The battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 20 May 1915. It disembarked in France on 15 September 1915, where it fought as part of the 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war.
The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.
The 22nd Battalion recruited in Quebec and was mobilized at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
Two members of the 22nd Battalion were awarded the Victoria Cross :
Corporal Joseph Kaeble was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 8 June 1918 at Neuville-Vitasse, France
Lieutenant Jean Brillant was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 8 and 9 August 1918 east of Méharicourt, France, during the Battle of Amiens
The 22nd Battalion was awarded the following battle honours:
Mount Sorrel
Somme 1916, 1918
Flers-Courcelette
Thiepval
Ancre Heights
Arras 1917, 1918
Vimy 1917
Arleux
Scarpe 1917, 1918
Hill 70
Ypres 1917
Passchendaele
Amiens
Hindenburg Line
Canal du Nord
Cambrai 1918
Pursuit to Mons
France and Flanders 1915, 1918
Numeral Collar Badge
Formation Patche
Cap Badge
DesRosiers, Charles August #889515
Dionne, Gregoire #121642
Joly, Rosaire #61840
Wells, Marc #62198