The Infantry Regiments of the Canadian Forces

The Volunteer Militia until 1900

The Regiments 1900-20

The Regiments in 1914

The Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

The Regiments in 1921

The Regiments in 1935

The Reorganisation of the Non Permanent Militia and the Reserve in 1936


The Regiments in 1939

Contents
- Permanent Active Militia -
- Non Permanent Active Militia -
 

- Permanent Active Militia -
 
 
RCR The Royal Canadian Regiment
 
 
PPCLI Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
 
 
R22eR Royal 22e Régiment
 
 

- Non Permanent Active Militia -
 
 
GGFG The Governor General’s Foot Guards
 
 
CGG The Canadian Grenadier Guards
 
 
QORofC The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
 
 
VRC Victoria Rifles of Canada
 
 
BWofC 1st Battalion,
 
2nd Battalion,
accolade The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
 
 
BColumbiaR The British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaught’s Own)
 
 
IrishFoC Irish Fusiliers
(Vancouver Regiment)
 
 
WestminsterR The Westminster Regiment (M.G.)
 
 
CanadianFus The Canadian Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment) (M.G.)
 
 
RRiflesofC The Royal Rifles of Canada
 
 
VoldeQ Les Voltigeurs de Québec
 
 
RRofC The Royal Regiment of Canada
 
 
QueensRangers The Queen’s York Rangers
(1st American Regiment) (M.G.)
 
 
RHLI The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
(Wentworth Regiment)
 
 
PWOR The Kingston Regiment
(The Princess of Wales’ Own) (M.G.)
 
 
ArgyllLI The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)
 
 
Rlevis Le Régiment de Lévis
 
 
RduSag Le Régiment du Saguenay
 
 
LincWelldR The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
 
 
LorneScots The Lorne Rifles
(Peel, Dufferin and Haldiman Regiment)
 
 
EssexS The Essex Scottish
 
 
OxfordRifles The Oxford Rifles
 
 
KentR The Kent Regiment (M.G.)
 
 
ElginR The Elgin Regiment
 
 
MiddxHuronR The Middlesex and Huron Regiment
 
 
PerthR The Perth Regiment (M.G.)
 
 
HLIofC The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
 
 
GreySimFor The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
 
 
OntarioR The Ontario Regiment (Tank)
 
 
DuffHaldRifles The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada
 
 
MidlandR The Midland Regiment
(Northumberland and Durham)
 
 
BrockRif The Brockville Rifles
 
 
LanarkRenfrewScottishR The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment
 
 
CHofO The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.)
 
 
48Highrs 48th Highlanders of Canada
 
 
HastPER The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
 
 
SaultSMarieR The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment (M.G.)
 
 
SherbrookeR The Sherbrooke Regiment (M.G.)
 
 
FdSherbrooke Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
 
 
POWRangers The Prince of Wales Rangers
(The Peterborough Regiment) (M.G.)
 
 
RMontrealR The Royal Montreal Regiment
 
 
SDaGHighr The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
 
 
RdMontm-L Le Regiment de Montmagny
 
 
SJohnFus The Saint John Fusiliers (M.G.)
 
 
HalifaxRifles The Halifax Rifles
 
 
RChateau Le Régiment Châteauguay (Mitrailleuses)
 
 
FMR Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
 
 
PLF The Princess Louise Fusiliers (M.G.)
 
 
CarletonYorkR The Carleton and York Regiment
 
 
WestNSR The West Nova Scotia Regiment
 
 
RdeHull Le Régiment de Hull
 
 
SeaforthHoC The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
 
 
NorthShoreR The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
 
 
NBRangers The New Brunswick Rangers
 
 
PictouH The Pictou Highlanders
 
 
QOCameronHoC The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
 
 
NorthNSHMG The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (M.G.)
 
 
PEdwardIslandH The Prince Edward Island Highlanders
 
 
RdeJoliette Le Régiment de Joliette
 
 
RSHyacinthe Le Régiment St. Hyacinthe
 
 
RdeMais Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
 
 
ThreeRiversR The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)
 
 
RdeQ Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses)
 
 
CScotR 1st Battalion,
 
2nd Battalion (M.G.),
accolade The Canadian Scottish Regiment
 
 
FusduSt-L-L Fusiliers du St. Laurent
 
 
RWinnipegRif The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
 
 
ASHofC The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
(Princess Louise’s) (M.G.)
 
 
RChaud Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses)
 
 
CapeBretonH The Cape Breton Highlanders
 
 
ReginaRifR The Regina Rifle Regiment
 
 
/KingsOwnRifoC The King’s Own Rifles of Canada (M.G.)
 
 
WaskReyburnR The South Saskatchewan Regiment
 
 
LakeSupR The Lake Superior Regiment
 
 
AlqR The Algonquin Regiment
 
 
WinnipegG The Winnipeg Grenadiers (M.G.)
 
EdmontonR The Edmonton Regiment
 
EdmontonF The Edmonton Fusiliers (M.G.)
 
 
RMRangers The Rocky Mountain Rangers
 
 
CalgaryH The Calgary Highlanders
 
 
CalgaryR The Calgary Regiment (Tank)
 
 
SaskLI The Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.)
 
 
PAVols The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers
 
 
 
WinnipegLI The Winnipeg Light Infantry (M.G.)
 
 
NWaterlooR The Scots Fusiliers of Canada
 
 
IrishRoC The Irish Regiment of Canada (M.G.)
 
 
TorScotR The Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.)
 
 
SAlbertaR The South Alberta Regiment
 
 
NBR The New Brunswick Regiment (Tank)
 
 
EssexR The Essex Regiment (Tank)
 
 
PRupertR 1942: The Prince Rupert Regiment (M.G.)
 

The PANDA Battalions

The Regiments of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps in 2010

Alphabetical List of the Regiments