Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee was appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2026, following four years as the 38th Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1990 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1994. His sea command included His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Algonquin and three years in command of Canada’s Pacific Fleet. Ashore he has served twice in the Navy’s strategy directorate, commanded Canadian Forces Base Halifax, and spent two years at NORAD and United States Northern Command headquarters. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 directing Afghan National Police training.