[1][2][3][4] On 15 August 1913, the 11th Regiment Irish Fusiliers of Canada was authorized for service.
[1][6] On 6 August 1914, the 11th Regiment Irish Fusiliers of Canada was placed on active service for local protection duties.
After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field.
[2] On 15 March 1920, as a result of the Otter Commission and the following post-war reorganization of the Canadian Militia, the 11th Regiment Irish Fusiliers of Canada was redesignated as The Irish Fusiliers of Canada and was reorganized with 2 battalions (1 of them a paper-only reserve battalion) to perpetuate the assigned war-raised battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
[1][7] As a result of the 1936 Canadian Militia reorganization, on 1 June 1936, The Irish Fusiliers of Canada were amalgamated with The Vancouver Regiment to form the Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment) – later redesignated as The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment).