Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. LFWA is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

Contents

1 Regular forces 2 Reserve brigades 3 Abbreviations 4 See also

Regular forces

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group		Edmonton
1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery		Shilo, Manitoba
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)	Armoured	Edmonton
1 Combat Engineer Regiment		Edmonton
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry	Edmonton
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry	Shilo
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Light infantry	Edmonton
1 Service Battalion		Edmonton
1 Military Police Platoon		Edmonton
1 Area Support Group		Edmonton
731 Signals Squadron		Shilo
742 Signals Squadron		Edmonton
CFB/ASU Shilo
CFB/ASU Edmonton
ASU Calgary		Calgary, Alberta
ASU Chilliwack		Chilliwack, British Columbia
CFB Suffield		Suffield, Alberta
1 General Support Battalion		Edmonton
Royal Canadian Artillery Band		Edmonton
Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks		Edmonton
4 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group	Canadian Rangers	Victoria, British Columbia

Also stationed at CFB Edmonton are 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 1 Field Ambulance. Although these two units work closely with 1 CMBG, they are not officially part of the brigade group.

Reserve brigades

38 Canadian Brigade Group	Regina
The Saskatchewan Dragoons	Reconnaissance, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The Fort Garry Horse	Reconnaissance, Winnipeg, Manitoba
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Regina and Yorkton, Saskatchewan
26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Brandon and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
116th Independent Field Battery, RCA	Kenora, Ontario
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Dismounted infantry
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment	Dismounted infantry Thunder Bay, Marathon and Geraldton, Ontario
The North Saskatchewan Regiment	Dismounted infantry, Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
The Royal Regina Rifles	Dismounted infantry
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Dismounted infantry, Winnipeg
16 (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion	Regina and Saskatoon
17 (Winnipeg) Service Battalion
18 (Thunder Bay) Service Battalion
39 Canadian Brigade Group	Vancouver
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC)	Reconnaissance, Vancouver, British Columbia
The British Columbia Dragoons	Reconnaissance, Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Victoria
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Vancouver
6 Field Engineer Squadron	North Vancouver, British Columbia
44 Field Engineer Squadron	Trail, British Columbia
The Rocky Mountain Rangers	Dismounted infantry, Kamloops and Salmon Arm, British Columbia
The Royal Westminster Regiment	Dismounted infantry, New Westminster, British Columbia
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada	Dismounted infantry, Vancouver
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)	Dismounted infantry, Victoria, Nanaimo and Port Alberni, British Columbia
11 (Victoria) Service Battalion
12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion
41 Canadian Brigade Group	Calgary
The South Alberta Light Horse	Reconnaissance, Edmonton and Medicine Hat, Alberta
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)	Reconnaissance
20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta
18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA	Lethbridge, Alberta
8 Field Engineer Regiment	Edmonton
33 Field Engineer Squadron	Calgary, Alberta
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)	Dismounted infantry
The Calgary Highlanders	Dismounted infantry
14 (Calgary) Service Battalion
15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion
6 Intelligence Company	Edmonton, Vancouver, and Winnipeg

Abbreviations

• ASU: Area Support Unit
• CFB: Canadian Forces Base
• RCA: The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
• RCAC: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

See also

• CF Land Force Command