Colonel Ben Irvine

Commander, 3rd Canadian Light Infantry Regiment Canadian Armed Forces

English: A native of Toronto, Col Ben Irvine enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1998 and joined the Royal Canadian Regiment in 2001. He spent 13 years in Petawawa having served in 3 RCR, 1 RCR and 2 CMBG HQ, and is currently the Commander of the 3rd Canadian Light Infantry Regiment. Col Irvine has deployed to Afghanistan (2003-04, 2006 and 2010), Palestine (2017-18) and most recently to Democratic Republic of Congo (2022-23). His staff experience has been largely in the operations and training domain at the battalion, brigade and division levels, most recently as the G5 of 1st Cavalry Division (US Army). Operational and joint experience include the former Canadian Expeditionary Forces Command, the Canadian Army Headquarters and Canadian Joint Operation Command. Col. Irvine holds an honours degree in political science and a masters of defence studies from RMC, as well as a masters of strategy from the US Army War College. He has shared his journey through the Canadian Armed Forces with his wife Alinah and their great dog Gabriel.