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Canada’s army overhaul aims to be ‘more agile, lethal’ amid threats
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Rutland said that system worked during Canada’s peacekeeping years, the war in Afghanistan and the earlier years of Canada sending battalions of 500 to 1,000 troops to Latvia as part of NATO deterrence and defence measures across the Euro-Atlantic region.
“You need to be able to put up what we called a fighting division — which means you can sense and shoot out to 100 kilometres, you can control multiple brigades in close combat, and you can sustain all that over hundreds of kilometres of lines communication,” Rutland said.
“There’s going to be more people moving into Edmonton, more infrastructure,” Rutland said, explaining over the next few years, about 1,000 more soldiers will be based at CFB Edmonton.
So it’s not just Edmonton that’s gonna feel the effects of all this.” 1:52 Edmonton-based soldiers depart for mission to train soldiers in Ukraine Edmonton-based soldiers depart for mission to train soldiers in Ukraine Military firefighters return from B.C.
wildfire Military helps fight wildfires near Drayton Valley in central Alberta Feds pledge $45.3M for Edmonton military base upgrades to cut energy costs More military troops from CFB Edmonton headed to B.C.
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Canada’s army overhaul aims to be ‘more agile, lethal’ amid threats
By Karen Bartko Global News
Posted September 10, 2026 5:03 pm
Updated September 10, 2026 7:46 pm
5 min read
Canadian Army reorganizes divisions to better prepare for future conflicts
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The Canadian Army is making one of the biggest structure changes in its history, shifting from four divisions based on geography to three that are built around specific purposes.
“Our structure, our equipment and the way we do business had to change,” said Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland, commander of the new 1st Canadian Division, in an interview with Global News.
“This is not an exercise in restructuring the deck chairs,” he added in comments to The Canadian Press.
“We’re doing this in order to be more agile, more lethal, more relevant to defend Canada.”
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CFB Edmonton held a signing ceremony and parade on Thursday to stand up the 1st Canadian Division, which will be headquartered in Edmonton and will serve as the main force responsible for deploying on large-scale combat operations and responding to crises.
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“We’re designed to be the expeditionary war-fighting division — whether that’s overseas or in Canada.”
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A 1st Canadian Division signing ceremony at CFB Edmonton on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Credit: Cpl. Kastleen Strome, Royal Canadian Air Force Imagery Technician
Before Thursday’s reorganization, the army had a structure where every type of unit in the west, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic regions were in geographical division, responsible for everything that happened within its area.
Rutland said that system worked during Canada’s peacekeeping years, the war in Afghanistan and the earlier years of Canada sending battalions of 500 to 1,000 troops to Latvia as part of NATO deterrence and defence measures across the Euro-Atlantic region.
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