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Canadian Forces Base Montreal (also CFB Montreal) is a Canadian Forces Base
Canadian Forces base
A Canadian Forces Base or CFB is 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 .Minor installations are named Canadian Forces Station or CFS A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (French Base des forces...

 network located in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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The base is home to:
  • Land Forces Quebec Area
  • 34e Groupe-Brigade du Canada (Reserve) which includes:
    • Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) (Reserve) (Armoured - Cougar)
    • The Canadian Grenadier Guards
      The Canadian Grenadier Guards
      The Canadian Grenadier Guards is the second most senior and oldest infantry regiment in the Reserve Force of the Canadian Forces. Located in Montreal, its primary role is the provision of combat-ready troops in support of Canadian regular infantry...

       (Reserve) (Light Infantry)
    • The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (Reserve) (Light Infantry)
    • The Royal Montreal Regiment
      The Royal Montreal Regiment
      The Royal Montreal Regiment is a Primary Reserve Infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based in Westmount, Montréal, Québec.-History:The Royal Montreal Regiment traces its origins to the creation of the 14th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on August 27, 1914...

       (Reserve) (Light Infantry)
    • Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
      Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
      Le Régiment de Maisonneuve is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.The regiment is Canada's twenty-sixth most senior reserve infantry regiment, and comprises one battalion serving as part of the Land Force Reserve.-History:...

       (Reserve) (Light Infantry)
    • Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
      Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal
      Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal is one of the oldest surviving units of the historical regiments of the Canadian army. It celebrated its regimental centenary in 1969. The unit was created on November 5, 1869...

       (Reserve) (Light Infantry)