Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Badge of the regiment
Active26 April 1860 – present
Country
BranchCanadian Army
TypeRifle regiment
RoleLight infantry Parachute infantry
SizeOne battalion
Part of32 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQMoss Park Armoury, Toronto (HQ)/Scarborough
Motto(s)Latin: In pace paratus ("In peace prepared")
ColoursNone (Rifle regiments have no colours)
March
Anniversaries150th Anniversary on 26 April 2010
EngagementsFenian Raids
North-West Rebellion
Second Boer War
First World War
Second World War
War in Afghanistan
Battle honoursSee #Battle honours
Websitequeensownrifles.com Edit this at Wikidata
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant-Colonel Scott Moody, CD
Colonel-in-ChiefThe Queen
Insignia
AbbreviationQOR of C

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a Primary Reserve regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, based in Toronto. The regiment is part of 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. It is the only reserve regiment in Canada to currently have a parachute role. The regiment consists of the reserve battalion, the Regimental Association,[1] and the Regimental Band and Bugles.[2] The official abbreviation is The QOR of C, but the name is often abbreviated to QOR.

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada parade out of Moss Park Armoury in downtown Toronto. The unit motto is in pace paratus: in peace prepared.

  1. ^ "The Rifleman Online - the QOR of C". Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Regimental Band and Bugles". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2016.