The public servant in charge of the Canadian Department of Justice (fr|Ministère de la Justice du Canada) holds the dual titles of Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada. The deputy minister provides advice and support to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (an elected official) and acts as the main interface between the political and administrative functions of the Government of Canada.
| Name | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1868 | 31 Aug 1876 | ||
| 1 Sep 1876 | 22 May 1882 | ||
| 23 May 1882 | 30 Sep 1887 | ||
| Robert Sedgewick, QC | 25 Feb 1888 | 17 Feb 1893 | |
| Edmund Leslie Newcombe, CMG, KC | 13 Mar 1893 | 19 Sep 1924 | |
| W. Stuart Edwards, CMG, KC | 1 Oct 1924 | 30 Se. 1941 | |
| Frederick P. Varcoe, CMG, QC | 1 Oct 1941 | 30 Apr 1957 | |
| Wilbur R. Jackett, QC | 1 May 1957 | 30 Jun 1960 | |
| Elmer Driedger, QC | 1 Jul 1960 | 28 Feb 1967 | |
| Donald S. Maxwell, QC | 1 Mar 1967 | 28 Feb 1973 | |
| Donald Scarth Thorson, QC | 1 Mar 1973 | 5 Jun 1977 | |
| Roger Tassé, OC, QC | 18 Jul 1977 | 29 Sep 1985 | |
| Frank Iacobucci, QC | 30 Sep 1985 | 2 Sep 1988 | |
| John C. Tait, QC | Oct 1988 | Oct 1994 | |
| George Thomson, QC | Oct 1994 | 30 Jun 1998 | |
| Morris Rosenberg, QC | 1 Jul 1998 | 2004 | |
| John H. Sims, QC | 2004 | 2010 | |
| Myles J. Kirvan, QC | 6 Apr 2010 | 5 Nov 2012 | |
| William F. Pentney, QC | 5 Nov 2012 | 23 Jun 2017 | |
| Nathalie G. Drouin | 23 Jun 2017 | 6 Aug 2021 | |
| A. François Daigle | 6 Aug 2021 | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Shalene Curtis-Micallef | 13 Feb 2023 | present |