32 Canadian Brigade Group

32nd (Reserve) Brigade Group 32 Canadian Brigade Group
32 Canadian Brigade Group – the Army Reserve in Toronto and Central Ontario.
Active	1942–1946 1 April 1997–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Primary Reserve
Type	Headquarters
Part of	4th Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ	LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury ASU Toronto
Motto(s)	"Steadfast"
Official Website	http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/32brigade/

LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury

32 Canadian Brigade Group (32CBG) of the Canadian Army is part of the 4th Canadian Division. It is centred on the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Niagara Region and Brantford. It is headquartered at LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury in Toronto, Ontario.

Colonel Andrew Zalvin, CD, is the Commander of 32 CBG whilst Chief Warrant Officer Grant Lawson, CD, is the Brigade Sergeant-Major. Brigade Headquarters has a staff of approximately 40 full-time and 20 part-time members, both military (Regular and Reserve) and civilian.

32nd (Reserve) Brigade Group was created, within 2 Militia District, on 1 April 1942 when the reserve force in Canada was reorganized for the war. Like today, the formation consisted of part-time soldiers who paraded and trained on evenings and weekends. The brigade group was closed down on 30 January 1946 and the headquarters itself closed on 2 April 1946. During its existence, the brigade group was headquartered in Toronto and it held the following organization:

32 Canadian Brigade Group (CBG) was recreated on 1 April 1997, with its headquarters located in Toronto, replacing the Toronto District Headquarters. Resulting from a major restructuring of the army, it was established as one of ten reserve brigade groups organized across Canada.

Although 32 CBG has a short history, this cannot be said of its units. Regiments like The Governor General's Horse Guards, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, The Queen's York Rangers, The Royal Regiment of Canada, The Lorne Scots, and The Lincoln and Welland Regiment were all founded before Confederation. Most units have served in almost all of the military campaigns involving Canadians: Fenian raids, Red River Expedition, North-West Rebellion, South African War, both World Wars and the Korean War. Since the 1980s, they have been contributing to UN and NATO missions around the world.