing Col N.P. Torrington-Smith.

LCol J.C.J.P. Gagnon will be promoted Col and appointed Director Flight Safety in Ottawa, replacing Col J.J. Alexander.

LCol E.J.R.C. Gauthier will be promoted Col and appointed Director Armoured Vehicle Program Management in Ottawa, replacing Col B.D. Davidson.

LCol G.A.J.F. Gauvin will be promoted Col and appointed Director Air Personnel Management in Ottawa, replacing Col D.R. Henley.

LCol D.W. Grebstad will be promoted Col and appointed Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Impact, in Kuwait, replacing Col B.F. Healey.

LCol J.L.J.R. Guay will be promoted Col and appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Operations, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Headquarters, in Ottawa.

LCol S.G. Haire will be promoted Col and appointed Director Strategic Effects and Targeting, Strategic Joint Staff, in Ottawa, replacing Col J.J. Richard.

LCol M.C. Hickey was promoted Col and appointed Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, replacing Col S.A. Connor.

Cmdr J.W. Hopkins will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Special Advisor Operations, Director General Naval Strategic Readiness, in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) J. Cotter.

LCol J.K. Judiesch will be promoted Col and appointed Director Military Career Administration in Ottawa, replacing Col M.C.G. Lehoux.

LCol G.M.W. Kennedy will be promoted Col and appointed Commander 37 Canadian Brigade Group, in Moncton, replacing Col S.I. Mcpherson.

LCol V.G. Kirstein will be promoted Col and appointed J3 Expeditionary, Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col R.P. Bourque.

LCol J.R.M. Larose will be promoted Col and appointed Chief of Staff, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, in Winnipeg, replacing Col C.M. Shapka.

Lieutenant-Colonel B.J. Leonard will be promoted Colonel acting while so employed and appointed Canadian Representative to the Inter-American Defense Board in Washington, DC, replacing Col M. Sanchez-Maloney.

LCol P.A. Leroux will be promoted Col acting while so employed and appointed Commanding Officer, Task Force El Gorah, in Egypt, replacing Col C.J. Frederickson.

LCol A.W. Mannard will be promoted Col and appointed J2, Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) M.J. Barefoot.

Cmdr C. Matthews will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Director Naval Information Warfare, in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) S.A. Archer.

Cmdr S.E. Mccallum will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Victoria Class Modernization Program Manager in Ottawa, replacing Capt(N) K.H. Coffen.

Cmder J.L. Mcdougall will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed West Region Capt(N), in Calgary, replacing Capt(N) J.S. White.

LCol C.W. Morrison will be promoted Col and appointed A3 Combined Aerospace Operations Centre Director, in Winnipeg, replacing Col D.S. Coutts.

LCol T.A. Murphy was promoted Col and appointed Director Defence Security Operations in Ottawa, replacing Col B.P. Nekurak.

LCol A.M.J. Perry will be promoted Col acting while so employed and appointed Director Financial Operations, in Ottawa.

LCol J.G.Y. Raymond will be promoted Col and appointed Chief of Staff Support, 1st Canadian Division Headquarters, in Kingston, replacing Col T.D. Marcella.

LCol K.M. Reeves will be promoted Col and appointed Director Army Force Readiness in Ottawa, replacing Col E.M.C. Harvey.

LCol J. Roper will be promoted Col and appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management Radar and Communications Systems in Ottawa, replacing Col W.S.F. Norquay.

LCol A.E. Salloum will be promoted Col acting while so employed and appointed Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs) Chief of Staff, in Ottawa, replacing Col M.R. Perreault.

Cmdr R.B. Saltel will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Chief of Staff, Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters, in Esquimalt, replacing Capt(N) C.G. Peschke.

LCol P.J.R. Sasseville will be promoted Col and will remain as Directeur External Review, Director General Military Personnel, in Ottawa.

LCol D.D. Saunders will be promoted Col and appointed Canadian Defence Attache Iraq, in Baghdad, replacing Col acting while so employed J.L. Cochrane.

LCol P. Sauve will be promoted Col acting while so employed and appointed Canadian Defence Attache Turkey, in Ankara, replacing Col acting while so employed J.T. Braithwaite.

LCol J.D. Schaub will be promoted Col and appointed Deputy G5, 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood, in Texas, replacing Col R.D. Dove.

LCol D.R. Shane will be promoted Col and appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Reserves, 2nd Canadian Division Headquarters, in Montreal, replacing Col A.A. Cohen.

Cmdr C.A. Smith will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Corporate Management, Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Col M.F.J. Pelletier.

Cmdr A.L.E. Tremblay will be promoted Capt(N) and will proceed to the Advanced Training List at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.

Lieutenant-Colonel G.M. Tremblay will be promoted Col and appointed NORAD J53 Chief, Concepts, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, replacing Col C.Y.J. Bouchard.

Cmdr J.C.M. Tremblay will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Development, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Headquarters, in Ottawa.

Cmdr B.A. Vallis will be promoted Capt(N) and appointed Atlantic Region Capt(N), in Halifax, replacing Capt(N) J.P. Henault.

LCol J.P.A. Veilleux will be promoted Col and appointed Canadian Defence Attache Mexico, in Mexico City, replacing Col J.J.M. Delisle.

Cmdr R.J. Watt will be promoted Capt(N) and will proceed to the Advanced Training List at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.

LCol B.M. Wellwood will be promoted Col and appointed Canadian Task Force Commander Democratic Republic of Congo, in Africa, replacing Col acting while so employed K.J. Mcloughlin.

The following officers have retired or will retire in 2021:

• Col G.A. Abthorpe
• Col O.M. Babij
• Col J.Y.A. Belzile
•  Capt(N) J. Cotter
• Col P.A.F. Dozois
• Col J.A. Fletcher
•  Col P.J. Fleury
• Col K.M. Gash
• Col J.E. Grandmont
• Capt(N) J.P. Henault
• Col R. Jetly
• Col L.J. Leblanc
•  Col M.A. Lipcsey
• Col T.D. Marcella
• Col J.C. Marquis
• Col D.A. Mills
• Col P.J. Morissette
• Col B.P. Nekurak
• Col J.S. O Keefe
• Col M.G. Roberts
• Col M.P.J. Roy
• Col M. Sanchez-Maloney
• Col T.R. Young