Brian Santarpia

Brian Walter Natale Santarpia is a retired Canadian naval officer and former Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic. He served in the Canadian Forces from 1986 to 2023.

Career He joined the Canadian Forces as part of Maritime Command as a trainee MARS (Maritime Surface/Sub-surface) officer in 1986 and served in various postings before commanding from January 2007 to July 2008.

This was followed by a stint as Commanding Officer of Sea Training Atlantic.

In March 2022, Santarpia was accused of failing to provide effective support to a female officer who had complained of sexual harassment. In a written statement to media, he said an administrative investigation he ordered into his male senior officers' actions, and the decisions in which he was involved, "revealed proper procedures were followed, however, the entire chain of command could have provided more effective support to the persons involved."

In June 2023 Santarpia retired from the Canadian Forces.

Awards Santarpia's personal medals and commendation include the following:

Canadian version - Nova Scotia version