Observing the employment of heliographs, semaphore flags and lamps, he realized there was a need for a unit to provide proper training in the use of these systems.

Training began in earnest in 1905 in summer militia instructional camps or in provisional schools set up in those eight cities.

546 officers and men from the rural corps were trained in semaphore at the summer camps and 68 of those had qualified as signallers over the next few years.

CFSCE provides basic, intermediate and advanced training to military personnel in the field of Communications and Electronics.

Listed by Canadian Army Area and parent Brigade Group Staffing at CFS Alert are the responsibility of the Branch.