Colonel (Canada)

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Colonel Colonel
Insignia Left: Army Right: Air Force
Country	Canada
Service branch	Canadian Armed Forces
Abbreviation	Col
NATO rank code	OF-5
Next higher rank	Brigadier-general
Next lower rank	Lieutenant-colonel
Equivalent ranks	Captain(N)

Colonel (Col; French: colonel, col) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers who wear the army, air force or special operations uniform. Captain(N) is the equivalent rank for officers who wear the navy uniform. A colonel is senior to the army and air force rank of lieutenant-colonel or the naval rank of commander, and junior to the army and air force rank of brigadier-general or the naval rank of commodore.^[1]