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Land Force Western Area Units

Land Force Western Area stretches from the Lakehead region of northwestern Ontario to the Western shores of Vancouver Island. At 2.9 million square kilometers, it's the largest Land Force area in Canada, larger than Europe, and home to over eight milion Canadians.

Known as the Army in the West, LFWA includes more than 12,000 soldiers and civilians. On this page, you will find each city in western Canada, sorted by province, that has an Army unit listed, along with the link to the unit .

Alberta	Saskatchewan	Manitoba
Ontario	Northwest Territories	British Columbia

British Columbia

*Aldergrove*	15^th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
*Aldergrove*	The Royal Westminster Regiment
*Chilliwack*	39 Combat Engineer Regiment
*Chilliwack*	Area Support Unit Chilliwack
*Comox/Courtney*	The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
*Esquimalt*	4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group Headquarters
*Kamloops*	The Rocky Mountain Rangers
*Kelowna*	The British Columbia Dragoons
*Nanaimo*	5^th (BC) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
*Nanaimo*	The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
*New Westminster*	The Royal Westminster Regiment
*North Vancouver*	39 Combat Engineer Regiment
*Richmond*	12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion
*Trail*	39 Combat Regiment
*Vancouver*	15^th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
	39 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
	The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)
	The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
*Vernon*	The British Columbia Dragoons
*Victoria*	11 (Victoria) Service Battalion
	5^th (BC) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
	The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)

Alberta

*Calgary*	14 (Calgary) Service Battalion
	41 Combat Engineer Regiment (41 CER)
	41 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
	Area Support Unit Calgary
	The Calgary Highlanders
	The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
*Edmonton*	1 Area Support Group
	1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group HQ
	1 Combat Engineer Regiment
	1 Service Battalion
	15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion
	15 Military Police Company
	1^st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
	20^th Field Regiment, RCA, 61^st & Headquarters Battery
	3^rd Battalion, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry
	742 Signal Squadron
	41 Combat Engineer Regiment (41 CER)
	Canadian Forces Base / Area Support Unit Edmonton

	Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)
	Royal Canadian Artillery Band
	The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4^th Battalion PPCLI)
	The South Alberta Light Horse (RCAC), B Squadron

*Lethbridge*	18^th Air Defence Regiment, RCA
*Medicine Hat*	The South Alberta Light Horse (RCAC), A Squadron & HQ
*Red Deer*	20^th Field Regiment, RCA, 78^th Battery
*Suffield*	CFB Suffield
	British Army Training Unit Suffield
	Defence Research Establishment Suffield
*Wainwright*	Land Force Western Area Training Centre
*Wainwright*	Canadian Forces Base / Area Support Unit Wainwright

North West Territories

Yellowknife

The Yellowknife Company

Saskatchewan

*Moose Jaw*	The Saskatchewan Dragoons
*Regina*	16 (Saskatchewan) Field Ambulance
	16 (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion
	The Royal Regina Rifles
	10^th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
*Saskatoon*	The North Saskatchewan Regiment
	16 (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion
	16 (Saskatchewan) Field Ambulance
*Prince Albert*	The North Saskatchewan Regiment

Manitoba

*Shilo*	1^st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
	2^ndBattalion, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry
	731 Signal Squadron
	Canadian Forces Base / Area Support Unit Shilo
*Winnipeg*
	17 (Winnipeg) Service Battalion
	38 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
	The Fort Garry Horse
	The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
	The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
*Brandon*	26^th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

Ontario

*Kenora*	116^thIndependent Field Battery, RCA
*Thunder Bay*	18 (Thunder Bay) Field Ambulance
	18 (Thunder Bay) Service Battalion
	The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment

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