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| Admiral | |
|---|---|
 Insignia | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Service branch |  Royal Canadian Navy |
| Abbreviation | ADM or Adm. |
| Rank | Four-maple leaf (four-star) |
| NATOrank code | OF-9 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-10 |
| Formation | 1910 |
| Next higher rank | Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces (highest) |
| Next lower rank | Vice-admiral |
| Equivalent ranks | General (Army andAir Force) |
The rank ofadmiral in Canada is typically held by only one officer whose position isChief of the Defence Staff and the senior uniformed officer of theCanadian Forces. It is equivalent to the army and air force rank ofgeneral.
The last naval officer to hold the rank of admiral and the position of Chief of the Defence Staff was AdmiralJohn Rogers Anderson.
The current naval officer to hold the rank of admiral and the position of Chief of the Defence Staff is AdmiralArt McDonald, as of January 14, 2021.
There have been three chiefs of the Defence Staff who have been an admiral:[1]
Prince Philip held the rank of admiral in an honorary capacity and not an active regular member of the RCN from 2011 until his death in 2021.[2]
Others have held the title but under different circumstances:
On May 5, 2010, the Canadian naval uniform dark dress tunic was adjusted, removing exterior epaulettes and reverting to the sleeve-ring andexecutive curl rank insignia used by a majority of navies throughout the world. This means that a Canadian admiral's dress tunic no longer bears a single broad stripe on the sleeve, with epaulettes on the shoulders, as was the case since unification (1968), but has a broad stripe plus three sleeve rings, without any epaulettes on the exterior of the tunic (cloth rank slip-ons are still worn on the uniform shirt underneath the tunic).
