2nd Canadian Division

2nd Canadian Division
2nd Canadian Infantry Division
2e Division du Canada
2nd Canadian Infantry Division formation patch
Active
  • 1915–1919
  • 1939–1945
  • 2013–present
Country Canada
Branch Canadian Expeditionary Force
 Canadian Army
TypeInfantry
Size3 brigade groups
Part of Canadian Army
Garrison/HQCFB Valcartier
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier-général J.R.S. Boivin, OMM, MSC, CD
Notable
commanders
Sam Steele
Richard Ernest William Turner
Henry Edward Burstall
Victor Odlum
John Hamilton Roberts
Guy Simonds
E. L. M. Burns
Charles Foulkes
Bruce Matthews

The 2nd Canadian Division (2 Cdn Div; French: 2e Division du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Army in the province of Quebec, Canada. The present command was created 2013 when Land Force Quebec Area was re-designated. The main unit housed in this division is the Royal 22nd Regiment based at CFB Valcartier near Quebec City, which is the largest regiment in the Canadian Army.

The division draws its historical lineage from formations that existed during the First and Second World Wars.


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