Nation Bulletin

Structure of the Canadian Armed Forces

Government of Canada

By Canadian Armed Forces
02/27/2024 12:54 am
Updated: 04/12/2024 04:00 pm

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Canadian Armed Forces:

Total service members: 142,351 (95,531 active/47,000 reserves)

Total civilian employees: 30,617 (under the Department of Defence)

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Canadian Army:

  • 30,000 personnel (20,400 combatants/9,600 non-combatants)
  • 7,200 Canadian Rangers
  • 4,000 civilian employees
  • 40 AT-AT Walkers
  • 250 Leopard 2A6M and 2A4/2A4M tanks
  • 75 Type 85 Kasha tanks
  • 400 LAV 6.0 and LAV ACSV Super Bison IFV’s
  • 900 TALV and Bison APC’s
  • 80 Engineering vehicles
  • 2,970 Logistics vehicles
  • 70 unmanned ground units
  • 26 unmanned aerial units
  • 200 pieces of Artillery
  • 240 Coyote and TAPV reconnaissance vehicles
  • 200 Radar and sensor systems
  • Colt Canada C7A2 (Standard issue assault rifle)
  • FN Browning GP9 (Standard issue sidearm)
  • Colt Canada C19 (Standard issue rifle for Canadian Rangers)
  • Remington 870 (Standard issue shotgun)
  • Colt Canada C6 (Standard issue machine gun)
  • C14 Timberwolf (Standard issue sniper rifle)
  • M72 LAW (Standard issue anti-tank weapon)

Operational structure:

  •  Canadian Ground Forces Command:
  • Research and Development Division
  • 2nd Canadian Division:
    • 2nd Canadian Division HQ:
    • 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
    • 5th Area Construction Troop
    • 2nd Canadian Division Training Center
    • 5th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
    • 34th Canadian Brigade Group
    • 35th Canadian Brigade Group
    • 2nd Canadian Division Support Group
  • 3rd Canadian Division:
    • 3rd Canadian Division HQ:
    • 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
    • 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
    • 1st Area Construction Troop
    • 3rd Canadian Division Training Center
    • 1st Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
    • 38th Canadian Brigade Group
    • 39th Canadian Brigade Group
    • 41st Canadian Brigade Group
    • 3rd Canadian Division Support Group
  • 4th Canadian Division:
    • 4th Canadian Division HQ:
    • 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
    • 4th Canadian Division Training Center
    • 2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
    • 31st Canadian Brigade Group
    • 32nd Canadian Brigade Group
    • 33rd Canadian Brigade Group
    • 4th Canadian Division Support Group
  • 5th Canadian Division:
    • 5th Canadian Division HQ:
    • 5th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
    • 4th Area Construction Troop
    • 5th Canadian Division Training Center
    • 36th Canadian Brigade Group
    • 37th Canadian Brigade Group
    • 5th Canadian Division Support Group
    • Canadian Combat Support Brigade
  • Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Center:
    • CADTC HQ:
    • Command and Staff College
    • Army Training Directorate
    • CIMIC Directorate
    • Army Doctrine Directorate
    • Combat Training Center
    • Environmental Directorate
    • Lessons Learned Center
    • Peace Support Training Center
    • Canadian Manoeuvre Training Center
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Royal Canadian Air Force:

  • 12,000 personnel (5,071 combatants/6,929 non-combatants)
  • 1,600 civilian employees
  • 150 CF-18 and F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets
  • 20 CP-140 Aurora bombers
  • 60 Transport aircraft
  • 150 Transport Helicopters
  • 30 CH-146 Griffon and CH-148 Cyclone attack helicopters
  • 100 SAR helicopters
  • 70 SAR aircraft
  • 46 Training aircraft
  • 17 Training helicopters
  • 25 unmanned aerial units
  • SIG Sauer P225 (Standard issue sidearm)

Operational structure:

  • Canadian Air Force Command:
  • Aerospace Combat Research and Development Center
  • Canadian Nuclear Defence System
  • Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Center:
    • 434rd Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron
  • 1st Canadian Air Division:
    • 1st Canadian Air Division HQ:
    • 1st Wing Kingston
    • 3rd Wing Bagotville
    • 4th Wing Cold Lake
    • 5th Wing Goose Bay
    • 8th Wing Trenton
    • 9th Wing Gander
    • 12th Wing Shearwater
    • 14th Wing Greenwood
    • 17th Wing Winnipeg
    • 19th Wing Comox
    • 22nd Wing North Bay
  • 2nd Canadian Air Division:
    • 2nd Canadian Air Division HQ:
    • 15th Wing Moose Jaw
    • 16th Wing Borden
  • Air Force Expeditionary Capability:
    • 2nd Wing Bagotville
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Royal Canadian Navy:

  • 20,460 personnel (11,034 combatants/9,426 non-combatants)
  • 5,038 civilian employees
  • 1 Saskatoon class aircraft carrier
  • 2 Ontario class destroyers
  • 12 Halifax class frigates
  • 14 Nunavut class corvettes
  • 6 Victoria class submarines
  • 28 Kingston class coastal defence ships
  • 8 Orca class training ships
  • 20 auxiliary and support ships
  • 39 CF-18 and F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets
  • 25 CH-146 Griffon attack helicopters
  • SIG Sauer P225 (Standard issue sidearm)
  • Heckler & Koch MP5 (Standard issue submachine gun)
  • M2 Browning (Standard issue machine gun)

Operational structure:

  • Canadian Naval Forces Command:
  • Naval Technology Development Office
  • Canadian Atlantic Fleet:
    • Atlantic Fleet Air Squadron
  • Canadian Pacific Fleet
  • Naval Tactical Operations Group
  • Naval Security Team
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Canadian Special Forces Command:

  • 2,809 personnel (1,950 combatants/859 non-combatants [TOP SECRET])
  • 675 civilian employees [TOP SECRET]
  • 70 DAGOR LUV's [CONFIDENTIAL]
  • 52 HMMWV LUV’s [CONFIDENTIAL]
  • 11 CH-148 Cyclone attack helicopters [CONFIDENTIAL]
  • 5 MATS unmanned ground units [CONFIDENTIAL]
  • SIG Sauer P226 (Standard issue sidearm)
  • Heckler & Koch MP5 (Standard issue submachine gun)
  • Colt Canada C7A2 (Standard issue assault rifle)
  • Remington 870 (Standard issue shotgun)
  • M2 Browning (Standard issue machine gun)
  • Colt Canada C20 DMR (Standard issue sniper rifle)
  • M72 LAW (Standard issue anti-tank weapon)

Operational structure:

  • Joint Task Force 2:
    • Immediate Response Task Force
  • Canadian Special Operations Regiment:
    • Task Force Arrowhead
  • 427th Special Operations Aviation Squadron
  • Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit:
    • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Task Force
  • Canadian Special Operations Training Center
  • Special Operations Forces Teams
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Joint Military Intelligence Command:

  • 3,210 personnel (900 combatants/2,310 non-combatants[TOP SECRET])
  • 9,500 civilian employees [TOP SECRET]
  • FN Browning GP9 (Standard issue sidearm)

Operational structure:

  • Canadian Field Intelligence Division:
    • 4th Intelligence Company
    • 6th Intelligence Company
    • 2nd Intelligence Company
    • 3rd Intelligence Company
  • Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Center:
    • Digitization Office
  • Canadian Forces National Counter-Intelligence Unit
  • Joint Meteorological Center
  • Mapping and Charting Establishment
  • Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence:
    • School of Communications and Electronics
  • Joint Task Force X [TOP SECRET]:
    • Influence Activities Task Force [TOP SECRET]
    • Psyops Directorate [TOP SECRET]
  • Medical Intelligence Unit
 

Cyber Management Division:

  • 5,000 personnel (400 combatants/4,600 non-combatants [CONFIDENTIAL])
  • 2,800 civilian employees [CONFIDENTIAL]
  • FN Browning GP9 (Standard issue sidearm)

Operational structure:

  • Cyber Operations Command:
  • Canadian Forces Electronic Warfare Center:
    • 21st Electronic Warfare Regiment
    • 414th Electronic Warfare Support Unit
  • Canadian Forces Network Operations Center:
    • 764th Communications Squadron
  • Canadian Forces Signals Intelligence Operations Center
  • Directorate of Cybernetics
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Canadian Forces Health Services Corps:

  • 18,000 personal (2,500 Army personnel/1,100 RCAF personnel/2,000 RCN personnel/12,400 CFHSC personnel)
  • 3,000 civilian employees
  • 200 field ambulances
  • 500 logistics and utility vehicles
  • 78 transport helicopters

Operational structure:

  • Canadian Forces Health Services Headquarters:
    • Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Toronto
    • Central Medical Equipment Depot
    • 1st Canadian Field Hospital Detachment Toronto
  • 1st Health Services Group:
    • 1st Health Services Group HQ:
    • 1st Field Ambulance
    • 11th Field Ambulance
    • 12th Field Ambulance
    • 15th Field Ambulance
    • 16th Field Ambulance
    • 17th Field Ambulance
    • 18th Field Ambulance
  • 4th Health Services Group:
    • 4th Health Services Group HQ:
    • 2nd Field Ambulance
    • 23rd Field Ambulance
    • 25th Field Ambulance
    • 28th Field Ambulance
    • 33rd Field Ambulance
    • 35th Field Ambulance
    • 51st Field Ambulance
    • 52nd Field Ambulance
    • 55th Field Ambulance
  • Canadian Forces Health Services Training Center
  • Canadian Forces Environmental Medicine Establishment:
    • School of Operational Medicine 
  • Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aeromedical Training
  • Royal Canadian Medical Service
  • Royal Canadian Dental Corps
 

Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Corps:

  • 44,516 personal (20,100 Army personnel/4,300 RCAF personnel/10,706 RCN personnel/9,410 CFHSC personnel)
  • 2,484 COATS personnel
  • 6,000 civilian employees
  • (equipment, vehicles, and weapons under the authority of separate branches)

Operational structure:

  • Primary Reserve:
    • Naval Reserve
    • Army Reserve
    • Air Force Reserve
    • Health Services Reserve
  • Supplementary Reserve
  • Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service:
    • Cadet Instructors Office
    • Canadian Cadet Organizations
    • Junior Canadian Rangers
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Canadian Forces Military Police:

  • 2,452 personal (1,000 frontline officers/1,452 support staff)
  • 704 civilian employees
  • 110 marked MP Patrol Cruisers
  • 82 unmarked MP Patrol Cruisers
  • 90 MP G-Wagen and MilCOTS LUV's
  • 230 Support vehicles
  • SIG Sauer P225 (Standard issue sidearm)
  • Colt Canada C7A2 (Standard issue assault rifle)
  • Remington 870 (Standard issue shotgun)
  • ASP Baton/Taser/OC Pepper Spray (Standard issue non-lethal weapons)

Operational structure:

  • Canadian Forces Military Police Headquarters:
  • Naval Military Police Division:
    • Naval Military Police HQ:
    • Naval Police Unit Toronto
    • Naval Police Unit Juneau
    • Naval Police Unit Esquimalt
    • Naval Police Unit Halifax
    • Naval Police Unit St. John’s
  • Canadian Army Military Police Division:
    • Canadian Army Military Police HQ:
    • 1st Military Police Regiment
    • 2nd Military Police Regiment
    • 3rd Military Police Regiment
    • 5th Military Police Regiment
  • Air Force Military Police Division:
    • Air Force Military Police HQ:
    • 1st Military Police Squadron
    • 2nd Military Police Squadron
  • Special Forces Military Police Unit
  • Canadian Military Police Services:
    • Military Police Services HQ:
    • CF Close Protection Unit
    • Military Police Security Service
    • CF Prison and Detention Barracks Service
  • Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
  • Royal Military Police College of Canada

Replies

Posted February 27, 2024 at 12:57 am

AT-ATs mentioned 

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Nice job as aIways

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Posted February 27, 2024 at 2:38 am

Wow nice job man, also extra thanks on including RCAF as I am in Royal Canadian Air cadets. Also mabye inculde SnowBirds 431st air demonstration squadron.

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Posted February 27, 2024 at 11:04 am

Looks like a lot of work was put into it. Well done 👏 

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