Lieutenant-Colonel Curtis R. Roach, CD

Commanding Officer

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LCol Curtis Roach was promoted to his current rank and appointed the Commanding Officer of 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA on 26 May 2025. Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Lieutenant-Colonel Roach’s interest in the Canadian Armed Forces began with his entry to the Royal Canadian Army Cadets (Corps #2915 in Capreol) in 1999. He participated in the Cadet Basic, Cadet Leader, Cadet Leader Instructor (Drill & Ceremonial), and Staff programs at the Blackdown Army Cadet Summer Training Centre in Borden. He left the cadet program in 2003, having achieved the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer and having obtained the Lord Strathcona medal for exemplary performance in physical and military training.

He then joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a student of the Regular Officer Training Program in 2003 and completed basic training that same year in St Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. He departed the ROTP program in 2004 and joined the Army Reserve via 30th Field Regiment (Ottawa) in 2005. Following the completion of field artillery officer training, he deployed to Iqaluit as part of Op NANOOK in 2007 as a Platoon Commander.

Working his way through various field artillery officer positions at 30th Field, he would eventually deploy as an Operations Officer with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment as part of Op ATTENTION in 2012 to Kabul. Finishing at 30th Field as a Forward Observation Officer, he then moved from Ottawa to Newmarket and joined the 33 Canadian Brigade Group (CBG) Influence Activities Company. Here, he worked as a CIMIC Team Commander with a satellite detachment at the Ontario Regiment (Oshawa), while simultaneously employed as the 33 CBG G9.
Transferring to 32 CBG and joining 7th Toronto Regiment in 2017, he held the positions of Regimental Command Post Officer, Battery Commander, and Second-in-Command, prior to his tenure as Commanding Officer. During his time in Toronto, he deployed as a planning officer for the CAF’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of Op LASER, based out of Borden in 2020. Most recently, he returned from a deployment to Poland in 2024 with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment as part of Op UNIFIER, where he was employed as the Liaison Officer to the Materiel Aid Contribution Coordination Centre (MAC2C) and to Task Force 82nd Airborne Division. There, he received the Task Force Commander’s Commendation for his work supporting the coordination of Canadian donations sent to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Lieutenant-Colonel Roach is a graduate of the Joint Command and Staff Program and is a licensed Professional Engineer, holding a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Carleton University. He works full-time as a Senior Project Manager with the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Engineering and Public Works Commission. He lives in Newmarket with his spouse (Kristen) and his two sons: William and Monty.

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