Canadian Army

This order of battle is my latest attempt to provide an up-to-date picture of the status and disposition of the Canadian Army. The information used in this order of battle is taken from several sources, including the Canadian Army website's Army Units section and T.F. Mill's Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army.

Note that Canadian unit sizes can be misleading, especially for American readers. This is primarily due to the Canadian military's British roots. Firstly, active armoured regiments are of American squadron/battalion size with squadrons being of troop/company size. Similarly, active artillery regiments are also of battalion size, however with batteries being of the 'normal' company size. Active infantry battalions are virtually synomous to American units, with natural TO&E differences.

However, Canadian army reserve units are especially misleading. Most reserve regiments actually include only a headquarters and a single line squadron, company, or battery. The infantry battalions in the Atlantic area appear to be an expection to this rule, with each composed of several line companies. For more information on reserve unit composition, see individual unit websites and Appendixes H-K of the 2000 Report of the Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves.

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Canadian Army (Ottawa, Ontario)

Land Forces Western Area (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Edmonton Alberta)

1st CMBG Headquarters & Signals Squadron (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (Armored - Leopard C2) (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Mechanized Infantry - LAV III) (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Mechanized Infantry - LAV III) (CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba)

3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Light Infantry) (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (M109A4 SPH, LG1 Mk II FH) (CFB Shilo, Manitoba)

1st Combat Engineer Regiment (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

1st Service Battalion (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

1st Field Ambulance (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

1st Military Police Platoon (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)

38th Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve) Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Saskatchewan Dragoons (Reserve) (Armoured Reconnaissance - Iltis) (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan)

Fort Garry Horse (Reserve) (Armoured Reconnaissance - Iltis) (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Thunder Bay, Ontario)

North Saskatchewan Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Sasketoon, Saskatchewan)

Royal Regina Rifles (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Regina, Saskatchewan)

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

10th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH?) (Regina,

26th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Brandon, Manitoba)

116 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Kenora,

21st Field Engineer Squadron (Reserve) (Flin Flon,

16th (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Regina, Saskatchewan)

17th (Winnipeg) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

18th (Thunder Bay) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Thunder Bay, Ontario)

16th (Regina) Medical Company (Reserve) (Regina, Saskatchewan)

17th (Winnipeg) Medical Company (Reserve) (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

18th (Thunder Bay) Medical Company (Reserve) (Thunder Bay, Ontario)

39th Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve) (Vancouver, British Columbia)

British Columbia Dragoons (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Kelowna, British Columbia)

British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (Armoured Reconnaissance - Iltis) (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Rocky Mountain Rangers (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Kamloops, British Columbia)

Royal Westminster Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (New Westminster, British Columbia)

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Victoria, British Columbia)

5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Victoria, British Columbia)

15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Vancouver, British Columbia)

6th Field Engineer Squadron (Reserve) (Vancouver, British Columbia)

44th Field Engineer Squadron (Reserve) (Trail, British Columbia)

11th (Victoria) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Victoria, British Columbia)

12th (Vancouver) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Richmond, British Columbia)

11th (Victoria) Medical Company (Reserve) (Victoria, British Columbia)

12th (Vancouver) Medical Company (Reserve) (Vancouver, British Columbia)

41st Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve) (Calgary, Alberta)

South Alberta Light Horse (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Medicine Hat, Alberta)

King's Own Calgary Regiment (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Calgary, Alberta)

Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Edmonton, Alberta)

Calgary Highlanders (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Calgary, Alberta)

20th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Light Artillery) (Edmonton, Alberta)

18th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (Javelin) (Lethbridge, Alberta)

8th Field Engineer Regiment (Reserve) (Edmonton, Alberta)

33rd Field Engineer Squadron (Reserve) (Calgary, Alberta)

14th (Calgary) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Calgary, Alberta)

15th (Edmonton) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Edmonton, Alberta)

15th (Edmonton) Medical Company (Reserve) (Edmonton, Alberta)

1st Area Support Group (Edmonton, Alberta)

1st General Service Battalion (Edmonton, Alberta)

15th Military Police Company (Reserve) (?)

731st Signal Squadron (CFB Shilo, Manitoba)

742nd Signals Squadron (Edmonton, Alberta)

6th Intelligence Company (Edmonton, Alberta)

Land Forces Central Area (Toronto, Ontario)

2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

2nd CMBG Headquarters & Signals Squadron (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

Royal Canadian Dragoons (Armoured Reconnaissance - Coyote) (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Mechanized Infantry - Grizzly) (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

(2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Mechanized Infantry - LAV III) (CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick))

3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Light Infantry) (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (M109A4 SPH, LG1 Mk II FH) (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

1st Air Defence Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish) (Reserve) (Javelin) (Pembroke, Ontario)

2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

2nd Service Battalion (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

2nd Field Ambulance (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

2nd Military Police Platoon (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)

31st Canadian Brigade Group (London, Ontario)

First Hussars (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (London, Ontario)

Windsor Regiment (Reserve) (Armoured Reconnaissance - Iltis) (Windsor, Ontario)

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Hamilton, Ontario)

Lincoln and Welland Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (St Catherines, Ontario)

4th Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (London, Ontario)

Highland Fusiliers of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Cambridge, Ontario)

Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Windsor, Ontario)

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Hamilton, Ontario)

11th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Guelph, Ontario)

56th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Brantford, Ontario)

31st Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins) (Reserve) (St Thomas, Ontario)

21st (Windsor) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Windsor, Ontario)

22nd (London) Service Battalion (Reserve) (London, Ontario)

23rd (Hamilton) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Hamilton, Ontario)

23rd (Hamilton) Medical Company (Reserve) (Hamilton, Ontario)

32nd Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve) (Toronto, Ontario)

Governor's General's Horse Guards (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Toronto, Ontario)

Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (Reserve) (Armoured Reconnaissance - Iltis) (Toronto, Ontario)

Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Toronto, Ontario)

Royal Regiment of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Toronto, Ontario)

Grey and Simcoe Foresters (Reserve) (Owen Sound, Ontario)

Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) (Reserve) (Brampton, Ontario)

48th Highlanders of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Toronto, Ontario)

Toronto Scottish Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Toronto, Ontario)

7th (Toronto) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (C1 FH) (Toronto, Ontario)

2nd Field Engineer Regiment (Reserve) (Toronto, Ontario)

25th Service Battalion (Reserve) (Toronto, Ontario)

25th Medical Company (Reserve) (Toronto, Ontario)

25th Military Police Platoon (Reserve) (North York, Ontario)

33rd Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve) (Ottawa, Ontario)

Ontario Regiment (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Oshawa, Ontario)

Governor General's Foot Guards (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Ottawa, Ontario)

Princess of Wales Own Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Kingston, Ontario)

Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Belleville, Ontario)

Brockville Rifles (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Brockville, Ontario)

Stromont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Cornwall, Ontario)

Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (North Bay, Ontario)

Algonquin Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (North Bay, Ontario)

2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Sudburt, Ontario)

30th "Bytown Gunners" Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Ottawa, Ontario)

49th (Sault Ste. Marie) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Sault Ste Marie, Ontario)

3rd Field Engineer Squadron (Reserve) (Ottawa, Ontario)

26th Service Battalion (Reserve) (North Bay, Ontario)

28th Service Battalion (Reserve) (Ottawa, Ontario)

28th Medical Company (Reserve) (Ottawa, Ontario)

2nd Intelligence Platoon (Reserve) (Ottawa, Ontario)

2nd Intelligence Company (Toronto, Ontario)

Secteur du Québec de la Force Terrestre (Land Forces Quebec Area) (Montreal, Quebec)

5e Groupe-Brigade Mécanisé du Canada (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

5e GBMC Headquarters & Signals Squadron (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

12e Régiment Blinde du Canada (Armoured Reconnaissance - Coyote) (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

1er Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (Mechanized Infantry - LAV III) (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (Mechanized Infantry - LAV III) (Québec, Quebec)

3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (Light Infantry) (Farnham, Quebec)

5e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère du Canada (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

5e Régiment de Génie de Combat (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

5e Bataillon des Services (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

5e Ambulance Company (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

5e Military Police Platoon (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

34e Groupe-Brigade du Canada (Reserve) (Montreal, Quebec)

Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Montreal, Quebec)

Le Régiment de Hull (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar?) (Hull, Quebec)

Canadian Grenadier Guards (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Montreal, Quebec)

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Montreal, Quebec)

4e Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Laval, Quebec)

6e Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (St-Hyacinthe, Quebec)

Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Montreal, Quebec)

Le Régiment de Maisonneuve (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Montreal, Quebec)

Royal Montreal Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Westmount, Quebec)

2e Régiment de Campagne, Royal Artillerie du Canada (Reserve) (105 FH) (Montreal, Quebec)

3e Régiment de Génie de Campagne (Reserve) (Westmount, Quebec)

9e Escadron de Génie de Campagne (Engineer) (Reserve) (Noranda, Quebec)

51e Batallion des Services (St Hubert) (Reserve) (St Hubert, Quebec)

51e Compagnie Médical (Montreal) (Reserve) (Montreal, Quebec)

35e Groupe-Brigade du Canada (Reserve) (Québec, Quebec)

Sherbrooke Hussars (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Sherbrooke, Quebec)

12e Régiment Blindé du Canada (Milice) (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar) (Trois-Rivières, Quebec)

Les Voltigeurs de Québec (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Québec, Quebec)

Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Rimouski, Quebec)

Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Lévis, Quebec)

Le Régiment du Saguenay (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Jonquière, Quebec)

Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Sherbrooke, Quebec)

6e Régiment de Campagne, Royal Artillerie du Canada (Reserve) (105 FH?) (Lavis, Quebec)

62e Régiment de Campagne, Royal Artillerie du Canada (Reserve) (105 FH?) (Shawinigan, Quebec)

58e Batterie d'Artillerie Antiaérienne (Reserve) (Javelin) (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

10e Régiment de Génie de Campagne (Reserve) (Québec, Quebec)

55e Batallion des Services (Québec) (Reserve) (Québec, Quebec)

52e Compagnie Médical (Sherbrooke) (Reserve) (Sherbrooke, Quebec)

55e Compagnie Médical (Québec) (Reserve) (Québec, Quebec)

4e Compagnie de Renseignments (Intelligence) (Reserve) (Montreal, Quebec)

5e Groupe de Soutien de Sectour (Area Support Group) (BFC Valcartier, Quebec)

Land Forces Atlantic Area (Halifax, New Brunswick)

Combat Training Center Gagetown (CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick)

2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Mechanized Infantry - LAV III) (CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick)

4th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (ADATS, GDF 005) (CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick)

4th Engineer Support Regiment (CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick)

36th Canadian Brigade Group (Halifax, New Brunswick)

Prince Edward Island Regiment (Reserve) (Armoured Reconnaissance - Iltis) (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)

Prince Louise Fusiliers (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

West Nova Scotia Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Aldershot, Nova Scotia)

1st Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Truro, Nova Scotia)

2nd Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Sydney, Nova Scotia)

1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia)

45th Field Engineer Squadron (Reserve) (Sydney, Nova Scotia)

33rd (Halifax) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

35th (Sydney) Service Battalion (Reserve) (Sydney, Nova Scotia)

35th (Sydney) Medical Company (Reserve) (Sydney, Nova Scotia)

33rd (Halifax) Medical Platoon (Reserve) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

37th Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve) (Moncton, New Brunswick)

8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) (Active HQ, Reserve Squadrons) (Armoured - Cougar) (Moncton, New Brunswick)

1st Battalion, Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Frederickton, New Brunswick)

2nd Battalion, Royal New Brunswick Regiment (North Shore Regiment) (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Bathurst, New Brunswick)

1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Cornerbrook, Newfoundland)

2nd Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Reserve) (Light Infantry) (Grand Falls, Newfoundland)

3rd Field Regiment (The Loyal Company), Royal Canadian Artillery (Reserve) (105 FH) (St John, New Brunswick)

56th Field Engineer Squadron (Reserve) (St John's, Newfoundland)

31st Service Battalion (Reserve) (?)

36th (St Johns) Service Battalion (Reserve) (St John's, Newfoundland)

3rd Intelligence Company (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Sources:
Bobbitt, Mike
    Army.ca website
Mills, T.F.
    Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army website.
Woolley, Major A.D.
    Canadian Military Links
Canadian Army website.
    Ottawa: Department of National Defence.

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