Vice-Admiral Craig Alan Baines CMM MSC CD is a retired senior Royal Canadian Navy officer who served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy from 2021 to 2022.

Baines hails from Saskatchewan and before his military career was a national judo medallist and graduate from the University of Manitoba.

[3] He joined Maritime Command in 1987 and completed the Forces Regular Officer Training Program.

[6][7] In October 2022, it was announced that Baines had joined Modest Tree as a strategic advisor, for the company’s efforts in the marine, aerospace and defence industries.

[8] Baines apologised after it was reported that he had played golf with General Jonathan Vance while the latter was under investigation for alleged abuse towards female military staff.