Honorary Appointments for units of the Royal Canadian Medical Service (RCMS)

Royal Appointments

King’s Honorary Nursing Officer

  • Carolyn Blanchard

Honorary Colonels / Honorary Lieutenant Colonels

RCMS Colonel Commandant

  • Brian O’Rourke

National Level Units

CFHS Training Centre

  • Janice Skot

CF H Svcs Centre (Ottawa)

  • Jack Kitts
  • Alain-Michel Sekula

Canadian Medical Equipment Depot

  • Vacant

1 Canadian Field Hospital

  • Vacant

1 Health Services Group

1  Health Services Group HQ

  • Louis Francescutti

CF H Svcs Centre (Pacific)

  • Ross Brown

1  Field Ambulance

  • Scott McLeod

11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance

  • Vacant
  • Vacant

12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance

  • Robert Watt
  • Vacant

15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance

  • Suzette Bremault-Phillips
  • Steinke

16 (Regina) Field Ambulance

  • Vacant
  • Vacant

17 (Winnipeg) Field Ambulance

  • Laurencelle
  • Menkis

18 (Thunder Bay) Field Ambulance

  • Edward Meijer
  • Vacant

4 Health Services Group

CF H Svcs Centre (Atlantic)

  • Alice Aiken

24 CF H Svcs Centre (Trenton)

  • Stacey Daub

25 e Centre des SSFC (Bagotville)

  • Julie Labbe

33 CF H Svcs Centre (Kingston)

  • Matthew Simpson

5e Ambulance de campagne

  • André Vézina
  • Louis Hébert

23 (Hamilton) Field Ambulance

  • Michael Sanderson
  • Vacant

25 (Toronto) Field Ambulance

  • Michael Dan
  • Ian Sutherland

28 (Ottawa) Field Ambulance

  • Vacant
  • Anthony Di Monte

33 (Sydney) Field Ambulance

  • Vacant
  • Heather MacKinnon

35 (Halifax) Field Ambulance

  • Heather MacKinnon
  • Vacant

51e Ambulance de campagne (Montréal)

  • Markus Martin
  • Robert Boily

52e Ambulance de campagne (Sherbrooke)

  • Michel Carpentier
  • Lyne Jutrus

55e Ambulance de campagne (Québec)

  • Michel Boudreault
  • Frederic Jaques

Updated: June 19, 2025

 

NOTE: Honorary Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels are appointed in accordance with Guidelines for Canadian Forces Health Services Honorary Appointments.

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