This is the structure of the Canadian Army , as of August 2022.
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, at CFB Valcartier [6] [7] [8] | |||||
12e Régiment blindé du Canada, at CFB Valcartier [9] | |||||
1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, at CFB Valcartier [10] | |||||
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, at Citadelle of Quebec | |||||
3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, at CFB Valcartier | |||||
5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada, at CFB Valcartier [11] | |||||
5 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFB Valcartier [12] | |||||
5 Service Battalion, at CFB Valcartier [13] |
34 Canadian Brigade Group
Headquarters, 34 Canadian Brigade Group, at CFB Montreal [14] [15] | |||||
The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) , at Côte-des-Neiges Armoury, Montreal [16] | |||||
Le Régiment de Hull , at Salaberry Armoury, Gatineau [17] | |||||
The Canadian Grenadier Guards , at Canadian Grenadier Guards’ Armoury, Montreal [18] | |||||
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada , at Black Watch Armoury, Montreal [19] | |||||
4th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, at Charles Michel de Salaberry Armoury, Laval [20] | |||||
6th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, at Saint-Hyacinthe Armoury, Saint-Hyacinthe [21] | |||||
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal , at Manège Henri-Julien, Montreal [22] | |||||
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve , at Cathcart Armoury, Montreal [23] | |||||
The Royal Montreal Regiment , at Westmount Armoury, Westmount [24] | |||||
2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery , at Côte des Neiges Armoury, Montreal | |||||
34 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFB Montreal [25] | |||||
34 Service Battalion, at Saint-Hubert Garrison [26] | |||||
34 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals , at Westmount Armoury, Westmount [27] |
Headquarters, 35 Canadian Brigade Group, at Citadelle of Quebec [28] [29] | |||||
The Sherbrooke Hussars , at William Street Armoury, Sherbrooke [30] | |||||
12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Militia)', at Général-Jean-Victor-Allard Armoury, Trois-Rivières [31] | |||||
Les Voltigeurs de Québec , at Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, Quebec City [32] | |||||
Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent , at Rimouski Armoury, Rimouski [33] | |||||
Le Régiment de la Chaudière , at Lévis Armoury, Lévis [34] | |||||
Le Régiment du Saguenay , at Saguenay Armoury, Saguenay | |||||
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke , at Colonel Gaétan Côté Armoury, Sherbrooke [35] | |||||
6th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Lévis Armoury, Lévis [36] | |||||
62nd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Gérard F. Dufresne Armoury, Shawinigan [37] | |||||
35 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at Sainte-Foy Armoury, Quebec [38] | |||||
35 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at Beauport Armoury, Quebec City | |||||
35 Service Battalion, at St-Malo Military Complex, Quebec City |
2nd Canadian Division Support Group
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron, at CFB Edmonton [46] [47] | |||||
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), at CFB Edmonton [48] | |||||
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, at CFB Edmonton [49] | |||||
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, at CFB Shilo [49] | |||||
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, at CFB Edmonton [49] | |||||
1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, at CFB Shilo [50] | |||||
1 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFB Edmonton [51] | |||||
1 Service Battalion, at CFB Edmonton [52] |
Headquarters, 38 Canadian Brigade Group, at Winnipeg [53] [54] | |||||
The Saskatchewan Dragoons , at Lieutenant Colonel DV Currie VC Armoury, Moose Jaw [55] | |||||
The Fort Garry Horse , at Lieutenant-Colonel Harcus Strachan, VC, MC Armoury, Winnipeg [56] | |||||
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles , at Minto Armoury, Winnipeg [57] | |||||
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment , at O'Kelly VC Armoury, Thunder Bay [58] | |||||
The North Saskatchewan Regiment , at Sergeant Hugh Cairns VC Armoury, Saskatoon [59] | |||||
The Royal Regina Rifles , at Regina Armoury, Regina [60] | |||||
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada , at Minto Armoury, Winnipeg [61] | |||||
10th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Regina Armoury, Regina [62] | |||||
26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Brandon Armoury, Brandon [63] | |||||
116th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Kenora Armoury, Kenora [64] | |||||
38 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at Sergeant Hugh Cairns VC Armoury, Saskatoon [65] | |||||
38 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at Minto Armoury, Winnipeg [66] | |||||
38 Service Battalion, at Sergeant Hugh Cairns VC Armoury, Saskatoon |
Headquarters, 41 Canadian Brigade Group, at Currie Armoury, Calgary [76] | |||||
The South Alberta Light Horse , at Patterson Armoury, Medicine Hat [77] | |||||
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) , at Mewata Armoury, Calgary [78] | |||||
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment , at Brigadier James Curry Jefferson Armoury, Edmonton [79] | |||||
The Calgary Highlanders , at Mewata Armoury, Calgary [80] | |||||
20th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Debney Armoury, Edmonton [81] | |||||
20th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Vimy Ridge Armoury, Lethbridge [82] | |||||
41 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Debney Armoury, Edmonton [83] | |||||
41 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Debney Armoury, Edmonton [84] | |||||
41 Service Battalion , at Currie Armoury, Calgary |
3rd Canadian Division Support Group
4th Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division Headquarters, at Lieutenant Colonel George Taylor Denison III Armoury, Toronto [86] [87]
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron, at CFB Petawawa [91] [92] [93] | |||||
The Royal Canadian Dragoons, at CFB Petawawa [94] | |||||
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, at CFB Petawawa [95] | |||||
2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, at CFB Gagetown [96] | |||||
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, at CFB Petawawa [97] | |||||
2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, at CFB Petawawa [98] | |||||
2 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFB Petawawa [99] | |||||
2 Service Battalion, at CFB Petawawa [100] |
31 Canadian Brigade Group
Headquarters, 31 Canadian Brigade Group, at Wolseley Barracks, London [101] | |||||
1st Hussars , at Wolseley Barracks, London [102] | |||||
The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) , at Maj. F.A. Tilston VC Armoury, Windsor | |||||
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) , at John Weir Foote VC Armoury, Hamilton [103] | |||||
4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, at Wolseley Barracks, London [104] | |||||
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters , at Barrie Armoury, Barrie [105] | |||||
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada , at Colonel J.A. McIntosh DSO, ED, Armoury, Cambridge [106] | |||||
The Essex and Kent Scottish , at Maj. F.A. Tilston VC Armoury, Windsor [107] | |||||
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) , at John Weir Foote VC Armoury, Hamilton [103] | |||||
11th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Guelph Armoury, Guelph [108] | |||||
31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins), Royal Canadian Engineers, at St. Thomas Armoury, St. Thomas [109] | |||||
31 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at John Weir Foote VC Armoury, Hamilton | |||||
31 Service Battalion, at Wolseley Barracks, London |
32 Canadian Brigade Group
Headquarters, 32 Canadian Brigade Group, at Denison Armoury, Toronto [110] | |||||
The Governor General's Horse Guards , at Denison Armoury, Toronto [111] | |||||
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) , at Fort York Armoury, Toronto [112] | |||||
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada , at Moss Park Armoury, Toronto [113] | |||||
The Royal Regiment of Canada , at Fort York Armoury, Toronto [114] | |||||
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment , at Lake Street Armoury, St. Catharines [115] | |||||
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) , at Brampton Armoury, Brampton | |||||
48th Highlanders of Canada , at Moss Park Armoury, Toronto [116] | |||||
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own) , at Captain Bellenden Hutcheson VC Armoury, Toronto [117] | |||||
7th Toronto Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Moss Park Armoury, Toronto | |||||
56th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Sergeant William Merrifield VC Armoury, Brantford [118] | |||||
32 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at Denison Armoury, Toronto [119] | |||||
32 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at Fort York Armoury, Toronto | |||||
32 Service Battalion, at Denison Armoury, Toronto |
33 Canadian Brigade Group
Headquarters, 33 Canadian Brigade Group, at CFRB Dows Lake, Ottawa [120] | |||||
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) , at Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury, Oshawa [121] | |||||
Governor General's Foot Guards , at Cartier Square Drill Hall, Ottawa [122] | |||||
The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment , at Kingston Armoury, Kingston [123] | |||||
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment , at Belleville Armoury, Belleville [124] | |||||
The Brockville Rifles , at Brockville Armoury, Brockville | |||||
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders , at Cornwall Armoury, Cornwall [125] | |||||
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own) , at Cartier Square Drill Hall, Ottawa [126] | |||||
The Algonquin Regiment , at Martin Leo Troy Armoury, North Bay [127] | |||||
2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada , at Sudbury Armoury, Sudbury [128] | |||||
30th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) - Uplands Site, Ottawa [129] | |||||
42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), Royal Canadian Artillery, at Pembroke Armoury, Pembroke [130] | |||||
49th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Sault Ste. Marie Armoury, Sault Ste. Marie [131] | |||||
33 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at Major E.J.G. Holland VC Armoury, Ottawa | |||||
33 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at Major E.J.G. Holland VC Armoury, Ottawa | |||||
33 Service Battalion , at Major E.J.G. Holland VC Armoury, Ottawa |
4th Canadian Division Support Group
5th Canadian Division Headquarters, at CFB Halifax | ||||||
6 Canadian Combat Support Brigade | ||||||
Headquarters, 6 Canadian Combat Support Brigade, at CFB Kingston [133] | ||||||
4th Artillery Regiment (General Support), Royal Canadian Artillery, at CFB Gagetown [134] | ||||||
4 Engineer Support Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFB Gagetown [135] | ||||||
21 Electronic Warfare Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at CFB Kingston [136] | ||||||
Canadian Army Intelligence Regiment, at Kingston | ||||||
Influence Activities Task Force, at Halifax | ||||||
36 Canadian Brigade Group | ||||||
Headquarters, 36 Canadian Brigade Group, at Royal Artillery Park, Halifax [137] [138] | ||||||
The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) , at Halifax Armoury, Halifax [139] | ||||||
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) , at Queen Charlotte Armory, Charlottetown [140] | ||||||
The Princess Louise Fusiliers , at Halifax Armoury, Halifax [139] | ||||||
The West Nova Scotia Regiment , at 5 CDSB Detachment Aldershot, Kentville | ||||||
The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) , at Truro Armoury, Truro [141] | ||||||
The Cape Breton Highlanders , at Victoria Park Armoury, Sydney [142] | ||||||
1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Bayers Lake Armoury, Halifax | ||||||
84th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Yarmouth Armoury, Yarmouth [143] | ||||||
36 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFB Shearwater [144] | ||||||
36 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at Willow Park armoury, Halifax [145] | ||||||
36 Service Battalion, at Willow Park armoury, Halifax [145] | ||||||
37 Canadian Brigade Group | ||||||
Headquarters, 37 Canadian Brigade Group, at 5 CDSB Detachment Moncton [146] | ||||||
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) , at 5 CDSB Detachment Moncton [147] | ||||||
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton & York) , at Carlton Street Armoury, Fredericton [148] | ||||||
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment , at Colonel CCL Gammon Armoury, Bathurst [149] | ||||||
1st Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment , at CFS St. John's [150] | ||||||
2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, at Gallipoli Armoury, Corner Brook [151] | ||||||
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company), Royal Canadian Artillery, at The Barrack Green Armoury, Saint John [152] | ||||||
37 Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Canadian Engineers, at CFS St. John's [153] | ||||||
37 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals, at CFS St. John's [154] | ||||||
37 Service Battalion, at CFS St. John's | ||||||
5th Canadian Division Support Group | ||||||
5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, at CFB Gagetown | ||||||
5th Canadian Division Support Base Aldershot | ||||||
5th Canadian Division Training Centre, at CFB Gagetown | ||||||
5th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, at CFB Gander | ||||||
3 Intelligence Company (Reserve), in Halifax |
Combat Training Centre
The Canadian Army is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also responsible for the Army Reserve, the largest component of the Primary Reserve. The Army is headed by the Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff, who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff. The Army is also supported by 3,000 civilian employees from the public service.
4 Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa, commonly referred to as Garrison Petawawa, is located in Petawawa, Ontario. It is operated as an army base by the Canadian Army.
The 1st Canadian Division is a joint operational command and control formation based at CFB Kingston, and falls under Canadian Joint Operations Command. It is a high-readiness unit, able to move on very short notice, and is staffed and equipped to meet Canada's military objectives to counter any potential threat.
The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantry Division in 1941 and then converted to armour and redesignated as the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division. Beginning in 1916 the division adopted a distinctive green-coloured formation patch as its insignia. In 2013 it was announced that Land Force Central Area would be redesignated 4th Canadian Division. It is currently responsible for Canadian Army operations in the Canadian province of Ontario and is headquartered at Denison Armoury in Toronto.
The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of most army units in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador; as well as some units in Kingston, Ontario. The division is recognized by the distinctive maroon patch worn on the sleeve of its soldiers.
2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 8 nautical miles north northwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 2nd Canadian Division is stationed at the base, comprising the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and the 2nd Canadian Division Support Group.
A Canadian Forces base or CFB is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units.
The Canadian Forces Military Police provide police, security and operational support services to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND) worldwide.
5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over 1,100 km2 (420 sq mi), located in southwestern New Brunswick. It is the biggest facility in Eastern Canada, and Canada's second-largest facility.
The Brockville Rifles is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The unit is a part of the 33 Canadian Brigade Group, 4th Canadian Division. It is fifteenth in the order of precedence of Canadian Army Infantry Regiments.
4 Engineer Support Regiment is a regiment of the Canadian Military Engineers headquartered at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick. It is tasked to provide general engineer support to the whole of the Canadian Armed Forces.
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 4th Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is currently based in CFB Petawawa. One of its three infantry battalions is under the administration of 5th Canadian Division and is stationed at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick.
The M113½ Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle is a United States-built tracked reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle, which was originally employed by the armed forces of the Netherlands and Canada and later Bahrain and Chile. Former Dutch vehicles were exported in the 1990s to Bahrain and Chile after being retired from service.
A service battalion is a unit of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) that provides combat service support to a brigade group and its elements.
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 2nd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is based at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City, Quebec. The brigade group is the formation responsible for the majority of francophone units of the regular army.
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Canadian Forces Fire and Emergency Services provide fire and emergency services to Canadian Forces land bases in Canada where local services are not available or sufficient.
Area Support Unit Chilliwack is a Canadian Forces facility located in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
The Canadian Forces Housing Agency is a special operating agency that manages military housing on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence for members of the Canadian Armed Forces and their families located on wings and bases.
The following is a hierarchical outline for the Canadian Armed Forces at the end of the Cold War. It is intended to convey the connections and relationships between units and formations.