Structure of the Canadian Army
The Canadian Army is not an independent service. Rather it is the component responsible for the training and maintenance of operational readiness of the land forces of Canada's unified defence forces, known as the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Canadian Army is commanded from National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa and has been subdivided into five divisions as of December 2015:[1]
1st Canadian Division (part of Joint Operations Command)
2nd Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Division
4th Canadian Division
5th Canadian Division
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Each division is responsible for the regular army and reserve forces located within its geographical purview – all except the 5th Canadian Division has a regular army mechanised brigade group under its command, together with between two and three militia brigades.
Each mechanised brigade group contains three infantry battalions, an armoured regiment, an artillery regiment, and a combat engineer regiment. Each brigade group also contains a service support battalion, signals squadron and military police platoon.
In addition to the four divisions, the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre, commanded by a major-general and headquartered at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston, Ontario, is responsible for the supervision, integration and delivery of army training and long-range planning for army training and doctrine development, including simulation and digitization. It includes a number of schools and training organizations, such as the Combat Training Centre at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, and the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre at CFB Wainwright, Alberta.[2]
A regular light infantry battalion in the regular Royal Canadian Infantry Corps are made of 4 companies, 3 light trained as urban, marine, coastal patrol, mountain, and arctic infantry, plus 1 parachute company (Royal 22nd Regiment has 2 parachute companies and 2 light infantry).
Regular units have no changes, reserve units have the sub-title of (PR). Note on units: Although technically not part of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Medical Service will be included in the lists below.
1st Canadian Division
The 1st Canadian Division is not under 'direct' control of Canadian Army, as it is part of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, but is listed here as it is an army formation.
- 7 Communications Group
- 76 Communications Regiment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
- 77 Line Regiment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
2nd Canadian Division
The 2nd Canadian Division covers the region of Quebec.
2nd Canadian Division Support Group
- 2nd Canadian Division Support Group, Quebec
- Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Division, Quebec
- 4 Intelligence Company, Canadian Intelligence Corps, Montreal
- La Musique du Royal 22e Régiment (Band of the Royal 22nd Regiment)
- 5 Military Police Regiment, Canadian Forces Military Police, Montreal
- 2nd Canadian Division Training Centre, CFB Valcartier
- 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, Richelieu (Patrolling Quebec)
- Area Support Group Saint-Jean
5th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
- 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, CFB Valcartier (all units of this brigade are francophone)
- Headquarters, 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group & Signal Squadron, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
- 12e Régiment blindé du Canada
- 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
- 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Citadelle of Quebec (also providing ceremonial duties at the citadel)
- 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
- 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada
- 5 Combat Engineer Regiment
- 5 Service Battalion, Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- 5 Military Police Platoon, Canadian Forces Military Police
34th Canadian Brigade Group
- 34 Canadian Brigade Group (PR), Montreal (Covering Western Quebec)
- Headquarters, 34 Canadian Brigade Group
- 34 Signal Regiment, Westmount
- The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
- Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC), Gatineau
- Canadian Grenadier Guards (also providing Ceremonial Guard)
- The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
- 4th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Laval
- 6th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Saint-Hyacinthe
- Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
- Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
- The Royal Montreal Regiment, Westmount
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 34 Combat Engineer Regiment
- 34 Service Battalion, Saint-Hubert
35th Canadian Brigade Group
- 35 Canadian Brigade Group (PR), Quebec (covering Eastern Quebec)
- Headquarters, 36 Canadian Brigade Group
- 35 Signal Regiment
- 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Militia), Général-Jean-Victor-Allard Armoury, Trois-Rivières
- Sherbrooke Hussars, Sherbrooke
- Les Voltigeurs de Québec
- Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent, Rimouski
- Le Régiment de la Chaudière, Lévis
- Le Régiment du Saguenay, Saguenay
- Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke
- 6th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Val-Bélair
- 62nd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Shawinigan
- 35 Combat Engineer Regiment
- 35 Service Battalion
3rd Canadian Division
The 3rd Canadian Division covers Western Canada.
3rd Canadian Division Support Group
- 3rd Canadian Division Support Group, CFB Edmonton
- Headquarters, 3rd Canadian Division
- 6 Military Intelligence Company, Canadian Intelligence Corps
- 1 Military Police Regiment, Canadian Forces Military Police
- 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, Yellowknife (patrolling Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Atlin, British Columbia)
- 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, Victoria (patrolling British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba)
- 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
- 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, CFB Edmonton
- 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron
- Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
- 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, CFB Shilo
- 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- 1 Combat Engineer Regiment
- 1 Service Battalion
38 Canadian Brigade Group
- 38 Canadian Brigade Group, CFB Winnipeg (Covering Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario)
- Headquarters, 38 Canadian Brigade Group
- 38 Signal Regiment, Winnipeg
- The Saskatchewan Dragoons, Moose Jaw
- The Fort Garry Horse
- The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Winnipeg
- The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, Thunder Bay
- The North Saskatchewan Regiment, Saskatoon
- The Royal Regina Rifles, Regina
- The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Winnipeg
- 10th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Regina
- 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Brandon
- 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA, Kenora
- 38 Combat Engineer Regiment, Saskatoon
- 38 Service Battalion, Saskatoon
39 Canadian Brigade Group
- 39 Canadian Brigade Group, Vancouver (Covering British Columbia)
- Headquarters, 39 Canadian Brigade Group
- 39 Signal Regiment
- The British Columbia Dragoons, Kelowna
- The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)
- The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), Victoria
- The Royal Westminster Regiment, New Westminster
- The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
- The Rocky Mountain Rangers, Kamloops
- 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Victoria
- 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
- 39 Combat Engineer Regiment, Chilliwack
- 39 Service Battalion, Richmond
41 Canadian Brigade Group
- 41 Canadian Brigade Group, Calgary
- Headquarters, 41 Canadian Brigade Group
- 41 Signal Regiment, Edmonton
- The South Alberta Light Horse, Medicine Hat
- The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
- The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry), Edmonton
- The Calgary Highlanders
- 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Edmonton
- 20th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, Lethbridge
- 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, Edmonton
- 41 Service Battalion
4th Canadian Division
The 4th Canadian Division covers Ontario.
4th Canadian Division Support Group
- 4th Canadian Division Support Group, CFB Petawawa
- 4th Canadian Division Headquarters
- 4th Canadian Division Support Group Headquarters & Signal Squadron
- 2 Intelligence Company, Toronto
- 7 Intelligence Company, Ottawa
- 2 Military Police Regiment, Toronto
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
- 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron, CFB Petawawa
- 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron
- The Royal Canadian Dragoons
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, CFB Gagetown
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
- 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- 2 Combat Engineer Regiment
- 2 Service Battalion
31 Canadian Brigade Group
- 31 Canadian Brigade Group, London (Covering Southwestern Ontario)
- Headquarters, 31 Canadian Brigade Group
- 31 Signal Regiment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, Hamilton
- 1st Hussars, Sarnia
- The Windsor Regiment (RCAC), Windsor
- The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment), Hamilton
- 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Stratford
- The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, Cambridge
- The Grey and Simcoe Foresters, Owen Sound
- The Essex and Kent Scottish, Chatham
- The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's), Hamilton
- 11th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, Guelph
- 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins), St Thomas, Ontario
- 31 Service Battalion, Windsor
32 Canadian Brigade Group
- 32 Canadian Brigade Group, Toronto (Covering the Golden Horseshoe and Central Ontario)
- Headquarters, 32 Canadian Brigade Group
- 32 Signal Regiment
- The Governor General's Horse Guards
- The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
- The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
- The Royal Regiment of Canada
- The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), Brampton
- 48th Highlanders of Canada
- The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
- The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, St. Catharines
- 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA
- 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Brantford
- 32 Combat Engineer Regiment
- 32 Service Battalion
33 Canadian Brigade Group
- 33 Canadian Brigade Group, Ottawa (Covering Eastern Ontario and Northeastern Ontario)
- Headquarters, 33 Canadian Brigade Group
- 33 Signal Regiment
- The Ontario Regiment (RCAC), Oshawa
- The Governor General's Foot Guards (also providing Ceremonial Guard)
- The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment, Kingston
- The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, Belleville
- The Brockville Rifles, Brockville
- The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, Cornwall
- The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own)
- The Algonquin Regiment, North Bay
- 2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada, Sudbury
- 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
- 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), RCA, Pembroke
- 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Sault Ste. Marie
- 33 Combat Engineer Regiment
- 33 Service Battalion
5th Canadian Division
The 5th Canadian Division covers the Atlantic Provinces.
5th Canadian Division Support Group
- 5th Canadian Division Support Group, CFB Gagetown
- Headquarters, 5th Canadian Division Support Group & Signal Squadron, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, CFB Gagetown
- Headquarters, 5th Canadian Division, CFB Gagetown
- 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown
- 5th Canadian Division Training Centre
- 3 Intelligence Company, Canadian Forces Intelligence Branch, CFB Halifax
- 3 Military Police Regiment, Canadian Forces Military Police, Lower Sackville
- 5th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, Gander (Patrolling Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Canadian Combat Support Brigade
- 5th Canadian Division Influence Activities
- Canadian Army Intelligence Regiment, Canadian Intelligence Corps, CFB Kingston
- 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment, Kingston
- 4th (General Support) Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 4 Engineer Support Regiment
36 Canadian Brigade Group
- 36 Canadian Brigade Group, Halifax (Covering Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
- Headquarters, 36 Canadian Brigade Group
- 36 Canadian Brigade Group Band
- 36 Signal Regiment
- The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
- The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC), Charlottetown
- The Princess Louise Fusiliers
- The West Nova Scotia Regiment, Aldershot
- The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North), Truro
- The Cape Breton Highlanders, Sydney
- 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
- 84th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, Yarmouth
- 36 Combat Engineer Regiment, Shearwater
- 36 Service Battalion
37 Canadian Brigade Group
- 37 Canadian Brigade Group, Moncton (Covering New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Headquarters, 37th Canadian Brigade Group
- 37 Signal Regiment, Saint John's
- 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
- The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton & York), Fredericton
- The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, Bathurst
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Saint John's
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Corner Brook
- 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Saint John
- 37 Combat Engineer Regiment, Saint John's
- 37 Service Battalion, Saint John's
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Department of National Defence, 2011. Leader in Land Operations: LFDTS Land Force Doctrine and Training System
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