| Designation
as of 1 Jan 1950 |
Changes
made before 1 Jan 2000 |
| The Governor General's Foot
Guards |
- Redesignated The Governor
General's Foot Guards (5th Battalion, Canadian Guards) 1 Sep
1954.
- Redesignated Governor
General's Foot Guards (5th Battalion, Canadian Guards) 25
Apr 1958.
- Redesignated Governor
General's Foot Guards 1 Dec 1976.
|
| The Canadian Grenadier Guards
|
- Redesignated The Canadian
Grenadier Guards (6th Battalion, Canadian Guards) 1 Sep
1954.
- Redesignated The Canadian
Grenadier Guards 1 Aug 1976.
|
| The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
|
- Two battalions added to
Regular Force order of battle 16 Oct 1953; Militia battalion
became 3rd Battalion, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.
- Last Regular Force battalion
disbanded 27 Apr 1970, regiment reverted to Reserve, once
again redesignated The Queens Own Rifles of Canada.
|
| Victoria Rifles of Canada
|
Regiment added to Supplementary
Order of Battle 5 Mar 1965. |
| The Black Watch (Royal Highland
Regiment) of Canada |
- Two battalions added to
Regular Force order of battle 16 Oct 1953; Militia battalion
became 3rd Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland
Regiment) of Canada.
- Regular Force battalions
disbanded 1 Jul 1970, regiment reverted to Reserve, once
again redesignated The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
of Canada.
|
| The Canadian Fusiliers (City of
London Regiment)(MG) |
- Amalgamated 1 Oct 1954 with
The Oxford Rifles, to form The London and Oxford Fusiliers
(3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment).
- Redesignated 3rd Battalion,
The Royal Canadian Regiment (London and Oxford Fusiliers) 25
Apr 1958.
- Redesignated 4th Battalion,
The Royal Canadian Regiment (London and Oxford Fusiliers) 1
Sep 1970
- Redesignated 4th Battalion,
The Royal Canadian Regiment 1989.
|
| The Royal Rifles of Canada
|
Regiment added to Supplementary
Order of Battle 22 Feb 1965. |
| Les Voltigeurs de Quebec (Motor)
|
- Redesignated Les Voltigeurs
de Québec (Mit) and absorbed Le Régiment de Québec (Mit) 1
Sep 1954
- Redesignated Les Voltigeurs
de Québec 11 Apr 1958
|
| The Royal Regiment of Canada
|
nil |
| The Royal Hamilton Light
Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) |
nil |
| The Princess of Wales' Own
Regiment |
nil |
| Le Régiment de Levis
|
Absorbed by Le Régiment de la
Chaudière 1 Sep 1954. |
| Le Régiment de Saguenay
|
- Redesignated Le Régiment du
Saguenay (Mit) 1 Sep 1954.
- Redesignated Le Régiment du
Saguenay 11 Apr 1958.
|
| The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
|
nil |
| The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin
and Halton Regiment) |
nil |
| The Essex Scottish |
- Amalgamated with The Kent
Regiment to become The Essex and Kent Scottish 1 Oct 1954.
- Organized into 2 battalions,
7 Mar 1962.
- Amalgamated into 1 battalion
31 Mar 1965.
|
| The Oxford Rifles |
- Amalgamated 1 Oct 1954 with
the The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)(MG), to
form The London and Oxford Fusiliers (3rd Battalion, The
Royal Canadian Regiment).
|
| The Kent Regiment |
Amalgamated with The Essex
Scottish to become The Essex and Kent Scottish 1 Oct 1954.
|
| The Elgin Regiment |
- Redesignated The Elgin
Regiment (27th Armoured Regiment) 1 Oct 1954 and converted
to armour.
- Redesignated The Elgin
Regiment (RCAC) 19 May 1958.
- Moved to Royal Canadian
Armoured Corps
|
| The Perth Regiment |
- Amalgamated with The
Highland Light Infantry of Canada, to form The Perth and
Waterloo Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada) 1 Oct
1954.
- Un-amalgamated to become The
Perth Regiment 1 Apr 1957.
- Disbanded, some personnel
went to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (London
and Oxford Fusiliers) and Regiment added to Supplementary
Order of Battle 28 Feb 1965.
|
| The Highland Light Infantry of
Canada |
- Amalgamated with The Perth
Regiment, to form The Perth and Waterloo Regiment (Highland
Light Infantry of Canada) 1 Oct 1954.
- Unamalgamated to reform The
Highland Light Infantry of Canada 1 Apr 1957.
- Amalgamated with The Scots
Fusiliers of Canada, to form The Highland Fusiliers of
Canada 26 Feb 1965.
- Redesignated The Royal
Highland Fusiliers of Canada 5 Nov 1998.
|
| The Grey and
Simcoe Foresters (RCAC) |
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters
converted back to infantry 1970. |
| The Midland Regiment
|
Absorbed by The Hastings and
Prince Edward Regiment on 1 Sep 1954. |
| 60th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment (The Brockville Rifles) |
- Redesignated as 32nd
Locating Battery (Brockville Rifles), RCA on 1 Sep 1954 and
absorbed by 32nd Anti-Tank Battalion (Self-Propelled), RCA.
- Redesignated The Brockville
Rifles 1 Dec 1959 and converted back to infantry.
|
| 59th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish)
|
Redesignated The Lanark and
Renfrew Scottish Regiment 1 Dec 1959 and converted back to
infantry. |
| The Cameron Highlanders of
Ottawa |
- Redesignated The Cameron
Highlanders of Ottawa (MG) 1 Sep 1954.
- Redesignated The Cameron
Highlanders of Ottawa 1 Aug 1959
|
| 48th Highlanders of Canada
|
nil |
| The Hastings and Prince Edward
Regiment |
- Absorbed The Midland
Regiment, and 9 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Self-Propelled) (The
Argyll Light Infantry) RCA without change of title 1 Sep
1954.
- "B" Company formed from 50th
Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers),
Royal Canadian Artillery and 28th RCEME 1969.
|
| Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
|
nil |
| The Royal Montreal Regiment (MG)
|
Redesignated The Royal Montreal
Regiment 1 Sep 1954. |
| The Stormont, Dundas and
Glengarry Highlanders |
- Redesignated The Stormont,
Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (MG) 1 Sep 1954.
- Redesignated The Stormont,
Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1 Aug 1959
|
| Le Régiment de Montmagmy
|
Absorbed by Les Fusiliers du St.
Laurent 1 Sep 1954. |
| The New Brunswick Scottish
|
- Amalgamated with The
Carleton and York Regiment, to form 1st Battalion, The New
Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) 31 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated 1st Battalion,
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment 18 May 1956.
|
| Le Régiment de Chateauguay
|
Redesignated 4ieme Bataillon,
Royal 22e Régiment (Châteauguay) 1954. |
| Les Fusiliers Mont Royal
|
nil |
| The Princess Louise Fusiliers
(MG) |
Redesignated The Princess Louise
Fusiliers 11 Apr 1958. |
| The Carleton and York Regiment
|
- Amalgamated with The New
Brunswick Scottish, to form 1st Battalion, The New Brunswick
Regiment (Carleton and York) 31 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated 1st Battalion,
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment 18 May 1956
|
| The West Nova Scotia Regiment
|
- Redesignated The West Nova
Scotia Regiment (MG) 1 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated The West Nova
Scotia Regiment 11 Apr 1958.
|
| The Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada |
nil |
| The North Shore (New Brunswick)
Regiment |
- Amalgamated with 28 Field
Battery RCA, to form 2nd Battalion, The New Brunswick
Regiment (North Shore) 30 Sep 1954.
- Redesignated 2nd Battalion,
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment 18 May 1956
|
| The Pictou Highlanders (Motor)
|
- Amalgamated with The North
Nova Scotia Highlanders, and 189 LAA Battery RCA, to form
1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders 1 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated 1st Battalion,
The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) 21 Jun 1955.
|
| The Queen's Own Cameron
Highlanders of Canada |
- Redesignated The Queens' Own
Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Motor) 1 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated The Queens' Own
Cameron Highlanders of Canada 11 Apr 1958.
|
| The North Nova Scotia
Highlanders |
- Amalgamated with The Pictou
Highlanders, and 189 LAA Battery RCA, to form 1st Battalion,
The Nova Scotia Highlanders 1 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated 1st Battalion,
The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) 21 Jun 1955.
|
| Régiment de Joliette
|
Regiment added to Supplementary
Order of Battle 31 Dec 1964. |
| Le Régiment de St. Hyacinthe
|
- Redesignated 6th Battalion,
Le Royal 22e Régiment 2 Feb 1956.
- Redesignated 6e bataillon,
Le Royal 22e Régiment (Saint-Hyacinthe) 9 Nov 1963.
|
| Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
|
nil |
| Le Regiment de Québec (Mit)
|
Amalgamated with Les Voltigeurs
de Québec (Motor) 1954 |
| The Canadian Scottish Regiment
(Princess Mary's) |
Absorbed 62nd Anti-Tank Battery
RCA and 66 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA, without change of
title 31 Dec 1954. |
| 65th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers) |
- Redesignated Irish Fusiliers
of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment), absorbed 120th
Independent Field Battery, RCA and converted to infantry 1
Sep 1958
- Regiment added to
Supplementary Order of Battle 19 Mar 1965.
|
| Fusiliers du St. Laurent
|
- Redesignated Les Fusiliers
du St. Laurent (5th Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment) absorbed
Le Régiment de Montmagny 1 Sep 1954.
- Redesignated Les Fusiliers
du St. Laurent 1 Apr 1968.
|
| The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
|
Absorbed The Winnipeg Light
Infantry without change of title in 1955. |
| The Arygll and Sutherland
Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) |
nil |
| Le Régiment de la Chaudière
|
Absorbed Le Régiment de Lévis
without change of title in 1954. |
| The Cape Breton Highlanders
|
- United with The North Nova
Scotia Highlanders and The Pictou Highlanders, to form 2nd
Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders 15 Sep 1954.
- Redesignated 2nd Battalion,
The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) 21 Jun 1955.
|
| The Regina Rifle Regiment
|
Redesignated The Royal Regina
Rifles 9 Jul 1982. |
| The Lake Superior Regiment
(Motor) |
Redesignated The Lake Superior
Scottish Regiment 11 Apr 1958. |
| The Algonquin Regiment
|
- Redesignated The Algonquin
Regiment (26th Armoured Regiment) 1 Oct 1954 and converted
to armour.
- Redesignated The Algonquin
Regiment (RCAC) 19 May 1958.
- Moved to Royal Canadian
Armoured Corps
- Redesignated The Algonquin
Regiment and converted back to infantry 1965.
|
| The Winnipeg Grenadiers
|
Regiment added to Supplementary
Order of Battle 28 Feb 1965. |
| The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
|
- Redesignated The Loyal
Edmonton Regiment (3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry) 19 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated The Loyal
Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry) 1 Apr 1970.
|
| The Rocky Mountain Rangers
|
nil |
| The Calgary Highlanders
|
nil |
| The Prince Albert and Battleford
Volunteers |
- Amalgamated with 50th Field
Squadron, RCE and redesignated The Prince Albert and
Battleford Volunteers (Machine Gun) 1 Sep 1954.
- Redesignated 1st Battalion,
The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Prince Albert and
Battleford Volunteers) (Machine Gun) 17 Feb 1955.
- Redesignated 1st Battalion,
The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Prince Albert and
Battleford Volunteers), 11 Apr 1958.
- Two battalions amalgamated
on 1 Sep 1970; "A" Company at Saskatoon and "B" Company at
Prince Albert.
|
| The Winnipeg Light Infantry
|
Amalgamated with The Royal
Winnipeg Rifles, 30 June 1955. No change in designation for that
unit. |
| 54th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Scots Fusiliers of Canada) |
- Redesignated The Scots
Fusiliers of Canada and converted back to infantry 1 Dec
1959.
- Amalgamated with The
Highland Light Infantry of Canada, to form The Highland
Fusiliers of Canada 26 Feb 1965.
|
| The Irish Regiment of Canada
|
Disbanded (reduced to nil
strength and placed on Supplementary Order of Battle) 31 Mar
1965, and replaced by 2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of
Canada formed at Sudbury, Ont., by conversion of 58th Field
Regiment RCA. |
| The Toronto Scottish Regiment
|
Redesignated The Toronto
Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) 9 Oct
2000. |
| The South Alberta Regiment
|
- Amalgamated with 41st
Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA, and 68th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, to form The South Alberta Light
Horse (29th Armoured Regiment), 28 Sep 1954.
- Moved to Royal Canadian
Armoured Corps
|
| The Saskatoon Light Infantry
(MG) |
- Redesignated 2nd Battalion,
The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Saskatoon Light
Infantry)(Machine Gun), 17 Feb 1955.
- Redesignated 2nd Battalion,
The North Saskatchewan Regiment (The Saskatoon Light
Infantry), 11 Apr 1958.
- Two battalions amalgamated 1
Sep 1970.
|
| The South Saskatchewan Regiment
|
Regiment added to Supplementary
Order of Battle 1 Sep 1968. |
| The Westminster Regiment (Motor)
|
- Redesignated The Westminster
Regiment 6 Oct 1954.
- Redesignated The Royal
Westminster Regiment 9 Dec 1966.
|
| The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
|
Absorbed 166th (Newfoundland)
Field Artillery Regiment RCA without change of title 1 Mar 1961.
|
| nil |
- The Yukon Regiment created
19 May 1962.
- Regiment added to
Supplementary Order of Battle 15 Jun 1968.
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