Order of precedence in Nova Scotia

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

Current as of September 2022

  1. King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (Michael Savage ONS )
  3. Premier of Nova Scotia (Tim Houston MLA )
  4. Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Michael Wood)
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors
    1. Myra Freeman CM ONS B.A. B.Ed.
    2. Mayann Francis ONS DCL
    3. John James Grant CM CMM ONS CD
    4. Arthur LeBlanc ONS KC
  6. Former Premiers
    1. Russell MacLellan KC
    2. John Hamm OC
    3. Rodney MacDonald
    4. Darrell Dexter KC
    5. Stephen McNeil MLA
    6. Iain Rankin MLA
  7. Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (Keith Bain MLA )
  8. Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
    1. Allan MacMaster MLA
    2. Pat Dunn MLA
    3. John Lohr MLA
    4. Karla MacFarlane MLA
    5. Barbara Adams MLA
    6. Tim Halman MLA
    7. Kim Masland MLA
    8. Brad Johns MLA
    9. Tory Rushton MLA
    10. Steve Craig MLA
    11. Colton LeBlanc MLA
    12. Brian Comer MLA
    13. Michelle Thompson MLA
    14. Jill Balser MLA
    15. Greg Morrow MLA
    16. Susan Corkum-Greek MLA
    17. Becky Druhan MLA
    18. Brian Wong MLA
  9. Leader of the Opposition (Zach Churchill MLA )
  10. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Nova Scotia
    1. Elmer MacKay PC KC
    2. Peter McCreath PC
    3. David Dingwall PC KC
    4. Bernie Boudreau PC KC
    5. Robert Thibault PC
    6. Geoff Regan PC
    7. Mark Eyking PC
    8. Scott Brison PC
    9. Peter MacKay PC KC
    10. Bernadette Jordan PC
  11. Members of the Federal Cabinet who represent Nova Scotia
  12. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Deborah K. Smith)
  13. Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Patrick J. Duncan)
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) (Lawrence O'Neil)
  15. Justices of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
  16. Justices of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
  17. Chief Judge of the Provincial Court (Pamela S. Williams)
  18. Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court (Vacant)
  19. Judges of the Provincial Court
  20. Associate Chief Judge of the Family Court (S. Raymond Morse)
  21. Judges of the Family Court
  22. Leader of the Third Party (Claudia Chender MLA )
  23. Members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the Legislature)
  24. Members of the Senate who represent Nova Scotia (with precedence governed by date of appointment)
    1. Jane Marie Cordy
    2. Stephen Greene
    3. Michael L. MacDonald
    4. Wanda Thomas Bernard CM ONS
    5. Daniel Christmas
    6. Mary Coyle
    7. Colin Deacon
    8. Stan Kutcher
  25. Members of the House of Commons who represent Nova Scotia (with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the House of Commons)
    1. Andy Fillmore MP
    2. Darren Fisher MP
    3. Sean Fraser MP
    4. Darrell Samson MP
    5. Mike Kelloway MP
    6. Jaime Battiste MP
    7. Kody Blois MP
    8. Chris d'Entremont MP
    9. Lena Diab MP
    10. Stephen Ellis MP
    11. Rick Perkins MP
  26. Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (Sandra Fyfe)
  27. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax (Brian Joseph Dunn)
  28. Leaders of Faith Communities
  29. Consul General of France in Moncton and Halifax (Johan Schitterer)
  30. Consul General of the United States of America in Halifax (Lyra S. Carr)
  31. Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality (Mike Savage)
  32. Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic and Joint Task Force Atlantic, Canadian Forces (Rear-Admiral Brian Santarpia CD )
  33. Commander, 5th Canadian Division, Canadian Forces (Brigadier-General Paul Peyton, MSM CD )
  34. Commanding Officer "H" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman)

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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.

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  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
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    2. Hon. Judith Guichon OBC
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    2. Rita Johnston
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  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

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  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
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    2. The Honourable Lois Mitchell
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    2. The Honourable Alison Redford
    3. The Honourable Dave Hancock
    4. The Honourable Rachel Notley
    5. The Honourable Jason Kenney
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  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
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    1. The Honourable Scott Tannas
    2. The Honourable Patti LaBoucane-Benson
    3. The Honourable Paula Simons
    4. The Honourable Karen Sorensen
    5. The Honourable Daryl Fridhandler
    6. The Honourable Kristopher Wells
  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
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    10. President of the University of Alberta: David H. Turpin
    11. President of the University of Calgary: Ed McCauley
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    14. President of Mount Royal University: David Docherty
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  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

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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

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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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