Canada. Department of National Defence

Site: Barrie Armoury

Service: Grey and Simcoe Foresters

Record #: BAR0725
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2025
Last Full Update: 03 Jul 2025

Contacts

Office Phone 705-728-3761, ext 4842
Website https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/official-military-history-lineages/lineages/infantry-regiments.html
Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grey-and-Simcoe-Foresters/112665952079889
Primary Contact Sgt Christina Young, Unit Recruiter; Email: christina.young@forces.gc.ca

Addresses

Site Location South end of Queen's Park
Address & Map
Barrie Armoury
37 Parkside Dr
Barrie, ON
Canada L4N 1W8
Intersection Parkside Dr and Park St
Mailing Address PO Box 1000 
Stn Main 
Adjala-Tosorontio, ON 
Canada L0M 1C0
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service)

Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Army, Primary Reserve Unit

  • Canadian Army is the land component of the Canadian Armed Forces
  • Components of the Canadian Army: Regular Force and Primary Reserve
  • Branches in the Canadian Army
    • Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
    • Royal Canadian Artillery
    • Canadian Military Engineers
    • Communications and Electronics Branch
    • Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
    • Royal Canadian Logistics Service
    • Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    • Royal Canadian Chaplain Service
    • Canadina Forces Military Police
    • Legal Branch
    • Music Branch
  • Reserve Unit is mainly part-time with full-time support often active on weekends and performs duties such as training soldiers for international operations, domestic responses to floods or forest fires, searching for lost people, medical emergencies, as well as ceremonial duties

Service Details

Legal Status (40) Federal Government
Hours Unit parades: Thu 7:30 pm-10:30 pm
Areas Served Grey County ; Muskoka District ; Simcoe County
Eligibility
  • Age Requirements: 16 year(s) - 57 year(s)
  • Parental or legal guardian consent for those under age 18
  • Canadian citizen
  • minimum of Grade 10 High School Education (15 Ontario High School credits)
  • good health and physical condition
  • no obligations to the legal system


Application Apply online at https://forces.gc.ca/
Languages English; French - Reception
Fees None

Subjects

Service Categories Military Bases/Forts