General Officer and Flag Officer Promotions and Appointments 2025

GENERAL OFFICER AND FLAG OFFICER PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS FOR 2025:

MAJOR-GENERAL E.D. SIMONEAU WILL BE PROMOTED LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND COMMANDER MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M.H.L BOURGON

MAJOR-GENERAL G.R. SMITH WILL BE PROMOTED LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND APPOINTED NATO CANADIAN MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE, IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, REPLACING VICE-ADMIRAL S.E.G. BISHOP

MAJOR-GENERAL J.R. SPEISER-BLANCHET WILL BE PROMOTED LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND APPOINTED COMMANDER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING LIEUTENANT-GENERAL E.J. KENNY

BRIGADIER-GENERAL T.M. ARSENAULT WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONAL COMMAND, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL J.A.S. BERNARD

BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.J. DOYLE WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CONTINENTAL US REGION NORAD DEPUTY, IN TYNDALL, FLORIDA, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL S.T. BOYLE

BRIGADIER-GENERAL L.J. GIROUARD WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF ADM (MAT), IN OTTAWA, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL R.B. DUNDON

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J. G. P. LEMYRE WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF CHIEF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND CULTURE, IN OTTAWA REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL J.S.E. BOUCHER

BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.C. MOAR WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED NORAD J3, IN COLORADO SPRINGS, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL F.W. RADIFF

COMMODORE K.W.A. MONAGHAN WAS PROMOTED REAR-ADMIRAL AND APPOINTED CANADIAN DEFENCE LIAISON STAFF(WASHINGTON), IN WASHINGTON, D.C., REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL M.H. ST-LOUIS

BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.I. OBERWARTH WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF STAFF ADM(IM), IN OTTAWA, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL L. CARIOSELLI

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.J.L.N. PILON WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF ADM(IE), IN OTTAWA, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL M. GROS-JEAN

COLONEL J.T. ADAIR WAS PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED INTO A NEW POSITION AS TRAINING LIAISON SECTION HEAD, KIEV, UKRAINE AT APS 24

COLONEL C.Y.J. BOUCHARD WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CANADIAN DEFENCE LIAISON STAFF(LONDON), IN LONDON, ENGLAND, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED D.R. PARSONS

COLONEL J.S. DAVIS WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER 1 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION, IN WINNIPEG, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.J. DOYLE

COLONEL R.D. DOVE WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF 1 CORPS (US ARMY), IN FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.E. LANDRY

COLONEL J.C. GUINEY WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED TRAINING LIAISON SECTION HEAD, KIEV, UKRAINE, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED J.T. ADAIR

COLONEL S.M.M. JACQUES-ARSENEAULT WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL V.C. TATTERSALL

COLONEL L.L.J. JAMES WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR AND SPACE READINESS, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.G. DEMING

COLONEL K.K. KENNEDY WAS PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY CAREERS, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.G. GRAHAM

COLONEL M.E.J. LACHAPELLE WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER ALASKA NORAD REGION, IN ELMENDORF AFB, ALASKA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.C. MOAR

COLONEL P.F.J. MACNAMARA WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED NORAD DEPUTY J5 PLANS, IN COLORADO SPRINGS, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED J.D. HAWTHORNE

COLONEL J.J.G.E. MICHAUD WAS PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS AND DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY PERSONNEL SUPPORT SERVICES, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.A. GALLINGER

COLONEL D.K. TURENNE WILL BE PROMOTED BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR COMBINED AIR OPERATIONS CENTRE, IN AL UDEID AIR BASE, QATAR, JUNE TO DECEMBER 2025

THE FOLLOWING GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS WERE PROMOTED TO SUBSTANTIVE RANK:

MAJOR-GENERAL R.B. DUNDON

MAJOR-GENERAL D.R. YARKER

COMMODORE R.B. CREIGHTON

COMMODORE J.F. FRENCH

BRIGADIER-GENERAL T.J. TELLER

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.D.V. VASS

COMMODORE A.S. WILLIAMS

THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ASSUMED NEW APPOINTMENTS AT THEIR CURRENT RANK IN 2025:

MAJOR-GENERAL J.S.E. BOUCHER WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER CANADIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, IN KINGSTON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL D.P. O REILLY

REAR-ADMIRAL D.A. CHARLEBOIS WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL S.M. WADDELL

MAJOR-GENERAL M. GROS-JEAN WILL BE APPOINTED ASSISTANT CHIEF OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND DEPUTY COMMANDER MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL E.D. SIMONEAU

MAJOR-GENERAL D.P. O REILLY WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL J.R. SPEISER-BLANCHET

REAR-ADMIRAL D.J. PATCHELL WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER MARITIME PACIFIC/JOINT TASK FORCE PACIFIC, IN ESQUIMALT, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL C.A. ROBINSON

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.F. CAUDEN WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER 1 CANADIAN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, IN KINGSTON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.L. LAPOINTE

COMMODORE M.D. COATES WAS APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL READINESS CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONAL COMMAND, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL K.A.S. MONAGHAN

BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.G. DEMING WILL BE APPOINTED US SPACE FORCE – DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL TRANSFORMATION, IN COLORADO SPRINGS, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.C. PAUL

BRIGADIER-GENERAL E.M.C. HARVEY WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER 2 CANADIAN DIVISION, IN MONTREAL, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.G.P. LEMYRE

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.E. LANDRY WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER 4 CANADIAN DIVISION, IN TORONTO, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.I. OBERWARTH

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.G. LANGELIER WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER TASK FORCE JERUSALEM, IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL F.C. PRUNEAU

BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.L. LAPOINTE WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF CHIEF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND CULTURE, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.A. LOCKHART

BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.A. LOCKHART WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF ARMY OPERATIONS, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL H.S. MORRISON

BRIGADIER-GENERAL H.S. MORRISON WILL BE APPOINTED CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONAL COMMAND DIRECTOR GENERAL SUPPORT, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.S. MCKENZIE

BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED D.R. PARSONS WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF VICE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL T.M. ARSENAULT

BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.C. PAUL WILL BE APPOINTED TO A NEW POSITION DEPUTY COMBINED JOINT FORCE SPACE COMPONENT COMMAND US SPACE FORCE, IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA

BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.F. PRUNEAU WILL BE APPOINTED PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE MILITARY ADVISOR, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL E.M.C. HARVEY

BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.H.G.H. ROBICHAUD WILL BE APPOINTED SECURITY ASSISTANCE GROUP-UKRAINE J7, WIESBADEN, GERMANY, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED M.J. STALKER

BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED M.J. STALKER WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION(NORTH), IN ADAZI, LATVIA REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.F. CAUDEN

COMMODORE J.R.M. THIBAULT WILL BE APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL MARITIME EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING COMMODORE K.H. COFFEN

THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS HAVE RELEASED OR WILL RELEASE FROM THE CAF:

VICE-ADMIRAL S.E.G. BISHOP

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M.H.L. BOURGON

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL B.F FRAWLEY

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL E.J. KENNY

MAJOR-GENERAL J.A.S. BERNARD

MAJOR-GENERAL S.T. BOYLE

MAJOR-GENERAL P.S. DAWE

MAJOR-GENERAL R.B. DUNDON

MAJOR-GENERAL F.W. RADIFF

REAR-ADMIRAL S.M. THORNTON

MAJOR-GENERAL J.S. TRUDEAU

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.J. ALEXANDER

COMMODORE D.J. BOUCHARD

BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.G. GRAHAM

BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED J.D. HAWTHORNE

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.S. MCKENZIE

BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.T. STRICKLAND

BRIGADIER-GENERAL V.C. TATTERSALL

BRIGADIER-GENERAL E.M. VANDENBERG

 

NOTABLE HOCKEY ALUMNI

BRIGADIER-GENERAL L.J. GIROUARD (RMC 97)WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF ADM (MAT), IN OTTAWA

BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.J.L.N. PILON (RMC 93) WILL BE PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF ADM(IE), IN OTTAWA

MAJOR-GENERAL J.S.E. BOUCHER (RMC 97) WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER CANADIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, IN KINGSTON,

BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.C. PAUL (RMC 98) WILL BE APPOINTED TO A NEW POSITION DEPUTY COMBINED JOINT FORCE SPACE COMPONENT COMMAND US SPACE FORCE, IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA.

MAJOR-GENERAL J.J. MAJOR (RMC 98) DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY PERSONNEL – STRATEGIC, IN OTTAWA