Lieutenant (Canada)

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Lieutenant Lieutenant
Shoulder insignia Left: Canadian Army Right: Royal Canadian Air Force
Country	Canada
Service branch	Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force
Abbreviation	Lt
NATO rank code	OF-1(b)
Next higher rank	Captain or Lieutenant(N))
Next lower rank	Second lieutenant (Canada)
Equivalent ranks	Sub-lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy

Lieutenant^[1] (Lt; French: Lieutenant, lt) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force. Sub-lieutenant is the equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy. Lieutenants and sub-lieutenants are equivalent to ranks with a NATO code of OF-1.^[2]