Land Force Western Area

Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. LFWA is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

Regular Force

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1CMBG) is based out of CFB Edmonton and comprises the following Regular Force units:
*1 CMBG HQ and Signal Squadron - (CFB Edmonton)
*Armoured
**Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) - (CFB Edmonton)
*Artillery
**1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - (CFB Shilo)

*Combat Engineers
**1 Combat Engineer Regiment - (CFB Edmonton)

*Infantry
**1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Mechanized Infantry) - (CFB Edmonton)
**2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Mechanized Infantry) - (CFB Shilo)
**3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Light Infantry) - (CFB Edmonton)

1 Area Support Group

*1 Service Battalion - (CFB Edmonton)
*1 Military Police Unit - (CFB Edmonton)
*731 Communication Squadron (73 Comm Gp) - (CFB Shilo)
*742 Communication Squadron (73 Comm Gp) - (CFB Edmonton)
*CFB/ASU Shilo
*CFB/ASU Edmonton
*CFB Suffield
*CFB/ASU Wainwright
*ASU Calgary - (Calgary, Alberta)
*ASU Chilliwack - (Chilliwack, British Columbia)
*Royal Canadian Artillery Band - (Edmonton)

Also stationed at CFB Edmonton are 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 1 Field Ambulance. Although these two units work closely with 1 CMBG, they are not officially part of the brigade group. CFB/ASU Edmonton is also the home of the Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks.

Reserve Force

38 Canadian Brigade Group

38 Canadian Brigade Group (38 CBG) is based out of Regina, Saskatchewan and comprises all the Reserve Force units in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Western Ontario.

*Armoured
**The Saskatchewan Dragoons - (Moose Jaw, SK)
**The Fort Garry Horse - (Winnipeg, MB)
*Artillery
**10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA - (Regina and Yorkton, SK)
**26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA - (Brandon and Portage la Prairie, MB)
**116th Independent Field Battery, RCA - (Kenora, ON)
*Infantry
**The Royal Regina Rifles - (Regina, SK)
**The North Saskatchewan Regiment - (Saskatoon and Prince Alberta, SK)
**The Royal Winnipeg Rifles - (Winnipeg, MB)
**The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment - (Thunder Bay, Marathon and Geraldton, ON)
**The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada - (Winnipeg, MB)
*Combat Service Support Units
**16 (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion - (Regina and Saskatoon, SK)
**17 (Winnipeg) Service Battalion - (Winnipeg, MB)
**18 (Thunder Bay) Service Battalion - (Thunder Bay, ON)

39 Canadian Brigade Group

39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG) is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia and comprises all the Reserve Force units in British Columbia.
*Armoured
**The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC) - (Vancouver)
**The British Columbia Dragoons - (Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon)
*Artillery
**5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery - (Victoria)
**15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery - (Vancouver)
*Combat engineers
**39 Combat Engineer Regiment (North Vancouver, Trail, and Chilliwack)
*Infantry
**The Rocky Mountain Rangers - (Kamloops)
**The Royal Westminster Regiment - (New Westminster)
**The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - (Vancouver)
**The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) - (Victoria, Nanaimo, and Port Alberni)
*Combat Service Support Units
**11 (Victoria) Service Battalion - (Victoria)
**12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion - (Richmond)

41 Canadian Brigade Group

41 Canadian Brigade Group (41 CBG) is based out of Calgary, Alberta and comprises all the Reserve Force units in the province of Alberta.
*Armoured
**The South Alberta Light Horse - (Medicine Hat)
**The King's Own Calgary Regiment - (Calgary)
*Artillery
**18th Air Defence Regiment - (Lethbridge)
**20th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery - (Edmonton and Red Deer)
*Combat Engineers
**41 Combat Engineer Regiment (Edmonton and Calgary)
*Infantry
**The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) - (Edmonton)
**The Calgary Highlanders - (Calgary)
*Combat Service Support Units
**14 (Calgary) Service Battalion - (Calgary)
**15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion - (Edmonton)

Communications

73 Communications Group

*734 Communication Squadron - (Regina, SK)
*735 Communication Regiment - (Winnipeg, MB)
*736 Communication Squadron - (Thunder Bay, ON)
*737 Communication Squadron - (Saskatoon, SK)
*745 Communication Squadron - (Edmonton, AB)
*746 Communication Squadron - (Calgary, AB)
*749 Communication Squadron - (Red Deer, AB)

74 Communications Group

*741 Communication Squadron - (Victoria, BC)
*744 Communication Regiment - (Vancouver, BC)
*748 Communication Squadron - (Nanaimo, BC)

Other Units

*6 Intelligence Company - (Edmonton, AB, Vancouver, BC, Winnipeg, MB
*4 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group - (Victoria, BC)

Abbreviations

* ASU: Area Support Unit
* CFB: Canadian Forces Base
* RCA: The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
* RCAC: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

ee also

*CF Land Force Command