Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

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The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces (CF), formerly known as the "Infantry Branch". It was formed as the Canadian Infantry Corps in 1942 to encompass all existing infantry regiments, including regiments of foot guards, in the Canadian Army. The corps was granted its "royal" designation in 1947. Today, the RCIC is responsible for the administration and training and both the regular and reserve infantry that form part of Land Command. Most significantly, the RCIC has responsibility for the Infantry School, which runs courses in all aspects of infantry operation, and is stationed at CFB Gagetown.

Contents 1 Regular Force 2 Primary Reserve (Militia) 3 References 4 Order of precedence

[edit] Regular Force

Note: each regular force regiment retains a parachute company.

1. The Royal Canadian Regiment
   • 1st Battalion (CFB Petawawa) - Mechanized Infantry
   • 2nd Battalion (CFB Gagetown) - Mechanized Infantry
   • 3rd Battalion (CFB Petawawa) - Light Infantry + Parachute Company
2. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
   • 1st Battalion (CFB Edmonton) - Mechanized Infantry
   • 2nd Battalion (CFB Shilo) - Mechanized Infantry
   • 3rd Battalion (CFB Edmonton) - Light Infantry + Parachute Company
3. Royal 22^e Régiment
   • 1er Bataillon (CFB Valcartier) - Mechanized Infantry
   • 2e Bataillon (Quebec City) - Mechanized Infantry
   • 3e Bataillon (CFB Valcartier) - Light Infantry + Parachute Company

[edit] Primary Reserve (Militia)

1. Governor General's Foot Guards - Light Infantry
2. The Canadian Grenadier Guards - Light Infantry
3. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada - Airborne Infantry
4. The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada - Light Infantry
5. Les Voltigeurs de Québec - Light Infantry
6. The Royal Regiment of Canada - Light Infantry
7. The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) - Light Infantry
8. The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment - Light Infantry
9. The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment - Light Infantry
10. The Lincoln and Welland Regiment - Light Infantry
11. The Royal Canadian Regiment — Reserve Force:
    • 4th Battalion - Dismounted Infantry
12. The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada - Light Infantry
13. The Grey and Simcoe Foresters - Light Infantry
14. The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) - Light Infantry
15. The Brockville Rifles - Light Infantry
16. Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders - Light Infantry
17. Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent - Light Infantry
18. Le Régiment de la Chaudière - Light Infantry
19. Royal 22^e Régiment — Reserve Force:
    • 4th Battalion - Dismounted Infantry
    • 6th Battalion - Dismounted Infantry
20. Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal - Light Infantry
21. The Princess Louise Fusiliers - Light Infantry
22. The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
    • 1st Battalion - Dismounted Infantry
    • 2nd Battalion - Dismounted Infantry
23. The West Nova Scotia Regiment - Light Infantry
24. The Nova Scotia Highlanders - Light Infantry
25. Le Régiment de Maisonneuve - Light Infantry
26. The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa - Light Infantry
27. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles - Light Infantry
28. The Essex and Kent Scottish - Light Infantry
29. 48th Highlanders of Canada - Light Infantry
30. Le Régiment du Saguenay - Light Infantry
31. The Algonquin Regiment - Light Infantry
32. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) - Light Infantry
33. The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment - Light Infantry
34. The North Saskatchewan Regiment - Light Infantry
35. The Royal Regina Rifles - Light Infantry
36. The Rocky Mountain Rangers - Light Infantry
37. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry - Reserve Force
    • The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) - Light Infantry
38. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada - Light Infantry
39. The Royal Westminster Regiment - Light Infantry
40. The Calgary Highlanders - Light Infantry
41. Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke - Light Infantry
42. The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - Light Infantry
43. The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) - Light Infantry
44. The Royal Montreal Regiment - Light Infantry
45. The Irish Regiment of Canada
    • 2nd Battalion - Light Infantry^[1]
46. The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own)
47. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
    • 1st Battalion - Light Infantry
    • 2nd Battalion - Light Infantry
    • 3rd Battalion - Light Infantry

[edit] References

1. ^ The 1st Battalion was disbanded and added to the Supplementary Order of Battle on 31 Mar 1965; the 2nd Battalion was formed the same year by the conversion of the 58th Field Regiment, RCA to infantry. The 1st Battalion has never been reformed.(canadiansoldiers.com 1965 Unit Listing)

[edit] Order of precedence

Preceded by: Communications and Electronics Branch

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Succeeded by: Air Operations Branch

Canadian Forces Personnel Branches

Air Operations Branch | Band Branch | Cadet Instructors Cadre | Canadian Forces Medical Service | Canadian Forces Military Police | Canadian Military Engineers | Chaplain Branch | Communications and Electronics Branch | Dental Branch | Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch | Intelligence Branch | Legal Branch | Logistics Branch | Naval Operations Branch | Personnel Selection Branch | Public Affairs Branch | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps | Royal Canadian Infantry Corps | Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery | Training Development Branch