Canadian Army
| Canadian Army | |
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| Armée canadienne | |
Badge of the Canadian Army
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| Active | 1867 – present (149 years, 6 months) |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Type | Army |
| Size | 49,500 (23,000 regular force, 17, 000 reserve forces, 5000 rangers, 4,500 civilians) |
| Part of | Canadian Forces |
| Headquarters | National Defence Headquarters |
| Motto(s) |
Vigilamus pro te (Latin) (English: We are Vigilant for Thee) |
| March | "The Great Little Army" |
| Mascot(s) | Juno the Bear |
| Engagements |
Fenian raids |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-chief | Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by Governor General, David Johnston |
| Commander of the Canadian Army | Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, CMM, MSM, CD |
| Deputy Commander of the Canadian Army | Major-General J.C.G. Juneau, OMM, MSM, CD |
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| Flag |  |
Fenian raids
Red River Rebellion
Wolseley Expedition
North-West Rebellion
Second Boer War
First World War
Russian Civil War
Second World War
Korean War
October Crisis
Oka Crisis
Operation Deliverance
Operation Medak Pocket
War in Afghanistan
2004 Haitian coup d'état
War on ISIL
The Canadian Army (French: Armée canadienne) is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of September 2013[update] the Army has 21,600 regular soldiers, about 24,000 reserve soldiers, and 5,000 rangers, for a total of 50,600 soldiers. The Army is supported by 5,600 civilian employees. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also responsible for the Army Reserve, the largest component of the Primary Reserve. The Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff is Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk.
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