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5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
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5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (Fr 5e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada) (5CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Quebec Area of the Canadian army. It is currently based in CFB Valcartier. The Brigade Group is the formation responsible for the majority of francophone units of the regular army.
| Unit | Type | Location |
| 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada | CFB Valcartier | |
| 12e Régiment blindé du Canada | Armoured | CFB Valcartier |
| 5e Régiment du génie de combat | CFB Valcartier | |
| 1er Batallion, Le Royal 22e Régiment | Mechanized infantry | CFB Valcartier |
| 2e Batallion, Le Royal 22e Régiment | Mechanized infantry | Quebec City |
| 3e Batallion, Le Royal 22e Régiment | Light infantry | CFB Valcartier |
| Quartier général et Escadron des transmissions | CFB Valcartier | |
| 5e Peloton de police militaire | CFB Valcartier |
Three regular force units of other formations (430e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères, 5e Bataillon des services and 5e Ambulance de campagne of Canadian Forces Medical Group) are collocated with 5 CMBG at CFB Valcartier and work closely with the brigade group, but are not officially a part of it.
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Land Force Areas: LFAA • LFQA • LFCA • LFWA
Canadian Mechanize Brigade Groups: 1 CMBG • 2 CMBG • 5 CMBG
Canadian Brigade Groups: 31 CBG • 32 CBG • 33 CBG • 34 CBG • 35 CBG • 36 CBG • 37 CBG • 38 CBG • 39 CBG • 41 CBG
Soldier Weapons: • C9 machine-gun • C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle • C6 machine-gun • Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun • Browning-HP 9 mm pistol •P225, 226 •Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) • C3A1 sniper rifle • C13 fragmentation grenade •M203 grenade launcher • M72 SRAAW(L)
Crewed Weapons: • Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) •ERYX SRAAW(H) • TOW LRAAW(H) • 81 mm mortar •60 mm mortar • Javelin short-range air defence missile •Skyguard • C1 close support howitzer • C3 close support howitzer • LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer • M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: LAV III • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle • ADATS • Leopard C2 • M109 howitzer • Bison APC • M113A3 and MTVL • RG-31