Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps () is the infantry corps of the Canadian Army and includes regular and reserve force regiments.

Originally formed as the Canadian Infantry Corps on 2 September 1942 to encompass all existing infantry regiments, including regiments of foot guards, in the Canadian Army. The corps was granted its "royal" designation in 1947 and was designated Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 30 April 1947, to be redesignated The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 22 March 1948, and revert to Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 17 February 1964.

The badge of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps consists of Argent three maple leaves conjoined on one stem within an annulus Gules fimbriated and inscribed INFANTRY • in letters Or, the whole ensigned by the Royal Crown proper set above a scroll Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable and surmounted by two rifles in saltire Or. The three maple leaves conjoined on one stem, taken from the Royal Arms of Canada, represent service to Canada, and the Crown, service to the sovereign. The crossed rifles denote infantry and have been used in badges of infantry units as well as of the officer cadet programme. Red and white are the national colours of Canada. "INFANTRY" and "" are a form of the bilingual branch title and "" is the motto of the corps.

In 1968, with the unification of the Canadian Army into the Canadian Armed Forces, the name of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps was changed to simply the "Infantry Branch". As of April 2013, the traditional designation "Royal Canadian Infantry Corps" has been officially restored. Today, the administration and training of both the regular and reserve infantry that form part of the Canadian Army is the responsibility of the Infantry School (), which runs officer classification courses as well as NCO and Warrant Officer trades training at CFB Gagetown.

Tasks To destroy the enemy in close combat To defend a position by the holding of ground To fight as covering force troops To act as all or part of a reserve to counter-attack or block To participate in airmobile, airborne and amphibious operations To establish surveillance and conduct patrols To conduct security tasks, including rear area security To exploit the effects of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons

Regular Force The 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment is the sole airmobile battalion of the Regular Force. The two other regular force regiments both retain a parachute company in their respective 3rd battalions.

+ Order of precedence Regiment Subunits Headquarters Role1Royal Canadian Regiment1st BattalionCFB Petawawamechanized infantry2nd BattalionCFB Gagetownmechanized infantry3rd BattalionCFB Petawawalight infantry/airmobile (two parachute companies, air assault company, mountain operations company)2Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry1st BattalionCFB Edmontonmechanized infantry2nd BattalionCFB Shilomechanized infantry3rd BattalionCFB Edmontonlight infantry (parachute company, air assault company, mountain operations company)31st BattalionCFB Valcartiermechanized infantry2nd BattalionQuebec Citymechanized infantry3rd BattalionCFB Valcartierlight infantry (parachute company, air assault company, mountain operations company) After the Second World War the infantry was expanded to meet Canada's global responsibilities as part of NATO. Initially, the militia regiments provided men to a number of composite battalions: + Battalion Formed Disbanded1st Canadian Infantry Battalion195119532nd Canadian Infantry Battalion195219531st Canadian Rifle Battalion195119532nd Canadian Rifle Battalion195219531st Canadian Highland Battalion195119532nd Canadian Highland Battalion19521953 In 1953 it was decided that the composite battalions would be regimented. The two "infantry" battalions were amalgamated with the 3rd battalions of both the Royal Canadian Regiment and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry to form a new, four-battalion regiment of foot guards, The Canadian Guards. The "rifle" and "Highland" battalions were regimented by forming Regular Force units of the senior rifle and Highland regiments of the militia, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada.

A further infantry regiment, the Canadian Airborne Regiment, was formed in 1968 as a new airmobile rapid-reaction unit. Although a new formation, its soldiers were primarily recruited from the then existing infantry regiments of the Canadian Army. + Regiment Subunits Formed Disbanded Former unitCanadian Guards1st Battalion195319683rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment2nd Battalion195319703rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry3rd Battalion195319571st Canadian Infantry Battalion4th Battalion195319572nd Canadian Infantry BattalionQueen's Own Rifles of Canada1st Battalion195319701st Canadian Rifle Battalion2nd Battalion195319682nd Canadian Rifle BattalionBlack Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada1st Battalion195319701st Canadian Highland Battalion2nd Battalion195319702nd Canadian Highland BattalionCanadian Airborne Regiment1st Commando19681995N/A2nd Commando196819953rd (Mechanized) Commando197019773rd Commando19791995

Reserve + Order of precedence Regiment Headquarters Role1Governor General's Foot GuardsOttawa, OntarioLight infantry2Canadian Grenadier GuardsMontreal, QuebecLight infantry3Queen's Own Rifles of CanadaToronto, OntarioLight infantry4Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of CanadaMontreal, QuebecLight infantry5Quebec City, QuebecLight infantry6Royal Regiment of CanadaToronto, OntarioLight infantry7Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)Hamilton, OntarioLight infantry8Princess of Wales' Own RegimentKingston, OntarioLight infantry9Hastings and Prince Edward RegimentBelleville, OntarioLight infantry10Lincoln and Welland RegimentSt. Catharines, OntarioLight infantry114th Battalion, Royal Canadian RegimentLondon, OntarioLight infantry12Royal Highland Fusiliers of CanadaCambridge and Kitchener, OntarioLight infantry13Grey and Simcoe ForestersBarrie, OntarioLight infantry14Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)Brampton, OntarioLight infantry15Brockville RiflesBrockville, OntarioLight infantry16Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry HighlandersCornwall, OntarioLight infantry17Rimouski, QuebecLight infantry18Lévis, QuebecLight infantry194th Battalion, Laval, QuebecLight infantry6th Battalion, Saint-Hyacinthe, QuebecLight infantry20Montreal, QuebecLight infantry21Princess Louise FusiliersHalifax, Nova ScotiaLight infantry22Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton & York)Fredericton, New BrunswickLight infantry23West Nova Scotia RegimentAldershot, Nova ScotiaLight infantry24North Shore (New Brunswick) RegimentBathurst, New BrunswickLight infantry251st Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders (North)Truro, Nova ScotiaLight infantry26Montreal, QuebecLight infantry27Cameron Highlanders of OttawaOttawa, OntarioLight infantry28Royal Winnipeg RiflesWinnipeg, ManitobaLight infantry29Essex and Kent ScottishWindsor, OntarioLight infantry3048th Highlanders of CanadaToronto, OntarioLight infantry31Saguenay, QuebecLight infantry32Cape Breton HighlandersSydney, Nova ScotiaLight infantry33Algonquin Regiment (Northern Pioneers)North Bay, OntarioLight infantry34Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)Hamilton, OntarioLight infantry35Lake Superior Scottish RegimentThunder Bay, OntarioLight infantry36North Saskatchewan RegimentSaskatoon, SaskatchewanLight infantry37Royal Regina RiflesRegina, SaskatchewanLight infantry38Rocky Mountain RangersKamloops, British ColumbiaLight infantry39Loyal Edmonton RegimentEdmonton, AlbertaLight infantry40Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of CanadaWinnipeg, ManitobaLight infantry41Royal Westminster RegimentNew Westminster, British ColumbiaLight infantry42Calgary Highlanders (10th Canadians)Calgary, AlbertaLight infantry43Sherbrooke, QuebecLight infantry44Seaforth Highlanders of CanadaVancouver, British ColumbiaLight infantry45Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)Victoria, British ColumbiaLight infantry46Royal Montreal RegimentWestmount, QuebecLight infantry472nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada1st Battalion was disbanded and added to Supplementary Order of Battle on 31 March 1965; 2nd Battalion was formed same year by conversion of 58th Field Regiment, RCA, to infantry. 1st Battalion has never been reformed.(canadiansoldiers.com 1965 Unit Listing)Sudbury, OntarioLight infantry48Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)Toronto, OntarioLight infantry491st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland RegimentSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorLight infantry2nd Battalion, Royal Newfoundland RegimentCorner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

Supplementary Order of Battle Regiments on the Supplementary Order of Battle legally exist but have no personnel or materiel. +RegimentFormedTo HeadquartersCanadian Guards19511970Camp PetawawaVictoria Rifles of Canada18621965Montreal, Quebec18711964Joliette, QuebecPerth Regiment18661965Stratford, OntarioSouth Saskatchewan Regiment19051968Estevan, SaskatchewanWinnipeg Grenadiers19081965Winnipeg, Manitoba1st Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada19151965Toronto, OntarioYukon Regiment19621968Whitehorse, Yukon

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