Queen's Regulations and Orders (QR&O) Volume I - Administration

Effective 1 january 2006, the official version of the QR&O is published in PDF format on this website.

A consolidation of the QR&O volumes in official PDF version were made as of 3 July 2019. The HTML version on this website is provided solely for the convenience of readers. Any discrepancies between the HTML and the official PDF version should be reported to the Corporate Secretary, Director Strategic Corporate Services (DSCS), email DSCS.

The last modifications to the QR&O came into force on 1 December 2024.

Please note that amendments to QR&O chapters 9 and 16 will come into force on 1 April 2025.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Introduction and Definitions
• Chapter 2 Government and Organization
• Chapter 3 Rank, Seniority, Command and Precedence
• Chapter 4 Duties and Responsibilities of Officers
• Chapter 5 Duties and Responsibilities of Non-Commissioned Members
• Chapter 6 Enrolment and Reengagement
• Chapter 7 Grievances
• Chapter 8 Not Allocated
• Chapter 9 Reserve Service
• Chapter 10 Transfer, Attachment, Secondment and Loan
• Chapter 11 Promotion, Reversion and Compulsory Remustering
• Chapter 12 Promotion of Officers
• Chapter 13 Not Allocated
• Chapter 14 Promotion and Reclassification of Non-Commissioned Members
• Chapter 15 Release
• Chapter 16 Leave
• Chapter 17 Dress and Appearance
• Chapter 18 Honours
• Chapter 19 Conduct and Discipline
• Chapter 20 Canadian Forces Drug Control Program
• Chapter 21 Summary Investigations and Boards of Inquiry
• Chapter 22 Military Police and Reports on Persons in Custody
• Chapter 23 Duties in Aid of the Civil Power
• Chapter 24 Casualties and Funerals
• Chapter 25 Service Estates and Personal Belongings
• Chapter 26 Personal Records and Documents
• Chapter 27 Messes, Canteens and Institutes
• Chapter 28 Repealed 1 December 2024
• Chapter 29 Repealed 24 April 2007
• Chapter 30 Fire Protection Services
• Chapter 31 Repealed 1 September 1999
• Chapter 32 Bands
• Chapter 33 Chaplain Services
• Chapter 34 Medical Services
• Chapter 35 Dental Services
• Chapter 36 Materiel and Provision of Services
• Chapter 37 Not Allocated
• Chapter 38 Liability for Public and Non-Public Property
• Chapter 39 to 100 Not Allocated