Canadian Rangers

Canadian Rangers
Rangers canadiens (French)
Badge of the Canadian Rangers
Active1942–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
TypeNiche element, scouting role
RoleDomestic operations; surveillance and sovereignty patrols, first response
Size5,000
Part ofCanadian Army
Garrison/HQCanadian Ranger National Authority, Canadian Army Staff, Ottawa
Motto(s)Latin: Vigilans, lit.'watching'
ColorsRed and green
EngagementsSecond World War
Cold War
Websitewww.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/canadian-rangers/index.page Edit this at Wikidata
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant-General Jocelyn Paul, Commander of the Canadian Army
HeadKing Charles III[1]
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
(2017)

The Canadian Rangers (French: Rangers canadiens) are a sub-component of the Canadian Army under the Canadian Armed Forces reserves that provides a limited military presence in regions of Canada where stationing conventional Army units would not be practical or economically viable. Formally established on May 23, 1947, the Canadian Rangers employs around 5,000 Rangers.

The Canadian Rangers are responsible for remote, isolated, and sparsely-populated regions of Canada, such as Northern Canada and the coastlines. They regularly conduct surveillance, sovereignty patrols (SOVPATS), and inspections of the North Warning System. They also act as guides, scouts, and subject-matter experts in such disciplines as wilderness survival when other forces and Army components are in their area of operations.

  1. ^ Charlie’s new red sweatshirt, Nunatsiaq News, November 19, 2009, retrieved November 10, 2023