Land Force Central Area

Land Force Central Area
Active
Country Canada
Branch Canadian Army
Role Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for the administration of the Canadian Army in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region.
Size 10,000 soldiers: 5,000 in regular force; 5,500 reserves and 1,200 civilian employees
Commanders
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Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for the administration of the Canadian Army 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 on the grounds of the former CFB Downsview Base. At the time of its creation in the early-1990s, it was housed on the grounds of the former base and subsequently moved ca 1993 to the Place Nouveau office tower at Yonge Street north of Finch Avenue; this was controversial as the offices of the Area Commander, Major-General Brian Vernon, 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.[1]

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Commanders

Brigadier-General Lewis, MSM, CD - 2010–present

Brigadier-General Collin, OMM, CD - 2008-2010

Brigadier-General Howard, MSM, CD - 2007-2008

Brigadier-General Thibault, CD - 2005-2007

Brigadier-General Lessard, CD - 2003-2005

Brigadier-General Leslie, OMM, MSM, CD - 2002-2003

Regular Force

2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group CFB Petawawa
2 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron Communications CFB Petawawa
The Royal Canadian Dragoons Armoured CFB Petawawa
2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery CFB Petawawa
2 Combat Engineer Regiment CFB Petawawa
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Mechanized infantry CFB Petawawa
2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Mechanized infantry CFB Gagetown
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Light infantry CFB Petawawa

2 Area Support Group

2 Area Support Group   CFB Petawawa
2 Service Battalion   CFB Petawawa
2 Area Support Group Signal Squadron   CFB Petawawa
CFB/ASU Petawawa    
CFB/ASU Kingston    
ASU London    
ASU Toronto    
ASU Northern Ontario  
2 Military Police Regiment   Toronto
2 Military Police Company (Reserve)   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.

Reserve Force

31 Canadian Brigade Group

31 Canadian Brigade Group London
31 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters London, Ontario
1st Hussars Armoured Reconnaissance London, Ontario
The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) Reconnaissance Windsor, Ontario
11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Artillery Guelph and Hamilton, Ontario
56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Artillery Brantford, Ontario
31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins) Engineer St. Thomas and Waterloo, Ontario
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) Light Infantry Hamilton, Ontario
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment Light Infantry St. Catharines and Welland, Ontario
4th Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Light Infantry London and Stratford, Ontario
The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada Light Infantry Cambridge and Kitchener, Ontario
The Essex and Kent Scottish Light Infantry Windsor and Chatham, Ontario
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) Light Infantry Hamilton, Ontario
31 Signal Regiment Communications Hamilton, Ontario
31 Service Battalion   Hamilton, London, Windsor
23 Field Ambulance, CFMS Medical Hamilton, Ontario

32 Canadian Brigade Group

32 Canadian Brigade Group Toronto
32 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters Toronto
The Governor General's Horse Guards Reconnaissance Toronto
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) Reconnaissance Toronto and Aurora, Ontario
7th Toronto Regiment, RCA Artillery Toronto
32 Combat Engineer Regiment Engineer Toronto
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Light Infantry Toronto (Downtown & Scarborough)
The Royal Regiment of Canada Light Infantry Toronto
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters Light Infantry Owen Sound and Barrie
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) Light Infantry Brampton, Oakville and Georgetown
48th Highlanders of Canada Light Infantry Toronto
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) Light Infantry Toronto and Mississauga
32 Signal Regiment Communications Toronto, Ontario
32 Service Battalion   Toronto
25 Field Ambulance, CFMS Medical Toronto

33 Canadian Brigade Group

33 Canadian Brigade Group Ottawa
33 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) Reconnaissance Oshawa, Ontario
30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Artillery Ottawa, Ontario
49th (Sault Ste. Marie) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Artillery Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
1st Air Defence Regiment (Lanark & Renfrew Scottish), RCA Air defence Pembroke, Ontario
33 Combat Engineer Regiment Engineer Ottawa, Ontario
Governor General's Foot Guards Light infantry Ottawa, Ontario
The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment Light infantry Kingston, Ontario
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Light infantry Belleville, Peterborough and Cobourg, Ontario
The Brockville Rifles Light Infantry Brockville, Ontario
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders Light infantry Cornwall, Ontario
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Light infantry Ottawa, Ontario
The Algonquin Regiment Light infantry North Bay, Ontario and Timmins, Ontario
2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada Light infantry Sudbury, Ontario
33 Signal Regiment Communications Ottawa, Ontario
33 Service Battalion   Ottawa, North Bay
28 Field Ambulance, CFMS Medical Ottawa, Ontario

Other Reserve Units

Abbreviations

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Official LFCA-JTFC Web Site
  2. ^ http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2539957
  3. ^ http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lfca-jtfc/2-eng.asp

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