Michael Hopper

Michael Hopper (born March 1969) is a Canadian Forces officer who served as commander of the Naval Reserve from July 29, 2018 until 2021. Hopper holds the rank of commodore in the Royal Canadian Navy and also works as a teacher with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB).

Background Hopper was born in Ottawa, Ontario in March 1969 and first joined the Primary Reserves in 1986 when he was 17 as a cook at HMCS Carleton. He transferred to HMCS Scotian in Halifax while attending Dalhousie University. Hopper moved back to Ottawa, where he earned his bachelor of arts (BA) and bachelor of education (BEd) from the University of Ottawa in 1996 and began working with the OCDSB.

Hopper served in a number of staff positions at HMCS Carleton and in December 2001 served as the commanding officer of the Coastal Defence Vessel HMCS Summerside until December 2002, where he took part in a trip to the Arctic Circle, meant to reinforce Canadian sovereignty in Northern Canada. While commanding the Naval Reserve, Hopper is on leave from his job as the special education teacher at Elmdale Public School,

Decoration awarded in 2012 Canadian version

with one Clasp for 22 years of services