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Army Bases & Training Centres
CFB Edmonton, Alberta (1CMBG/CTCW)
CFB Suffield, Alberta
CFB-TC Shilo, Manitoba
TC Wainwright, Manitoba
CFB Petawawa, Ontario (2CMBG)
TC - Meaford, Ontario
CFB Montreal, Quebec
CFB Valcartier, Quebec (5CMBG)
CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick (CTCG)
Regiments of the Regular Force
Canadian army regiments are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British military. Battle honours displayed by these regiments often date back to colonial times. Many regiments originated as Canadian detachments of British parent regiments and as Canadian colonial militia, resulting in a variety of colourful and historically familiar names.
Infantry | Armoured |
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Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR)[?] |
12e Regiment Blinde du Canada[?] Royal Canadian Dragoons[?] Lord Strathcona's Horse - Royal Canadians[?] |
Artillery | Engineers |
5e Regiment d'Artillerie Légère du Canada |
5e Regiment de Génie de Combat 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment 4th Engineer Support Reg't 1st Combat Engineer Regiment |
Brigades
Army forces are administered through 4 geographically based command areas under Land Forces Command, each comprised of regular and reserve force brigades. Links from each command area below will provide details of brigade composition.
Regular Forces are in bold face. Reserve forces are in standard face.
Land Forces Atlantic Area | Land Forces Quebec Area |
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Combat Training School Gagetown (Gagetown NB) |
5e Groupe-Brigade Mécanisé du Canada (BFC
Valcartier, Quebec) 34e Groupe-Brigade du Canada (Montreal, PQ) 35e Groupe-Brigade du Canada (Québec, Quebec) |
Land Forces Central Area | Land Forces Western Area |
2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Petawawa, ON) |
1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Edmonton AB)
38th Canadian Brigade Group (Regina SK) 39th Canadian Brigade Group (Vancouver, British Columbia) 41st Canadian Brigade Group (Calgary, Alberta) |
Vehicles[?] | Weapons[?] |
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Iltis 4 x 4, light utility vehicle |
C9 Machine-Gun C7A1 Rifle C6 Machine-Gun TOW Anti-tank missile 81-mm Mortar Eryx Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon (Heavy) Javelin short-range air defence missile LG1 Mark II 105-mm towed howitzer Skyguard / 35-mm Twin Gun low-level air defence M109 self-propelled howitzer C1 close support howitzer C3 close support howitzer |
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