Land Force Quebec Area
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Land Force Quebec Area is responsible for all Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 army operations and administration in the region within the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. LFQA is headquartered in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

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Regular Force

  • Land Force Quebec Area Training Centre - Courcelette
  • 5 Area Construction Troop, 4 Engineer Support Regiment - Courcelette

5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Quebec Area of the Canadian army. It is based at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City in Quebec, Canada...

CFB Valcartier
5 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron CFB Valcartier
CFB Valcartier
Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, approximately north of Quebec City...

12e Régiment blindé du Canada
12e Régiment blindé du Canada
The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is a Canadian Forces armoured regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City...

 
Armoured
Armoured warfare
Armoured warfare or tank warfare is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war....

 
CFB Valcartier
1er Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment
The Royal 22nd Regiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army...

 
Mechanized Infantry
Mechanized infantry
Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers , or infantry fighting vehicles for transport and combat ....

 
CFB Valcartier
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment
The Royal 22nd Regiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army...

 
Mechanized Infantry Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment
The Royal 22nd Regiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army...

 
Light infantry
Light infantry
Traditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...

 
CFB Valcartier
5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada Artillery CFB Valcartier
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
5 Combat Engineer Regiment is a regular force regiment of the Canadian Military Engineers commanded by a lieutenant-colonel...

 
CFB Valcartier

5 Area Support Group

5 Area Support Group Montreal
5 Service Battalion CFB Valcartier
5 Area Support Group Signal Squadron CFB Montreal
CFB Montreal
Canadian Forces Base Montreal is a Canadian Forces Base network located in Montreal, Quebec.The base is home to:* Land Forces Quebec Area* 34e Groupe-Brigade du Canada which includes:...

CFB/ASU Unit Montreal Montreal
CFB/ASU Valcartier Valcartier
ASU Saint-Jean Richelain
5 Military Police Unit Montreal
5 Military Police Platoon Valcartier


Also stationed at CFB Valcartier are 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 5 Field Ambulance. Although these two units work closely with 5 CMBG, they are not officially part of the brigade group.

34 Canadian Brigade Group

34 Canadian Brigade Group
34 Canadian Brigade Group
34 Canadian Brigade Group is part of Land Force Quebec Area, under Land Force Command of the Canadian Forces. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.-Brigade Units:...

Montreal
34 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
The Royal Canadian Hussars is a Primary Reserve armoured regiment of the Canadian Forces. The unit is based in Montreal.-Lineage:...

 
Reconnaissance Montreal
Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC)
Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC)
Le Régiment de Hull is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regiment is based in Hull, Quebec near Ottawa...

 
Reconnaissance Hull
Hull, Quebec
Hull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...

4e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
Royal 22e Régiment
The Royal 22nd Regiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army...

 
Light Infantry Laval
6e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment Light Infantry Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...

Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.The regiment is Canada's twenty-sixth most senior reserve infantry regiment, and comprises one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.-History:...

 
Light Infantry Montreal
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal is one of the oldest surviving units of the historical regiments of the Canadian army. It celebrated its regimental centenary in 1969. The unit was created on November 5, 1869...

 
Light Infantry Montreal
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
The Black Watch of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment in 34 Brigade Group, Land Force Quebec Area. The regiment is located on rue de Bleury in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is currently commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Plourde...

 
Light Infantry Montreal
The Canadian Grenadier Guards
The Canadian Grenadier Guards
The Canadian Grenadier Guards is the second most senior and oldest infantry regiment in the Reserve Force of the Canadian Forces. Located in Montreal, its primary role is the provision of combat-ready troops in support of Canadian regular infantry...

 
Light Infantry Montreal
The Royal Montreal Regiment
The Royal Montreal Regiment
The Royal Montreal Regiment is a Primary Reserve Infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based in Westmount, Montréal, Québec.-History:The Royal Montreal Regiment traces its origins to the creation of the 14th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on August 27, 1914...

 
Light Infantry Westmount
2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
The 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery is a Royal Canadian Artillery reserve regiment. It is located in Montreal and shares its headquarters with The Royal Canadian Hussars at the Côte-des-Neiges Armory....

 
Artillery Montreal
34 Combat Engineer Regiment
34 Combat Engineer Regiment
34 Combat Engineer Regiment is a Reserve unit of the Canadian Military Engineers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the 34 Canadian Brigade Group, Land Force Quebec Area....

 
Combat Engineer Westmount
34 (Montréal) Service Battalion Service and Support Saint-Hubert
34th Signals Regiment  Signals Montreal

35 Canadian Brigade Group

35 Canadian Brigade Group Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

35 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters Quebec City
Sherbrooke Hussars
Sherbrooke Hussars
The Sherbrooke Hussars is a Primary Reserve armoured regiment of the Canadian Forces.-Sherbrooke Regiment:The Sherbrooke Regiment was initially formed in 1866 as the Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry, becoming the 53rd Battalion in 1867. The regiment provided volunteers for the 12th Battalion,...

 
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....

 
Sherbrooke
12e Régiment blindé du Canada (Milice)
12e Régiment blindé du Canada
The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is a Canadian Forces armoured regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City...

 
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....

 
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...

Le Régiment de la Chaudière
Le Régiment de la Chaudière
The Régiment de la Chaudière is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.-Insignia:The regimental insignia consists of two crossed machine guns, surmounted by a beaver supporting a fleur-de-lys...

 
Light Infantry Lévis
Lévis, Quebec
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...

Le Régiment du Saguenay
Le Régiment du Saguenay
Le Régiment du Saguenay is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.-References:* *...

 
Light Infantry Chicoutimi
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. It is based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, with a sub-unit in Granby.-Armourial description:...

 
Light Infantry Sherbrooke
Les Fusiliers du Saint-Laurent  Light Infantry Rimouski
Les Voltigeurs de Québec
Les Voltigeurs de Québec
Les Voltigeurs de Québec is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The name of the regiment commemorates another older French-Canadian militia light infantry unit, the Canadian Voltigeurs...

 
Light Infantry Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

6e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC Artillery Lévis
62e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC Artillery Shawinigan
35 Combat Engineer Regiment
35 Combat Engineer Regiment
35 Combat Engineer Regiment is a reserve unit of the Canadian Military Engineers in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is part of the 35 Canadian Brigade Group, Land Force Quebec Area....

 
Engineer Quebec City
35 (Quebec) Service Battalion Service and Support Quebec City

Communications

  • 71E Communications Group - Montreal
    • 34th Signals Regiment - Montreal
    • 713 Communication Regiment - Beauport
    • 714 Communication Squadron - Sherbrooke

Other reserve units

  • 2 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group - Richelain
  • 4 Intelligence Company - Montreal

Abbreviations

  • ARC: Artillerie royale du Canada
  • ASU: Area Support Unit
  • CFB: Canadian Forces Base
  • RCA: The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
  • RCAC: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
    Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
    The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Army, including regular force and reserve regiments.-History:...

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