Navy Commander Angus Topshee promoted to vice chief of defence staff


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Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, the head of the Royal Canadian Navy, is being promoted to second-in-command of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Topshee replaces retiring Lt.-Gen. Stephen Kelsey

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Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee speaks during the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa on March 5, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, the head of the Royal Canadian Navy, is being promoted to second-in-command of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Department of National Defence confirms Topshee is replacing the retiring Lt.-Gen. Stephen Kelsey as vice-chief of the defence staff.

Rear Admiral Dan Charlebois is being promoted to the rank of vice-admiral and will assume command of the Navy.

The National Post first reported the news Tuesday evening after the appointments were circulated to defence staff in an internal communique.

Topshee has gained a reputation as a strikingly frank communicator within the top ranks of the military — particularly when it comes to how the military’s recruitment and retention crisis is affecting the Navy.

His appointment had been rumoured for months within the defence community.

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Kyle Duggan is a reporter for The Canadian Press.

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