Corps / Branches

►1900-1968 Organizational Corps
►1968-2000 Branches

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1900-1913| 1914-1963| 1964-2000

Corps & Services 1900-1968
Canadian Armoured Corps
Cadets

Canadian Army Pay Corps

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Cdn Army Veterinary Corps
Canadian Corps of Signals

Canadian Dental Corps

Canadian Forestry Corps
Canadian Infantry Corps
Canadian Intelligence Corps

Cdn Perm. Army Veterinary Corps

Cdn. Perm. Signal Corps

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Canadian Provost Corps
Canadian Signal Corps

Cdn Signalling Instructional Staff
Chaplain
Corps of Guides

Corps of Military Staff Clerks
Electrical & Mechanical Eng.

Engineers
Militia Army Medical Corps
Musketry
Officers Training Corps

Perm. Act. Militia Army Med. Corps
Postal

Regimental Veterinary Service
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Royal Cdn Army Medical Corps

Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps

Royal Cdn Army Veterinary Corps

Royal Canadian Artillery

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

Royal Canadian Dental Corps
Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

Royal Regt of Canadian Artillery
Service
Signalling Corps
Women's Army Corps

Branches 1967-2000
Administration

Armour

Band

Canadian Forces Medical Service

Canadian Military Engineers

Chaplain
Comms & Electronics Eng.

Dental
Infantry

Intelligence

Legal

Logistics
Land Electrical & Mechanical Eng.
Land Ordnance Engineering
Medical Service
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Royal Regt of Canadian Artillery
Security
Security & Intelligence

Security & Military Police

 

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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