The 4th Canadian Division Support Group (4 CDSG) is a Regular Force Army Formation within the

4th Canadian Division The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. It is currently responsible for Canadian Army operations in the Canadian province of Ontario and is headquartered at Denison Armoury in Toronto. The division was first created as ...

(4 Can Div). 4 CDSG provides garrison-based institutional support to all Army formations within Ontario, be they deployed in Canada or abroad, and support all lodger units housed in the assigned areas of responsibility. The current Commander of 4 CDSG is Colonel J.C. Guiney.

History

The formation was established as 2 Area Support Group on 4 February 1999 with its headquarters in

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Ontario. The headquarters was relocated to Garrison Petawawa from

on 28 September 2006. In July 2013, the formation was renamed as 4th Canadian Division Support Group coinciding with an Army-wide reorganization of garrison forces and with the renaming of Land Forces Central Area to 4th Canadian Division.

Mission

Provide garrison-based institutional support to all CAF (CA, RCN, RCAF, CANSOF, other L1s and Primary and Supplementary Reserve) units within our area of responsibility in order to enable CAF operational readiness and excellence.

Units

* 4 CDSB Petawawa Personnel Services * 4 CDSB Petawawa Operations Services * 4 CDSB Petawawa Technical Services * 4 CDSG Signal Squadron

Branches

*4 CDSG Petawawa Corporate Services

References

External links

* http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/4-cdsg/index.page {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329002043/http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/4-cdsg/index.page , date=29 March 2014 ? Military units and formations of the Canadian Army Military logistics units and formations of Canada Military units and formations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Canada