Land Force Central Area
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Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for the administration of the Canadian Forces' Land Force Command in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region. LFCA is also a force provider for both international and domestic operations, as well as an employer for the latter[1].
LFCA is responsible for more than 10,000 soldiers : 5,000 in the regular force and 5,500 in the reserves, as well as 1,200 civilian employees.
LFCA is headquartered at Denison Armoury in Toronto, Ontario near the old CFB Downsview Base. At the time of its creation in the mid-1990s, it was based at the Place Nouveau office tower at Yonge Street north of Finch Avenue; this was controversial as the offices were lavishly renovated, attracting political criticism and attention from the Auditor General of Canada.
In February 2006, Canada Command was stood-up to coordinate domestic military operations. As one of six regional commands under Canada Command, Joint Task Force Central (JTFC) is responsible for the conduct of all domestic military operations in the province of Ontario. While LFCA still exists as the command structure for land forces units in Ontario, the commander of LFCA is simultaneously the commander of JTFC, and as such has the authority to deploy all naval, army and air force assets based in Ontario in the event of a domestic crisis or threat[2].
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[edit] Regular Forces
| 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group | CFB Petawawa | |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery | CFB Petawawa | |
| The Royal Canadian Dragoons | Armoured | CFB Petawawa |
| 2 Combat Engineer Regiment | CFB Petawawa | |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Mechanized infantry | CFB Petawawa |
| 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Light infantry | CFB Petawawa |
| 2 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron | CFB Petawawa | |
| 2 Service Battalion | CFB Petawawa | |
| 2 Military Police Platoon | CFB Petawawa | |
| 2 Area Support Group | CFB Petawawa | |
| CFB/ASU Petawawa | ||
| CFB/ASU Kingston | ||
| ASU London | ||
| ASU Toronto | ||
| ASU Northern Ontario | CFB North Bay / Sault Ste Marie | |
| 3 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group | Canadian Rangers | CFB Borden |
| 2 Intelligence Platoon | Intelligence | Ottawa |
| 2 Military Police Unit | Toronto |
Also stationed at CFB Petawawa are 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 2 Field Ambulance. Although these two units work closely with 2 CMBG, they are not officially part of the brigade group.
[edit] Reserve brigades
| 31 Canadian Brigade Group | London | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Hussars | Reconnaissance | London, Ontario |
| The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) | Armoured | |
| 11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA | Guelph and Hamilton, Ontario | |
| 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA | Brantford, Ontario | |
| 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins) | St. Thomas, Ontario | |
| The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) | Light infantry | |
| The Lincoln and Welland Regiment | Dismounted infantry | St. Catharines and Welland, Ontario |
| 4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment | Dismounted infantry | London and Stratford, Ontario |
| The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada | Dismounted infantry | Cambridge and Kitchener, Ontario |
| The Essex and Kent Scottish | Dismounted infantry | Windsor and Chatham, Ontario |
| The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) | Dismounted infantry | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 21 (Windsor) Service Battalion | ||
| 22 (London) Service Battalion | ||
| 23 (Hamilton) Service Battalion | ||
| 32 Canadian Brigade Group | Toronto | |
| The Governor General's Horse Guards | Reconnaissance | Toronto, Ontario |
| The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) | Reconnaissance | Toronto and Aurora, Ontario |
| 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA | Artillery | Toronto |
| 32 Combat Engineer Regiment | Toronto | |
| The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada | Airbourne Infantry | Toronto (Downtown & Scarborough) |
| The Royal Regiment of Canada | Dismounted infantry | Toronto |
| The Grey and Simcoe Foresters | Dismounted infantry | Owen Sound and Barrie, Ontario |
| The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) | Dismounted infantry | Brampton, Oakville and Georgetown, Ontario |
| 48th Highlanders of Canada | Dismounted infantry | Toronto |
| The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) | Dismounted infantry | |
| 25 (Toronto) Service Battalion | Toronto | |
| 32 Military Police Platoon | Toronto | |
| 2 Intelligence Company | Toronto | |
| 33 Canadian Brigade Group | Ottawa | |
| The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) | Reconnaissance | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA | "The Bytown Gunners" | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark & Renfrew Scottish), RCA | Artillery | Pembroke, Ontario |
| 49th (Sault Ste Marie) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA | Artillery | |
| 33 Combat Engineer Regiment | Ottawa | |
| Governor General's Foot Guards | Dismounted infantry | Ottawa |
| The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment | Dismounted infantry | Kingston, Ontario |
| The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment | Dismounted infantry | Belleville, Peterborough and Cobourg, Ontario |
| The Brockville Rifles | Dismounted infantry | |
| Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders | Dismounted infantry | Cornwall, Ontario |
| The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa | Dismounted infantry | |
| The Algonquin Regiment | Dismounted infantry | North Bay, Ontario |
| 2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada | Dismounted infantry | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 26 (North Bay) Service Battalion | Service and Support | |
| 28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion | Service and Support |
[edit] Abbreviations
- ASU: Area Support Unit
- CFB: Canadian Forces Base
- RCA: The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- RCAC: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
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