Cap Badge - 167th (Quebec City) Battalion, CEF also known as the 167th (Canadien-Francais) Battalion, CEF. The 167th (Canadien-Francais) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Headquartered in Quebec City, Quebec, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16. The unit never sailed for England and on January 15, 1917 became the Quebec Recruiting Depot.