Organization

Canadian Army
Domestic Military Organization
Reorganizations

1902-1904 Dundonald Reforms
1920 Otter Committee
1936 Modernization
1954 Kennedy Board
1957 Anderson Report
1964 Suttie Commission
1968 Unification
1995 Special Commission

Organizational Corps/Branches

1900-1968 Organizational Corps
1968-2000 Branches

Listings
1900-1913|1914-1963|1964-2000

Field Forces

1914-1919  

Canadian Expeditionary Force
CEF Regional Affiliations

Territorial Reinforcement Regts.

1919

Canadian Siberian Exped Force

1939-1940 (1945) 

Canadian Active Service Force

1945

Canadian Army Pacific Force

1950-1953

Canadian Army Special Force

Field Force Formations

1914-1918  
Canadian Corps
1st Div | 2nd Div | 3rd Div | 4th Div 5th Div
1939-1945

1st Canadian Army

1st Canadian Corps

2nd Canadian Corps

Atlantic Command

Pacific Command
1st Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Division

4th (Armoured) Division
5th (Armoured) Division
6th Division 

7th Division 

8th Division 
1st Armoured Brigade
2nd Armoured Brigade
3rd Armoured Brigade

 1950-1953
1 Com Div | 25 Inf Bde

Special Forces

1st Canadian Para Battalion

First Special Service Force

Pacific Coast Militia Rangers

Canadian Rangers

Special Air Service (SAS) Coy

The Canadian Airborne Regt

Organizational Formations

Reserve Bdes - 1941-1945

13 Cdn Infantry Training Bde

14 Cdn Infantry Training Bde

27th Canadian Brigade

1 CMBG

2 CMBG

3 CMBG

4 CMBG

5 CMBG

1st Cdn Division (1954-1958)

1st Cdn Division (1988-2000)

Special Service Force

Alliances

1914-1918 Triple Alliance
1939-1945 Allies
1949-1999 NATO

Veteran's Organizations

Defence Associations

Canadian Cavalry Association
Canadian Infantry Association
Intelligence Branch Association

National Defence Emp Assoc
RCAC (Cavalry)
RCA Association
RCOC Association
Union of Nat Def Employees

Veteran's Associations

ANAVETS
Royal Canadian Legion

Supplementary Order of Battle

Unit Listings by year

1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904
1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909
1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914
1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919
1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924
1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934
1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939
1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944
1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954
1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964
1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974
1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984
1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

Unit Listings by Corps/Branch

Armoured Units 1940-1945

Infantry Battalions 1939-1945

RCOC 1939-1945

 

Organizational Corps 1900-1913

This is a listing of the corps in existence in 1900, and the major changes in designation that occurred between the turn of the century and the First World War. Corps with no date of creation listed were created in the 1800's.

Permanent Active Militia (Permanent Force)

Designation as of 1 Jan 1900 Changes made before 1 Jan 1914
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery nil
Royal Canadian Artillery

Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery

nil
nil
  • Canadian Engineer Corps created 1 Jul 1903.
  • Redesignated Royal Canadian Engineers 1 Feb 1904.
nil
  • Canadian Army Service Corps authorized 1 Dec 1903.
  • Redesignated Canadian Permanent Army Service Corps 2 Jan 1906.
nil
  • Permanent Active Militia Army Medical Corps authorized 2 Jul 1904.
  • Redesignated Canadian Army Medical Corps 1 May 1909.
nil
  • Canadian Army Permanent Veterinary Corps created 1910.
nil
  • Ordnance Stores Corps authorized 1 Jul 1903.
  • Redesignated Canadian Ordnance Corps 2 Dec 1907
nil Canadian Army Pay Corps authorized 1 Jan 1907.
nil The Canadian Postal Corps authorized 3 May 1911.
nil The Corps of Military Staff Clerks authorized 1912.
nil The Canadian Officers' Training Corps authorized 1 Nov 1912.
nil Canadian School of Musketry authorized 1903

Non-Permanent Active Militia

Designation as of 1 Jan 1900 Changes made before 1 Jan 1914
Canadian Artillery

Garrison Artillery

nil
nil Canadian Engineers referred to as such from Aug 1904.
nil
  • Reserve units became known as the Signalling Corps on 24 Oct 1903.
  • Redesignated The Canadian Signal Corps 4 Jun 1913.
nil Canadian Army Service Corps authorized 1 Nov 1901.
nil
  • Militia Army Medical Corps authorized 2 Jul 1904.
  • Redesignated Canadian Army Medical Corps 1 May 1909.
nil Canadian Army Veterinary Corps created 1910.
nil Canadian Ordnance Corps (reserve units) authorized 1 Apr 1912.
nil Canadian Army Pay Corps authorized 1 Jan 1907.
nil The Corps of Guides authorized 1903.
nil Canadian School of Musketry authorized 1903

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