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Canadian Army The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also res ...
, as of August 2022.


2nd Canadian Division

*Headquarters,
2nd Canadian Division The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; french: 2e Division du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada. The present command was created 2013 when Land Force Quebec Area was re-designated. The main unit housed ...
, at
CFB Montreal Canadian Forces Base Montreal (also CFB Montreal or "Longue-Pointe" to members of 34 Brigade) is a Canadian Forces Base network located in Montreal, Quebec. Its official name is 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, Detachment Montreal The ...
**'' 4 Intelligence Company'' at CFB Montreal **2nd Canadian Division Training Centre, at CFB Valcartier **''2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group'', at Saint-Jean Garrison 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group 34 Canadian Brigade Group 35 Canadian Brigade Group 2nd Canadian Division Support Group *Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Division Support Group, at CFB Montreal **2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, at CFB Valcartier **La Musique du Royal 22e Régiment, at CFB Valcartier


3rd Canadian Division

*Headquarters,
3rd Canadian Division The 3rd Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of all army units in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as all units extending westwards from th ...
, at
CFB Edmonton CFB Edmonton (also called 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton) is a Canadian Forces base located in Sturgeon County adjacent to the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. It is also known as Edmonton Garrison or "Steele Barracks". His ...
**''
6 Intelligence Company 6 Intelligence Company (6 Int Coy; French: ) is a military intelligence unit of the Canadian Army. It is a line unit that falls directly under 3rd Canadian Division command, which is headquartered in Edmonton. The company is divided into three p ...
'', at Brigadier James Curry Jefferson Armoury,
Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
**3rd Canadian Division Training Centre, at
CFB Wainwright 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright, commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Wainwright or CFB Wainwright, is a Canadian Forces Base located in Denwood, Alberta, adjacent to the town of Wainwright. Military Camp Wainwr ...
**'' 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group'', at
CFNA HQ Yellowknife Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife is a Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Forces unit located in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Situated in Evans Building of the city of Yellowknife, it is the headquar ...
**''4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group'', at CFB Albert Head
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG; French: '')'' is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of the 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. Originally headquartered at CFB Calgary, it is currently based in CFB Edmonton ...
38 Canadian Brigade Group
39 Canadian Brigade Group 39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG; french: link=no, 39e Groupe-brigade du Canada) is a Canadian Forces formation of the Canadian Army under the 3rd Canadian Division. The brigade group is composed of Canadian Forces (CF) Primary Reserve units, all ...
41 Canadian Brigade Group 41 Canadian Brigade Group (41 CBG; french: links=no, 41e Groupe-brigade du Canada) is a Canadian Army formation of the 3rd Canadian Division. The formation is composed of Army Reserve units within the province of Alberta and the Northwest T ...
3rd Canadian Division Support Group *Headquarters, 3rd Canadian Division Support Group, at CFB Edmonton **3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton, at CFB Edmonton ***3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton, Wainwright Detachment, at CFB Wainwright **3rd Canadian Division Support Base Shilo, at CFB Shilo **3rd Canadian Division Support Base Suffield, at
CFB Suffield Canadian Forces Base Suffield (also CFB Suffield) is a Canadian Forces base, host to the largest military training area in Canada. It is located in southeastern Alberta, north-northwest of Suffield, northwest of the city of Medicine Hat and sou ...


4th Canadian Division

*Headquarters,
4th Canadian Division The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the division was reactivated as the 4th Canadian Infantr ...
, at Lieutenant Colonel George Taylor Denison III Armoury,
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
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2 Intelligence Company 2 Intelligence Company (abbreviated 2 Int Coy) is a Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve Intelligence Branch unit based in Toronto, headquartered at Denison Armoury. It is part of the 4th Canadian Division. The Intelligence Officers and Operat ...
'', at Lieutenant Colonel George Taylor Denison III Armoury, Toronto **
Ceremonial Guard The Ceremonial Guard (CG; french: Garde de cérémonie) is an ''ad hoc'' military unit in the Canadian Armed Forces that performs the Changing the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill and posts sentries at Rideau Hall, with the National War Memo ...
, at Ottawa ** 4th Canadian Division Training Centre, at Meaford **4th Canadian Division Support Base Kingston, at
CFB Kingston Canadian Forces Base Kingston (also CFB Kingston) is a Canadian Forces Base operated by the Canadian Army located in Kingston, Ontario. History The Barriefield Military Camp, commonly called Camp Barriefield, was established as a military ba ...
**''3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group'', at
CFB Borden Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden, French: Base des Forces canadiennes Borden or BFC Borden), formerly RCAF Station Borden, is a large Canadian Forces base located in Ontario. The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, C ...
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2CMBG; french: 2e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada, 2GBMC) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 4th Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is currently based in CFB Petawawa. One of its thre ...
31 Canadian Brigade Group 32 Canadian Brigade Group 33 Canadian Brigade Group 4th Canadian Division Support Group *Headquarters,
4th Canadian Division Support Group The 4th Canadian Division Support Group (4 CDSG) is a Regular Force Army Formation within the 4th Canadian Division (4 Can Div). 4 CDSG provides garrison-based institutional support to all Army formations within Ontario, be they deployed in Can ...
, at CFB Petawawa **4 Canadian Division Support Group Signal Squadron **4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa, at CFB Petawawa **Area Support Unit Toronto


5th Canadian Division


Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre

*Headquarters,
Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre The Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre (CADTC) (French: , formerly the Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS), is a formation of the Canadian Army headquartered at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston, Ontario. CADTC is the organi ...
, at CFB Kingston **
Canadian Army Command and Staff College The Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC), formerly the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College, is a school for officers of the Canadian Forces, specializing in staff and army operations courses. It is located at Fort Frontenac, ...
, at
Fort Frontenac Fort Frontenac was a French trading post and military fort built in July 1673 at the mouth of the Cataraqui River where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario (at what is now the western end of the La Salle Causeway), in a location traditio ...
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Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre (CMTC) is the Canadian Army's functional centre of excellence (FCoE) for collective training (CT) and is the army CT training authority on behalf of its higher headquarters, the Canadian Army Doctrine and Tra ...
, at CFB Wainwright **Army Doctrine Centre, at CFB Kingston **Canadian Army Simulation Centre, at CFB Kingston **Canadian Army Lessons Learned Centre, at CFB Kingston **
Peace Support Training Centre The Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC; french: links=no, Centre de formation pour le soutien de la paix), is located at McNaughton Barracks, CFB Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and is a subordinate unit of the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Ce ...
, at CFB Kingston **Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre, at
Resolute Bay Resolute Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Parry Channel on the southern side of Cornwallis Island. The hamlet of Resolute is located on the northern shore of the bay with Resolute Bay Airp ...
Combat Training Centre *Headquarters,
Combat Training Centre The Combat Training Centre (french: links=no, Centre d'instruction au combat) is responsible for individual training of Canadian Army soldiers and officers in military occupational classifications that are controlled by the Canadian Army. The cen ...
, at CFB Gagetown **
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School (french: links=no, École du Corps blindé royal canadien) is part of the Combat Training Centre at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, and is responsible for the tactical and technical training for armoured non- ...
, at CFB Gagetown **Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School, at CFB Gagetown **Royal Canadian School of Infantry, at CFB Gagetown **
Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering The Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME), located at CFB Gagetown in Oromocto, New Brunswick, is responsible for the conduct of 85 different courses that span all ranks and occupations within the Combat Engineering and Construct ...
, at CFB Gagetown **Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics, at CFB Kingston **Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers School, at CFB Borden ** Canadian Army Tactics School, at CFB Gagetown **
Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre The Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre (CAAWC, french: links=no, Centre d'instruction supérieure de l'Armée canadienne), formerly Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre (CFLAWC), Canadian Parachute Centre (CPC), and Canadian Airborne Cen ...
, at
CFB Trenton Canadian Forces Base Trenton (also CFB Trenton), formerly RCAF Station Trenton, is a Canadian Forces base located within the city of Quinte West, Ontario. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is the hub ...
**Canadian Army Trials and Evaluations Unit, at CFB Gagetown **Canadian Army Learning Support Centre, at CFB Gagetown


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