1st Canadian Division

Who We Are

Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, the 1st Canadian Division serves as the Army’s high readiness manoeuvre division for expeditionary and major combat operations. Current examples include Operation REASSURANCE, the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia, and Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s training and capacity building mission in support of Ukraine. With forces in five provinces, the Division develops and integrates all key operating functions—command, sense, act, shield, and sustain—enabling decisive action in both major combat and crisis scenarios.

Our Mission

• Deployable division HQ focused on warfighting operations across the full spectrum of conflict
• Mechanized brigades equipped with tanks, other armoured vehicles, and reconnaissance platforms
• Fires brigade delivering long-range precision, and self propelled artillery capabilities
• Combat support brigade integrating air defence, combat engineers, electronic warfare, CBRN, PsyOps, uncrewed systems, and civil-military cooperation
• Sustainment brigade to expand logistics and combat service support
• Light infantry regiment providing rapid, deployable forces for Arctic, remote, and global response tasks

Formations and Units

• 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
• 38 Canadian Brigade Group
• 39 Canadian Brigade Group
• 41 Canadian Brigade Group
• 3rd Canadian Division Support Group
• 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre
• 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (patrolling YT, NT and NU)
• 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (patrolling BC, AB, SK and MB)
• 6 Intelligence Company
• 1 Military Police Regiment

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