Infantry Battalion

General

The Infantry Battalion is the standard unit within Canadian infantry. The doctrinal Canadian infantry battalion is divided into three rifle companies, a combat support company, and an administation company. However, most reserve infantry regiments consist of only one battalion with only one rifle company and no combat support nor administration company.

Through the last dedcade, regular force infantry battalions have been either mechanized infantry battalions or light infantry battalions. This is likely to change as the army plans to move to a common infantry battalion with two mechanized rifle companies and one light company.