The Infantry Regiments of the Canadian Forces

The PANDA Battalions

In 1951 fifteen regiments got companies for the Active Force. They were designated "E" and "F" Company. Later in the year "E" Companies formed three Battalions (Rifle, Highland and Infantry) for service in Germany with NATO. "F" Companies were the reinforcement companies. In 1952 "F" Companies formed the second batallions in their category for service in Korea with UNO. The battalions were called PANDA (Pacific and Atlantic) Battalions.

In 1953 these six battalions became Active Force battalions of Reserve Force regiments.

Temporary Active Force Companies			1951/52			1953
"E" Company,	The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada		1st Canadian Rifle Batallion		→	1st Battalion,		The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
"E" Company,	Victoria Rifles of Canada
"E" Company,	The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
"E" Company,	The Regina Rifles
"E" Company,	The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
"F" Company,	The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada			2nd Canadian Rifle Batallion	→	2nd Battalion,
"F" Company,	Victoria Rifles of Canada
"F" Company,	The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
"F" Company,	The Regina Rifles
"F" Company,	The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
"E" Company,	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada		1st Canadian Highland Batallion		→	1st Batallion,		The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
"E" Company,	The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
"E" Company,	48th Highlanders of Canada
"E" Company,	The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
"E" Company,	The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s)
"F" Company,	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada			2nd Canadian Highland Batallion	→	2nd Batallion,
"F" Company,	The North Nova Scotia Highlanders
"F" Company,	48th Highlanders of Canada
"F" Company,	The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
"F" Company,	The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s)
"E" Company,	The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment		1st Canadian Infantry Batallion		→	3rd Batallion,		The Canadian Guards
"E" Company,	Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
"E" Company,	The Carleton and York Regiment
"E" Company,	The Algonquin Regiment
"E" Company,	The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
"F" Company,	The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment			2nd Canadian Infantry Batallion	→	4th Batallion,
"F" Company,	Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
"F" Company,	The Carleton and York Regiment
"F" Company,	The Algonquin Regiment
"F" Company,	The Loyal Edmonton Regiment