Royal Canadian Navy official website, news, pictures, fleet details, naval life and career. The Royal Canadian Navy (Royal Canadian Navy / Marine royale canadienne, RCN / MRC), is the naval force of Canada. In terms of rank and authority, the Minister of the Canadian Navy has the same status as the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, but because the Canadian Navy is heavily influenced by the establishment of the British Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy actually has a superior status to the Army and Air Force.