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Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden) is a Canadian Forces base
Canadian Forces base

A Canadian Forces Base or CFB refers to a military installation of the Canadian Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces Base, it must station one or more major units ....
 located in Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
.

The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces....
, CFB Borden is the largest training facility in the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
. The base is run by Canadian Forces Support Training Group (CFSTG) and reports to the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) in Kingston
Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin....
.

he height of the First World War
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, the Borden Military Camp opened at a location on a glacial moraine
Moraine

A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past ice age....
 west of Barrie
Barrie

Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, a city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , a Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , a provincial electoral district...
 in 1916 to train units for the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force

For the organisation that fought in Europe, see Canadian Corps.The Canadian Expeditionary warfare was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War....
.






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Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden) is a Canadian Forces base
Canadian Forces base

A Canadian Forces Base or CFB refers to a military installation of the Canadian Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces Base, it must station one or more major units ....
 located in Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
.

The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces....
, CFB Borden is the largest training facility in the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
. The base is run by Canadian Forces Support Training Group (CFSTG) and reports to the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) in Kingston
Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin....
.

History

At the height of the First World War
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, the Borden Military Camp opened at a location on a glacial moraine
Moraine

A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past ice age....
 west of Barrie
Barrie

Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, a city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , a Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , a provincial electoral district...
 in 1916 to train units for the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force

For the organisation that fought in Europe, see Canadian Corps.The Canadian Expeditionary warfare was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War....
. Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military aerodrome
Aerodrome

An aerodrome or airfield is a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo or passengers or neither....
, becoming the first flying station of the Royal Flying Corps of Canada. During the inter-war period, the aerodrome was used as the training location for the nascent Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and was renamed RCAF Station Borden. Camp Borden's training grounds were expanded in 1938 to house the Canadian Tank School.

During the Second World War
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, both Camp Borden and RCAF Station Borden became the most important training facility in Canada, housing both army training and flight training, the latter under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, also known as the Empire Air Training Scheme, Empire Air Training Plan, Commonwealth Air Training Plan or simply "The Plan" or "The Scheme", was a massive air-training program involving the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia during the World War...
 (BCATP). The BCATP's No. 1 Service Flying Training School
List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada

This article contains a List of Facilities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan , a major program for training Allied air crews during World War II, operated schools and facilities in all nine Canada provinces ....
 (SFTS) was located here until 1946. Relief (emergency) landing fields were located at Alliston
RCAF Detachment Alliston

RCAF Detachment Alliston was a relief landing field for No. 1 Service Flying Training School , a World War II British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facility based at nearby RCAF Station Borden ....
 and Edenvale
RCAF Detachment Edenvale

RCAF Detachment Edenvale was a relief landing field for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's No. 1 Service Flying Traing School which was located at RCAF Station Borden during the World War II....
. During the Second World War RCAF Station Borden also functioned as a training centre for Royal Norwegian Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force

The Royal Norwegian Air Force is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate arm of the Norwegian armed forces on 10 November, 1944....
 pilots, and the aerodrome is remembered in Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 as "Little Norway".

During the Cold War
Cold War

The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
, Borden's importance as an RCAF facility in Ontario declined in favour of CFB Trenton
CFB Trenton

Canadian Forces Base Trenton , is a Canadian Forces base located northeast of Trenton, Ontario, Ontario. It is operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is the hub for air transport operations in Canada and abroad....
, CFB Uplands and CFB North Bay
CFB North Bay

Canadian Forces Base North Bay, also CFB North Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in North Bay, Ontario. It is operated by Canadian Forces Air Command and its primary lodger is 22 Wing, thus the base is sometimes identified as 22 Wing North Bay....
. However, its use as an army facility stayed consistent until 1970 when a major reorganization of the combat arms' schools resulted in the transfer of the Infantry School and Armoured School to CFB Gagetown
CFB Gagetown

Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, referred to as CFB Gagetown is a large Canadian Forces Base located in southwestern New Brunswick....
 in New Brunswick. On the other hand, numerous "purple" (ie tri-service) schools were established or expanded from existing service training establishments, including the Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics, the School of Aerospace Ordnance Engineering and the Medical Services School.

The February 1, 1968 unification of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three Canadian services were unified to form the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian navy is known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command ....
 and the Canadian Army
History of the Canadian Army

The Canadian Army as such only existed under that name from November 1940 to February 1968. However, the term has been traditionally applied to the ground forces of Canada's military from Confederation in 1867 to the present....
 resulted in the creation of the Canadian Forces. The military facilities consisting of Camp Borden and RCAF Station Borden were grouped under a new name, Canadian Forces Base Borden (CFB Borden). The aerodrome was closed and the base saw use as a regular and reserve training facility for Canadian Forces Land Force Command
Canadian Forces Land Force Command

Land Force Command , often also called the Canada Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers....
 (the army), as well as hosting various land-based training courses for Canadian Forces Air Command
Canadian Forces Air Command

Canadian Forces Air Command , also known as the Canadian Air Force, is the air force element of the Canadian Forces. AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force , which was Canada's air force from its foundation in 1924 until February 1, 1968....
 (the air force). In a 1990s reorganization of the Canadian Forces following the end of the Cold War, CFB Borden's air force training facilities were grouped under the name 16 Wing Borden.

In 2006, the second season of Canada's Worst Driver
Canada's Worst Driver

Canada's Worst Driver is a reality television series first aired on Discovery Channel Canada, based on the UK Channel 4 Britain's Worst Driver, and is considered a sister show to Canada's Worst Handyman, itself based upon Britain's Worst Driver....
 was filmed on the base and on some of the nearby roads.

Activities and facilities

Although originally an air force training base, CFB Borden is now a training base for several elements of the Canadian Forces:

  • 1 Canadian Air Division's (1 Cdn Air Div) primary lodger unit, 16 Wing, consists of two schools: Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering
    Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering

    The Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering is a training school for Aircraft Technicians as well as Image Technicians of the Canadian Forces Air Command....
     (CFSATE) and Air Command Academy (ACA).


  • Canadian Forces Land Force Command's (LFC) regular force and reserve force army units use a number of training schools and large portions of the base's training area for manoevres.


  • Canadian Forces Maritime Command
    Canadian Forces Maritime Command

    Canadian Forces Maritime Command , also known as the Canadian Navy, is the navy of the Canadian Forces. While equal in rank and position, The Chief of the Maritime Staff takes precedence over the Chiefs of the Land and Air Staffs following the tradition of the Royal Navy....
     (MARCOM) uses the base for the Naval Reserve Training Division (NRTD), where naval reserve non-commissioned members undergo a 9 week Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) course.


In addition to these specific environmental element commands, CFB Borden houses a variety of other purple trades
Purple trades

In the armed forces of Canada, the purple trades are occupations and careers – typically related to logistics or other support – that are not strongly linked to one of the Canadian Forces' three major 'environments' or 'elements': sea, land, or air....
 training facilities and headquarters within the Canadian Forces, including a fire fighting school, a chaplaincy school, the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group, medical, dental and language schools, and supports local cadet and reserve units. The Toronto Police Service
Toronto Police Service

The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
's Emergency Task Force also trains there occasionally.

CFB Borden hosts the Blackdown Cadet Training Centre
Blackdown Cadet Training Centre

The Blackdown Army Cadet Summer Training Centre is a training centre formerly known as the Army Cadet Summer Training Center Blackdown for Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and, since 2003, included the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, and Royal Canadian Sea Cadets....
, a training establishment for Royal Canadian Army Cadets
Royal Canadian Army Cadets

The Royal Canadian Army Cadets is a Canada national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada....
 and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 19. It is administered by the Canadian Forces and funded through the Department of National Defence with additional support from the civilian Air Cadet League of Canada ....
 in Ontario.

CFB Borden's residential area houses two golf courses, one 9-hole links style course (Anderson Park, Par 36) and one regulation sized golf course (Circled Pine Golf Course, Par 72). Circled Pine Golf Course and Anderson Park Course opened in 1952 and 1917 respectively. The courses are open to the public and serving military.

The Base Borden Military Museum
Base Borden Military Museum

Base Borden Military Museum is a military museum located on the grounds of CFB Borden, in Borden, Ontario, Canada. Combining four separate museums, it has numerous items, equipment and vehicles from all eras of Canadian military history, including a large number of historic armored vehicles and aircraft displayed outside in the Major-General...
 (combining four separate museums) has numerous items, equipment and vehicles from all eras of Canadian military history
Military history of Canada

The military history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and the role of the Canadian Forces in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide....
, including a large number historic armoured vehicles and aircraft displayed outside in Worthington Park and around the headquarters area of the base.

Lodger formations and units


Lodger units


  • 16 Wing
  • Central Ontario Gliding Center (COGC)
  • Canadian Forces Recruiting Group HQ (CFRG HQ)
  • 3rd Canadian Ranger
    Canadian Rangers

    The Canadian Rangers are a reserve sub-component of the Canadian Forces, which provide a limited military presence in Canada's sparsely settled northern, coastal, and isolated areas....
     Patrol Group (3 CRPG)
  • No. 400 Squadron RCAF
    No. 400 Squadron RCAF

    No. 400 Tactical Helicopter and Training Squadron is part of CFB Kingston, and as such a lodger unit of CFB Borden. The squadron currently operates the CH-146 Griffon....
  • Regional Cadet Support Unit (Central) (RCSU Central)
  • 31 Canadian Forces Health Services
    Canadian Forces Health Services Group

    The Canadian Forces Health Services Group is a formation of the Canadian Forces within the Military Personnel Command reporting to the Chief of Military Personnel....
     Centre (31 CFHSC)
  • 1 Dental Unit
  • Civilian Human Resources Centre (CHRC)
  • 700 Communication Sqaudron (70 Comm Group)


Lodger training establishments

  • Regional Cadet Instructor School (Central) (RCIS Central)
  • Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering (CFSATE)
  • Canadian Forces Military Police
    Canadian Forces Military Police

    The Canadian Forces Military Police provide military police services to the Canadian Forces.Canadian Military Police are unusual in that they are classified as Peace Officers in the Criminal Code of Canada, which gives them the same powers as civilian police to enforce Acts of Parliament....
     Academy (CFMPA)
  • Canadian Forces Medical Service
    Canadian Forces Medical Service

    The Canadian Forces Medical Service provides medical support for the Canadian Forces both at home and abroad. It is also a personnel branch of the CF....
    s School/Canadian Forces Dental Services
    Dental Branch

    The Dental Branch is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces . The Dental Branch and the Canadian Forces Medical Service are formations of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group within the Military Personnel Command reporting to the Chief of Military Personnel....
     School (CFMSS/CFDSS)
  • Canadian Forces Language School (CFLS)
  • Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency Training Centre Borden (CFPSA)
  • Air Command Academy (ACA)
  • Naval Reserve Training Division Borden (NRTD)
  • Post Recruit Education Training Centre (PRETC)


Training establishments

  • Canadian Forces Fire Academy (CFFA currently amalgamated with CFNBCS)
  • Canadian Forces Chaplain
    Chaplain Branch (Canadian Forces)

    The Chaplain Branch is a personnel branch of the Canadian Forces ....
     School & Centre (CFChSC)
  • Canadian Forces Nuclear Biological Chemical School (CFNBCS currently amalgamated with CFFA)
  • Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics (CFSAL)
  • Canadian Forces School of Electrical Mechanical Engineers (CFSEME)
  • Canadian Forces Training Development Centre (CFTDC)


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