# First phase of Army restructuring creates division focused on defending Canada

https://mins.news/en/item/53748

- CBC News, 2026-09-10 21:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/canadian-army-readies-for-future-of-combat-9.7339337?cmp=rss

> Canada’s Army has formally made one of its largest structural changes in decades, replacing geographically based divisions with formations organized around specific purposes. A new division focused on rapid deployment will be headquartered in Edmonton.

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