The public servant in charge of the Canadian Department of Justice (French: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hewitt Bernard | 29 May 1868 | 31 August 1876 |
| Zebulon Aiton Lash | 1 Sept. 1876 | 22 May 1882 |
| George Wheelock Burbidge | 23 May 1882 | 30 Sept. 1887 |
| Robert Sedgewick | 25 Feb. 1888 | 17 Feb. 1893 |
| Edmund Leslie Newcombe | 13 March 1893 | 19 Sept. 1924 |
| W. Stewart Edwards | 1 Oct. 1924 | 30 Sept. 1941 |
| Frederick Percy Varcoe | 1 Oct 1941 | 30 April 1957 |
| Wilbur Jackett | 1 May 1957 | 30 June 1960 |
| Elmer Driedger | 1 July 1960 | 28 February 1967 |
| Donald S. Maxwell | 1 March 1967 | 28 February 1973 |
| Donald Scarth Thorson | 1 March 1973 | 5 June 1977 |
| Roger Tassé | 18 July 1977 | 29 Sept. 1985 |
| Frank Iacobucci | 30 Sept. 1985 | 2 Sept. 1988 |
| John C. Tait | Oct. 1988 | October 1994 |
| George Thomson | October 1994 | 30 June 1998 |
| Morris Rosenberg | 1 July 1998 | 2004 |
| John H. Sims | 2004 | 2010 |
| Myles J. Kirvan | 6 April 2010 | 5 November 2012 |
| William F. Pentney | 5 November 2012 | 23 June 2017 |
| Nathalie G. Drouin | 23 June 2017 | 6 August 2021 |
| A. François Daigle | 6 August 2021 | 13 February 2023 |
| Shalene Curtis-Micallef | 13 February 2023 | Present |