7th Toronto Regiment, RCA

The regiment has sent its volunteer citizen soldiers to serve with NATO forces in Germany as part of 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and to United Nations peacekeeping efforts in Cyprus and the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia.

Gunners have deployed on three civil emergency operations: to Manitoba to stem the Red River flooding, to Eastern Ontario to help communities recover from the devastating ice storm of 1998 and on OP LASER a response to the global COVID 19 pandemic.

The history of artillery units in Canada begins with the professional batteries of New France, whose ability to move ordnance great distances through the wilderness impressed Montcalm.

The 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA traces its historical roots to the Volunteer Incorporated Artillery Company formed in 1813 under the command of Captain Alexander Cameron.

Throughout World War II a reserve regiment was maintained in Toronto to recruit and train replacements for the batteries overseas.

In May 1951, the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group was raised to become Canada's contribution to the NATO forces stationed in Europe.

The 7th Toronto Regiment RCA made its reappearance in 1965 when, as a result of the Suttie Commission the 29th Fd, 42nd Med and the 1st Loc Regts were transferred to the supplementary Order of Battle.

The 7th Toronto Regiment is affiliated to the 105 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps based in Streetsville.

Utilized as gun-crew, recce/CP/OP technicians, or command staff, the regiment consistently demonstrated the eagerness of its members to be deployed in operational roles as often as they could alongside their regular-force counterparts.

7th Toronto Regiment was also able to send personnel to assist in humanitarian efforts in both the Philippines and Nepal during recent crises in those area.

In addition to overseas deployments, the regiment has contributed proportionately large numbers of personnel to domestic operations.