CANCDTGEN 015/25

Canadian Cadet General Order (CANCDTGEN)

Announcement of Cadet Training Centre Key Appointments - 2026

References:

1. CTC Key Appointments N-PMB Report, 27 Nov 2025
2. CJCR Gp O 5520-1, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service - Succession Planning

1. Brigadier General (BGen) D.N. Brais, Commander Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group (Comd CJCR Gp) is pleased to announce the following Key Appointments for Cadet Training Centres (CTC) for the summer of 2026:
   1. Argonaut CTC:
      1. Commanding Officer (CO) – Major (Maj) M. Hargreaves;
      2. Deputy Commanding Officer (DCO) – Captain (Capt) J. Fortin;
      3. Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) - Chief Petty Officer 2^nd Class C. Primeau;
      4. Chief Training Officer (C Trg O) – Capt E. Simpson;
      5. Chief Operations Officer (C Ops O) - Capt A. Pelletier; and
      6. Senior Personnel Development Officer (SPDO) - Lt(N) L. Hood.
   2. Bagotville CTC:
      1. CO – Maj J.G.J.P. Daoust;
      2. DCO – Maj E. Bouchard;
      3. CWO – CWO L. Desrochers;
      4. C Trg O – Maj J.S. Roy;
      5. C Ops O – Capt S. Charron; and
      6. SPDO – Capt P. Caouette.
   3. Blackdown CTC:
      1. CO – Maj J. Landry;
      2. DCO – Capt E. Orellana;
      3. CWO – CWO D. Henley;
      4. C Trg O – Capt M. Burton;
      5. C Ops O – Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr) N. LeBlond; and
      6. SPDO – Maj P. Mohammed.
   4. Cold Lake CTC:
      1. CO – Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) T. Marchinko;
      2. DCO – Maj K. Winterhalt;
      3. CWO – CWO S. Baker;
      4. C Trg O – Lieutenant (N) (Lt(N)) J. Finkbeiner;
      5. C Ops O – Capt D. Villetard; and
      6. SPDO – Capt B. Clark.
   5. Greenwood CTC:
      1. CO – LCdr V. Wojdylak;
      2. DCO – Maj N. Hargreaves;
      3. CWO – Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (CPO1) D. Legault;
      4. C Trg O – Capt C. Thibodeau;
      5. C Ops O – Capt D. Bliss; and
      6. SPDO – Capt F. Sinclair.
   6. His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ontario CTC:
      1. CO – LCdr J. Lilje;
      2. DCO – LCdr J. Kuehnl-Cadwell;
      3. Coxswain – To be confirmed (TBC);
      4. C Trg O – Lt(N) J. Strang;
      5. C Ops O – Lt(N) A. Ashworth; and
      6. SPDO – Capt G. Brookes.
   7. HMCS Quadra CTC:
      1. CO – Maj C. Bruce-Smith;
      2. DCO – Capt E. Lee;
      3. Coxswain – CPO1 G. Leblanc
      4. C Trg O – Maj J. Bell;
      5. C Ops O – Capt D. Phillipe; and
      6. SPDO – Lt(N) M. Parent.
   8. Rocky Mountain CTC:
      1. CO – Maj M. Turko;
      2. DCO – Maj M. Chan;
      3. CWO – Master Warrant Officer (MWO) C. Bourre;
      4. C Trg O – Lt(N) H. Lewis;
      5. C Ops O – Capt P. Neilson; and
      6. SPDO – Maj J. Caswell
   9. St-Jean CTC:
      1. CO – Maj Y.J.C. Harvey;
      2. DCO – Capt J.A.N. Champoux;
      3. CWO – CWO J.A. Boucher;
      4. Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) – Capt J.R.D. Girard; and
      5. C Ops O – Maj F.J.P. Paris.
   10. Technology and Digital Learning Center (TDLC):
       1. Officer Commanding – Maj H. Adjemian; and
       2. MWO – CWO R. Roger.
   11. Trenton CTC:
       1. CO – Maj A. MacDonald;
       2. DCO – Maj A. Miller;
       3. CWO – MWO M. Underwood
       4. CFI – TBC;
       5. C Ops O – Maj E. Hlozan; and
       6. SPDO – Capt D. Abbot.
   12. Valcartier CTC:
       1. CO – Maj C.C. Cheng;
       2. DCO – Capt G. Manning;
       3. CWO – CWO D. Chevalier;
       4. C Trg O – Capt D. Carignan;
       5. C Ops O – Maj L. Bourgeois; and
       6. SPDO – CaptJ. Bouchard.
   13. Vernon CTC:
       1. CO – Maj J. MacDonald;
       2. DCO – LCdr J. Chidlow;
       3. CWO – CPO1 S. Wist;
       4. C Trg O – Capt E. Angel;
       5. C Ops O – Capt C. Lee; and
       6. SPDO – Capt R. Lafitte.
   14. Whitehorse CTC:
       1. CO – Maj K. Prince;
       2. DCO – Capt R. Novak;
       3. CWO – CWO T. Savard;
       4. C Trg O – Capt T. Collier;
       5. C Ops O – Capt M. Lydon; and
       6. SPDO – Capt R. Landry
2. Additional appointments will be announced at a later date.
3. BGen Brais, Comd CJCR Gp, sends her sincere congratulations to all.