Judge Advocate General Annual Report 2025-2026

The Annual Report of the Judge Advocate General to the Minister of National Defence on the Administration of Military Justice from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

The Office of the Judge Advocate General
National Defence Headquarters
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0K2
Telephone: 613-992-3019
CSN: 992-3019

Cat. No. D1-16
ISSN: 1497-7192

Table of Contents

• The Year in Review

1. The Office of the Judge Advocate General
   • The Judge Advocate General
   • The Office of the Judge Advocate General
      
2. The Structure of Canada’s Military Justice System
   • Canada’s Military Justice System
   • The Code of Service Discipline
   • The Two Types of Military Justice Procedure
   • The Summary Hearing System
   • The Court Martial System
      
3. Military Justice System Statistics
   • Summary Hearings
   • Courts Martial
      
4. Military Justice Jurisprudence
   • Courts Martial
   • Court Martial Appeal Court
   • Federal Court of Canada
   • Supreme Court of Canada

• Conclusion
  
• Annex A: Summary of Service Infractions Disposed of at Summary Hearing
• Annex B: Summary of Service Offences Disposed of at Court Martial