Editing Governor General's Foot Guards (section)

{{short description|Infantry regiment in the Canadian Army Primary Reserve based in Ottawa}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Governor General's Foot Guards
| image                         = Governor General Foot Guards Cap Badge.jpg
| image_size                    = 120px
| caption                       = [[#Badge and motto|Badge of the regiment]]
| dates                         = 1872–present
| country                       = Canada
| branch                        = [[Canadian Army]]
| type                          = [[Foot guards]]
| role                          = [[Light infantry]]
| size                          = [[Battalion]]
| command_structure             = [[33 Canadian Brigade Group]]
| garrison                      = [[Cartier Square Drill Hall]]<br/>[[Ottawa]], Ontario
| ceremonial_chief              = 
| ceremonial_chief_label        = Colonel-in-Chief
| colonel_of_the_regiment       = [[Mary Simon]] ({{lang|la|[[Ex officio member|ex officio]]}} as [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/governor-general/role-and-responsibilities/commander-chief |title=Commander-in-chief |publisher=Official website of the Governor General |accessdate=March 19, 2025}}</ref>
| commander4                    = [[Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)|LCol]] Jamie Bell<ref name=Government>{{cite web |title=Governor General's Foot Guards |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/4-canadian-division/governor-generals-foot-guards.html |publisher=Government of Canada |date=January 11, 2022 |accessdate=March 19, 2025}}</ref>
| commander4_label              = Commanding Officer
| commander5                    = [[Chief warrant officer#Canadian Armed Forces|CWO]] Stephane Marleau
| commander5_label              = Regimental Sergeant Major
| battle_honours                = ''[[#Battle honours|See list]]''
| website                       = {{official website}}
| nickname                      = {{ubl|"The Feet"|"GGFGs"|"The Sharpshooters" (historic)|}}
| motto                         = {{plainlist|
* {{lang|la|Civitas et princeps cura nostra}} ([[Latin]] for 'Our country and ruler are our concern')<ref name=Badge/>
* Up the Guards! (unofficial)
}}
| colors                        =
| march                         = {{plainlist|
* Quick: "[[Milanollo#Coldstream|Milanollo]]"<ref name=lineage/>
* Slow: "Figaro" ("{{langr|it|[[Non più andrai]]}}" from ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'')
}}
| mascot                        =
| battles                       = {{plainlist|
* [[North-West Rebellion]]
* [[Second Boer War]]
* [[First World War]]
* [[Second World War]]
* [[Canada in the War in Afghanistan|War in Afghanistan]]
}}
| notable_commanders            =
| anniversaries                 = {{plainlist|
* Regimental birthday – June 7, 1872
* [[Battle of Cut Knife Hill]] – May 2, 1885 (first casualties)
}}
| identification_symbol_2       = Khaki beret
| identification_symbol_2_label = Headdress
}}
The '''Governor General's Foot Guards''' ('''GGFG''') is the senior reserve infantry regiment in the [[Canadian Army]]. Located in [[Ottawa]] at the [[Cartier Square Drill Hall]], the regiment is a [[Primary Reserve]] infantry unit, and the members are part-time soldiers.

The GGFG are infantry reserve soldiers who train part-time and full-time for domestic operations and international missions. This involves training for domestic operations where the unit deployed members to help during a natural disaster or public emergency such as it did during the [[1998 Ice Storm]], flooding in 2017 and 2019, and during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020. It also involves training for international operations and support to the Regular Force on operations in countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Latvia, and Ukraine where troops from the regiment have deployed in recent years.

Members of the GGFG train part time between September and June, usually Tuesday evenings and one weekend a month. Between May and August, members can be employed full time in a variety of roles such as students or instructors on training courses, taking part in tasks such as the [[Ceremonial Guard (Canada)|Ceremonial Guard]], and attending field exercises.

The regiment also runs supplementary training programs such as the marksmanship program to improve shooting skills, and the leadership development training program to prepare soldiers to attend leadership courses. Additionally the regiment runs sports and fitness programs. The GGFG are also affiliated with 1st Battalion, [[The Royal Canadian Regiment]] (1 RCR) for reserve integration training.

The GGFG perpetuate the [[2nd Canadian Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), CEF]], and [[77th Battalion (Ottawa), CEF]], from the First World War.<ref name=DND>{{cite book| author=Department of National Defence| title=Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces| id=Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003| volume=3: Combat Arms Regiments| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| location=Ottawa}}</ref>