Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. LF maintains bases across Canada and is responsible for the largest component of the Canadian Forces Reserves - the "militia".
LF is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces until February 1, 1968, although this term has never really disappeared from the LF description. At the time of unification all army units were placed under Force Mobile Command (FMC) with the name being changed to Land Force Command in a 1990s reorganization of the Canadian Forces.
Canadian army regiments are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British Army. Battle honours displayed by these regiments often date back to colonial times. Many regiments originated as Canadian detachments of British parent regiments and as Canadian colonial militia, resulting in a variety of colourful and historically familiar names.
Army forces are administered through four geographically based command areas under Land Force Command, each comprised of regular and reserve force brigades. Links from each command area below will provide details of brigade composition. Regular Force formations are in bold face. Reserve Force units are in light face.
In 2004 the Medical Branch of the Canadian Forces underwent a reorganization. The army reserve units, which had formerly been titled medical companies, were renamed field ambulances to match the titles of the regular units. In addition, all regular and reserve army units were removed from the brigades and placed in a new formation:
Canadian Forces Medical Group
1 Field Ambulance, Edmonton
2 Field Ambulance, Petawawa
5 Field Ambulance, Valcartier
11 Field Ambulance, Victoria
12 Field Ambulance, Vancouver
15 Field Ambulance, Edmonton
16 Field Ambulance, Regina
17 Field Ambulance, Winnipeg
18 Field Ambulance, Thunder Bay
23 Field Ambulance, Hamilton
25 Field Ambulance, Toronto
28 Field Ambulance, Ottawa
35 Field Ambulance, Sydney
51 Field Ambulance, Montreal
52 Field Ambulance, Sherbrooke
55 Field Ambulance, Quebec City
Equipment
Vehicles
Iltis 4 × 4, light utility vehicle
Mamba and Nyala mine-proof 4 x 4 armoured personnel carrier
LandForce Atlantic Area is responsible for army operations of Canadian ForcesLandForceCommand in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
LandForce Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region.
LandForce Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean.
Canadian Expeditionary ForceCommand (CEFCOM) Under the a transformed CF structure, Canadian Expeditionary ForceCommand (CEFCOM) is responsible for the planning, and conduct of all Canadian Forces (CF) international operations, with the exception of operations conducted solely by the Canadian Special Operations ForcesCommand (CANSOFCOM).
Canadian Forces reserve force The CF reserve force comprises the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral).
The CF maintains a "total force" policy as outlined in the 1994 Defence White Paper, where reservists are (in theory) trained to the level of and interchangeable with their regular force counterparts.
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