Land Force Command (LFC), often also called the Canadian Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers.
LFC maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada and is also responsible for the largest component of the Primary Reserve, the Army Reserve, which is often referred to informally by its historic name, the "militia". The Chief of the Land Staff is Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie.
LFC is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces from 1940 until February 1, 1968. At the time of unification all army units were placed under Mobile Command (MC), later changed to Force Mobile Command (FMC) in 1975 when tactical air units were assigned to newly-created Air Command. The name was changed from FMC to Land Force Command in a 1997 reorganization of the Canadian Forces.
See main article: History of the Canadian Army.
Following unification of the three armed services in 1968, Mobile Command became in effect the "Canadian Army" though the term "army" did not find favour until the 1980s when it became once again unofficially used to refer to Canada's land forces, both Regular and Reserve. The early organization of Mobile Command included tactical ground attack fixed and rotary wing aircraft, in addition to ground forces, and was akin to the integrated warfare approach of the United States Marine Corps. In a 1975 reorganization of the Canadian Forces, Air Command was created and all air assets were reassigned to that organization. Mobile Command was renamed Force Mobile Command and became an exclusive ground force. In 1997, Force Mobile Command was officially redesignated Land Force Command of the Canadian Forces.
See: List of units of the Canadian Army
Canadian infantry and armoured regimental traditions are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British Army. Many regiments were patterned after regiments of the British Army, and a system of official "alliances", or affiliations, was created to perpetuate a sense of shared history. Other regiments developed independently, resulting in a mixture of both colourful and historically familiar names. Other traditions such as Battle Honours and Colours have been maintained by Canadian regiments as well. Approximately two thirds of the Regular Force is composed of anglophone units, while one third is francophone.
See: List of units of the Canadian Army
Regular Force units include:
Canada's regular field artillery has traditionally been called the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. Canada currently has four Regular Force regiments:
Regular Force infantry regiments and battalions of the Canadian Army are:
Between 1953 and 1971, the regular Canadian infantry consisted of seven regiments, each of two battalions (except the Royal 22e Régiment, which had three, and the Canadian Airborne Regiment, which was divided into three "commandos"). The three present regular infantry regiments were augmented by three further regiments each of two battalions:
After 1971, the regular force battalions of the QOR and the Black Watch were dissolved (their Militia battalions remained in Toronto and Montreal, respectively) with their personnel distributed between the RCR and PPCLI, while the Canadian Guards were disbanded. The Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded in 1995.
See: List of units of the Canadian Army
See main article: Structure of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command.
The Royal Military College of Canada mission is to educate, train and develop Officer Cadets for leadership careers of effective service in the Canadian Forces-Canadian Forces Air Command, Canadian Forces Maritime Command and Canadian Forces Land Force Command.
| Model | Image | Type | Number | Dates | Builder | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILCOTS Silverado | N/A | Light Utility Vehicle | 1,061 | 2003-2004 | Chevrolet, | Militarized Commercial Off-The-Shelf or colloquially as the "Milverado". Replacing the Bombardier Iltis jeeps in non combat use. 2500HD - 2003 Basic model 861 (GM K25943HD) |
| G-Wagen 4 × 4 | Light Utility Vehicle | 1,159 | 2003-2004 | Mercedes-Benz, | Replaced the Iltis light trucks in combat zones. Deployed in Afghanistan | |
| M-Gator | Light Utility Vehicle/All Terrain Vehicle | N/A | N/A | Deere & Company, | Deployed in Afghanistan | |
| LSVW | N/A | Light Support Vehicle, Wheeled | 2,879 | 1993-1997 | Western Star, | Based on Iveco model 40.10 with trailer units |
| MLVW | Medium Logistic Vehicle, Wheeled | 2,769 | 1982 | General Motors Corporation/Bombardier, / | License built M35/M36 series trucks. Peter MacKay had annonced in January 2009, 1300 new 7000-MV from Navistar International.The new vehicle coming between 2009-2010.[1] | |
| HLVW | N/A | Heavy Lift Vehicle, Wheeled | 1,212 | 1992 | Urban Transportation Development Corporation, | Based on Steyr 1491 Percheron truck chassis |
| Bv206 | Tracked Utility Vehicle | 78 | 1983 | BAE Systems Hägglunds, |
| Model | Image | Type | Number | Dates | Builder | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle | N/A | 8 × 8 Wheeled AFV | 203 | 1996 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division, | Replaced the Lynx in the armoured reconnaissance role. |
| Cougar AVGP | 6 × 6 Wheeled AFV | 195 | 1976 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division | Armoured fire support variant armed with 76-mm gun; being retired from reserve units and replaced with G-Wagon | |
| Grizzly AVGP | N/A | 6 × 6 Wheeled APC | 274 | 1976 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division, | Life-extended & relegated to support roles after 2000; 100 loaned to African Union troops in Sudan. |
| Bison | N/A | 8 × 8 Wheeled APC | 199 | 1990 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division, | TRILS (Tactical Radar Identification and Location System) uses Bison chassis; 74 as Ambulances60 Mortar vehicles, 35 Recovery vehicles, 16 Mobile Repair Team vehicles, 14 Electronic Warfare vehicles (AERIES) |
| M113A3/MTVL | Tracked APC | 1,143 | 1960s-1991; 2001-2006 | FMC, | 289 of original 1,143 M113's delivered mid-1960s to early 1990s upgraded to A3/MTVL; remainder declared surplus; used Taurus ARV tank tow vehicle | |
| LAV III | 8 × 8 Wheeled AFV | 651 | 1999 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division | 313 LAV Infantry Section Carriers, 181 LAV Command Post variants, 33 LAV TOW Under Armour (TUA) variants (Turret equipped with 2 TOW launchers), 47 LAV Forward Observation Officer (FOO) variants, 44 LAV Engineer variants, 33 Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle (MMEV) | |
| ADATS | N/A | Air-Defense, Anti-Tank System | 34 | 1989 | Rheinmetall Defence (formerly Oerlikon Contraves), | Mounted on M113 Armored Personnel Carrier platform |
| Leopard C2 | Main Battle Tank | 66 | 1979– | Krauss-Maffei/ Rheinmetall Defence, | 114 Leopard C1 tanks were upgraded to Leopard C2 in 2000–2001; Deployed in Afghanistan | |
| Leopard 2A4+ | Main Battle Tank | 95 | 2007– | Krauss-Maffei/ Rheinmetall Defence, | 80 Leopard 2A4 from Netherlands were update in 2007-2008 with L55 gun,designed "Leopard 2A4+" and 15 Leopard 2A4 from Germany for spare parts and training, in the summer of 2007. | |
| Leopard 2A6/2A6M | Main Battle Tank | 40 | 2007– | Krauss-Maffei/ Rheinmetall Defence, | A squadron of 20 Leopard 2A6M tanks "for deployed operations" was leased from the German Bundeswehr for use in Afghanistan for interim use (starting August 2007)[2] . 40 Leopard 2A6 were purchased from the Netherlands 20 will receive upgrade for 2A6M (mine protection).[3] . The 20 German Leopard 2A6Ms will likely be retained and replaced with 20 of the 2A6s purchased from the Netherlands at the end of the lease agreement leaving a total of 40 2A6 for Canada. |
| Model | Image | Type | Number | Dates | Builder | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamba/Nyala | Armoured Personnel Carrier | 75 | 2006 | BAE Systems Land Systems, / | Deployed in Afghanistan. | |
| Cougar H | Armoured Fighting Vehicle | 6 | 2007- | Force Protection Inc, / | Deployed in Afghanistan. Additional 34 ordered for 2009 | |
| Buffalo H | Mine Clearing System | 5 | 2007- | Force Protection Inc, / | Deployed in Afghanistan. Additional 14 for delivery in 2009 | |
| JSFU | Mine Clearing System | 1? | 2000 | Aardvark, | Deployed in Afghanistan | |
| Husky | N/A | Mine Clearing System | 5 | 2007- | DCD Dorbyl, | Deployed in Afghanistan; 1 damaged by mine |
| Model | Image | Type | Number | Dates | Builder | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky AVGP | Armoured Recovery Vehicle | 27 | 1976 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division, | 5 loaned to African Union troops in Sudan. | |
| ARV 3 M Buffalo "Büffel" | Armoured Recovery Vehicle | 2 (8) | 2007– | Rheinmetall Defence, | 2 Leopard 2-based ARVs were purchased from Germany and delivered to Afghanistan in August 2007. Another 6 Leopard 2 are to be converted from the purchased Leopard 2A4's into support variants (armoured recovery vehicles, armoured bridge-laying vehicles and armoured engineering vehicles) are planned. | |
| AEV Badger "Dachs" | Armoured Engineering Vehicle | 9 | 1990 | Rheinmetall Defence (formerly MAK), | Uses Leopard 1 chassis; armed with 7.62-mm machine gun (coax) C6–7.62-mm machine gun (external mount) 76-mm grenade launcher | |
| AVLB Beaver "Biber" | Armoured Bridge-Laying Vehicle | 9 | 1978– | Rheinmetall Defence (formerly MAK), | Uses Leopard 1 chassis | |
| ARV Taurus | Armoured Recovery Vehicle | 16 | 1978- | Rheinmetall Defence (formerly MAK), | Uses Leopard 1 chassis | |
| Galion 850 series | N/A | Road grader | N/A | N/A | Galion Iron Works, | |
| KMK 2025 | N/A | Crane | N/A | N/A | Krupp, | |
| Solar 220LC-III | N/A | Tracked Excavator | N/A | N/A | Daewoo, |
| Model | Image | Type | Number | Dates | Builder | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRILS | N/A | Tactical Radar Identification and Location System | 4 | 1997 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division, | Based on Bison chassis. |
| AERIES | N/A | Advanced Electronic Reconnaissance Intelligence Evaluation System | 6 | 1995 | General Dynamics Canada/General Motors Diesel Division, | Based on Bison chassis. |
| ADPROWPU | N/A | Advanced Double Pass Portable Reverse-Osmosis Water Purification Unit | 40 | 1990s | Zenon Environmental Inc (now GE Water), | Delivery of units by DART; Contract to upgrade trailer units given to Seprotech Systems Incorporated, Ottawa ON; units used in Canada, Pakistan, Haiti and Afghanistan |
| CH-146 Griffon | Utility Helicopter | 100 | 1995-1997 | Bell Helicopter Textron, / | Armed versions deployed to Afghanistan to escort heavy lift helicopters | |
| CH-147 Chinook | Cargo Helicopter | 22 | 2008 | Boeing, | In June 2006 that the Canadian government had announced a CDN$ 4.7 billion program to purchase 16 CH-47F and 6 CH-47D medium-heavy helicopters for military and disaster response roles. 6 Chinooks to be deployed in Afghanistan near end of 2008. | |
| AHSVS | N/A | Armoured Heavy Support Vehicle Systems | 86; option for additional 26 | 2008-? | Mercedes-Benz, | Deployed in Afghanistan 2008 |
| DAF XF95 Tropco Tractor | N/A | HET Tractor | 1-2? | 2007 | DAF Trucks, | Leased from Dutch Army until delivery of AHSVS is complete |
| Broshuis HET | N/A | Heavy Equipment Trailer | 1-2? | 2007 | Broshuis BV, | Leased from Dutch Army for use in Afghanistan. |
| Heron | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | 3 | 2009 | IAI, | Unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. Allows "ground forces to see...in real time [the] images acquired by the aircraft's sensors on a laptop on the ground"[4] |
See main article: List of infantry weapons and equipment of the Canadian military.
| Model/Type | Number | Dates | Manufacturer | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbit Skylark | N/A | 2007 | Elbit Systems, | miniature unmanned aerial vehicle,only leased http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?find&catalog=photos&template=detail_e.np&field=itemid&op=matches&value=65276&site=combatcamera |
| CG634 Helmet | N/A | 1997 | CGF Gallet, | replaced M1 Helmet |
| CADPAT (Canadian Disruptive Pattern) - Arid Regions uniform | N/A | 2002 | replaced old olive green Combat Dress | |
| CADPAT (Canadian Disruptive Pattern) - Temperate Woodland uniform | N/A | 2002 | replaced old olive green Combat Dress | |
| Improved Landmine Detection System (ILDS) | N/A | 2000s | N/A | |
| Ferret Anti Sniper System | 13 | 2005 | MacDonald Dettwiler Corp Richmond, BC | a microphone system mounted on the Coyote APC |
| QuikClot | N/A | 2007 | chemical clotting agent to help clot wounds | |
| hypertonic fluid | N/A | 2007 | Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), | concentrated blood clotting agent |
| Xaver 800 | N/A | 2007 | Camero Incorporated of Vienna, Virginia | microwave radar system - uses radio waves and converter to capture images |
| Medium Floating Bridge (MFB) | N/A | N/A | N/A | floating bridge |
| Medium Girder Bridge | N/A | N/A | N/A | light modular bridge |
| Minelab F1A4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | hand held mine detector |
| NODLR | N/A | N/A | N/A | night vision camera |
| Track Way | N/A | N/A | N/A | portable road for soft ground conditions |
| E-One Cyclone | N/A | N/A | N/A | fire pumper |
| Oshkosk | N/A | N/A | N/A | airport fire tender |
| 744RBL Multi-Purpose Engineer Vehicle | Arva Industries | rapid back hoe loader | ||
| AT 3033 | Arva Industries | rough/all terrain crane |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier) | WWII | Vickers or White Motor Company // |
| M7 Priest Kangaroo (Converted from M7 Priest SP howitzer) | WWII | Rock Island Arsenal, Detroit Tank Arsenal, American Locomotive Company |
| Ram Kangaroo (Converted from Ram I and II tanks) | WWII | Montreal Locomotive Works and American Locomotive Company / |
| Sherman Kangaroo (Converted from Sherman tanks) | WWII | Wright Corporation (Designer) |
| Loyd Carrier | WWII | Carden-Loyd Tractors Limited and Vickers-Armstron |
| Universal Carrier | WWII-? | Vickers |
| Wasp - A Universal Carrier with flame-thrower equipment | WWII-? | Vickers |
| T-16 Carrier | WWII-? | Vickers |
| Windsor Carrier | WWII-? | Vickers |
| M3A1 Half-track | WWII | Rock Island Arsenal, Detroit Tank Arsenal, American Locomotive Company |
| Truck,15-cwt, Half-track | International Harvester | |
| M5 Half-track | International Harvester | |
| M9A1 Half-track | International Harvester | |
| M14 Half-track | International Harvester |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart tank | Wright Corporation | |
| Churchill infantry tank MkI-IV | Harlan-Wolff | |
| Churchill Oke flame tank | ||
| Sherman Tank | / Wright Corporation | |
| Grizzly (Canadian built M4A1) | ||
| Sherman III (M4A2 with a 75 mm gun) | Wright Corporation | |
| Sherman V (M4A4 with a 75 mm gun) | Wright Corporation | |
| Sherman Ib (M4 with a 105 mm howitzer) | Wright Corporation | |
| Sherman IC (Firefly) (M4 with a 17 pounder gun) | Wright Corporation | |
| Sherman VC (Firefly) (M4A4 with a 17 pounder gun) | Wright Corporation | |
| Sherman V Duplex Drive tank (M4A4 | Wright Corporation | |
| Sherman Badger flame tank | Wright Corporation | |
| Ram Badger flame tank | Early WW2 | |
| M10 Wolverine tank destroyer | WW2 | |
| Achilles tank destroyers (M10 equipped with a 17 pounder gun) | WW2 | / |
| Archer Tank Destroyer | WW2, Suez Crisis |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette | ||
| Light Tank Mk VIA | ||
| Six Ton Tank Model 1917 | ||
| Ram tank I and II | ||
| Vickers Valentine Mark VI | ||
| Matilda II infantry tank | ||
| Lee/Grant |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| M3 75mm Gun Motor Carriage (M3 Half-track equipped with the M1A1 75 mm gun) | ||
| Sexton | ||
| M7 Priest | ||
| Centaur IV | ||
| Centaur, AA Mk II | ||
| Skink anti-aircraft tank |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Ram ARV Mk I and II | ||
| Valentine Bridgelayer | ||
| M4A4 Sherman V Armoured Recovery vehicle | ||
| M416 trailers | 1940s-1990s | |
| M101 trailers | 1992-? |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| QF 25 pounder | ||
| BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun | ||
| BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun | ||
| Land Mattress |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Ordnance QF 6 pounder | ||
| Ordnance QF 17 pounder |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Bofors 40 mm gun | ||
| QF 3.75 inch AA | ||
| Polsten-Oerlikon gun |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Charleville 1717 | ||
| Charleville 1728 | ||
| Charleville 1746 | ||
| Fusil de Grenadier Tulle | ||
| Fusil de Chasse Tulle | ||
| Queen Ann Musket | 1702-1714 | |
| William III Carbine | ||
| Nock Carbine | 1780-1790s | |
| Elliot Carbine | 1770s | |
| Brown Bess Long Land, Short Land, India Patterns | ||
| Lovells Pattern 1838 musket and Double Barrel Carbine | ||
| Pattern 1842 Musket | ||
| Pattern 1851 Rifle | ||
| Pattern 1853 Enfield | ||
| Lancaster Rifle | ||
| Baker rifle | ||
| Brunswick rifle |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Starr Carbine | US Civil War 1860s | |
| Spencer rifle and carbine | US Civil War 1860s | |
| Westley Richards Rifle | ||
| Peabody Rifle | ||
| Snider Enfield | 1860s-1901 | |
| Martini Henry | 1870s-end of WWI | |
| Winchester rifle | 1870s-end of WWI |
.303 rifles
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Martini-Metford - 1894-? | ||
| Martini-Enfield | ||
| Lee-Metford - 1895-? | ||
| Lee-Enfield | ||
| Lee Enfield Mk I - 1896-1905 | ||
| Lee Enfield (SMLE) Mark III - 1916-1943 | ||
| Lee Enfield Number 4 Mk I - 1943-1955, Still in use with the Canadian Rangers | ||
| Ross rifle | ||
| Ross Mark I and Ross Mark II - 1905-1913 | ||
| Ross Mark III - 1913-1916 | ||
| FN C1 and FN C1A1 -1955-1985 | ||
| C7, C7A1 and C7A2- 1985-present | ||
| C8 Carbine, C8A1 (Carbine version of the C7 issued to mostly to AFV crews), C8A2 - ? -present | ||
| C3A1 sniper rifle - 1970s-present | ||
| .338 Cal Medium Range Sniper Rifle - ? - present | ||
| 12.7mm McMillan Tac-50 Sniper Rifle - ? - present |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Colt Model 1878 Revolver - 1885-1902 | ||
| Colt "New Service" Revolver - 1900-1928 (also used by the NWMP and RCMP from 1905-1954) | ||
| Colt Model 1911 Pistol - 1914-1945 | ||
| Smith & Wesson 2nd Model "Hand Ejector" Revolver - 1915-1951 | ||
| Smith & Wesson "Military & Police" Revolver - 1939-1964 | ||
| Inglis "High Power" Pistol - 1944-present (Canadian re-engineering of the Browning Hi-Power) | ||
| Browning Hi-Power - 1970-present | ||
| SIG-Sauer P225(Close Protection Teams, Military Police and Naval Boarding Parties) - 1991-present |  | |
| SIG-Sauer P226 (JTF-2) - ?-present | |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Webley Mark VI Revolver | ||
| Enfield No. 2 MkI Revolver | ||
| Colt Police Positive - 1941-present | ||
| Colt Model 1911A1 - 1942-1945 |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson Submachine Gun - 1940-1945 | ||
| Sten Gun - 1942-1958 | ||
| C1 Submachine Gun - 1958-1988 | ||
| Heckler & Koch MP5 JTF2 and naval boarding parties - |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Colt Machine Gun 1914-1916 | ||
| Vickers Machine Gun 1914-1919 | ||
| Lewis Machine Gun - 1916-1939 | ||
| C5 General Purpose Machine Gun - 1939?-1980s | ||
| Bren Light Machine Gun - 1939-1955 | ||
| Bangalore torpedo | ||
| FN C2 Light Automatic Rifle - 1955-1985 | ||
| C6 General Purpose Machine Gun 1978-present | ||
| C9 Light Machine Gun - 1985-present | ||
| M2 Heavy Machine Gun - WWII-present | ||
| Remington 870 Tactical Shotgun -????-???? | ||
| Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 "Ack-Pack" | ||
| Javelin surface-to-air missile |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Boys Anti-Tank Rifle | ||
| PIAT-1943-1950s | ||
| 3.5" Rocket Launcher (in Reserve Force inventory as late as 1977) | ||
| 106mm recoilless rifle (in Reserve Force inventory as late as 1985) | ||
| Carl Gustav-1965-present |  | |
| M72 SRAAW | ||
| TOW | ||
| ERYX | / |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Mills bomb | ||
| No 68 AT Grenade | ||
| No 69 Bakelite Percussion Grenade | ||
| No 73 Grenade | ||
| No. 74 Sticky bomb | ||
| No. 75 AT Hawkins Mine | ||
| No. 82 Gammon | ||
| Clam Magnetic Mine | ||
| GS.MV Anti-tank Mine | ||
| GS.MkII Anti-tank Mine | ||
| M61 grenade | ||
| M67 grenade | ||
| V40 Mini Fragmentation Grenade |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| 2 inch Mortar-WWII-????-???? (WWII) | ||
| 3 inch Mortar-????-???? (WWII) | ||
| 4.2 inch Mortar-????-???? (WWII) | ||
| 60 mm M19 CAN Light Mortar - WWII-present | ||
| 81 mm C3 Medium Mortar - 1967-present |
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern 1888 Bayonet | ||
| Pattern 1907 Bayonet | ||
| Pattern 1913 Bayonet | ||
| Ross Bayonet | ||
| No. 4 Rifle Bayonets | ||
| Mk I Spike Bayonet | ||
| Mk II Spike Bayone | ||
| Mk III Spike Bayonet | ||
| No. 5 Mk II Knife Bayonet | ||
| No. 7 Knife Bayonet | ||
| No. 9 Socket Knife Bayonet | ||
| C1 Bayonet | ||
| Nella C7 Bayonet |
Combat knives
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| .303 British | ||
| .455 Webley | ||
| 7.62 × 51 mm NATO | ||
| 5.56 x 45 mm NATO |
Uniforms
See also: Battledress, Uniforms of the Canadian Forces
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Service Dress 1900-1903 | 1900-1903 | |
| Service Dress | 1907-1940 | |
| Canadian Pattern and British Pattern | / | |
| Khaki Drill | 1900-1949 | |
| Battle Dress | 1939-1967 | |
| Denison smock Used by the Airborne | ||
| Bush Dress | 1950-1960 | / |
| Combat Dress | 1968-2002 | |
| CADPAT camouflage Combat Dress | 2002-present |
Load bearing equipment
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver Pattern Equipment 1898-19?? | ||
| 1903 Pattern Bandolier Equipment | ||
| 1937 Pattern Web Equipment | ||
| 1942 Battle Jerkin | ||
| 1951 Pattern Web Equipment | ||
| 1964 Pattern Web Equipment | ||
| 1982 Pattern Web Equipment | ||
| Tactical Vest (or just known as Tac Vest) | 2003- Present |
Head dress
| Model/Type | Period or Years in Use | Manufacturer/Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Wolseley" helmets | ||
| Glengarry | ||
| Tam o'shanter | ||
| Field Service Cap | ||
| Beret | 19th Century-present | |
| Brodie helmet | WWI | |
| Kettle hat | WWII | |
| M1 Helmet | 1960s-1990s | |
| Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops | early 1990s | |
| SPECTRA helmet/Barrday Helmet CG634 | 1997-present | |
| American DH-132A Crewman Helmet | 1990s? |
Protective equipment
Field kitchens and catering are used to feed members of the CF Land Forces personnel at bases and overseas operation centres. For personnel on patrol away from bases, they are supplied Individual Meal Pack.
See main article: Canadian Forces ranks and insignia. Comparison of ranking structure available at Ranks and insignia of NATO. Not shown are the various appointment badges for specialist positions such as master gunner, drum major, etc. Many ranks are associated with specific appointments; for example a regimental sergeant major is usually a chief warrant officer. The title of master corporal also, technically, refers to an appointment and not a rank. Some ranks may have different names depending on the customary tradition of certain army corps, and may not appear here. Two commonly heard examples are the rank of Sapper, referring to a trained private in the combat engineers, and Trooper, referring to a trained private in the armoured trade. In addition, in the artillery, the ranks Trained Private through Master Corporal are represented by Gunner, Bombadier, and Master Bombadier respectively.
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The Canadian Army has participated in the following campaigns as a combatant:
See main article: Military history of Canada during the Second World War.