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]

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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

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The rank insignia of a lieutenant in the Canadian Army is two pips. In the Royal Canadian Air Force, the insignia is one 1⁄2-inch (13 mm) stripe with a 1⁄4-inch (6.4 mm) stripe above it. The rank insignia of a sub-lieutenant is a 1⁄4-inch (6.4 mm) stripe with one 1⁄2-inch (13 mm) stripe with the executive curl above it. On CADPAT and flying uniforms, the insignia is white on army slip-ons and dark blue on air force slip-ons.

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Flying Officer (French: Lieutenant d’aviation)

The British pronunciation of the French word "lieutenant" (as "lef-tenant") is the official pronunciation as used by the Canadian Armed Forces, but the American pronunciation of "loo-tenant" (which is closer to the original French pronunciation) is sometimes heard outside of the military.