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Chief of the Defence Staff announces Colonel and Captain(Navy) appointments, promotions and retirements

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New Capt. (Navy)/Colonel promotions, appointments, and retirements were announced this month by Gen. Jonathan Wayne, Chief of the Defence Staff. 

“I wish to offer my deepest appreciation for the service and sacrifices of those officers and their families as they transition from the CAF, and I offer my heartfelt congratulations and sincerest best wishes to those assuming new appointments and responsibilities,” said Gen. Eyre, in a CANFOREN released earlier this month announcing the new appointments. 

New Appointments, Promotions, & Retirements

  • Col. D.G. Adams will be appointed Director Strategic Operations and Plans, Chief Professional Conduct and Culture, in Ottawa. He will be replacing Col. J.S. Dubois.
  • Capt. (Navy) G.W. Adamthwaite will be appointed Deputy Commander Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group, in Ottawa.
  • Col. F.G. Auld will be appointed Director Strategic Coordination, Chief of Force Development, in Ottawa. Col. Auld will be replacing Col. M.J.C. Sullivan.
  • Capt. (Navy) M.J. Barefoot will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Group, in Ottawa. Capt. (Navy) Barefoot will be replacing Col. J.A.D. Goulet. 
  • Colonel acting-while-so-employed A.B. Battista will be promoted Colonel and appointed Special Advisor Security and Force Protection at Canadian Joint Operations Command in Ottawa. Battista will be replacing Colonel acting-while-so-employed L.T. Smith.
  • Capt. (Navy) P.L. Belhumeur will proceed to the advanced training lit to attend the developmental phase four programme at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, United Kingdom.
  • Capt. (Navy) T.W. Bonnar will be appointed Director Coordination, Deputy Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Ottawa. Capt. (Navy) Bonnar will be replacing J.J.G.E. Michaud. 
  • Col. K.L.A. Bouckaert will be appointed J3 Expeditionary Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters in Ottawa. Replacing Col. V.G. Kirstein.
  • Col. R.P. Bourque will be appointed Commander 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron in Edmonton. Replacing BGen. L.W. Rutland.
  • Col. J.A. Bowser will be appointed Director Air Readiness in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.S. Davis.
  • Col. J.D. Callacott will be appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Support, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Headquarters, In Ottawa, replacing Col. S.D.C. Trenholm.
  • Capt. (Navy) G. H. Canuel will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Singapore, in Singapore, replacing COl. J.V. Pumphrey.
  • Col. A.T.W. Carlson was appointed Director Air Force Training in Winnipeg, replacing Col. J.R.P. Castonguay.
  • Col. J.M.F. Chamberland will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Norway in Oslo, replacing COl. J.D.J. Drummond.
  • Col. S.M. Chenette will be appointed Deputy Commander, Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. G.P. O’Neil.
  • Col. B.S. Cook will be appointed Special Advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. L.J. Girouard.
  • Col. N.P.M. Corriveau will be appointed Deputy U3 United Nations Command Core in Pyeontaek, South Korea, replacing Col. A.L. Kilby.
  • Col. D.S. Coutts will be appointed A5/A7 at 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters in Winnipeg.
  • Col. L.S.J. Cox will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Col. C.C. Crosby will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Information Operations Group, in Ottawa, replacing Col. S.M. Parsons.
  • Col. L.Y. Dahl will be appointed Commander 8 Wing Trenton, replacing Col. R.G. Deming.
  • Col. J.A. Dallaire will be appointed to a new position as the Plans Officer at United States Space Command J5 Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 
  • Col. J.S. Davis will be appointed Commander 14 Wing in Greenwood, replacing Col. B.S. Cook.
  • Col. R.H. Delisle will be appointed Deputy Commandant, Royal Military College in Kingston, replacing Capt. (Navy) T.D. Richard.
  • Col. R.G. Deming all be appointed Director Defence Programme Coordination in Ottawa, replacing Col. L.Y. Dahl.
  • Col. S.P. Doell will be appointed NORAD US Northcom J7 Deputy Director Joint Training and Exercises in Colorado Springs, Colorado, replacing Col. D.K. Turenne.
  • Col. R.D. Dove will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
  • Col. J.R.M Dufour will be appointed Senior Liaison Officer United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, replacing Col. J.P. Levasseur.
  • Colonel acting-while-so-employed J.M.A.C. Fecteau was promoted substantive Colonel and will proceed to the advanced training list at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
  • Col. C.A. Forestier will be appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Health Services in Strategy, Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. M.Kaiser.
  • Col. J.C.J.P. Gagnon will be appointed Commander 19 Wing in Comox, replacing Colonel acting-while-so-employed R.N. Stevens.
  • Col. M.A.M.C. Gaumond will be appointed Branch Head, Advisor to Commander, NATO Joint Forces Command HQ in Italy, replacing Col. D.A. Russel.
  • Col. G.A.J.F. Gauvin will be appointed Director Flight Safety in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.C.J.P. Gagnon.
  • Col. S.M.M. Godin will be appointed Director Personnel Support Programs in Ottawa, replacing Col. L.H.P.S. Boucher.
  • Col. C.L. Goulet will be appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Health Services Delivery at Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. C.A. Smith.
  • Col. J.C. Guiney will be appointed Special Advisor to Commander Canadian Army in Ottawa, replacing BGen. E.M. Vandenberg.
  • Col. J.J.P. Hache will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache South Africa in Pretoria, replacing Col. M.A.M.C. Gaumond.
  • Col. S.T. Hatton will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Base Kingston, replacing Col. J.D.S. Masson.
  • Col. B.F. Healey will be appointed Chief of Staff, 5th Canadian Division Headquarters in Halifax.
  • Col. C.R. Henderson will be appointed Army Advisor at CLDS in Washington, replacing Col. J.M.F. Chamberland.
  • Col. D.J.G. Holmes will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Col. B.J. Honig will be appointed Chief of Staff, 4th Canadian Division Headquarters in Toronto, replacing Col. R.M.M. Smith.
  • Col. C.J. Horner will be appointed Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces Warfare Centre in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.G.M. Houle.
  • Colonel acting-while-so-employed S.M.M. Jacques-Arsenault was promoted substantive Colonel and will remain as Army Controller in Ottawa.
  • Col. L.L.J. James will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Col. R.A.J. Jolette will be appointed Commander 22 Wing North Bay, replacing COl. M.E.J. Lachapelle.
  • Col. J.K. Judiesch will be appointed Branch Advisor Logistic Branch Integrator in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) J.S.F. Turcotte.
  • Col. R.E. Jurkowski will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Queens University in Kingston.
  • Col. V.G. Kirkstein will proceed to the advanced training list at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
  • Col. M.E.J. Lachapelle 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.E. Landry will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 
  • Col. J.G. Langelier 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 B.J. Leonard was prompted substantive Colonel and will remain as Canadian Representative to the Inter-American Defense Board in Washington, DC.
  • Capt. (Navy) M.S.J. Lessard will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Col. J.P. Levasseur will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache France in Paris, replacing Col. J.J. P. Hache.
  • Col. J.A. MacCaul was appointed to a new position as project manager Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue for ADM (MAT) in Ottawa.
  • Col. E.G. MacEachern will be appointed the Canadian Task Force Commander Democratic Republic of Congo, replacing Col. B.M. Wellwood.
  • Col. D.S. MacGregor will be appointed Commander of the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre in Wainwright, replacing Col. P.H.G.H. Robichaud.
  • Col. J.A. MacKeen will be appointed Commander 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Petawawa, replacing Col. J.E. Landry.
  • Capt. (Navy) A.W. MacKenzie will be appointed Base Commander Canadian Forces Base Halifax, replacing Capt. (Navy) A.S. Williams.
  • Col. J.L.S. Menard will be appointed Commander 2 Canadian Division Support Group in Montreal, replacing Col. J.G. Langelier.
  • Col. J.J.G.E. Michaud will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Base Borden, replacing Col. J.M.Y.D. Riviere.
  • Col. L.E. Noonan will be appointed Director Transition Services Policy in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) G.W. Adamthwaite.
  • Col. W.S.F. Norquay will be appointed Commander 7 Communications Group in Ottawa, replacing Col. D.P.G.G. Boucher.
  • Capt. (Navy) C.M. Nucci will be appointed Director of Structures Integration in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) J.L. Murray.
  • Col. R.A. Pamplin will be appointed Deputy Military Representative of Canada to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium, replacing Col. M.J. Stalker.
  • Col. J.N.M. Parent will be appointed Commander 5th Canadian Division Support Group in Gagetown, replacing Col. D.R. Parsons.
  • Col. S.M. Parsons will be appointed Director Support and Deputy Commander Operation PROTEUS, replacing Col. M.K. Purcell.
  • Col. B.M. Payan will be appointed Commanding Officer Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment in Cold Lake, replacing L.S.J. Cox.
  • Col. A.M.J. Perry will be appointed Comptroller Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa, replacing Col. D. Charbonneau.
  • Col. J.P. Picard will be appointed Deputy Surgeon General, Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters in Ottawa.
  • Col. D.J.J. Poitras will be appointed Chief Operational Policy Development, Allied Air Command Headquarters Ramstein in Germany, replacing Col. R.A. Pamplin.
  • Col. J.V. Pumphrey will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, replacing Col. D.P. Miller.
  • Col. S.G. Racle will be appointed Chief of Staff, Director General Aerospace Equipment Program Management/Director of Aerospace Equipment Business Management in Ottawa, replacing Col. B.M. Payan.
  • Col. C.C. Renahan will be appointed Director Defence Enterprise Modernization, ADM (DIA) in Ottawa, replacing Col. S.Jourdain.
  • Capt. (Navy) T.D. Richard will be appointed Chief of Staff Professional Development, Canadian Defence Academy in Kingston.
  • Col. W.E. Rideout will be appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Health Services Operations, Canadian Forces Health Services Group in Ottawa, replacing Col. C.A. Forestier.
  • Col. J.M.Y.D. Riviere will be appointed to a new position as Director Training Modernization in Ottawa.
  • Col. J.M.F. Robichaud will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at National Defense University in Washington, DC.
  • Capt. (Navy) P.S. Robinson 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. N.S. Roby will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Col. M.M. D. Roy will be appointed Instructor Faculty Advisor NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy, replacing Col. W.R. Foster.
  • Col. S. Roy will proceed to the advanced training list at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
  • Capt. (Navy) S. Sader 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 A.E. Salloum will proceed to the advanced training list at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
  • Col. R.D.C. Schmidt will be appointed Special Advisor to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. K.C. Paul.
  • Col. J.C. Scott will be appointed Director Canadian Army G4 in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.N.M. Parent.
  • Col. J.W. Small will be appointed Deputy Joint Force Cyber Component Commander in Ottawa, replacing Col. D.R. Blanc.
  • Col. C.A. Smith will be appointed Chief of Staff, Health Corporate Secretary, at Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) M.E. Thomson.
  • Col. R.M.M. Smith will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Col. K.L. Solomon will be appointed Commandant Canadian Army Command and Staff College in Kingston, replacing Col. R.T. Strickland. 
  • Col. A.T. Spott will be appointed Commander 17 Wing in Winnipeg, replacing Col. J.G.D. Proteau.
  • Capt. (Navy) R.D.M. Taylor will proceed to the advanced training list at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
  • Col. T.J. Teller will be appointed Special Advisor to Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command in Ottawa, replacing Col. C.J. Horner.
  • Capt. (Navy) M.E. Thomson will be appointed Chief of Staff, Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) S. Jalonen.
  • Capt. (navy) A.L.E. Tremblay will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Chile in Santiago, replacing Capt. (Navy) J.J.H.R. Jean. 
  • Col. S.D.C. Trenholm will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Capt. (Navy) J.S.F. Turcotte will be appointed to a new position as Director Recruiting Modernization in Ottawa.
  • Col. D.K. Turenne will be appointed Commander 4 Wing Cold Lake, replacing Col. D.C. Moar.
  • Col. R.J. Walker will be appointed Air Force Advisor in London, United Kingdom, replacing Col. J.D. Hawthorne.
  • Col. J.C. Walkling will be appointed Director Information Management Project Planning and Control in Ottawa, replacing Col. E.A.S. Gillingham.
  • Capt. (Navy) R.J. Watt will be appointed Canadian Defence Attache Japan in Tokoyo, replacing Capt. (navy) G.H. Canuel.
  • Col. V.P. Wawryk will be appointed Deputy Division Chief DCOMD NORAD In Colorado Springs, replacing Col. J.A. Dallaire.
  • Col. A.S. Wedgwood will be appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management (Transport), ADM (MAT), in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.A. MacCaul.
  • Col. B.M. Wellwood will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Recruiting Group in Borden, replacing Capt. (Navy) P.L. Belhumeur.
  • Capt. (Navy) A.S. Williams will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme, at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Promoted LCol | Commander to Colonel | Captain(Navy)

  • LCol. J.L.C. Aspirault was promoted Colonel and appointed instructor School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, replacing Col. F.G. Auld.
  • LCol. J.G. Barnes will be promoted Colonel and appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Health Services Delivery in Ottawa, replacing Col. C.A. Smith.
  • LCol. L.M. Baspaly-Hays will be promoted Colonel and appointed Deputy Director of Intelligence-NORAD/USNORTHCOM in Colorado Springs, replacing Col. J.D. Callacott.
  • LCol. S.J.L.P. Belley was promoted Colonel and will be appointed Director Support Operations COORD at Strategic Joint Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. A.J. Delhommeau.
  • LCol. V.D. Bertrand will be promoted Colonel and appointed chief of staff 2nd Canadian Division in Montreal, replacing Col. S.Roy.
  • LCol. D.Y.G. Brassard was promoted Colonel and will be appointed J7 Director Exercises and Training, at CJOC, in Ottawa, replacing Col. C.R. Henderson.
  • LCol. D.W. Brown was promoted Colonel and appointed Deputy Commander, National Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers Support Group in Ottawa, replacing Col. A.T.W. Carlson.
  • LCol. J.F.F. Caron will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Capability Integration in Ottawa, replacing Col. K.L. Solomon.
  • Commander C.B. Chalmers will be promoted Capt. (Navy) and appointed Director of Digital Supply Chain, Chief of Combat Systems Integration in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) S.Sader.
  • Commander A.G. Clark will be promoted Capt. (Navy) acting-while-so-employed and appointed Canadian Defence Attache in China, in Beijing, replacing Col. D.D. Ross.
  • LCol. L. Darras will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Army Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. E.G. MacEachern.
  • Commander N.G. DeCicco will be promoted Capt. (Navy) and appointed to a new position as Director Naval Personnel Management in Ottawa.
  • LCol. D.W. Forbes will be promoted Colonel and appointed Chief of Staff Continental Operations, Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. D.J.G. Holmes.
  • LCol. L.H. Gagne will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed A4 Logistics, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters in Winnipeg, replacing Col. A.T. Spott.
  • LCol. J.A.M. Gagne will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed J8, Canadian Joint Operations Command in Ottawa, replacing Col. M.M.D. Roy.
  • Commander J.J.F.N. Gauthier will be promoted to Capt. (Navy) and appointed Commander 1 Health Services Group in Edmonton, replacing Capt. (Navy) J.A. Biddiscombe.
  • LCol. M.C.A. Gingras will be promoted Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer 1 Dental Unit in Ottawa, replacing Col. G. Bussiere.
  • LCol. G.M. Grenier-Lachance will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Military Career Administration in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.K. Judiesch.
  • LCol. S.A. Guilbault will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Plans North America, Strategic Joint Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. R.A.J. Jolette.
  • LCol. V.M. Hanrahan will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed Deputy Commander, Canadian Forces Military Police Group in Ottawa, replacing Col. R.L.M. Point.
  • LCol. J.G. Hanson will be promoted Colonel and appointed A3/CAOC Director, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters in Winnipeg, replacing Col. D.S. Coutts.
  • LCol. C.J. Kerber will be promoted Colonel and appointed Deputy Chief Joint Cyber Center, NORAD, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, replacing Col. C.C. Crosby.
  • LCol. F.J. Kirk will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed Commander 4 Health Services Group in Montreal, replacing Col. M. Brochu.
  • LCol. C.S. Kwasny will be promoted Colonel and appointed NORAD US NORTHCOM Deputy Directory Operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado, replacing Col. V.P. Wawryk.
  • LCol. J.T. Lachine will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director of Strategic Communications Operation IMPACT in Iraq, replacing Col. R.E. Jurkowski.
  • Commander J.G.J. Lafontaine will be promoted to Capt (Navy) and appointed Commanding Officer Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott in Halifax, replacing Capt. (Navy) J.R.M. Thibault.
  • LCol. F.J.B. Lavertu will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Air Plans in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.A. Bowser.
  • Commander D.M. Layton will be promoted to Capt. (Navy) and appointed to a new position as Director Naval Future Structures in Ottawa.
  • LCol. J.A.B. Mainville will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Canadian Army Rangers in Ottawa, replacing Col. I.G.E. Pedley.
  • LCol. C.J. Marchetti will be promoted Colonel and appointed Commander 7 Wing (Director Space Operations) in Ottawa.
  • LCol. C.J. Marks will be promoted Colonel and appointed Commander 3 Wing Bagotville, replacing Col. N.Gagne.
  • LCol. J.D. Marshall will be promoted Colonel and will proceed to the advanced training list at the Canadian Forces Language School in Gatineau.
  • LCol. R.V. Marois will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director General Canadian Forces Grievance Authority in Ottawa, replacing Col. K.L.A. Bouckaert.
  • LCol. L.C. Mawhinney will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed Comptroller, Chief Military Personnel in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) M.S.J. Lessard.
  • LCol. J.D. McKinney will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Land Command and Information in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.P.P. Ouellet.
  • LCol. B.N. Mialkowsky will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed Chief of Staff G Engineer/Chief Engineer in Izmir, Turkey, replacing Col. J.R.M. Dufour.
  • Commander G.W.J. Noseworthy will be promoted Capt. (Navy) and appointed Director Naval Capability Introduction in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (Navy) A.W. MacKenzie.
  • Commander M.M. O’Donnohue will be promoted Capt. (Navy) and appointed Deputy Fleet Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific in Esquimalt, replacing Capt. (Navy) P.S. Robinson.
  • LCol. M.J. O’Ray will be promoted Colonel and will proceed to the advanced training list to attend the developmental phase four programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
  • Commander F.S. Pierre will be promoted Captain (N) and appointed Director Innovation and Digital Navy in Ottawa.
  • LCol. C.W. Poole will be promoted Colonel and appointed Senior Principal, Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services) in Ottawa.
  • LCol. B.R. Power was promoted Colonel and appointed Director General Coordinator, Strategic Joint Staff in Ottawa, replacing Col. K. Rosenlund.
  • Commander C.P. Rochon will be promoted captain (N) and appointed Director Asia Pacific Policy in Ottawa, replacing Caps. (N) S.W. Carter.
  • LCol. P.R.T. Rowe will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed Director Casualty Support Management in Ottawa, replacing Col. M.S. Chenette.
  • Commander A.F.N. Savard will be promoted captain (N) acting-while-so-employed and appointed Royal Canadian Navy Comptroller in Ottawa, replacing Capt. (N) E.J. Godsell.
  • LCol. N.S.M. Singh will be promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed to a new position as Director Health Services Logistics in Ottawa.
  • LCol. J.K. Smith will be promoted Colonel and appointed Senior Military Advisor to Deputy Chief Signals Intelligence with the Communications Security Establishment in Ottawa, replacing Col. D.R. Yarker.
  • LCol. Y. Soulard will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Air Professional Development 2 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg, replacing Col. L.M.R. Martel.
  • Commander P.H.G. Sproule will be promoted captain (N) and appointed Chief of Staff Maritime Force Pacific Headquarters in Esquimalt, replacing Capt. (N) R.B. Saltel.
  • LCol. R.N. Stevens was promoted Colonel acting-while-so-employed and appointed Commander 19 Wing Comox, replacing Col. B. Elliott.
  • LCol. R.D. Tesselaar will be promoted Colonel and appointed Deputy Commander Joint Task Force Impact in Kuwait, replacing Col. J.M.A.C. Fecteau.
  • LCol. D.J.D.R. Tanguay will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Personnel Generation Requirements in Ottawa, replacing Col. L.E. Noonan.
  • LCol. J.C. Tetreault will be promoted Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer, Task Force El Gorah, in Egypt, replacing Colonel acting-while-so-employed P.A. Leroux.
  • LCol. J.R. Roope will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Army Personnel Management at Canadian Army Headquarters in Ottawa, replacing Col. N.S. Roby.
  • LCol. L.B. Vachon will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director NORAD Forward in Ottawa, replacing Col. L.L.J. James.
  • LCol. F.E.R. Whichelo will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Land Command Systems Program Management at Dglepm, in Gatineau, replacing Col. J.M.F. Robichaud.
  • LCol. M.P. Williams will be promoted Colonel and appointed Branch Head Business Information Management in Brunssum, Netherlands, replacing Col. A.B. Battista.
  • LCol. J.T.M. Willis will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management (Maritime) in Ottawa, replacing Col. S.G. Racle.
  • Commander K.L. Williamson will be promoted captain (N) acting while-so-employed and appointed assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs) Chief of Staff in Ottawa, replacing Colonel acting-while-so-employed A.E. Salloum.
  • LCol. T.E. Woods will be promoted Colonel and appointed Director Fighter Capability Transition Office in Ottawa, replacing Col. J.E. Mullins.
  • LCol. J.N. Wopling was promoted Colonel acting while-so-employed and appointed Chief Military Personnel Reconstitution Tiger Team Lead in Ottawa. 

The following officers have retired or will retire in 2022

      • Captain(Navy) J.A. Biddiscombe
      • Colonel L.H.P.S. Boucher
      • Colonel M. Brochu
      • Captain(Navy) S.W. Carter
      • Colonel P.J.R. Castonguay
      • Colonel D. Charbonneau
      • Colonel J.U.J.B. Cloutier
      • Colonel E. Cyr
      • Colonel J.D.J. Drummond
      • Colonel J.S. Dubois
      • Colonel B. Elliott
      • Colonel M.Y. Fluet
      • Colonel W.R. Foster
      • Colonel N. Gagne
      • Captain(Navy) E.J. Godsell
      • Colonel C.l. Goulet
      • Colonel B.D. Herve
      • Captain(Navy) J.J.H.R. Jean
      • Colonel S. Jourdain
      • Colonel M. Kaiser
      • Colonel A.L. Kilby
      • Colonel J.M.S. Larouche
      • Colonel A.J. Lussier
      • Colonel S.L. Macdonald
      • Colonel L.M.R. Martel
      • Colonel T.S. Morrison
      • Colonel J.E. Mullins
      • Colonel G.P. O Neil
      • Colonel J.P.P. Ouellet
      • Colonel J.G.D. Proteau
      • Colonel M.K. Purcell
      • Captain(Navy) G.G. Roberts
      • Colonel K. Rosenlund
      • Colonel D.D. Ross
      • Captain(Navy) S.M.J. Routledge
      • Colonel M.J.C. Sullivan
      • Colonel R.U.M. Ubbens
      • Colonel G.T. Whelan

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