This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Canada. The order in which they follow an individual's name is: Normally no more than two are given, representing the highest award of each type. For decorations and medals, the order of precedence is the same as the order of precedence for the wearing of order insignias, decorations, and medals, as laid out by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Awards and orders

{| class="wikitable" ! Post-nominal !! Office !! Notes

Higher national decorations

National orders and Commonwealth orders

Obsolete National orders

Provincial orders

Territorial orders

|| Member of the Order of the Northwest Territories ||

National Decorations

|| Recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross || When awarded the Meritorious Service Cross, francophones use the post-nominal letters CSM for Croix du service méritoire, instead of MSC.

Provincial Decorations

Appointments to the monarch

Political

In practice, post-nominals are not usually translated from one language to another, but this is an exception.

Academic degrees

The exact hierarchy of professional degrees relative to academic degrees varies. For example, a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from North American schools is treated as equivalent to a Juris Doctor degree (JD). On the other hand, a Bachelor of Applied Science degree (BASc) at many schools can be done straight out of highschool, and is treated as the same level as academic bachelor's degrees like a Bachelor of Arts degree. In academic contexts, it is common to give an abbreviation of name of the school awarding the degree after the letters for the degree itself. The way school names are abbreviated can vary. For example, a PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland can be found written as PhD (MUN) or PhD (Memorial). When a person has multiple degrees from the same school, the school name is only written once, after all degrees from that school. {| class="wikitable" ! Post-nominal !! Office !! Notes

Academic doctorates

Professional doctorates

Academic master's degrees

Professional master's degrees

Academic bachelor's degrees

Professional bachelor's degrees

Professional qualifications

{| class="wikitable" ! Post-nominal !! Office !! Notes

Legal positions

|| King's Counsel || During the reign of a female monarch, the English letters are QC for Queen's Counsel; the French letters remain unchanged. Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III on 8 September, all living Queen's Counsel became King's Counsel automatically. All new appointments will be as King's Counsel only. Both the federal government and all provincial governments (except the Government of Quebec) confer the title of King's Counsel.

Academic orders, societies, academicians

|| Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada This post nominal is presented by the Minister of National Defence to individuals upon successful completion of the four components, which are academics (undergraduate degree), leadership, athletics, and bilingualism.

Professional qualifications

Art and graphic design

Teaching, counseling, and dispute resolution

Engineering and skilled trades

Finance

Land surveying and urban planning

Medical practice

Medical technology and inspection

|| Canadian Registered Safety Professional

Science

Business and management

|rowspan="3"| The Chartered Governance Institute of Canada is the Canadian division of the Chartered Governance Institute.

Hereditary titles

British post-nominals used alongside Canadian ones

Any person who, prior to 1 June 1972, was a member of a British order or the recipient of a British decoration or medal may use the post-nominal letters for the decoration or medal together with those of any Canadian order, decoration or medal. Canadians can still be awarded British medals, as well as those from other countries, but this must first be approved by the Government of Canada. (See Nickle Resolution) {| class="wikitable" ! Post-nominal !! Office !! Notes

British higher decorations

British orders

British decorations

The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

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