Hon.ĭo not abbreviate Mayor, Vice-President, Professor and Father when they are used with personal names. Hon., see the article Honourable, Right Honourable, Hon., Rt. The Hon. Alfonso Gagliano, Minister of Public Works and Government Servicesįor more information on the abbreviations Hon.The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada.Note that there are spaces between each period and the following initial or name.Įven when used to address someone in correspondence, Rt. Hon., Hon. Gen. Lewis MacKenzie but General MacKenzie.(plural) are the abbreviations used.Ībbreviate professional and official titles only when they are used with both first and last names, or initials and last names: Saint is written out for names of persons revered as holy, but may be abbreviated in informal contexts and in lists and tables: before the names of individuals who hold only honorary doctorates. Roberta Bondar, MD or Dr. Roberta Bondar, MDĭo not use the abbreviation Dr. Dr. Roberta Bondar or Roberta Bondar, MD.with any other abbreviated title or with an abbreviation denoting an academic degree or honour. Note that Miss is not an abbreviation and does not take a period.ĭo not use Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr. is written with a period, by analogy with Mr. when referring to a woman unless a preference for Mrs. Use the following abbreviations for non-military titles preceding or following personal names: audit and derived terms (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)Ībbreviations: titles with personal names.American dollar (symbol) (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau).addresses on envelopes and parcels (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau).abbreviations: titles with personal names.abbreviations: scientific and technical terms.abbreviations: parts of a book or document.abbreviations: International System of Units (SI).abbreviations: degrees and distinctions.abbreviations: business terms and symbols.abbreviations: acronyms and initialisms.

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