The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)
FIDELIS ET PARATUS
"Faithful and prepared"
Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury
53 Simcoe St. North
Oshawa, ON L1G 4R9
Join Our Team
Looking for full-time or part-time work? We are hiring and provide excellent career opportunities. Please do not hesitate to call or email our recruiter who will be pleased to answer any questions you may have and provide direction on how to apply to our Regiment.
Our Team Recruiter
Name: Sgt Rory Feeley
Phone: 905-721- 4000, Ext. 4025
Email: OntRegt.Recruiting@forces.gc.ca
Or contact
Phone: 1-800-856-8488
Contact a recruiting centre near you.
When We Train
September to June:
- Tuesday evenings
- 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- one weekend per month.
Full-time summer employment is available from May to August.
Trades In Our Unit
Equipment
Weapons:
- C7A2 5.56-mm Automatic Rifle
- C6 7.62-mm Medium Machine Gun
- C9 5.56-mm Light Machine Gun
- Browning 9-mm Pistol
- Colt M203 40-mm Grenade Launcher
Vehicles:
- G Wagon - Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW)
- Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS)
- Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV)
- Militarized Commercial Off-The-Shelf (MilCOTS)
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of 33 Canadian Brigade Group based in downtown Oshawa, Ontario. Formed in 1866, the regiment ranks among the oldest continuously serving Reserve (Militia) regiments in Canada and is one of the senior armoured regiments in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The Ontario Regiment continues to produce well trained soldiers to augment operations of the Canadian Armed Forces domestically and abroad. The Ontario Regiment is prepared to respond to any emergency or natural disaster in the region.
When you join our unit, you will receive competitive pay for your part time or full time work as well as be eligible for on the job training that could benefit you in civilian life. Also, there are medical, dental and educational benefits available to Army Reservists.
Here are all the details:
- Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel Christian Caron, CD
- Sergeant Major: Chief Warrant Officer Riley Falls, CD
The Ontario Regiment
Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury
53 Simcoe St. North
Oshawa, ON L1G 4R9
Phone: 905-721-4000
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) is one of the oldest continuously serving regiments in Canada and one of the senior armoured regiments. Militia units have existed in what is now the Region of Durham since the earliest days of the 19th century.
In 1856, A Highland Rifle Company was raised by Captain James Wallace, in Whitby, and became Number 6 Company of the 2nd Battalion, volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada, later named "The Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto" in April 1860. During the period of national tension that gripped Canada in the early 1860's, other volunteer militia infantry companies were formed in Ontario County. In 1862, two formed in Oshawa, two in Whitby and one each in Prince Albert, Greenwood, Uxbridge, Columbus and Brooklin. Many men were mobilized for service during the tensions of 1864-1866, when Fenian invaders massed south of the Niagara Frontier. The Oshawa Rifle Company took part in the Battle of Ridgeway, in June 1866, as part of a Provisional Battalion of Ontario Infantry.
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