| Designation
as of 1 Jan 1937 |
Changes
made before 1 Jan 1951 |
| The Governor General's Foot
Guards |
nil |
| The Canadian Grenadier Guards
|
nil |
| The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
|
nil |
| Victoria Rifles of Canada
|
nil |
| The Black Watch (Royal Highland
Regiment) of Canada |
nil |
| The Canadian Fusiliers (City of
London Regiment) (MG) |
nil |
| The Royal Rifles of Canada
|
nil |
| Les Voltigeurs de Quebec
|
Redesignated Les Voltigeurs de
Quebec (Motor) 1 Apr 1946 |
| The Royal Regiment of Toronto
Grenadiers |
Redesignated The Royal Regiment
of Canada 11 Feb 1939 |
| The Irish Fusiliers of Canada
(Vancouver Regiment) |
Converted to artillery and
redesignated 65th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers)
1 Apr 1946. |
| The Queen's York Rangers (1st
American Regiment) (MG) |
- Converted to armour and
redesignated The Queen's York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) 5 Mar 1942
|
| The Royal Hamilton Light
Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) |
nil |
| The Princess of Wales' Own
Regiment (MG) |
Redesignated The Princess of
Wales' Own Regiment 1 Apr 1946 |
| The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)
|
Converted to artillery and
redesignated 9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled) (Argyll
Light Infantry) 1 Apr 1946 |
| Le Régiment de Levis
|
nil |
| Francs-Tireurs du Saguenay
|
Redesignated Le Regiment de
Saguenay 15 May 1937 |
| The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
|
nil |
| The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin
and Halton Regiment) |
nil |
| The Essex Scottish |
nil |
| The Oxford Rifles |
nil |
| The Kent Regiment (MG)
|
Redesignated The Kent Regiment 1
Apr 1941 |
| The Elgin Regiment |
nil |
| The Middlesex and Huron Regiment
|
Disbanded 31 Mar 1946
|
| The Perth Regiment (MG)
|
- Redesignated The Perth
Regiment (Motor) 1 Apr 1941
- Redesignated The Perth
Regiment 1 Apr 1946
|
| The Highland Light Infantry of
Canada |
nil |
| The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
|
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 26th Army Tank Battalion (The Grey and Simcoe
Foresters) 26 Jan 1942
|
| The Ontario Regiment (Tank)
|
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 11th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario
Regiment (Tank)) 15 Aug 1942
|
| The Dufferin and Haldimand
Rifles of Canada |
Converted to artillery and
redesignated 56th Field Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles)
1 Apr 1946 |
| The Midland Regiment
(Northumberland and Durham) |
Redesignated The Midland
Regiment 1 Apr 1946 |
| The Brockville Rifles
|
Converted to artillery and
redesignated 60th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (The Brockville
Rifles) 13 May 1946 |
| The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish
Regiment |
Converted to artillery and
designated 59th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish) 1 Apr 1946 |
| The Cameron Highlanders of
Ottawa (MG) |
Redesignated The Cameron
Highlanders of Ottawa 1 Apr 1942 |
| 48th Highlanders of Canada
|
nil |
| The Hastings and Prince Edward
Regiment |
nil |
| The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury
Regiment (MG) |
- Redesignated The Sault Ste.
Marie and Sudbury Regiment 24 Mar 1942
- Converted to artillery and
designated 58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Sault Ste.
Marie and Sudbury) 1 Apr 1946
- Redesignated 49th
Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Sault Ste. Marie) 3 Jul 1947
- Redesignated 49th (Sault
Ste. Marie) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment 19 May 1949
|
| The Sherbrooke Regiment (MG)
|
- Redesignated The Sherbrooke
Regiment 1 Feb 1941
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 12th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Regiment) 1
Apr 1946
|
| Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
|
nil |
| The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment)(MG) |
- Redesignated The Prince of
Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment) 5 Apr 1942
- Converted to artillery and
redesignated 50th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (The Prince
of Wales Rangers) 1 Apr 1946
|
| The Royal Montreal Regiment (MG)
|
nil |
| The Stormont, Dundas and
Glengarry Highlanders |
nil |
| Le Régiment Montmagmy
|
nil |
| The St. John Fusiliers (MG)
|
- Amalgamated with The New
Brunswick Rangers 31 Aug 1946 to become The South New
Brunswick Regiment
- Resignated The New Brunswick
Scottish 21 Dec 1946.
|
| The Halifax Rifles |
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 23rd Armoured Regiment (Halifax Rifles) 1 Apr
1946
|
| Le Regiment de Chateauguay (Mit)
|
Redesignated Le Regiment de
Chateauguay 1 Apr 1946 |
| Les Fusiliers Mont Royal
|
nil |
| The Princess Louise Fusiliers
(MG) |
nil |
| The Carleton and York Regiment
|
nil |
| The West Nova Scotia Regiment
|
nil |
| Le Régiment de Hull |
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 21st Armoured Regiment (Regiment de Hull) 1 Apr
1946
|
| The Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada |
nil |
| The North Shore (New Brunswick)
Regiment |
nil |
| The New Brunswick Rangers
|
- Amalgamated with the The St.
John Fusiliers (MG) 31 Aug 1946 to become The South New
Brunswick Regiment
- Resignated The New Brunswick
Scottish 21 Dec 1946.
|
| The Pictou Highlanders
|
Redesignated The Pictou
Highlanders (Motor) 1 Apr 1946 |
| The Queen's Own Cameron
Highlanders of Canada |
nil |
| The North Nova Scotia
Highlanders (MG) |
Redesignated The North Nova
Scotia Highlanders 7 Mar 1941 |
| The Prince Edward Island
Highlanders |
- Amalgamated with 17th
(Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light
Horse) and converted to armour 1 Apr 1946 to form 17th
(Prince Edward Island) Reconnaissance Regiment
|
| Regiment de Joliette
|
nil |
| Le Regiment de St. Hyacinthe
|
nil |
| Le Regiment de Maisonneuve
|
nil |
| The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)
|
- Converted to armour and
redesignated the 12th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion (The
Three Rivers Regiment) (Tank) 1 Apr 1941
|
| Le Regiment de Quebec (Mit)
|
nil |
| 1st Battalion, The Canadian
Scottish Regiment |
- Reverted to one battalion
basis 1 Apr 1946 to become The Canadian Scottish Regiment
- Redesignated The Canadian
Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) 29 Apr 1948
|
| 2nd Battalion, The Canadian
Scottish Regiment (MG) |
Converted to artillery 1 Apr
1946 and redesignated 66th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(Canadian Scottish) |
| Fusiliers du St. Laurent
|
nil |
| The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
|
nil |
| The Arygll and Sutherland
Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)(MG) |
Redesignated The Arygll and
Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) 1 Feb 1941
|
| Le Regiment de la Chaudiere
(Mit) |
Redesignated Le Regiment de la
Chaudiere 1 Apr 1941 |
| The Cape Breton Highlanders
|
nil |
| The Regina Rifle Regiment
|
nil |
| The King's Own Rifles of Canada
(MG) |
- Redesignated The King's Own
Rifles of Canada 29 Jan 1942
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 20th (Saskatchewan) Armoured Regiment 2 Feb
1949
|
| The Lake Superior Regiment
|
- Redesignated The Lake
Superior Regiment (Motor) 1 Apr 1946
- Redesignated The Lake
Superior Scottish Regiment (Motor) 29 Jun 1949
|
| The Algonquin Regiment
|
nil |
| The Winnipeg Grenadiers (MG)
|
Redesignated The Winnipeg
Grenadiers 15 Mar 1941 |
| The Edmonton Regiment
|
Redesignated The Loyal Edmonton
Regiment 9 Jul 1943 |
| The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG)
|
- Redesignated The Edmonton
Fusiliers 1 Apr 1941
- Amalgamated 1 Apr 1946 with
19th Alberta Dragoons, converted to armour and redesignated
to form 19th Alberta Armoured Car Regiment (Edmonton
Fusiliers)
|
| The Rocky Mountain Rangers
|
nil |
| The Calgary Highlanders
|
nil |
| The Calgary Regiment (Tank)
|
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 14th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion (The Calgary
Regiment (Tank)) 1 Apr 1941
|
| The British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) |
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 13th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia
Regiment) 1 Apr 1946
|
| The Prince Albert and Battleford
Volunteers |
- Split into two regiments 1
May 1941, designated as The Prince Albert Volunteers and The
Battleford Light Infantry (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse)
- Both regiments then
amalgamated on 1 Apr 1946 and was again designated The
Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers
|
| The Winnipeg Light Infantry (MG)
|
Redesignated The Winnipeg Light
Infantry 1 Apr 1946 |
| The Scots Fusiliers of Canada
|
Converted to artillery and
redesignated 54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Scots Fusiliers
of Canada) 1 Apr 1946 |
| The Irish Regiment of Canada
(MG) |
Redesignated The Irish Regiment
of Canada 12 Aug 1940 |
| The Toronto Scottish Regiment
(MG) |
Redesignated The Toronto
Scottish Regiment 16 Jun 1947 |
| The South Alberta Regiment
|
nil |
| The Saskatoon Light Infantry
(MG) |
nil |
| The South Saskatchewan Regiment
|
nil |
| The Westminster Regiment (MG)
|
Redesignated The Wesminster
Regiment (Motor) 4 Apr 1941 |
| The Essex Regiment (Tank)
|
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (Essex
Regiment) 27 Jan 1942
|
| The New Brunswick Regiment
(Tank) |
- Converted to armour and
redesignated 19th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion (The New
Brunswick Regiment)(Tank) 1 Apr 1941
|
| nil |
- The Prince Rupert Regiment
(MG) created 1942.
- Disbanded 1946.
|
| nil |
- Le Regiment de Gaspe-Bonaventure
created as redesignation of 3rd Battalion, Fusiliers du St.
Laurent 15 Aug 1944.
- Disbanded 31 Mar 1946.
|
| nil |
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
remustered 24 Oct 1949 |
