38 Canadian Brigade Group

{{short description|Brigade of the Canadian Army}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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|native_name={{lang|fr|38^e Groupe-brigade du Canada}}

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|dates= 1 April 1997–present

|country=Canada

|branch=Canadian Army

Primary Reserve

|command_structure=3rd Canadian Division

|type=Headquarters

|identification_symbol_4=38 CBG

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|ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief

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|march="March Past of 38 Brigade"

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|garrison=Winnipeg, Manitoba

|commander1=Col Evelyn Kotzer

|commander1_label=Brigade commander

|commander2=CWO Joel Pedersen

|commander2_label=Brigade sergeant-major

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| PARENT SHORT NAME =3 Cdn Div

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38 Canadian Brigade Group (38 CBG) ({{langx|fr|links=no|38^e Groupe-brigade du Canada}}) is a formation of the Canadian Forces and Canadian Army's 3rd Canadian Division. The brigade group is composed of Primary Reserve units in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northwestern Ontario east to Thunder Bay. Geographically, 38 CBG is Canada's largest brigade group. The brigade headquarters is in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The brigade's units are spread out over many communities, and most of the soldiers serving in the brigade's units are reservists, part-time soldiers who serve within units in those communities. The brigade group is prepared to deploy and augment the Regular Force of the 3rd Canadian Division in domestic operations (natural disasters, etc.) as well as support battle groups.

The brigade has served in several domestic operations, including Operation Assistance (the assistance to the Manitoba's 1997 flood), and Operation Peregrine (assistance to the 2003 BC forest fire emergency). Many soldiers of the brigade deployed to Afghanistan, as well as on UN and NATO missions.{{Cite web|title=38 CBG History|publisher=Department of National Defence/Canadian Army/38 CBG|date=2 Feb 2012|url=http://www.army.gc.ca/iaol/143000440000230/143000440001892/index-Eng.html|access-date=2 Feb 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102214907/http://www.army.gc.ca/iaol/143000440000230/143000440001892/index-Eng.html|archive-date=2 January 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

The commander of the 38 CBG is Colonel Evelyn Kotzer. The 38 CBG brigade sergeant-major (BSM) is Chief Warrant Officer Joel Pedersen.