ðə kˈɔːɹ wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ɪts "ɹˈɔɪəl" dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən ænd wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈɔɪəl kɐnˈeɪdiən ˈɪnfəntɹi kˈɔːɹ θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, təbi ɹˌiːdˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kɐnˈeɪdiən ˈɪnfəntɹi kˈɔːɹ twˈɛnti tˈuː mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, ænd ɹᵻvˈɜːt tə ɹˈɔɪəl kɐnˈeɪdiən ˈɪnfəntɹi kˈɔːɹ sˈɛvəntˌiːn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
The corps was granted its "royal" designation in 1947 and was designated Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 30 April 1947, to be redesignated The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 22 March 1948, and revert to Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 17 February 1964.