25 (Toronto) Field Ambulance (25 Fd Amb), formerly 25 (Toronto) Medical Company, is a
Canadian Forces
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Primary Reserve
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(
militia
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) medical unit in
Toronto, Ontario
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. The company-strength formation is part of
4 Health Services Group
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Evolution of the H ...
, which is headquartered in
Montreal, Quebec
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.
It is the only Primary Reserve medical unit in Toronto. The unit parades out of
Moss Park Armoury
Moss Park Armoury is a Canadian Forces facility located at 130 Queen Street East in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is at the northeast corner of Jarvis Street and Queen Street East, in the neighbourhood of Moss Park. It currently hosts several unit ...
and is tasked with providing medical support to
32 Canadian Brigade Group
32 Canadian Brigade Group (32 CBG) of the Canadian Army is part of the Land Force Central Area, 4th Canadian Division. It is centred on the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Niagara Region, Ontario, Niagara Region and Brantford, Ontario, Brantfor ...
. Members of the unit have served on various UN and NATO missions around the world, including Cyprus, Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia, Haiti, the Sudan and for the Canadian component of the
International Security Assistance Force
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in Afghanistan.
External
CFMS History/Heritage PageCanadian Forces Medical Service : Introduction to its History and HeritageCanadian War Museum
Medical units and formations of Canada
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