7 Intelligence Company (abbreviated 7 Int Coy) is a

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Intelligence Branch unit based in

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.{{cite web, title=7 Intelligence Company, url=http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/5-canadian-division/7-intelligence-company/index.page, website=Canadian Army, access-date=17 April 2018 It is part of the Canadian Army Intelligence Regiment. The

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s and Operators of the unit reside in the

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. They deploy on domestic and foreign operations, and are primarily responsible for tactical, or combat intelligence.

History

Ottawa's reserve intelligence unit, originally named 2 Intelligence Platoon, was established 18 February 1993 by the

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as a support unit for the

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, in

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. The unit was transferred to

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in 1994 and then to

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(then called Land Force Central Area) on 8 April 1995. The unit was officially renamed 7 Intelligence Company on 18 July 2013. In April, 2017, the company became a reserve subunit within the Canadian Army Intelligence Regiment, and as part of that unit transferred to

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, within the 6 Canadian Combat Support Brigade (6 CCSB), in October of the same year. Unit members have provided support to operations domestically during the Red River floods of 1997 and the Ontario-Quebec ice storm of 1998. Members have also deployed on overseas operations in Afghanistan, and the former Yugoslavia, among others.

References

Intelligence units and formations of Canada Military units and formations established in 1993