This is a list of post-nominal letters used in Canada. The order in which they follow an individual's name is:

Distinctions conferred directly by the Crown University degrees Memberships of societies and other distinctions

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 Post-nominal Office NotesHigher national decorations VC Recipient of the Victoria Cross Currently there are no living Canadians permitted to use the post-nominal letters VC. Since its creation in 1993, the Canadian Victoria Cross has never been awarded. Historical Canadians with the post-nominals VC were Canadian recipients of the British Victoria Cross. CV Recipient of the Cross of ValourNational orders and Commonwealth orders OM Member of the Order of Merit Commonwealth order CC Companion of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is awarded by the governor general for "the highest degree of merit, an outstanding level of talent and service, or an exceptional contribution to Canada and humanity". OC Officer of the Order of Canada CM Member of the Order of Canada CMM Commander of the Order of Military Merit COM Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces CVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commonwealth order OMM Officer of the Order of Military Merit OOM Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces LVO Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order Commonwealth order MMM Member of the Order of Military Merit MOM Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces MVO Member of the Royal Victorian Order Commonwealth orderObsolete National orders CM Recipient of the Medal of Courage of the Order of Canada The Medal of Courage of the Order of Canada was never awarded and was abolished in 1972 when the Order of Canada was restructured into two levels and the Canadian Bravery Decorations were established. SM Recipient of the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada The Medal of Service of the Order of Canada was awarded to 319 Canadians, and would be converted into the Officer level of the Order of Canada in 1972. Thirty recipients of the Medal of Service died prior to 1972 and thus were never converted to Officers of the Order of Canada.Provincial orders Note: Precedence of provincial orders are in order of when they were added to the national orders system at the request of the provincial orders system, not by the normal order of precedence for provinces. GOQ Grand officier de l'Ordre national du Québec OQ Officier de l'Ordre national du Québec CQ Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec SOM Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit OOnt Member of the Order of Ontario OBC Member of the Order of British Columbia AOE Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence OPEI Member of the Order of Prince Edward Island OM Member of the Order of Manitoba ONB Member of the Order of New Brunswick ONS Member of the Order of Nova Scotia ONL Member of the Order of Newfoundland and LabradorTerritorial orders Note: Precedence of territories orders are in order of when they were added to the national orders system, not by the normal order of precedence for territories. ONu Member of the Order of Nunavut ONWT Member of the Order of the Northwest Territories OY Member of the Order of Yukon National Decorations SMV Recipient of the Star of Military Valour SC Recipient of the Star of Courage MSC 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. MMV Recipient of the Medal of Military Valour MB Recipient of the Medal of Bravery MSM Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal The post-nominal letters for the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) are the same in both English and French. RVM Recipient of the Royal Victorian Medal CD Recipient of the Canadian Forces' DecorationProvincial Decorations OMC Recipient of the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship SVM Recipient of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal MGC Recipient of the British Columbia Medal of Good CitizenshipAppointments to the monarch ADC Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty A de C Aide-de-Camp to Governor General, Lieutenant Governor or viceroy.Canada Gazette, February 9, 1974 KC King's Counsel KHS King's Honorary SurgeonDuring the reign of a female monarch, the K is replaced with a Q for "queen". KHP King's Honorary Physician KHDS King's Honorary Dental Surgeon KHNS or KHN King's Honorary Nursing Sister or King's Honorary Nurse KHC King's Honorary Chaplain KPO King's Police OfficerPolitical PC Privy Councillor A Privy Councillor is also entitled to be styled "The Honourable" or "L'honorable" for life. The post-nominal letters are necessary to denote that someone is a privy councillor because in Canada holding a certain office can also allow the use of The Honourable title. Unlike what is done in the United Kingdom, the post-nominals "PC" have precedence over all Crown honours with two notable exceptions: the Victoria Cross ("VC") and the Cross of Valour ("CV").

In practice, post-nominals are not usually translated from one language to another, but this is an exception.ECNSMember of the Executive Council of Nova ScotiaUsed for members (including honorary members) of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia since 2007.ECAMember of the Executive Council of AlbertaUsed for members (including honorary members) of the Executive Council of Alberta. Bill 1 was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 24 March 2022. Section 7 stipulates that every member and honorary member of the Executive Council may use these postnominals. Section 6 states that every former living member as of 6 February 2022, and anybody who becomes a former member of the Executive Council, is designated as an honorary member.ECOMember of the Executive Council of OntarioUsed for members (including honorary members) of the Executive Council of Ontario since 2025. MP Member of House of Commons of Canada Letters are short for "Member of Parliament". This title is used in Canada and other Commonwealth nations to describe members of the lower house of Parliament only. The Senate of Canada is part of Parliament, but its members are not called MPs. MPP Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly after 1938 Letters are short for "Member of Provincial Parliament". Before 1938, members used MLA.MNA Member of the National Assembly of Quebec after 1968 Before 1968, members used MLA. MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly Used for members of provincial and territorial legislatures except Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. MHA Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Only used for members of the Newfoundland and Labrador legislative assembly. Even though Nova Scotia's assembly is called the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, its members are styled MLAs.

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.

Post-nominal Office NotesAcademic doctorates PhD Doctor of Philosophy, Also appears as DPhil. DBA Doctor of Business Administration DD Doctor of Divinity DLitt Doctor of Letters DSocSci Doctor of Social Science DU Doctor of the University Awarded only as an honorary degree. EdD Doctor of Education EngD Doctor of Engineering JSD Doctor of Juridical Science Also appears as SJD. LLD Legum DoctorProfessional doctorates MD Doctor of Medicine DMin Doctor of Ministry DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery DNP Doctor of Nursing Practice DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine DSW Doctor of Social Work DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine JD Juris Doctor Considered to be equivalent to the older Bachelor of Laws (LLB). Does not allow use of the prefix "Dr.". OD Doctor of Optometry PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy PsyD Doctor of PsychologyAcademic master's degrees LLM Master of Laws LMS Licentiate in Mediaeval Studies MA Master of Arts MASc Master of Applied Science MEd Master of Education MEng Master of Engineering MES Master of Environmental Studies MFA Master of Fine Arts MJ Master of JournalismMLISMaster of Library and Information Science MM Master of Management MMath Master of Mathematics MRes Master of Research MSc Master of Science MSci Master of Science MScN Master of Science in Nursing MTM Master of Technology Management MT Master of Teachinghttps://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ctl/masters-degrees/master-teaching MTh Master of TheologyProfessional master's degrees MAcc Master of Accountancy MArch Master of Architecture MBA Master of Business Administration MC Master of Counselling MDiv Master of Divinity MDS Master of Defence Studies MFin Master of Finance MMM Master of Management and Manufacturing MMus Master of Music MPA Master of Public Administration MPH Master of Public Health MSW Master of Social Work MTax Master of Taxation MTS Master of Theological StudiesAcademic bachelor's degrees BA Bachelor of Arts A BA done with an extra year (four years instead of three) may be called an honours degree, and may be shown with the postnominals HBA, BAHons, BA(h) or BA4. BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts BMath Bachelor of Mathematics BCS Bachelor of Computer Science BMgmt Bachelor of Management BSc Bachelor of Science BScN Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSocSc Bachelor of Social Science BSW Bachelor of Social Work BCYC Bachelor of Child and Youth Care BCom Bachelor of Commerce BBA Bachelor of Business Administration BMASc Bachelor of Military Arts and Science BMus Bachelor of Music BJ Bachelor of Journalism BJazz Bachelor of Jazz StudiesBPRBachelor of Public RelationsProfessional bachelor's degrees BASc Bachelor of Applied Science Considered to be equivalent to Bachelor of Engineering (BEng). Some schools award the degree BSc for what is, in effect, a BASc. BEng Bachelor of Engineering Considered to be equivalent to the Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc).BTechBachelor of Technology BCL Bachelor of Civil Law Considered to be equivalent to Licentiate of Laws (LLL). BEd Bachelor of Education BSW Bachelor of Social Work LLB Bachelor of Laws Considered to be equivalent to the Juris Doctor (JD). LLL Licentiate of Laws Considered to be equivalent to the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL).

Professional qualifications