
3rd Canadian Division - Western Canada
Attention: This page has moved
New Address: https://army.gc.ca/en/3-canadian-division/index.page
Please update your links and/or bookmarks.

3rd Canadian Division Patch
With a mindset of ‘One Team, One Mission’, 3rd Canadian Division (3 Cdn Div) aligned with Strong, Secure, Engaged: Canada’s Defence Policy and is currently focused on:
- Support to Operations domestically and internationally via the Road to High Readiness
- Strengthening 3rd Canadian Division through fundamental skills training, force generation, and expansion of our capabilities
- Promoting Readiness, Resilience, Growth by providing training, resources and a culture that supports the whole person: body, mind and spirit.
For more than 100 years, the formations and units of Western Canada—and the 3 Cdn Div One Team—have made enormous contributions to achieve operational excellence at home and abroad. Currently, there are approximately 5,800 Regular Force soldiers, 5,300 Reserve Force soldiers, 3,000 Canadian Rangers and 1,000 DND Civilians employed under 3 Cdn Div command. One of four operational commands of the Canadian Army, 3 Cdn Div is responsible for all Canadian Army administration and operations in Western Canada from the Pacific Ocean to Thunder Bay, ON, with the exception of the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre in Wainwright, AB, which is administered by the Canadian Army Training and Doctrine Centre. 3 Cdn Div is headquartered at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton (3 CDSB Edmonton).
3 Cdn Div encompasses the following formations:
- 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
Contact Us
3rd Canadian Division Headquarters
700 Vimy Ave
Box 10500 Stn Forces
Edmonton, AB T5J 4J5
780-973-4011, Ext. 8144
News

1 Service Battalion salutes Army aviators
Edmonton, Alberta — A historic uniform on display at the headquarters of a Canadian Army logistics unit is a reminder of a time now past, when Army members could earn wings.
April 17, 2020
- Date modified: