Order of precedence in Newfoundland and Labrador

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

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The British Columbia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of British Columbia. 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 British Columbia
  3. The Premier of British Columbia
  4. The Chief Justice of British Columbia
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
    1. Hon. Iona Campagnolo PC OC OBC
    2. Hon. Steven Point OBC
    3. Hon. Judith Guichon OBC
  6. Former Premiers of British Columbia
    1. Bill Vander Zalm
    2. Rita Johnston
    3. Mike Harcourt OC
    4. Glen Clark
    5. Dan Miller
    6. Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh PC
    7. Gordon Campbell OC OBC
    8. Christy Clark
    9. John Horgan
  7. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
  8. The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia by order of precedence
  9. The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia
  10. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in British Columbia, with precedence given to members of the federal cabinet
  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
  14. The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
  15. The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
  16. The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
  17. The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia
  18. The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific
  19. The Heads of Consular Posts with jurisdiction in British Columbia with precedence to be governed by Article 16 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
  20. The Mayor of Victoria
  21. The Mayor of Vancouver
  22. The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
    1. Hon. Steven PointOBC
    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 Frans Slatter
  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: Rachel Notley
  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: Glen Resler
  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
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador</span>

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador is the superior court for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals in both criminal and civil matters from the Provincial Court and designated boards and administrative tribunals. The court also hear serious criminal cases in the first instances, matters of probate, and family law matters.

The Order of Precedence in Sri Lanka the protocol list at which Sri Lankan government officials are seated according to their rank. This is not the list of succession.

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 of New Brunswick in the same order of precedence as the Chancellors

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 her 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.

Leo Denis Barry is a Canadian jurist and current Justice of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was born in Red Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Hazel Rose Newhook was a Canadian politician, who sat in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. where she represented the electoral district of Gander. She also served as mayor of Gander from 1973 to 1977.

Clyde Kirby Wells, was the fifth premier of Newfoundland from 1989 to 1996, and subsequently Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador, sitting on the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1998 to 2009.

Joan Marie Aylward is a Canadian former politician serving as the 15th and current lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She previously sat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberals. She represented the electoral district of St. John's Centre.

Malcolm H. Rowe is a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Rowe is the first judge from Newfoundland and Labrador to sit on the Supreme Court.

References

  1. ↑ Heritage, Canadian (2017-10-16). "Table of Precedence for Canada". Government of Canada. Note 1. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ↑ Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
  3. ↑ Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
  4. ↑ Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador
  5. ↑ Speaker of the House of Assembly
  6. ↑ Executive Council
  7. ↑ Leader of the Opposition
  8. ↑ King's Privy Council for Canada
  9. ↑ Cabinet of Canada
  10. ↑ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  11. ↑ Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  12. ↑ Court of Appeal
  13. ↑ Justices of the Supreme Court
  14. ↑ Chief Judge of the Provincial Court
  15. ↑ Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court
  16. ↑
  17. ↑ Associate Chief Judge of the Family Court
  18. ↑ Judges of the Family Court
  19. ↑ Members of the House of Assembly
  20. ↑ Members of the Senate
  21. ↑ Members of the House of Commons
  22. ↑ Archbishop of St. John's
  23. ↑ Bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
  24. ↑ Minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
  25. ↑ "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. June 7, 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  26. ↑
  27. ↑ Consulate General of Portugal
  28. ↑ Mayor of St. John's
  29. ↑ Mayor of Corner Brook
  30. ↑ Mayor of Mount Pearl
  31. ↑
  32. ↑ 9 Wing Gander
  33. ↑ 5 Wing Goose Bay
  34. ↑ Chief of Police RNC
  35. ↑ Commanding Officer "B" Division
  36. ↑ High Sheriff of Newfoundland and Labrador
  37. ↑ Members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
  38. ↑ Chancellor of MUN
  39. ↑ President and vice-chancellor of MUN
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