Canadian Army reorganizes around four mission-based formations
The Army says a new structure assigns clearer roles to its high-readiness, domestic operations, support, and training formations.
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The Canadian Army has adopted a mission-based structure with four primary formations, National Defence said on October 5. The change was formally recognized in September and is intended to align each formation’s resources with a defined role.
The 1st Canadian Division in Edmonton prepares and leads forces for overseas and major combat operations. The 2nd Division in Montréal handles domestic land operations and territorial defence, while support and doctrine-and-training divisions are based in Kingston. The announcement describes an organizational change; it does not announce new units or staffing totals.
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Canadian Army primary formations
Formations identified by National Defence in the new mission-based structure.
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