The Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry was a short lived regiment in Canada during the early 19th century. The regiment was originally raised in Scotland for service in Canada, but a rumour circulated that the regiment would be moved to the British colonies in the West Indies. The West Indies at the time were hot, dangerous and rampant with disease. Troops and often entire regiments would be lost in the area. This caused many of the regiment to mutiny and a number to desert, and the regiment was raised instead in Canada.