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Canadian Army |
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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. |
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10,000 soldiers: 5,000 in regular force; 5,500 reserves and 1,200 civilian employees |
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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 on the grounds of the former 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[1].
Regular Force
Structure of the Canadian Land Forces Central Area
- Land Force Central Area Training Centre - Meaford
- 2 Area Construction Troop, 4 Engineer Support Regiment - Petawawa
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
2 Area Support Group
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
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London |
| 31 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters |
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London, Ontario |
| 1st Hussars |
Armoured Reconnaissance |
London, Ontario |
| The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) |
Reconnaissance |
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, Ontario |
| 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins) |
Engineer |
St. Thomas, Ontario |
| 21 (Windsor) Service Battalion |
Service and Support |
Windsor, Ontario |
| 22 (London) Service Battalion |
Service and Support |
London, Ontario |
| 23 (Hamilton) Service Battalion |
Service and Support |
Hamilton, Ontario |
| 23 Field Ambulance, CFMS |
Medical |
Hamilton, Ontario |
32 Canadian Brigade Group
33 Canadian Brigade Group
| 33 Canadian Brigade Group |
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Ottawa |
| 33 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters |
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Ottawa, Ontario |
| The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) |
Reconnaissance |
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, Ontario 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 |
Pembroke, Ontario |
| 33 Combat Engineer Regiment |
Engineer |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| 26 (North Bay) Service Battalion |
Service and support |
North Bay, Ontario |
| 28 (Ottawa) Service Battalion |
Service and support |
Ottawa, Ontario |
| 28 Field Ambulance, CFMS |
Medical |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Communications
- 70 Communications Group - Toronto
- 700 Communication Squadron - Borden
- 705 Communication Squadron - Hamilton
- 709 Communication Regiment - Toronto
- 763 Communication Regiment - Ottawa
- 772 Electronic Warfare Squadron - Kingston
Other Reserve Units
- 3 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group - Borden
- 2 Intelligence Company - Toronto
- 2 Intelligence Platoon - Ottawa
Abbreviations
References
- ^ a b Official LFCA-JTFC Web Site
See also
References
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Faculty of Arts • Faculty of Engineering • Faculty of Continuing Studies • Faculty of Sciences
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Canadian Forces Language School • Canadian Forces Management Development School (CFMDS) • Centre for Space Research • Institute for the Environment • Center for Smart Materials and Structures • Canadian Forces Leadership Institute at RMC • Centre for Automotive Materials and Manufacturing at Queens and RMC • Centre for International Relations at Queens • Fuel Cell Research Centre at Queens and RMC • GeoEngineering Centre at Queens and RMC •
High Performance Computing Consortium (HPCVL) • Institute for Defence Resources Management at the Royal Military College of Canada
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RMC Paladins • Sir Archie Macdonell Athletic Centre • Constantine hockey arena • Playing fields • Old gym
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