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Beginning in 1868, Canada was divided into Military Districts, each responsible for training and administration of militia units within. The Districts were further divided into Brigade Divisions.

The 1895 Militia List breaks down the Military Districts as follows:

No. 1 - Headquarters: London, Ontario
1st Brigade Division	Counties of Bothwell, Elgin, Essex, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, and the City of London.
2nd Brigade Division	Counties of Bruce, Huron, Perth, Waterloo, and Wellington.
No. 2 - Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
3rd Brigade Division	Counties of Brant, Haldimand, Lincoln, Monck, Niagara, Norfolk, Welland, Wentworth and the City of Hamilton.
4th Brigade Division	Counties of Cardwell, Grey, Algoma (east of Nepigon), Ontario, Peel, Simcoe, Halton and York
5th Brigade Division	City of Toronto.
No. 3 - Headquarters: Kingston, Ontario
6th Brigade Division	Counties of Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough and Victoria.
7th Brigade Division	Counties of Addington, Frontenac, Hastings, Lennox, Prince Edward and the City of Kingston.
No. 4 - Headquarters: Ottawa, Ontario
8th Brigade Division	Counties of Carleton, Dundas, Glengarry, Grenville, Lanark, Leeds, Ottawa, Pontiac, Prescott, Renfrew, Russell, Stormont, the Town of Brockville, and the City of Ottawa.
No. 5 - Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec
1st Brigade Division of Quebec	Counties of Jacques Cartier, Hochelaga, Laval, Vaudreuil, Soulanges, Napierville, Beauharnois, Chateauguay, Hunting, Laprairie and the City of Montreal.
2nd Brigade Division of Quebec	Counties of Argenteuil, Terrebonne, Two Mountains, Montcalm, L'Assomption, Joliette, Berthier, Maskinonge, St. Maurice and Three Rivers.
No. 6 - Headquarters: St. Johns, Quebec
3rd Brigade Division of Quebec	Counties of St. Johns, Iberville, Missisquoi, Brome, Shefford, Rouville, Chambly, Vercheres, St. Hyacinthe, Bagot, Drummond, Richelieu and Yamaska.
4th Brigade Division of Quebec	Counties of Nicolet, Arthabaska, Wolfe, Richmond, Sherbrooke, Stanstead and Compton.
No. 7 - Headquarters: Quebec City, Quebec
5th Brigade Division of Quebec	Counties of Beauce, Bellechase, Bonaventure, Dorchester, Gaspe, Kamouraska, Levis, L'Islet, Lothiniere, Montmagny, Megantic, Rimouski and Temiscouta.
6th Brigade Division of Quebec	Counties of Champlain, Charlevoix, Chicoutimi, Montmorency, Quebec, Portneuf, Saguenay and Quebec City.
No. 8 - Headquarters: Fredericton, New Brunswick
1st Brigade Division of N.B.	Counties of Carleton, Charlotte, Sunbury, Victoria and York.
2nd Brigade Division of N.B.	Counties of Albert, King's, Queen's and St. John.
3rd Brigade Division of N.B.	Counties of Gloucester, Kent, Northumberland, Restigouche and Westmoreland.
No. 9 - Headquarters: Halifax, Nova Scotia
1st Brigade Division of N.S.	Counties of Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, Hants, Halifax, Pictou and Halifax City.
2nd Brigade Division of N.S.	Counties of Annapolis, Digby, King's, Lunenburg, Queen's, Shelburne and Yarmouth.
3rd Brigade Division of N.S.	Counties of Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria.
No. 10 - Headquarters: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Not yet formed into Brigade Divisions	Comprising Algoma west of Nepigon, the Provinc of Manitoba, the North-west Territories and the District of Keewatin.
No. 11 - Headquarters: Victoria, British Columbia
Not yet formed into Brigade Divisions	Comprising the Province of British Columbia.
No. 12 - Headquarters: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
No. 1 King's County (Reigmental Division)	Comprising the Province of Prince Edward Island viz King's County.
No. 2 Prince County (Regimental Division)	Comprising the Province of Prince Edward Island viz Prince County.
No. 3 Queen's County (Regimental Division)	Comprising the Province of Prince Edward Island viz Queen's County.

MD 10 - originally just a portion of Manitoba, created in 1871, expanded in 1907 to include all of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the District of Keewatin and parts of north-west Ontario.

MD 13 - created out of MD 10 in 1907, included Alberta and the Territory of MacKenzie.

Military Districts as of 1 January 1915

No. 1 - Headquarters: London, Ontario	Counties of Essex, Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford, Waterloo, Perth, Huron, and Bruce in the Province of Ontario.
No. 2 - Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario	Counties of Lincoln, Welland, Haldimand, Norfolk, Brant,Wentworth, Halton, Peel, York, Ontario, Grey, Dufferin, Simcoe; the districts of Muskoka, Perry Sound, Algoma and Nipissing, north of the Mattawa and French Rivers (including the townships of Ferris and Bonfield.)
No. 3 - Headquarters: Kingston, Ontario	Counties of Durham, Northumberland, Victoria, Peterborough, Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox, Addington, Frontenac, Halliburton, Carleton, Dundas, Glengarry, Renfrew, Russell, Stormont, Grenville, Lanark, Wright, Labelle, Pontiac, Leeds, Prescott, the district of Nipissing south of Mattawa River (exclusive of townships of Ferris and Bonfield).
No. 4 - Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec	Counties of Jacques Cartier, Hochelaga, Laval, Soulanges, Napierville, Beauharnois, Chateauguay, Huntington, Laprairie, Argenteuil, Terrebonne, Two Mountains, Montcalm, L'Assomption, Joliette, Berthier, Maskinonge, St. Maurice, Three Rivers, St. Johns, Iberville, Missisquoi, Brome, Shefford, Rouville, Chambly, Vercheres, St. Hyacinthe, Bagot, Drummond, Richelieu, Yamaska, Nicolet, Arthabaska, Sherbrooke and Stanstead.
No. 5 - Headquarters: Quebec City, Quebec	Counties of Wolfe, Richmond, Compton, Beauce, Bellechase, Bonaventure, Dorchester, Gaspe, Kamouraska, Levis, L'Islet, Champlain, Charlevoix, Chicoutimi, Montmorency, Quebec, Portneuf, Saguenay, Lotbiniere, Montmagny, Matane, Megantic, Rimouski and Temiscouta.
No. 6 - Headquarters: Halifax, Nova Scotia	The Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
No. 10 - Headquarters: Winnipeg, Manitoba	The Provinces of Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, the territory of Keewatin and the Districts of Thundery Bay and Rainey River.
No. 11 - Headquarters: Victoria, British Columbia	The Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
No. 13 - Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta	The Province of Alberta and the Territory of Mackenzie

MD 12 - From 1875 until 1911 included just Prince Edward Island. Then in 1916, Saskatchewan was designated MD 12.

Military Districts as of 1 July 1917

No. 1 - Headquarters: London, Ontario	Counties of Essex, Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford, Waterloo, Perth, Huron, and Bruce in the Province of Ontario.
No. 2 - Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario	Counties of Lincoln, Welland, Haldimand, Norfolk, Brant,Wentworth, Halton, Peel, York, Ontario, Grey, Dufferin, Simcoe; the districts of Muskoka, Perry Sound, Algoma and Nipissing, north of the Mattawa and French Rivers (including the townships of Ferris and Bonfield.)
No. 3 - Headquarters: Kingston, Ontario	Counties of Durham, Northumberland, Victoria, Peterborough, Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox, Addington, Frontenac, Halliburton, Carleton, Dundas, Glengarry, Renfrew, Russell, Stormont, Grenville, Lanark, Wright, Labelle, Pontiac, Leeds, Prescott, the district of Nipissing south of Mattawa River (exclusive of townships of Ferris and Bonfield).
No. 4 - Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec	Counties of Jacques Cartier, Hochelaga, Laval, Soulanges, Napierville, Beauharnois, Chateauguay, Huntington, Laprairie, Argenteuil, Terrebonne, Two Mountains, Montcalm, L'Assomption, Joliette, Berthier, Maskinonge, St. Maurice, Three Rivers, St. Johns, Iberville, Missisquoi, Brome, Shefford, Rouville, Chambly, Vercheres, St. Hyacinthe, Bagot, Drummond, Richelieu, Yamaska, Nicolet, Arthabaska, Sherbrooke and Stanstead.
No. 5 - Headquarters: Quebec City, Quebec	Counties of Wolfe, Richmond, Compton, Beauce, Bellechase, Bonaventure, Dorchester, Gaspe, Kamouraska, Levis, L'Islet, Champlain, Charlevoix, Chicoutimi, Montmorency, Quebec, Portneuf, Saguenay, Lotbiniere, Montmagny, Matane, Megantic, Rimouski and Temiscouta.
No. 6 - Headquarters: Halifax, Nova Scotia	The Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
No. 10 - Headquarters: Winnipeg, Manitoba	The Provinces of Manitoba, and, in the Province of Ontario, the Districts of Kenora, Rainey River and Thunder Bay.
No. 11 - Headquarters: Victoria, British Columbia	The Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
No. 12 - Headquarters: Regina, Saskatchewan	The Province of Saskatchewan.
No. 13 - Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta	The Province of Alberta and the Territory of Mackenzie

Military Districts as of 1 September 1939

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By 1939 there were 11 Military Districts, further divided into Brigades.

No. 1 - Headquarters: London, Ontario	Counties of Bruce, Elgin, Essex, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington in Ontario
No. 2 - Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario	Counties of Brant, Dufferin, Grey, Halimand, Halton. Lincoln, Norfolk, Ontario, Peel, Simcoe, Welland, Wentworth and York, and the Districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Manitoulin, Muskoka, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming and that portion of Nipissing lying north of the Mattawa and French Rivers (including the Townships of Ferris and Banfield) of Ontario
No. 3 - Headquarters: Kingston, Ontario	Counties of Carleton, Frontenac, Haliburton, Hastings, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Northumberland and Durham, Peterborough, Prescott and Russell, Prince Edward, Renfrew, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Victoria and that portion of the district of Nipissing lyiug south of the Mattawa River (exclusive of the Townships of Ferris and Banfield and inclusive of the town of Mattawa) and in the Province of Quebec, the counties of Gatineau, Pontiac and Temiscaminque.
No. 4 - Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec	Counties of Abitibi, Argenteuil, Arthabaska, Bagot, Beauharnois, Berthier, Brome, Chambly, Champlain, Chateaquay, Deux-Montagnes, Drummond, Hochelegu, Huntingdon, Iberville, Jacques-Cartier, Joliette, Labelle, Laprairie, L'Assomption, Lavel, Maskinonge, Missisquoi, Montcalm, Napierville, Nicolet, Papineau, Richelieu, Rouville, Shefford, Sherbrooke, Soulanges,Stanstead, St. Hyacinthe, St. Jean, St. Maurice, Terrebonne, Vandreuil, Vercheres and Yamaska and that portion of the province of Quebec to the north of the County of Abitibi and to the west of the 74th meridian.
No. 5 - Headquarters: Quebec City, Quebec	Beauce, Bellechasse, Bonaventure, Carlevoix Est, Carlevoix 0vest, Chicoutimi, Compton, Dorchester, Frontenac, Gaspe Est, Gaspe 0uest, Isles-de-la-Madeleine, Kamouraska, Lac St. Jean Est and Ouest, Levis L'Islet, Lotbiniere, Matane, Matapedic, Megantic, Montmagny, Montmorency Nos. 1 and 2, Portneuf, Quebec, Richmond, Rimouski, Riviere du Loup, Saquenay, Temiscouata, and Wolf and that portion of Quebec lying to the north of these counties and to the east of the 74th meridian.
No. 6 - Headquarters: Halifax, Nova Scotia	The Provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
No. 7 - Headquarters St. John, New Brunswick	The Province of New Brunswick
No. 10 - Headquarters: Winnipeg, Manitoba	The Province of Manitoba and the District of Keewatin, in the Province of Ontario, the Districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay
No. 11 - Headquarters: Victoria, British Columbia	The Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
No. 12 - Headquarters: Regina Saskatchewan	The Province of Saskatchewan.
No. 13 - Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta	The Province of Alberta and the Territory of Mackenzie

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The Districts and Brigades were as follows (list as of 3 September 1939): The brigades were all disbanded or renamed in 1946. (Organization of the brigades as well as a breakdown of units is given on a seperate page of this site).

Military District Units
M.D. 1	1st Infantry Brigade: HQ London 2nd Infantry Brigade: HQ Kitchner 7th Field Brigade, RCA: London 11th Field Brigade RCA: Guelph 21st Field Brigade, RCA: Listowel
M.D. 2	1st Cavalry Brigade: HQ Toronto 4th Infantry Brigade: HQ Hamilton 5th Infantry Brigade: HQ Barrie 6th Infantry Brigade: HQ Toronto 7th (Toronto) Regiment, RCA: Toronto
M.D. 3	8th Infantry Brigade: HQ Ottawa 9th lnfantry Brigade: HQ Kingston 1st Field Brigade, RCA: Ottawa 4th Field Brigade, RCA: Cobourg 9th Field Brigade RCA: Kingston
M.D. 4	3rd Cavalry Brigade: HQ Montreal 10th Infantry Brigade: HQ Sherbrooke 11th Infantry Brigade: HQ Montreal 12th Infantry Brigade: HQ Montreal 2nd (Montreal) Regiment, RCA: Montreal 2nd Field Brigade RCA: Montreal 2nd Medium Brigade, RCA: Montreal 6th Field Brigade RCA: Sherbrooke 27th Field Brigade, RCA: Coaticook
M.D. 5	13th Infantry Brigade: HQ Quebec 15th Infantry Brigade: HQ Quebec 13th Field Brigade, RCA: Quebec 6th (Quebec and Levis) Medium Brigade, RCA: Levis
M.D. 6	17th Infantry Brigade HQ Halifax 18th Infantry Brigade: HQ Halifax 14th Field Brigade, RCA: Yarmouth 1st (Prince Edward Island) Medium Brigade, RCA: Charlottetown, PEI 1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA: Halifax 16th Coast Brigade, RCA: Sydney
M.D. 7	16th lnfantry Brigade: HQ Saint John 12th Field Brigade RCA: Frederickton 23rd Field Brigade, RCA: Moncton 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Brigade (The Loyal Company of Artillery), RCA: Saint John
M.D. 10	4th Cavalry Brigade: HQ Winnipeg 7th Infantry Brigade: HQ Winnipeg 5th Field Brigade RCA: Winnipeg 26th Field Brigade, RCA: Brandon 7th Medium Brigade, RCA: Winnipeg HQ District Engineers 10: Winnipeg
M.D. 11	14th Infantry Brigade: HQ Vancouver 23rd Infantry Brigade: HQ 24th (Kootenay) Field Brigade, RCA: Cranbrook 5th (British Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA Victoria 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade, RCA: Vancouver 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA: Vancouver
M.D. 12	7th Cavalry Brigade: HQ Regina 19th Infantry Brigade: HQ Regina 10th Field Brigade, RCE: Regina 17th Field Brigade, RCA: Saskatoon 22nd (Assiniboia) Field Brigade, RCA: Moosomin
M.D. 13	2nd Cavalry Brigade: HQ Chauvin 3rd Infantry Brigade HQ: Calgary 18th Field Brigade, RCA: Lethbridge 19th Field Brigade, RCA: Calgary 20th Field Brigade, RCA: Edmonton
Reserve Brigades (Infantry and Cavalry)
1st (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 1	HQ London
2nd (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 1	HQ Kitchner
3rd (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 13	HQ Calgary
4th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 2	HQ Hamilton
5th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 2	HQ Barrie
6th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 2	HQ Toronto
7th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 10	HQ Winnipeg
8th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 3	HQ Ottawa
9th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 3	HQ Kingston
10th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 4	HQ Sherbrooke
11th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 4	HQ Montreal
12th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 4	HQ Montreal
13th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 5	HQ Quebec
14th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 11	HQ Vancouver
15th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 5	HQ Quebec
16th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 7	HQ Saint John
17th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 6	HQ Halifax
18th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 6	HQ Halifax
19th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 12	HQ Regina
23rd (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 11	HQ
1st (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade	M.D. No. 2	HQ Toronto
2nd (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade	M.D. No. 13	HQ Chauvin
3rd (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade	M.D. No. 4	HQ Montreal
4th (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade	M.D. No. 10	HQ Winnipeg
7th (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade	M.D. No. 12	HQ Regina

Wartime Reserve Brigades 1942-1946

In 1942 the Reserve Brigades were restructured and renumbered; 11 new Brigade Groups were created, with two more added in 1943. Full details are provided on a seperate page of this site The 13 Brigades (one per Militia District) were numbered from 31 to 42 (inclusive).

MD	Brigade Group
1	31st (Reserve) Brigade Group
2	32nd (Reserve) Brigade Group
3	33rd (Reserve) Brigade Group
4	34th (Reserve) Brigade Group
5	35th (Reserve) Brigade Group
6	36th (Reserve) Brigade Group
6	42nd (Reserve) Brigade Group
7	37th (Reserve) Brigade Group
10	38th (Reserve) Brigade Group
11	39th (Reserve) Brigade Group
12	40th (Reserve) Brigade Group
13	41st (Reserve) Brigade Group

Military Commands and new Brigade organization - 1946

General Order Number 21/1946, dated 28th January 1946, effective 23rd January, 1946 authorized five Commands

NOTE: General Order 21 of 1946 was amended by General Order 74 of 1946 (dated 28th March, 1946), the amendment being that "(less portion included in Military District No. 3)" was Deleted from the General Description opposite Quebec Command, with effect 15th February, 1946.

Command	Military Districts	General Description
Western Command	11, 13 NW Territories Yukon Territories	British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest Territories and Yukon
Prairie Command	10, 12	Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Western Ontario
Central Command	1, 2, 3	Ontario (less districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora)
Quebec Command	4, 5	Quebec (less portion included in Military District No. 3)
Eastern Command	6, 7	Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

G.O. 56/46 (dated 9th March, 1946, effective 23rd January, 1946) renamed Headquarters, Pacific Command to become Headquarters, Military District No. 11.

G.O. 203/46 (dated 28th August, 1946, effective 13th August, 1946) - the following Active Units of the Canadian Army were authorized and placed on Active Service:

Headquarters, Western Command
Headquarters, Prairie Command
Headquarters, Central Command
Headquarters, Quebec Command
Headquarters, Eastern Command

In other words, these commands now existed for the Regular Army as well as the Reserves.

The following Reserve Unit disbandments were published in Part "A" General Orders 1946 (G.O. 113/46, dated 13th May, 1946, effective 31st March, 1946):

Headquarters, 18th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade (M.D. No. 6)
Headquarters, 4th (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade (M.D. No. 10)
Headquarters, 7th (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade (M.D. No. 12)
Headquarters, 2nd (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade (M.D. No. 13)

General Orders 114/46, 115/46 and 116/46 dated 13 May 1946 (effective 1 Apr 1946) authorized the creation, redesignation and conversions of the infantry brigades, as shown in the following chart:

New Designation	Old Designation	MD
1st Corps	nil	M.D. No. 2
2nd Corps	nil	M.D. No. 4
1st Infantry Division	nil	M.D. No. 1
2nd Infantry Division	nil	M.D. No.2
3rd Infantry Division	nil	M.D. No. 4
4th Infantry Division	nil	M.D. No. 5
5th Infantry Division	nil	M.D. No. 6
6th Infantry Division	nil	M.D. No. 10
3rd Infantry Brigade	4th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 2
4th Infantry Brigade	6th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 2
6th Infantry Brigade	9th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 3
7th Infantry Brigade	8th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 3
8th Infantry Brigade	11th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 4
9th Infantry Brigade	12th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 4
11th Infantry Brigade	13th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 5
12th Infantry Brigade	15th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 5
13th Infantry Brigade	17th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 6
14th Infantry Brigade	16th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 7
15th Infantry Brigade	14th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 11
16th Infantry Brigade	7th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 10
17th Infantry Brigade	19th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 12
18th Infantry Brigade	3rd (Reserve) Infantry Brigade	M.D. No. 13
19th Armoured Brigade, R.C.A.C.	1st (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade	M.D. No. 2
20th Armoured Brigade, R.C.A.C.	3rd (Reserve) Cavalry Brigade	M.D. No. 4
21st Armoured Brigade, R.C.A.C.	nil	M.D. 7
22nd Armoured Brigade, R.C.A.C.	nil	M.D. 11

Canadian Army Order 76-2, Issue No. 1/1947 (dated 13th January, 1947, effective 1st January, 1947) redesignated the following Military Districts:

MD	Renamed Jan 1947 as:
Headquarters, Military District No. 11	Headquarters, British Columbia Area
Headquarters, Military District No. 12	Headquarters, Saskatchewan Area
Headquarters, Military District No. 1	Headquarters, Western Ontario Area
Headquarters, Military District No. 3	Headquarters, Eastern Ontario Area
Headquarters, Military District No. 5	Headquarters, Eastern Quebec Area
Headquarters, Military District No. 7	Headquarters, New Brunswick Area

Commands, Areas and Militia Groups 1954 - 1964

In September 1954, the Canadian Army (Reserve Force) was renamed Canadian Army (Militia) and reorganized from its previous Brigade structure into twenty-six Militia Groups. Militia Group Headquarters replaced the former Brigade Headquarters. This reorganization came about following the report of a committee under Major General H.K. Kennedy, CBE, MC. The number of infantry units under this reorganization was decreased in favour of more armoured units.

During the 1950s-1960 the Commands were divided into Areas. Commands were commanded by Major Generals and Areas by Brigadiers or Colonels.

Prairie was absorbed by Western Command in 1959.

Command	Area	Militia Group	Location
Eastern Command	Newfoundland Area	Number 1 Militia Group
	Prince Edward Island Area
	New Brunswick Area	Number 6 Militia Group	St. John, NB?
	Nova Scotia Area	Number 3 Militia Group	Sydney, NS
	Nova Scotia Area	Number 4 Militia Group	Halifax, NS?
Quebec Command	Western Quebec Area	Number 9 Militia Group	Montreal/Sherbrooke PQ?
Quebec Command	Eastern Quebec Area
Central Command	Eastern Ontario Area	Number 12 Militia Group	Ottawa, ON
	Central Ontario Area	Number 13 Militia Group?	Peterborough, ON?
	Western Ontario Area	Number 15 Militia Group?	Toronto?
	Northern Ontario Area
Prairie Command	Manitoba Area	Number 19 Militia Group	Winnipeg, MB
	Saskatchewan Area	Number 20 Militia Group	Regina, SK?
	Saskatchewan Area	Number 21 Militia Group	Saskatoon, SK?
Western Command	Alberta Area	Number 22 Militia Group	Calgary, AB
		Number 23 Militia Group	Wainwright, AB?
		Number 24 Militia Group	Vancouver, BC
	British Columbia Area	Number 25 Militia Group	Vancouver, BC

Originally, command of units in the Interior of BC was placed under 24 Militia Group Headquarters in Vancouver; by the fall of 1961 a "sub headquarters" was deemed necessary and "No 27 Militia Group Headquarters" was formed a year and a half later in Vernon, effective February 8, 1963.

Sample Biographical sketch/Administrative History

12 Militia Group fell under the Eastern Ontario Area, part of Central Command. With the reorganization of the Canadian Militia in September 1954, M. B. Gordon was given command of 12th Militia Group, which he held until he was replaced by E. D. Baldock in May 1955. Baldock was in turn succeeded George G. Aldous, on 1 Feb 1960.

In May of 1964, the 12th Militia Group consisted of 14 units - 11 of which were stationed in Ottawa - and the others being the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment, with headquarters at Pembroke, and detached companies in Renfrew, Perth and Carleton Place; the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, with headquarters in Cornwall and a detached company at Alexandria; and the 9th Medical company, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, also at Cornwall. The units in Ottawa were the following: IV Princess Louise Dragoon Guards; 30th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA); 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE); 3rd Signals Regiment, Royal Canadian Signals (RCCS); The Governor-General's Foot Guards; Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa; 130 Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC); 10th Medical Company, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC); 54th Dental Unit, Royal Canadian Dental Corps (RCDC); 3rd Ordnance Company, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC); and 113 Manning Depot.

Militia Areas and Districts 1969 - 1991

Following the report of the Suttie Commission regarding the downsizing of the Reserves, Minister of Defence The Honourable Paul Hellyer announced significant changes to the Canadian Militia, based on a new requirement for only 19,500 Militiamen.

The Militia was reorganized in 1968/1969 into 5 Areas, comprising 21 Militia Districts.

Area	Districts
Atlantic Militia Area	Eastern New Brunswick Militia District Western New Brunswick Militia District Western Nova Scotia Militia District Cape Breton Militia District Prince Edward Island Militia District Newfoundland Militia District
secteur de l'Est	Militia District Number 1 Militia District Number 2 Militia District Number 3
Central Militia Area	Ottawa Militia District (OMD) Toronto Militia District (TMD) London Militia District (LMD) Northern Ontario Militia District (NOMD) Windsor Militia District (WMD) Hamilton Militia District (HMD)
Prairie Militia Area	Northern Alberta Militia District (NAMD) Southern Alberta Militia District (SAMD) Saskatchewan Militia District (SMD) Thunder Bay Militia District Manitoba(-Lakehead) Militia District
Pacific Militia Area	Vancouver Militia District Victoria Militia District

Land Force Areas 1991-1997

On 1 September 1991, Canada was again reorganized into four separate Land Forces Areas; these administrative areas were in effect at the end of the 20th Century. These four area commands were overseen by the Land Staff (located at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa). The areas were subdivided into Regular Force Brigade Groups and Militia Districts. The 14 Militia Districts were a reorganization of earlier districts. However, these same Land Force headquarters also command Regular forces in their geographical areas as well.

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Land Force Atlantic Area (LFAA) was responsible for all Army operations and administration in the provinces east of Quebec (ie the Maritimes.) LFQA was headquartered in Halifax.

New Brunswick - Prince Edward Island District	Moncton, NB
Nova Scotia District	Halifax, NS
Newfoundland District	St. John's, NF

The Land Force Quebec Area (LFQA) or Secteur du Quebec de la Force Terrestre (SQFT) was responsible for all Army operations and administration in the region within the province of Quebec. LFQA was headquartered in Montreal.

Quebec District Number 1	Montreal, PQ
Quebec District Number 2	Sherbrooke, PQ
Quebec District Number 3	Quebec, PQ

The Land Force Central Area (LCCA) was responsible for all Army operations and administration within the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region. LCCA was headquartered in Toronto.

Northern Ontario District	Sault Ste Marie, Ont
London District	London, Ont
Toronto District	Toronto, Ont
Ottawa District	Ottawa, Ont

The Land Force Western Area (LFWA) was responsible for all Army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. LFWA was headquartered in Edmonton.

British Columbia District	Vancouver, BC
Alberta District	Calgary, AB
Saskatchewan District	Regina, SK
Manitoba-Lakehead District	Winnipeg, MB

Militia Brigade Groups 1997

In 1997, the 14 Militia Districts were reorganized into 10 Brigade Groups, using as inspiration the numbered reserve brigades that had served in Canada in the Second World War.

LFAA	36 Canadian Brigade Group	(PEI - Nova Scotia)
LFAA	37 Canadian Brigade Group	(New Brunswick)
LFQA	34 Canadian Brigade Group
LFQA	35 Canadian Brigade Group
LFCA	31 Canadian Brigade Group	(Ontario)	HQ - London
	32 Canadian Brigade Group	(Ontario)	HQ - Toronto
	33 Canadian Brigade Group	(Ontario)	HQ - Ottawa
LFWA	38 Canadian Brigade Group	(Saskatchewan-Manitoba)
	39 Canadian Brigade Group	(British Columbia)
	41 Canadian Brigade Group	(Alberta)	HQ - Calgary

NOTES

Thanks to Doug Townend and Mark Tonner for these help with this page.