Canadian order of precedence

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The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the governing institutions of Canada. It has no legal standing, but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.

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The Department of Canadian Heritage issues a Table of Precedence for Canada, [1] which does not include members of the royal family, save for the sovereign, mentioned in a note as preceding the governor general. The Department of National Defence issues near-identical guidelines, with the primary difference being the inclusion of members of the Canadian Royal Family, [2] specifying that they take precedence after the governor-general. The provinces and territories of Canada also have their own orders of precedence for events of a provincial or territorial nature. They serve the same purpose and are structured similarly, but place an emphasis on provincial or territorial offices.

All units of the Canadian Armed Forces also have an order of precedence that determines seniority; it often decides such matters as which unit forms up to the right (senior side) of other units on a ceremonial parade, or the order in which marches or calls are played at a mess dinner.

  1. King of Canada (King Charles III) [3]
  2. Governor General of Canada (Mary Simon)
  3. Prime Minister of Canada (Justin Trudeau)
  4. Chief Justice of Canada (Richard Wagner)
  5. Former Governors General of Canada in order of their departure from office:
    1. Ed Schreyer (1979–1984)
    2. Adrienne Clarkson (1999–2005)
    3. Michaëlle Jean (2005–2010)
    4. David Johnston (2010–2017)
    5. Julie Payette (2017–2021)
  6. Widows of Governors General of Canada (as former viceregal consort of Canada):
    1. Diana Fowler LeBlanc, widow of Roméo LeBlanc
  7. Former Prime Ministers of Canada in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. Joe Clark (1979–1980)
    2. Kim Campbell (1993)
    3. Jean Chrétien (1993–2003)
    4. Paul Martin (2003–2006)
    5. Stephen Harper (2006–2015)
  8. Former Chief Justices of Canada, in order of their appointment
    1. Beverly McLachlin (2000–2017)
  9. Speaker of the Senate of Canada (Raymonde Gagné)
  10. Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (Greg Fergus)
  11. Representatives to Canada of foreign governments
    Ambassadors and High Commissioners come first, in order of the presentation of their credentials; then come Ministers Plenipotentiary, and then Chargés d'affaires.
  12. Members of the Canadian Ministry
    1. Members of the Cabinet:
      The Table of Precedence for Canada prescribes that order of precedence within this group be determined in order of appointment to the King's Privy Council for Canada with ties broken by order of election to the House or appointment to the Senate. [1] However, the current Canadian Ministry opted to use an alternative order that is determined by the Prime Minister. [4]
    2. Ministers of State
      In order of appointment to the King's Privy Council for Canada with ties broken by order of election to the House or appointment to the Senate. [5]
  13. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Pierre Poilievre)
  14. Lieutenant Governors of the provinces, in the order their province joined Confederation and by population at joining to break ties
    1. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Edith Dumont)
    2. Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (Manon Jeannotte)
    3. Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (Arthur Joseph LeBlanc)
    4. Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (Brenda Murphy)
    5. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (Anita Neville)
    6. Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (Janet Austin)
    7. Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (Antoinette Perry)
    8. Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (Russell Mirasty)
    9. Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (Salma Lakhani)
    10. Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (Joan Marie Aylward)
  15. All other Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada in order with the date of their appointment to the Privy Council, but with precedence given to those who bear the title "Right Honourable" in accordance with the date of receiving the honorary title. [6]
    1. List of current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
  16. Premiers of the provinces, in the order their province joined confederation and by population at joining to break ties
    1. Premier of Ontario (Doug Ford)
    2. Premier of Quebec (François Legault)
    3. Premier of Nova Scotia (Tim Houston)
    4. Premier of New Brunswick (Blaine Higgs)
    5. Premier of Manitoba (Wab Kinew)
    6. Premier of British Columbia (David Eby)
    7. Premier of Prince Edward Island (Dennis King)
    8. Premier of Saskatchewan (Scott Moe)
    9. Premier of Alberta (Danielle Smith)
    10. Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (Andrew Furey)
  17. Commissioners of the Territories
    1. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (Gerald W. Kisoun)
    2. Commissioner of Yukon (Adeline Webber)
    3. Commissioner of Nunavut (Eva Aariak)
  18. Premiers of the Territories
    1. Premier of the Northwest Territories (R. J. Simpson)
    2. Premier of Yukon (Ranj Pillai)
    3. Premier of Nunavut (P.J. Akeeagok)
  19. Religious leaders, equally, by seniority
    Limited to "senior Canadian representatives of faith communities having a significant presence in a relevant jurisdiction".
  20. Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court
  21. Superior court justices
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
    2. Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
    3. Chief Justices of the highest court of each province and territory in order of date of appointment as chief justice
    4. Chief Justices and Associate Chief Justices of other superior courts, in order of appointment as chief justice
      • Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
      • Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
      • Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
      • Senior Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
      • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Family Division
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
      • Associate Chief Justice, Family Division, of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
      • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
      • Chief Justice of the Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
      • Chief Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
      • Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
      • Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon
      • Senior Judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice
    5. Federal and provincial superior court puisne justices
  22. Senators
    See List of current Canadian senators
  23. Members of the House of Commons
    See List of House members of the 44th Parliament of Canada
  24. Consuls General of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation
  25. Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet (John Hannaford)
  26. Chief of the Defence Staff (Jennie Carignan)
  27. Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Michael Duheme)
  28. Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
    1. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Ted Arnott)
    2. President of the National Assembly of Quebec (Nathalie Roy)
    3. Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (Karla MacFarlane)
    4. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (Bill Oliver)
    5. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (Myrna Driedger)
    6. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Raj Chouhan)
    7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (Colin LaVie)
    8. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (Randy Weekes)
    9. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (Nathan Cooper)
    10. Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (Derek Bennett)
    11. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Shane Thompson)
    12. Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly (Jeremy Harper)
    13. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut (Tony Akoak)
  29. Members of the Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories
  30. Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts
  31. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
  32. Chairperson of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Department of Canadian Heritage: Table of Precedence for Canada
  2. ↑ The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces Archived March 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Footnote 1 of the Table of Precedence for Canada Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine issued by the Department of Canadian Heritage states that the King is to be afforded precedence immediately before the Governor General. No other members of the Royal Family are listed in the table or mentioned in the footnotes. The Canadian Armed Forces protocol places members of the royal family immediately after the Governor General when they are in Canada. That protocol does not list a precedence within the royal family.
  4. ↑ "Cabinet".
  5. ↑ The Ministry in order of precedence
  6. ↑ "Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

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The following is the order of precedence for Australia:

  1. The King of Australia: His Majesty King Charles III
  2. The Governor-General of Australia: Her Excellency the Hon Sam Mostyn AC
  3. The Governor of the State when within their own State.
  4. The Governors of the other States in order of appointment:
    1. Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley
    2. Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker
    3. Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson
    4. Governor of Queensland: Jeannette Young
    5. Governor of Western Australia: Chris Dawson
    6. Governor of Victoria: Margaret Gardner
  5. When within the Northern Territory, the Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
  6. The Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
  7. When within their own State or Territory, the Premier of the State or the Chief Minister of the Territory
  8. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election :
    1. President of the Senate Senator: Sue Lines
    2. Speaker of the House of Representatives: Milton Dick
  9. The Chief Justice of Australia: Stephen Gageler
  10. Senior diplomatic posts:
    1. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    2. Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
    3. Chargés d'affaires ad interim and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
  11. Members of the Federal Executive Council under summons :
    1. Ministry List
  12. The Administrator of the Northern Territory: Hugh Heggie
  13. The Leader of the Opposition: Peter Dutton
  14. Former holders of high offices:
    1. Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
      1. William Deane (1996–2001)
      2. Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
      3. Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
      4. Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
      5. David Hurley (2019-2024)
    2. Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
      1. Paul Keating (1991–1996)
      2. John Howard (1996–2007)
      3. Kevin Rudd
      4. Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
      5. Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
      6. Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
      7. Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
    3. Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
      1. Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
      2. Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
      3. Robert French (2008–2017)
      4. Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
  15. Premiers of states in order of state populations, then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
    1. Premier of New South Wales: Chris Minns
    2. Premier of Victoria: Jacinta Allan
    3. Premier of Queensland: Annastacia Palaszczuk
    4. Premier of Western Australia: Roger Cook
    5. Premier of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
    6. Premier of Tasmania: Jeremy Rockliff
    7. Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr
    8. Chief Minister of the Northern Territory: Natasha Fyles
  16. The Lord Mayor when within their jurisdiction
  17. Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
    1. Michelle Gordon AC
    2. James Edelman
    3. Simon Steward
    4. Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
    5. Jayne Jagot
    6. Robert Beech-Jones
  18. Senior judges:
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia: Debra Mortimer
    2. Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia : Will Alstergren
    3. Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia : Jointly held with the above by Will Alstergren
  19. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the (Australian) jurisdiction
  20. The other Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories in order of appointment :
    1. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia: The Hon Chris Kourakis SC
    2. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania: The Hon Alan Blow AO
    3. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory: Michael Grant
    4. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria: Anne Ferguson
    5. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia: Peter Quinlan SC
    6. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales: The Hon Andrew Bell SC
    7. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory: Lucy McCallum
    8. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland: The Hon Helen Bowskill KC
  21. Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
    1. The Rt Hon Ian Sinclair AC
    2. The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine
  22. The Chief of the Defence Force
  23. Chief Judges of State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
  24. Members of Parliament
  25. Presidents of Federal Tribunals:
    1. The President of the Fair Work Commission: The Hon Justice Adam Hatcher SC
    2. The President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: The Hon Justice Emilios Kyrou AO
  26. Other Judges of Federal, State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
  27. Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
    1. Lord Mayor of Sydney: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Councillor Clover Moore AO
    2. Lord Mayor of Melbourne: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Councillor Sally Capp AO
    3. Lord Mayor of Brisbane: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Adrian Schrinner
    4. Lord Mayor of Perth: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Perth, Mr Basil Zempilas
    5. Lord Mayor of Adelaide: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM
    6. Lord Mayor of Hobart: The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Hobart, Councillor Anna Reynolds
    7. Lord Mayor of Darwin: The Rt Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Darwin, the Hon Kon Vatskalis
  28. Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
  29. The Presiding Officer(s) of the State Legislature when in their own jurisdiction.
  30. Presiding officers of the other State Legislatures in order of appointment, then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
    1. Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly: Colin Brooks
    2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland: Curtis Pitt
    3. President of the Victorian Legislative Council: Nazih Elasmar
    4. Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: Jonathan O'Dea
    5. President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council: Craig Farrell
    6. President of the South Australian Legislative Council: John Dawkins)
    7. Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly: Michelle Roberts)
    8. President of the New South Wales Legislative Council: Matthew Mason-Cox
    9. President of the Western Australian Legislative Council: Alanna Clohesy
    10. Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly: Mark Shelton
    11. Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly: Dan Cregan
    12. Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly: Joy Burch
    13. Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly: Ngaree Ah Kit
  31. The members of the particular State Executive Council under summons, then the Members of the other State Executive Councils in order of state populations, and then the Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and then Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
    1. Executive Council of New South Wales
    2. Executive Council of Victoria
    3. Executive Council of Queensland
    4. Executive Council of Western Australia
    5. Executive Council of South Australia
    6. Executive Council of Tasmania
    7. Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory
    8. Executive Council of the Northern Territory
  32. The Leader of the Opposition of the particular State, and then Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations, then Leaders of the Opposition in Territory Legislatures in order of territory populations:
    1. Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales: Mark Speakman
    2. Leader of the Opposition of Victoria: John Pesutto
    3. Leader of the Opposition of Queensland: David Crisafulli
    4. Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia: Shane Love
    5. Leader of the Opposition of South Australia: Peter Malinauskas
    6. Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania: Rebecca White
    7. Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory: Elizabeth Lee
    8. Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory: Lia Finocchiaro
  33. Members of the Federal Executive Council not under summons
  34. Members of the particular State or Territory legislature, and then Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
    1. New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    2. Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    3. Queensland Legislative Assembly
    4. Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
    5. South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    6. Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
    7. Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
    8. Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  35. The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, and Navy in order of first appointment to this group:
    1. Chief of Air Force: Air Marshal Robert Chipman
    2. Chief of Army: Lieutenant General Simon Stuart
    3. Chief of Navy: Vice Admiral Mark Hammond
  36. Consuls-General, Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
  37. Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign, specifically Decorations or Honours which are at or above the Knight Bachelor or above, and precedence being established according to the Australian honours order of wearing, and, where two people hold the same decoration or honour, according to the date on which the award was announced
  38. Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
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  1. The King of Canada
  2. The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
  3. The Premier of British Columbia
  4. The Chief Justice of British Columbia
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
    1. Hon. Steven Point OC OBC
    2. Hon. Judith Guichon OBC
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    9. John Horgan
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  11. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
  12. Church representatives of faith communities
  13. The Justices of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
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    2. Marion Buller, CM
    3. Tamara Vrooman, OBC

The Alberta order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Alberta. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. The King of Canada: His Majesty King Charles III
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Alberta: Her Honour the Honourable Salma Lakhani
  3. Premier of Alberta: The Honourable Danielle Smith
  4. The Chief Justice of The Court of Appeal of Alberta: The Honourable Justice Ritu Khullar
  5. Former lieutenant governors of Alberta
    1. The Honourable Donald Ethell
    2. The Honourable Lois Mitchell
  6. Former premiers of Alberta
    1. The Honourable Ed Stelmach
    2. The Honourable Alison Redford
    3. The Honourable Dave Hancock
    4. The Honourable Rachel Notley
    5. The Honourable Jason Kenney
  7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Nathan Cooper
  8. Ambassadors and high commissioners accredited to Canada
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Alberta, in relative order of precedence as determined by the premier
  10. Leader of the Official Opposition: Christina Gray
  11. Current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Alberta, with precedence given to current members of the federal cabinet
  12. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the Legislature
  13. Members of the Senate of Canada who represent Alberta, by date of appointment
    1. The Honourable Scott Tannas
    2. The Honourable Patti LaBoucane-Benson
    3. The Honourable Paula Simons
    4. The Honourable Karen Sorensen
  14. Members of the House of Commons of Canada who represent Alberta constituencies, by date of election
  15. Superior court justices
    1. Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta: The Honourable Justice Kenneth G. Nielsen
    2. Justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta
    3. Justices of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
  16. Heads of religious denominations
  17. Heads of consular posts: consuls-general; consuls; vice-consuls; consular agents
  18. Judges of the Provincial Court of Alberta
    1. Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta
    2. Other judges by seniority of appointment
  19. Mayors of Alberta municipalities
  20. Aboriginal Leaders
    1. Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Alberta, in order of seniority of election to office;
    2. President of Métis Settlements General Council
    3. President of Métis Nation of Alberta: Audrey Poitras
  21. Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary
  22. Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
  23. Ombudsman
  24. Provincial Auditor
  25. Chief Electoral Officer
  26. Ethics Commissioner: Marguerite Trussler
  27. Information and Privacy Commissioner: Jill Clayton
  28. Deputy Ministers
  29. Senior Alberta government officials with rank of Deputy Minister as determined by the Executive Council
  30. Chief executive officers of Crown corporations
  31. Leadership of Alberta universities
    1. Chancellor of the University of Alberta: Ralph B. Young
    2. Chancellor of the University of Calgary: Jim Dinning
    3. Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge: Shirley McClellan
    4. Chairman of the Board, University of Alberta
    5. Chairman of the Board, University of Calgary
    6. Chairman of the Board, University of Lethbridge
    7. Chairman of the Board, Athabasca University
    8. Chairman of the Board, Mount Royal University
    9. Chairman of the Board, MacEwan University
    10. President of the University of Alberta: David H. Turpin
    11. President of the University of Calgary: Ed McCauley
    12. President of the University of Lethbridge: Michael J. Mahon
    13. President of Athabasca University: Frits Pannekoek
    14. President of Mount Royal University: David Docherty
    15. President of Grant MacEwan University: David W. Atkinson
  32. Police and military
    1. Commanding Officer, "K" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Curtis Zablocki
    2. Commander, 3rd Canadian Division: Brigadier-General W.H. Fletcher
    3. Commanding Officer, HMCS Nonsuch
    4. Commanding Officer, 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
    5. Commanding Officer, 1 Area Support Group
    6. Commanding Officer, 41 Canadian Brigade Group
    7. Commanding Officer, 4 Wing

The New Brunswick order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of New Brunswick. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. The King of Canada
  2. The Lieutenant Governor
  3. The Premier
  4. The Chief Justice of New Brunswick
  5. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
  6. Former Lieutenant Governors
  7. Former Premiers
  8. Former Chief Justices of New Brunswick
  9. Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Ministers Plenipotentiary, and Chargé d'Affaires with precedence to their date of appointment
  10. Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick with precedence in accordance with the Executive Council Act
  11. Leader of the Opposition
  12. Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench
  13. Members of the Senate
  14. Members of the House of Commons
  15. Judges of the Court of Appeal with precedence according to their date of appointment
  16. Judges of the Court of King's Bench with precedence according to their date of appointment
  17. Members of the Legislative Assembly in the following order: Deputy Speaker, Government House Leader, Opposition House Leader, Leaders of Unofficial Opposition Parties, other members with precedence according to their date and order of their swearing in as Members of the Legislature
  18. Elders and Chiefs of New Brunswick Indian Bands
  19. Leaders of religious denominations with precedence according to their date of appointment or election to the present office
  20. Chief Judge of the Provincial Court
  21. Judges of the Provincial Court with precedence according to their date of appointment
  22. Members of the Consular Corps in the following order: Consuls General, Consuls, Vice- Consuls, Honorary Consuls and Consular Agents with precedence among themselves according to their date of appointment
  23. Mayors of the Cities of New Brunswick in the following order: Fredericton, Saint John, Moncton, Edmundston, Campbellton, Bathurst, Miramichi and Dieppe
  24. Mayors of the Towns of New Brunswick with precedence among themselves according to the alphabetical order of the place-names
  25. Mayors of the Villages of New Brunswick with precedence according to the alphabetical order of the place-names
  26. Councillors of the Cities, Towns, and Villages of New Brunswick in the same order of precedence among themselves according to the alphabetical order of their surnames
  27. Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
  28. Ombudsman
  29. Auditor General
  30. Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick
  31. Clerk of the Executive Council
  32. Deputy Heads of the Civil Service, with precedence according to their date of appointment
  33. Heads of Crown Corporations and Agencies, with precedence according to their date of appointment
  34. Assistant Commissioner of "J" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  35. Commander of Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
  36. Chancellors of New Brunswick universities in the following order: University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison University, St. Thomas University and Université de Moncton
  37. Presidents of the universities in New Brunswick in the same order of precedence as the Chancellors

The Manitoba order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Manitoba. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. The King of Canada
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
  3. President of the Executive Council, otherwise known as the Premier of Manitoba
  4. Chief Justice of Manitoba
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba in order of seniority of taking office
    1. Pearl McGonigal, (1981–1986)
    2. Yvon Dumont, (1993–1999)
    3. Philip S. Lee, (2009–2015)
    4. Janice Filmon, (2015–2022)
  6. Former Presidents of the Executive Council of Manitoba in order of seniority in taking office
    1. Edward Schreyer, (1969–1977)
    2. Gary Filmon, (1988–1999)
    3. Gary Doer, (1999–2009)
    4. Greg Selinger, (2009–2016)
    5. Brian Pallister, (2016–2021)
    6. Kelvin Goertzen, (2021)
    7. Heather Stefanson, (2021–2023)
  7. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Manitoba by order of seniority of taking the Oath of Office
    1. Otto Lang, (1968)
    2. Jake Epp, (1979)
    3. Lloyd Axworthy, (1980)
    4. Jack Murta, (1984)
    5. Charles Mayer, (1984)
    6. Jon Gerrard, (1993)
    7. Rey Pagtakhan, (2001)
    8. Raymond Simard, (2004)
    9. Vic Toews, (2006)
    10. Steven Fletcher, (2008)
    11. Shelly Glover, (2013)
    12. Candice Bergen, (2013)
  8. Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba in relative order of seniority of appointment
    1. Steve Ashton, (1999)
    2. Dave Chomiak, (1999)
    3. Gord Mackintosh, (1999)
    4. Eric Robinson, (1999)
    5. Ron Lemieux, (1999)
    6. Stan Struthers, (1999)
    7. Peter Bjornson, (2003)
    8. Theresa Oswald, (2004)
    9. Kerri Irvin-Ross, (2006)
    10. Andrew Swan, (2008)
    11. Jennifer Howard, (2009)
    12. Flor Marcelino, (2009)
    13. Erin Selby, (2011)
    14. Kevin Chief, (2012)
    15. Ron Kostyshyn, (2012)
    16. Sharon Blady, (2013)
    17. Erna Braun, (2013)
    18. James Allum, (2013)
  9. Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
  10. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
  11. Puisne Judges of the Court of Appeal and of the Court of King's Bench in relative order of seniority of appointment
    1. Robert Carr
    2. Michel Monnin (1984)
    3. Kenneth R. Hanssen
    4. Kris Stefanson
    5. Rodney Mykle
    6. Gerry Mercier,
    7. Robyn Diamond
    8. Jeffrey Oliphant
    9. Albert Clearwater
    10. Alan MacInnes
    11. Holly C. Beard (1992)
    12. Perry Schulman,
    13. Barbara Hamilton, (1995)
    14. Freda Steel (1995)
    15. Brenda Keyser (1995)
    16. John A. Menzies (1996)
    17. Marc M. Monnin (1997)
    18. Deborah McCawley, (1997)
    19. Donald Little, (1998)
    20. Morris Kaufman
    21. Laurie Allen, (1998)
    22. Douglas Yard, (1998)
    23. Donald Bryk, (1999)
    24. Frank Aquila (2000)
    25. Robert B. Doyle (2000)
    26. Murray Sinclair (2001)
    27. Joan McKelvey (2001)
    28. Martin Freedman, (2002)
    29. Colleen Suche, (2002)
    30. Marilyn Goldberg, (2002)
    31. Shawn Greenberg (2003)
    32. Karen Simonsen (2004)
    33. Marianne Rivoalen (2005)
    34. Lori Spivak (2005)
    35. Lori Douglas (2005)
    36. A. Catherine Everett (2006)
    37. Michael Thomson (2007)
    38. Douglas Abra, (2007)
    39. Brian Midwinter, (2008)
    40. Robert G. Cummings (2008)
    41. Joan MacPhail, (2009)
    42. Chris W. Martin (2009)
    43. William Johnston (2009)
    44. William J. Burnett, (2009)
    45. Robert A. Dewar, (2009)
    46. Rick Saull (2010)
    47. Gerald L. Chartier (2010)
    48. Diana M. Cameron (2011)
    49. Shane Perlmutter (2011)
    50. Herbert Rempel (2011)
  12. Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly
  13. Archbishop of St. Boniface
  14. Bishop of Rupert's Land
  15. Archbishop of Winnipeg
  16. Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
  17. Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church
  18. Chairman of the Manitoba Conference of the United Church of Canada
  19. Chairman of the Manitoba Conference of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
  20. Chairman or other representative persons of the following denominations as indicated below and whose person will be signified to the Clerk of the Executive Council from time to time:
    1. Lutheran Church
    2. Jewish Rabbi
    3. The Mennonite faith
    4. The Baptist Church
    5. The Salvation Army
    6. The Pastors Evangelical Fellowship
  21. Members of the House of Commons residing in Manitoba by order of seniority in taking office
    1. James Bezan, (2004)
    2. Niki Ashton, (2008)
    3. Kevin Lamoureux, (2010)
    4. Ted Falk, (2013)
    5. Larry Maguire, (2013)
  22. Members of the Legislative Assembly
    1. Jon Gerrard,
    2. Ron Schuler,
    3. Ralph Eichler,
    4. Leanne Rowat,
    5. Cliff Cullen,
    6. Blaine Pedersen,
    7. Matt Wiebe,
    8. Wayne Ewasko,
    9. Cameron Friesen,
    10. Reg Helwer,
    11. Jim Maloway,
    12. Dennis Smook,
    13. Ian Wishart,
    14. Shannon Martin,
  23. County Court Judges in relative order of seniority of appointment
  24. Magistrates in relative order of seniority of appointment
  25. Members of the local consular corps in relative order of seniority of appointment
  26. Mayors, Reeves and local government administrators in relative order of date of taking office

The Prince Edward Island order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Prince Edward Island. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. The King of Canada
  2. The Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, or, in his official absence, the Administrator
  3. The Premier of Prince Edward Island
  4. The mayor or other elected senior official of an incorporated municipality when the ceremony or event is hosted by or particularly involves that municipality
  5. The Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
  6. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
  7. Former lieutenant governors, with relative precedence governed by their date of leaving office
  8. Former premiers, with relative precedence governed by their date of leaving office
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
  10. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
  11. Justices of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment
  12. The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island
  13. Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment
  14. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
  15. Members of the Senate of Canada
  16. Members of the House of Commons of Canada
  17. Mayors or other elected senior officials of incorporated municipalities outside their municipality, alphabetically by municipality name
  18. The Bishop of Charlottetown, the Bishop of Nova Scotia and the President of the Queens County Ministerial Association, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment or election
  19. The Senior Officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Prince Edward Island
  20. The President of the University of Prince Edward Island
  21. Deputy heads of departments, agencies, commissions and offices of the Provincial Government, with relative precedence governed by date of initial appointment as a Deputy Head

The Saskatchewan order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

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The Newfoundland and Labrador order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  1. The Sovereign
  2. Consort of the Sovereign
  3. Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
  4. Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
  5. Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador
  6. Speaker of the House of Assembly
  7. Former Lieutenant Governors, in order of their departure from office
    1. Frank Fagan
    2. Judy Foote
  8. Former Premiers, in order of their departure from office
    1. Brian Peckford
    2. Tom Rideout
    3. Clyde Wells
    4. Brian Tobin
    5. Beaton Tulk
    6. Roger Grimes
    7. Danny Williams
    8. Kathy Dunderdale
    9. Tom Marshall
    10. Paul Davis
    11. Dwight Ball
  9. Members of the Executive Council
  10. Leader of the Opposition
  11. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Newfoundland and Labrador
  12. Members of the Cabinet of Canada who represent Newfoundland and Labrador
  13. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
  15. Puisne justices of the Court of Appeal
  16. Justices of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
  17. Chief Judge of the Provincial Court
  18. Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court
  19. Puisne judges of the Provincial Court
  20. Associate Chief Judge of the Family Court
  21. Puisne judges of the Family Court
  22. Members of the House of Assembly
  23. Members of the Senate who represent Newfoundland and Labrador
  24. Members of the House of Commons who represent Newfoundland and Labrador
  25. Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. John's
  26. Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland & Labrador
  27. Minister of the Presbyterian Church
  28. Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
    1. Honorary Consulate-General of Ireland
    2. Consul General of France
    3. Consulate General of Portugal
    4. Honorary Consulate of Italy
    5. General Consulate of The Netherlands
  29. Mayor of St. John's
  30. Mayor of Corner Brook
  31. Mayor of Mount Pearl
  32. Mayors or other elected officials of incorporated municipalities
  33. Recipients of the Victoria Cross resident in Newfoundland and Labrador
  34. Commanding Officers
    1. CFB Gander
    2. CFB Goose Bay
    3. CFS St. John's
    4. HMCS Cabot
  35. Chief of Police, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
  36. Commanding Officer "B" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  37. High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador
  38. Members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
  39. Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland
  40. President and vice-chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland
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