Military Districts
In 1914, Sir Sam Hughes reorganized the Militia from 12 Military Districts to 6 divisions (1-6) and 3 districts (10,11, 13). On 1 April, 1916 the six Divisions were renamed Districts to avoid confusion with combat formations named Divisions..
| District |
Headquarters |
Region |
Counties & Territories |
| Military District 1 |
London, Ontario |
Western Ontario |
Essex, Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex, Oxford, Waterloo, Perth, Huron, Bruce |
| Military District 2 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Central Ontario |
Lincoln, Welland, Haldimand, Norfolk, Brant, Wentworth, Halton, Peel, York, Ontario, Grey, Dufferin. Districts of Muskoka, Parry Sound, Algoma and Nippissing, north of the Mattawa and French Rivers |
| Military District 3 |
Kingston, Ontario |
Eastern Ontario |
Curham, Northumberland, Victoria, Peterborough, Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox, Addington, Frontenqac, Haliburton, Carleton, Dundas, Glengarry, Renfrew, Russel, Stormont, Grenville, Lanark, Wright, Labelle, Pontiac, Leeds, Prescott. District of Nippissing, sout of the Mattawa and French Rivers exclusive of the townships of Bonfield and Ferris. |
| Military District 4 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Eastern Quebec |
Jacques Cartier, Hochelaga, Laval, Soulanges, Napierville, Beauharnois, Chateauguay, Huntingdon, Laprairie, Argenteuil, Terrebonne, Two Mountains, Montcalm, L'Assumption, Joliette, Berthier Masinonge, St. Maurice, Three Rivers, St. John's, Iberville, Missisquoi, Brome, Sheffield, Rouville, Chambly, Vercheres, St. Hyacinthe, Bagot, Drummond, Richelieu, Yamask, Nicolet, Arthabaska, Sherbrooke, Stanstead |
| Military District 5 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Western Quebec |
Wolfe, Richmond, Compton, Beauce, Bellechasse, Bonaventure, Dorchester, Gaspe, Kamouraska, Levis, L'Islet Champlain, Charlevoix, Chicoutimi, Montmerency, Quebec, Portneuf, Saguenay, Lotbiniere, Montmangy, Matane, Megantic, Rimouski, Temiscouata |
| Military District 6 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Maritimes |
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island |
| Military District 10 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
Including Territory of Keewatin, Districts of Thunder Bay and Rainey River, Ontario |
| Military District 11 |
Victoria, British Colombia |
British Colombia and Yukon |
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| Military District 13 |
Calgary, Alberta |
Alberta and Mackenzie Territory |
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Much of the information taken from David Love's, "A Call To Arms" and Duguid's "Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War 1914-1919",
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