Cap Badge - 206th (Canadien Francais) Battalion, CEF The 206th (Canadien-Francais) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in the counties of Beauharnois, La Prairie, and Terrebonne. The battalion was absorbed into the 167th Battalion, CEF on August 17, 1916, while still in Canada.