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Army Reserve

The Land Forces Reserve (LFR), unofficially termed the Army Reserve, is the reserve element of the Canadian Army and the largest component of the Primary Reserve. It is often referred to by the original constitutionally established name of the Canadian Army until 1940, the Militia. The LFR is organized into under-strength brigades (for purposes of administration) along geographic lines. The LFR is very active and has participated heavily in all LF deployments in the last decade, in some cases contributing as much as 40 per cent of each deployment in either individual augmentation, as well as occasional formed sub-units (companies). LFR regiments have the theoretical administrative capacity to support an entire battalion, but typically only having the deployable manpower of one or two platoons. They are perpetuated as such for the timely absorption of recruits during times of war. Current strength of the LFR is approximately 15,000, and DND committed to an increase to 18,500 in 2000. As of April 1, 2008 Land Forces Reserve now also encompasses the units of the Communication Reserve.

The army reserve currently consist of the following regiments:

  1. Land Force Atlantic Area
    • 36 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 36 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
      • 36 Canadian Brigade Group (NS) Band (music)
      • The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) (armoured) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
      • The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) (armoured) (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)
      • 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (artillery) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
      • 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA (artillery) (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia)
      • 45 Engineer Squadron (combat engineer) (Sydney, Nova Scotia)
      • The Princess Louise Fusiliers (light infantry) (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
      • The West Nova Scotia Regiment (light infantry) (Aldershot, Nova Scotia)
      • The Nova Scotia Highlanders (light infantry) (Truro, Nova Scotia)
      • The Cape Breton Highlanders (light infantry) (Sydney, Nova Scotia)
      • 36 Service Battalion (service and support) (Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia)
    • 37 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
      • 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) (armoured) (Moncton, New Brunswick)
      • 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (artillery) (Saint John, New Brunswick)
      • 56 Engineer Squadron (combat engineer) (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) (light infantry) (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
      • The North Shore Regiment (light infantry) (Bathurst, New Brunswick)
      • 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment (light infantry) (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
      • 2nd Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment (light infantry) (Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador)
      • 37 Service Battalion (service and support) (Saint John, New Brunswick and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
    • 72 Communications Group - Halifax, Nova Scotia
      • 721 Communication Regiment (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)
      • 722 Communication Squadron (Saint John, New Brunswick)
      • 723 Communication Squadron (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
      • 724 Communication Squadron - active unit (Oromocto, New Brunswick)
      • 725 Communication Squadron (Glace Bay, Nova Scotia)
      • 728 Communication Squadron (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
    • 5 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador)
    • 3 Intelligence Company (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
    • 3 Military Police Regiment (Canada) Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
  2. Land Force Quebec Area
    • 34 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 34 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Montreal)
      • The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) (Armoured) (Montreal)
      • Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC) (Armoured) (Hull)
      • 4e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (Châteauguay) (Light Infantry) (Laval)
      • 6e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (Light Infantry) (Saint-Hyacinthe)
      • Le Régiment de Maisonneuve (Light Infantry) (Montreal)
      • Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal (Light Infantry) (Montreal)
      • The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (Light Infantry) (Montreal)
      • The Canadian Grenadier Guards (Light Infantry) (Westmount)
      • The Canadian Grenadier Guards (Light Infantry) (Montreal)
      • The Royal Montreal Regiment (Light Infantry) (Westmount)
      • 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Montreal)
      • 34 Combat Engineer Regiment (Combat Engineer) (Westmount)
      • 34 Service Battalion (Service and Support) (Saint-Hubert)
      • 34th Signals Regiment (Montreal) Signals (Support) (Montreal)
    • 35 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 35 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
      • Sherbrooke Hussars (Armoured) (Sherbrooke)
      • 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Militia) (armoured) (Trois-Rivières)
      • Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Light Infantry) (Lévis)
      • Le Régiment du Saguenay (Light Infantry) (Chicoutimi)
      • Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke (Light Infantry) (Sherbrooke)
      • Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent (Light Infantry) (Rimouski)
      • Les Voltigeurs de Québec (Light Infantry) (Quebec City)
      • 6th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Lévis)
      • 62nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Shawinigan)
      • 35 Combat Engineer Regiment (Combat Engineer) (Quebec City)
      • 35 (Quebec) Service Battalion (Service and Support) (Quebec City)
    • 71 Communications Group (Montreal)
      • 712 Communication Squadron - Montreal
      • 713 Communication Regiment - Beaport
      • 714 Communication Squadron - Sherbrooke
    • 2 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group - Richelain
    • 4 Intelligence Company - Montreal
  3. Land Force Central Area
    • 31 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 31 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (London, Ontario)
      • 1st Hussars (Armoured) (London and Sarnia, Ontario)
      • The Windsor Regiment (Armoured) (Windsor, 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)
      • 11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Guelph and Hamilton, Ontario)
      • 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Brantford,St. Catharines and Simcoe Ontario)
      • 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins) (Combat Engineer) (St. Thomas and Waterloo, Ontario)
      • 31 Service Battalion (Service and Support) (Windsor, London and Hamilton, Ontario)
    • 32 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 32 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Toronto)
      • The Governor General's Horse Guards (Armoured) (Toronto)
      • The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) RCAC (Armoured) (Toronto and Aurora, Ontario)
      • The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (Light Infantry/Airborne) (Toronto (Downtown and Scarborough), Ontario)
      • The Royal Regiment of Canada (Light Infantry) (Toronto, Ontario)
      • The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (Light Infantry (Owen Sound and Barrie, Ontario)
      • The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) (Light Infantry) (Brampton, Oakville and Georgetown, Ontario)
      • 48th Highlanders of Canada (Light Infantry) (Toronto, Ontario)
      • The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) (Light Infantry) (Toronto, Ontario)
      • 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Toronto, Ontario)
      • 32 Combat Engineer Regiment (Combat Engineer) (Toronto, Ontario)
      • 32 (Toronto) Service Battalion (Service and Support) (Toronto, Ontario)
    • 33 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 33 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Ottawa, Ontario)
      • The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) (Armoured) (Oshawa, 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 and Timmins, Ontario)
      • 2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada (Light Infantry) (Sudbury, 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 Artillery) (Pembroke, Ontario)
      • 33 Combat Engineer Regiment (Combat Engineer) (Ottawa, Ontario)
      • 33 Service Battalion (Service and Support) (North Bay, Ottawa and Sault Ste. Marie Ontario)
    • 2 Operational Support Group (Toronto, Ontario)
      • 700 Communication Squadron (Borden, Ontario)
      • 705 Communication Squadron (Hamilton, Ontario)
      • 709 Communication Regiment (Toronto, Ontario)
      • 763 communication Regiment (Ottawa, Ontario)
      • 772 Electronic Warfare Squadron (Kingston, Ontario)
    • 3 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (Borden, Ontario)
    • 2 Intelligence Company (Toronto, Ontario)
    • 2 Intelligence Platoon (Ottawa, Ontario)
  4. Land Force Western Area
    • 38 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 38 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
      • The Saskatchewan Dragoons (Armoured) (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan)
      • The Fort Garry Horse (Armoured) (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
      • The Royal Regina Rifles (Light Infantry) (Regina, Saskatchewan)
      • The North Saskatchewan Regiment (Light Infantry) (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
      • The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Light Infantry) (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
      • The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Light Infantry) (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
      • The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Light Infantry) (Winnipeg)
      • 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Regina, Saskatchewan)
      • 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Brandon, Manitoba)
      • 116th Independent Field Battery (Artillery) (Kenora, Ontario)
      • 38 Signals Regiment (Communications) (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thunder Bay, Ontario and Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan)
      • 38 Service Battalion (Service and Support) (Regina, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario)
    • 39 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 39 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Vancouver, British Columbia)
      • The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (Armoured) (Vancouver, British Columbia)
      • The British Columbia Dragoons (Armoured) (Kelowna, British Columbia)
      • The Rocky Mountain Rangers (Light Infantry) (Kamloops, British Columbia)
      • The Royal Westminster Regiment (Light Infantry) (New Westminster, British Columbia)
      • The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Light Infantry) (Vancouver, British Columbia)
      • The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) (Light Infantry) (Victoria, British Columbia)
      • 5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Victoria, British Columbia)
      • 15th Field Regiment, RCA (Artillery) (Vancouver, British Columbia)
      • 39 Combat Engineer Regiment (Combat Engineer) (Vancouver, Chilliwack and Trail, British Columbia)
      • 39 Signals Regiment (Communications) (Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, British Columbia)
      • 39 Service Battalion (Service and Support) (Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia)
    • 41 Canadian Brigade Group
      • 41 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters (Calgary, Alberta)
      • The South Alberta Light Horse (Armoured) (Edmonton and Medicine Hat, Alberta)
      • The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) (Armoured) (Calgary, Alberta)
      • The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) (Light Infantry) (Edmonton, Alberta, and Yellowknife, N.W.T.)
      • The Calgary Highlanders (Light Infantry) (Calgary, Alberta)
      • 20th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Artillery) (Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta)
      • 20th Independent Field Battery, RCA (Artillery) (Lethbridge, Alberta)
      • 41 Combat Engineer Regiment (Combat Engineer) (Edmonton, Alberta)
      • 41 Signals Regiment (Communications) (Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer, Alberta)
      • 41 Service Battalion (Service and Support) (Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta)
    • 73 Communications Group
      • 731 Communication Squadron - Active Unit (CFB Shilo)
      • 742 Communication Squadron - Active Unit (CFB Edmonton)
    • 4 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (Victoria, British Columbia)
    • 6 Intelligence Company (Edmonton, Alberta, Vancouver, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba)

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