Canada First Defence Strategy
DND/CF Economic Impact
CFB/ASU Valcartier
Air Force Bases
Navy Bases
Army Bases
CFB Esquimalt
CFB Halifax
CFB St. John's
19 Wing Comox
4 Wing Cold Lake
15 Wing Moose Jaw
17 Wing Winnipeg
22 Wing North Bay
16 Wing Borden
8 Wing Trenton
1 Wing Kingston
3 Wing Bagotville
5 Wing Goose Bay
14 Wing Greenwood
CFB Halifax & 12 Wing/CFB Shearwater
9 Wing Gander
CFB Edmonton
CFB Suffield
CFB Wainwright
CFB Shilo
CFB Petewawa
CFB Kingston
CFB Montreal
CFB Valcartier
CFB Gagetown
CFNA Yellowknife
There were 5,019 regular military, 367 reserve forces, and 1,222 civilian workers at CFB Valcartier at the end of December 2005.
Present Functions
The current functions of CFB Valcartier are to provide:
- support to lodger and integral units,
- provide support to reservists and cadets.
- military training.
Operational & Support Units
- QG 5e GBMC (Groupe brigade mécanisé du Canada),
- 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada,
- 12e Régiment blindé du Canada,
- 5e Régiment de génie de Canada,
- 1ère Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment,
- 2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment,
- 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment,
- 5e Bataillon des services du Canada,
- 5e Ambulance des campagnes,
- 5e Peloton de police militaire,
- USS (Unité de soutien de secteur) Valcartier,
- QG 35e GBC (Groupe-brigade du Canada),
- RDDC (Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada) - Valcartier,
- 430e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères,
- 1ère Unité dentaire - Dét. Valcartier.
Population Impact (Regular Force members and dependants) |
Local Spending Impact |
Estimated Local Spending Impacts (Direct & Indirect) |
Estimated Direct Employment |
Estimated Indirect Employment |
13,169 |
$347,935,000 |
$527,925,000 |
6,656 |
769 |
Note: All figures Fiscal Year 2004-2005
