Unit Listings - 1941

This is a listing of the units of the Canadian Army in 1941.

Canadian Army (Active)

Armour

• Royal Canadian Dragoons (Redesignated 1st Armoured Car Regiment (Royal Canadian Dragoons) 11 Feb.)

  • Active

• Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (Redesignated 2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)) 11 Feb.)

  • Active

Infantry

• The Royal Canadian Regiment

  • Active

• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

  • Active

• Royal 22e Regiment

  • Active

Canadian Army (Reserve)

Armour

• The Governor General's Horse Guards (Redesignated 3rd (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The Governor General's Horse Guards) 1 Apr.)

  • Active armoured regiment (3rd Armoured Regiment (Governor General's Horse Guards)

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 1st Hussars (Redesignated 6th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) 1 Apr.)

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 2nd/10th Dragoons

• 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards (Redesignated 4th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (IV Princess Louise Dragoon Guards) 1 Apr.)

  • Raised 4th (Active) Princess Louise Dragoon Guards 26 Jan.

  • Reserve reconnaissance regiment.

• 6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars (Armoured Car) (Redesignated 15th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars) 1 Apr.)

• 7th/11th Hussars (Redesignated 16th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (7th/11th Hussars) 1 Apr.)

• 8th Princess Louise's New Brunswick Hussars (Redesignated 5th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment, 8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars 1 Apr.)

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• The Prince Edward Island Light Horse (Redesignated 17th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light Horse) 1 Apr.)

• 7th/11th Hussars Redesignated 16th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (7th/11th Hussars) 1 Apr.

  • Mobilized "2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron (7th/11th Hussars)]] 27 Feb.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 12th Manitoba Dragoons

  • Mobilized reconnaissance battalion 10 May.

• 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse (Amalgamated with Battleford element of The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers, to form The Battleford Light Infantry (16th/22nd Saskatchewan Horse) 1 May (see below under infantry).)

  • Active regiment.

  • Reserve regiment.

• 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars (Redesignated 7th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars) 1 Apr.)

  • Active reconnaissance regiment.

  • Reserve reconnaissance regiment raised.

• The Manitoba Mounted Rifles

• 19th Alberta Dragoons

• 14th Canadian Hussars (Redesignated 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (14th Canadian Hussars) 1 Apr.)

• The British Columbia Dragoons (Redesignated 9th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons) 1 Apr.)

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• The Fort Garry Horse (Redesignated 10th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) 1 Apr.)

  • Active armoured regiment, designated 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) 11 Feb.

• 15th Alberta Light Horse

  • Active armoured reconnaissance regiment.

  • Reserve regiment.

Infantry

• The Governor General's Foot Guards

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Canadian Grenadier Guards

  • 1st Batallion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion Reserve

• The Queens Own Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Victoria Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Royal Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Les Voltigeurs de Quebec

  • Mobilized Active 1st Battalion, 10 May.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Royal Regiment of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)

• The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)(MG)

• The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (MG)

• The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)

• Le Regiment de Levis

• The Lincoln and Welland Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)(MG)

• The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)

  • Various Depot, Defence and Employment units, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Essex Scottish

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Oxford Rifles

• The Kent Regiment (MG) (Redesignated The Kent Regiment 1 Apr.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Elgin Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Middlesex and Huron Regiment

• The Perth Regiment (MG) (Redesignated The Perth Regiment (Motor) 1 Apr.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Highland Light Infantry of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Ontario Regiment (Tank)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)

• 1st Battalion, Active

• 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Brockville Rifles

• The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment

• The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment (MG)

• The Sherbrooke Regiment (MG) (Redesignated The Sherbrooke Regiment 1 Feb.)

• Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

  • The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF

• The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterbororugh Regiment)(MG)

• The Royal Montreal Regiment (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The King's Own Rifles of Canada (MG)

• Le Regiment Montmagmy

• The St. John Fusiliers (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Halifax Rifles

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Chateauguay (Mit)

• Les Fusiliers Mont Royal

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Princess Louise Fusiliers (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Carleton and York Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The West Nova Scotia Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Hull

  • Mobilized Active 1st Battalion 29 Jul.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The New Brunswick Rangers

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Pictou Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The North Nova Scotia Highlanders (MG) (Redesignated The North Nova Scotia Highlanders 7 Mar.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Prince Edward Island Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Regiment de Joliette

• Le Regiment de St. Hyacinthe

• Le Regiment de Maisonneuve

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank) (Redesignated the 12th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion (The Three Rivers Regiment) (Tank) 1 Apr.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Quebec (Mit)

• Fusiliers du St. Laurent

• The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• 48th Highlanders of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Saguenay

• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) (MG) (Redesignated The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) 1 Feb.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Lake Superior Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Régiment de la Chaudière (Mitrailleuses) (Redesignated Le Régiment de la Chaudière 1 Apr.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Cape Breton Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Regina Rifle Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The South Saskatchewan Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Algonquin Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Winnipeg Grenadiers (MG) (Redesignated The Winnipeg Grenadiers 15 Mar.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Edmonton Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG) (Redesignated The Edmonton Fusiliers 1 Apr.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Rocky Mountain Rangers

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Calgary Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Calgary Regiment (Tank) (Redesignated 14th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion (The Calgary Regiment (Tank)) 1 Apr.)

  • Mobilized Tank Regiment 11 Feb.

• The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers (Split into two regiments 1 May - designated as The Prince Albert Volunteers and The Battleford Light Infantry (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse).)

• The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Winnipeg Light Infantry (MG)

• 1st Battalion The Canadian Scottish Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

• 2nd Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment (MG)

  • Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 3rd Battalion, Reserve

• The Scots Fusiliers of Canada

• The Irish Regiment of Canada (MG) (Redesignated The Irish Regiment of Canada 12 Aug.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Toronto Scottish Regiment (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The South Alberta Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Westminster Regiment (MG) (Redesignated The Wesminster Regiment (Motor) 4 Apr.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)

  • 1st Battalion, Active - mobilized 1 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Essex Regiment (Tank)

• The New Brunswick Regiment (Tank) (Redesignated 19th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion (The New Brunswick Regiment)(Tank) 1 Apr.)