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

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All the Reserve battalions were disbanded. Several regiments (and thus their Non Permanent Active Militia battalions) were merged. Also the Canadian Machine Gun Corps was disbanded and the Machine Gun Battalions merged into the Infantry.

In the table below Non Permanent Active Militia battalions are shown with and the Reserve battalions with →.

The Governor General’s Foot Guards
The Governor General’s Foot Guards
 
The Canadian Grenadier Guards
The Canadian Grenadier Guards
 
The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada

The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
 
Victoria Rifles of Canada
Victoria Rifles of Canada
 
Les Chasseurs Canadien
disbanded
 
The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
 
The British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaught’s Own)

The British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaught’s Own)
 
The Vancouver Regiment
Irish Fusiliers
(Vancouver Regiment)
 
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada
 
The Westminster Regiment
The Westminster Regiment (M.G.)
 
The Canadian Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment)

The Canadian Fusiliers
(City of London Regiment) (M.G.)
 
2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
The Royal Rifles of Canada
The Royal Rifles of Canada
 
Les Voltigeurs de Québec
Les Voltigeurs de Québec
 
The Royal Grenadiers of Canada
The Royal Regiment of Toronto Grenadiers
 
The Toronto Regiment
 
The York Rangers
The Queen’s York Rangers
(1st American Regiment) (M.G.)
 
The Queen’s Rangers,
1st American Regiment

 
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
(Wentworth Regiment)
 
The Wentworth Regiment
 
The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment
The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment (M.G.)
 
The Argyll Light Infantry
The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)
 
Le Régiment de Lévis
Le Régiment de Lévis
 
Les Franc-tireurs du Saguenay
Les Franc-tireurs du Saguenay
 
The Lincoln Regiment
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
 
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
 
The Lorne Rifles
(Scottish)

The Lorne Scots
(Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)
 
The Peel and Dufferin Regiment
 
The Essex Scottish
The Essex Scottish
 
The Oxford Rifles
The Oxford Rifles
 
The Northern Pioneers
The Algonquin Regiment
 
The Algonquin Regiment
 
The Kent Regiment
The Kent Regiment (M.G.)
 
The Elgin Regiment
The Elgin Regiment
 
The Middlesex Light Infantry
The Middlesex and Huron Regiment
 
The Huron Regiment
 
The Lambton Regiment
disbanded
 
The Perth Regiment
The Perth Regiment (M.G.)
 
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada
 
The Wellington Regiment
disbanded
 
The Grey Regiment
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
 
The Simcoe Foresters
 
The Bruce Regiment
disbanded
 
The Ontario Regiment
The Ontario Regiment (Tank)
 
The Haldimand Rifles
The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada
 
The Dufferin Rifles of Canada
 
The Norfolk Regiment of Canada
25th (Norfolk) Field Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Northumberland (Ontario) Regiment
The Midland Regiment
(Northumberland and Durham)
 
The Durham Regiment
 
The Brockville Rifles
The Brockville Rifles
 
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment
 
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.)
 
The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment
45th Field Battery (Howitzer), Royal Canadian Artillery
 
45th Field Battery (Howitzer), Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Frontenac Regiment
47th (Napanee) Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
48th Highlanders of Canada
48th Highlanders of Canada
 
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
 
The Sault Ste. Marie Regiment
The Sault Ste. Marie Regiment (M.G.)
 
The Sherbrooke Regiment
The Sherbrooke Regiment (M.G.)
 
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
 
The Irish Canadian Rangers
disbanded
 
The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles)
56th (Grenville) Field Battery (Howitzer), Royal Canadian Artillery
 
56th Field Battery (Howitzer), Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Peterborough Rangers
The Prince of Wales Rangers
(The Peterborough Regiment) (M.G.)
 
4th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
3rd The Prince of Wales’ Dragoons
 
The Royal Montreal Regiment
The Royal Montreal Regiment
 
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
 
Le Regiment de Montmagny
Le Regiment de Montmagny
 
The Saint John Fusiliers
The Saint John Fusiliers (M.G.)
 
The New Brunswick Regiment (Tank)
 

 
 
7th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
The New Brunswick Dragoons
 
The Halifax Rifles
The Halifax Rifles
 
Le Régiment Châteauguay
Le Régiment Châteauguay (Mitrailleuses)
 
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
 
The Princess Louise Fusiliers
The Princess Louise Fusiliers (M.G.)
 
6th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
The Carleton Light Infantry
The Carleton and York Regiment
 
The York Regiment
 
The North British Columbia Regiment
102nd (North British Columbia) Heavy Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Annapolis Regiment
The West Nova Scotia Regiment
 
The Lunenburg Regiment
 
Le Régiment de Hull
Le Régiment de Hull
 
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
 
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
 
The New Brunswick Rangers
The New Brunswick Rangers
 
The Pictou Highlanders
The Pictou Highlanders
 
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
 
The Colchester and Hants Regiment
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (M.G.)
 
The Cumberland Highlanders
 
The Prince Edward Island Highlanders
The Prince Edward Island Highlanders
 
Le Régiment de Joliette
Le Régiment de Joliette
 
Le Régiment St. Hyacinthe
Le Régiment St. Hyacinthe
 
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
 
The Three Rivers Regiment
The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)
 
Le Régiment de Québec
Le Régiment de Québec (Mitrailleuses)
 
The Canadian Scottish Regiment

The Canadian Scottish Regiment
 
Fusiliers du St. Laurent
Fusiliers du St. Laurent
 
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
 
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
(Princess Louise’s)

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
(Princess Louise’s) (M.G.)
 
3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
Le Régiment de Dorchester et Beauce
Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses)
 
5th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
The Cape Breton Highlanders
The Cape Breton Highlanders
 
The Regina Rifle Regiment
The Regina Rifle Regiment
 
12th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
The King’s Own Rifles of Canada
The King’s Own Rifles of Canada (M.G.)
 
The Weyburn Regiment
The South Saskatchewan Regiment
 
The Saskatchewan Border Regiment
 
The Assiniboia Regiment
22nd (Assiniboia) Field Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Lake Superior Regiment
The Lake Superior Regiment
 
The Kenora Light Infantry
16th Medium Battery (Howitzer), Royal Canadian Artillery
17th Medium Battery (Howitzer), Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Manitoba Rangers
26th Field Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
59th Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Winnipeg Grenadiers
The Winnipeg Grenadiers (M.G.)
 
10th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
The Edmonton Regiment
The Edmonton Regiment
 
The Edmonton Fusiliers
The Edmonton Fusiliers (M.G.)
 
The Rocky Mountain Rangers
The Rocky Mountain Rangers
 
The Calgary Highlanders
The Calgary Highlanders
 
The Calgary Regiment
The Calgary Regiment (Tank)
 
The Saskatoon Light Infantry
The Saskatoon Light Infantry (M.G.)
 
The Prince Albert Volunteers
The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers
 
The Battleford Light Infantry
 
The Yorkton Regiment
64th (Yorkton) Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Winnipeg Light Infantry

The Winnipeg Light Infantry (M.G.)
 
The Kootenay Regiment
24th (Kootenay) Field Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery
 
The Scots Fusiliers of Canada
The Scots Fusiliers of Canada
 
The Irish Regiment of Canada
The Irish Regiment of Canada (M.G.)
 
1st Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
 
The Toronto Scottish Regiment
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.)
 
The South Alberta Regiment
The South Alberta Regiment
 
The North Alberta Regiment
disbanded
 
The Essex Regiment (Tank)
 
8th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps disbanded
 

The Regiments in 1939

The PANDA Battalions

The Regiments of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps in 2010

Alphabetical List of the Regiments