Structure of the Canadian Army
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The Canadian Army is, strictly speaking, not an independent formation; rather it is the land component of Canada's integrated defence forces; as such its proper name is the Canadian Forces Land Force Command. This is commanded from Land Force Headquarters in Ottawa, and is subdivided into four regional command areas:
- Land Force Atlantic Area
- Land Force Quebec Area
- Land Force Central Area
- Land Force Western Area
Each area is responsible for the regular army and militia forces located within its geographical purview - all except the Atlantic Area has a regular army mechanized brigade group under its command, together with between two and three militia brigades.
Each mechanized brigade group contains 3 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.
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[edit] Brigades
Regular Force formations are in bold face. Reserve Force units are in light face.
[edit] Land Force Atlantic Area
- Combat Training School Gagetown (CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick)
- 36 Canadian Brigade Group (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- 37 Canadian Brigade Group (Moncton, New Brunswick)
[edit] Land Force Quebec Area
- 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Valcartier, Quebec)
- 34 Canadian Brigade Group (Montreal, Quebec)
- 35 Canadian Brigade Group (Quebec, Quebec)
[edit] Land Force Central Area
- 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)
- 31 Canadian Brigade Group (London, Ontario)
- 32 Canadian Brigade Group (Toronto, Ontario)
- 33 Canadian Brigade Group (Ottawa, Ontario)
[edit] Land Force Western Area
- 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)
- 38 Canadian Brigade Group (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- 39 Canadian Brigade Group (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- 41 Canadian Brigade Group (Calgary, Alberta)
