The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the following positions:
| Position | Incumbent | Service | | Chief of the Defence Staff | General Jonathan Vance | Canadian Army |
| Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk | Canadian Army |
| Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff | Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff | Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier | Canadian Army |
| Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force Staff | Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Commander of Military Personnel Command and Chief of Military Personnel | Lieutenant-General W.D. Eyre | Canadian Army |
| Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command | Lieutenant-General Michael Rouleau [2][2] | Canadian Army |
| Commander of Canadian Forces Intelligence Command | Rear-Admiral Scott Bishop | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | Major-General Peter Dawe | Canadian Army |
| Director of Staff - Strategic Joint Staff | Brigadier-General T.J. Cadieu | Canadian Army |
| Director General International Security Policy | Major-General J.J.M.J. PAUL | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Deputy Chief of Staff (Materiel) | Major-General Paul Ormsby | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Chief of Reserves and Employer Support | Major-General Paul Bury | Canadian Army |
| Chief of Staff (Infrastructure and Environment) | Major-General Sylvain Sirois | Canadian Army |
| Chief of Staff (Information Management) | Major-General Greg Loos | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Chief of Force Development | Vice-Admiral Darren Hawco | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Chief of Programme | Major-General Hercule Gosselin | Canadian Army |
| Defence Renewal Team Lead | Major-General Jay Milne | Canadian Army |
| Chief Financial Management and Deputy Chief Financial Officer | Brigadier-General Richard Goodyear | Canadian Army |
| Judge Advocate General | Commodore Geneviève Bernatchez | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Director General Public Affairs | Brigadier-General Marc Thériault | Canadian Army |
| Canadian Forces Provost Marshal | Brigadier-General Simon Trudeau | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Surgeon General | Brigadier-General Andrew Downes | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer | Chief Warrant Officer Alain Guimond | Canadian Army |
1. ^http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/chief-of-defence-staff.page?
2. ^https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2018/06/new-commander-for-canadian-joint-operations-command.html