Angus Topshee


Angus Topshee, is a Royal Canadian Navy officer. He has served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy since 30 May 2022.

Naval career

Topshee joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1990 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1994. He was given command of a destroyer,, in July 2009 and was then deployed to Afghanistan as Director of Afghan National Police Training Operations in 2011.
He went on to be Director of Operations for Exercise RIMPAC in 2012, commander of CFB Halifax in late 2012 and deputy director of the Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate at North American Aerospace Defense Command in 2015. He became commander of the Canadian Fleet Pacific in July 2018, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific in May 2021 and Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy in May 2022.
Topshee was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 19 December 2013. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Military Merit on 12 October 2017, and he was made a Commander on 23 September 2022.

Awards and decorations

Topshee's has received the following personal awards and decorations across his military career:



RibbonDescriptionNotes
Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
  • Decoration awarded on 19 December 2013
  • Military division
    • General Campaign Star
  • South West Asia Ribbon
  • 1 Rotation Bars
    • Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
    • Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
    NATO Medal
  • with Non Article 5 Clasp
    • Canadian Forces' Decoration
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services
    • Legion of Merit
  • Decoration awarded on 29 Jun 2019
  • Officer level