Raised in 1915, it formed part of the 2nd Canadian Division and fought on the Western Front during World War I before being disbanded.

Departing Canada in May 1915, further training was conducted in the United Kingdom around Shorncliffe before the brigade was committed to the Western Front in September 1915.

[1] Mobilized on 1 September 1939 as part of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, the brigade was formed before the declaration of World War II, and the battalions were promptly fleshed out by volunteers.

Further expansion of the brigade was hindered by a temporary halt in recruitment and uncertainty about overseas deployment.

[citation needed] After the Dieppe Raid the brigade, with the 2nd Canadian Division, moved to Normandy in time to serve with the British Second Army.