Within the Canadian Forces, military legal officers belong to the Office of the Judge Advocate General and are under the command of the Judge Advocate General, a General Officer who is statutorily responsible to the Minister of National Defence.
Dentro de las fuerzas canadienses, los oficiales jurídicos militares forman parte de la Secretaría Jurídico-Militar, de cuyo jefe dependen; éste es un oficial general que responde oficialmente ante el Ministerio de Defensa Nacional.