Army in Ontario

Badge and Motto

LFCA Badge

PAX ET BELLO PARATUS
“Prepared in peace and war” 

Commander

BGen Lavoie

Brigadier-General Omer Lavoie

Sergeant Major

CWO Guimond

Chief Warrant Officer Alain Guimond

Contact

4th Canadian Division Headquarters
The LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury
1 Yukon Lane Toronto
Ontario, M3K 0A1

Phone: Switchboard: (416) 633-6200 (Operator 0)

Media inquiries

Phone: (416) 633-6200 Ext. 5500

You can also contact a public affairs representative with a specific formation or unit.

Website inquiries

Email: LFCA.AreaWebOPI@forces.gc.ca

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The 4th Canadian Division (4 Cdn Div) is one of the six major formations that report to Army headquarters in Ottawa. 4 Cdn Div is responsible for all Army Regular and Reserve Force elements in Ontario. Its borders roughly mirror that of the province of Ontario.

Our Mission

The mission of 4 Cdn Div is to generate and maintain, at designated states of readiness, combat ready, multi-purpose land forces to meet Canada’s defence objectives, both at home and abroad. Members of 4 Cdn Divtake part in continuous, challenging, individual and collective training to prepare them to achieve this mission.

Formations and Units

4 Cdn Div is spread across 35 Ontario communities and comprises more than 21,000 men and women, including

  • 6000 Regular Force members
  • 8800 Reserve Force members
  • 536 Canadian Rangers
  • 1284 civilian employees

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The Regular Force units (with members working full-time) are most commonly found on bases and sites across the province. The two largest concentrations are the Garrison Petawawa in the Ottawa Valley and Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston on the north shore of Lake Ontario.

The 4 Cdn Div Headquarters is found at the Denison Armoury on the grounds of Downsview Park in north Toronto.