The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC; French: Corps blindé royal canadien) is the armoured corps within the Canadian Army, including regular and reserve force regiments. A doctrinal Canadian armoured regiment consists of four squadrons of medium to heavy tanks, as well as a close reconnaissance troop equipped with light tanks and/or armoured cars. When required an armoured regiment will be tasked to provide an armoured squadron to its higher formation to provide it with a formation mounted re

The Royal Armoured Corps Light Cavalry Regiments specialise in reconnaissance. They use light vehicles such as the Jackal 2 and the Coyote tactical support vehicle to operate in front of their comrades, monitoring enemy forces and sending information back to commanders. There are six Light Cavalry Regiments in the Royal Armoured Corps: 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Light Dragoons Royal Yeomanry The Queen's Own Yeomanry Combat Recce - The Scottish & North Irish