30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is a Canadian Forces militia (reservist) artillery regiment located in Ottawa, Ontario, along the shores of Dow's Lake on the Rideau Canal.
Currently, the regiment consists of 1st Field Battery, RCA, and 2nd Field Battery, RCA, and is co-housed with HMCS Carleton, a Canadian Naval Reserve unit.
The unit fulfils the requirements of parade duty whenever needed at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is an operational field unit that regularly participates in Canadian military manoeuvres. The regiment was established in 1855.
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