Rear-Admiral John F. Newton CMM MSM CD is a retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and now liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada.

He joined the Navy in 1983 [1] after graduating as a geologist from Dalhousie University.

In 2010 he was appointed director general of naval personnel and promoted to commodore.

[2] He was appointed Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic in July 2013.

[3] In 2017 he took up a post as liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada.