Order of precedence in Ontario

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The Ontario order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy used for ceremonial occasions of a provincial nature within the province of Ontario. [1] It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.

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Ontario order of precedence

This is a list of the order of precedence in Ontario as of January 14,2023. [2]

  1. The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (The Hon. Edith Dumont OOnt )
  3. Premier of Ontario (The Hon. Doug Ford MPP )
  4. Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. Michael Tulloch)
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
    1. The Hon. Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
    2. The Hon. Hilary Weston CM CVO OOnt (1997–2002)
    3. The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (2014–2023)
  6. Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. The Hon. David Peterson PC OOnt KC (1985–1990)
    2. The Hon. Bob Rae PC CC OOnt KC (1990–1995)
    3. The Hon. Mike Harris OOnt (1995–2002)
    4. The Hon. Ernie Eves OOnt KC (2002–2003)
    5. The Hon. Dalton McGuinty OOnt (2003–2013)
    6. The Hon. Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)
  7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (The Hon. Donna Skelly MPP )
  8. Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa, in order of the date they presented their diplomatic credentials to the Governor General of Canada: [3]
    1. Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez (September 2010)
    2. Flag of Chad.svg Mahamat Ali Adoum (June 2014)
    3. Flag of Brunei.svg Pg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad (October 2014)
    4. Flag of Andorra.svg Elisenda Vives Balmana (April 2016)
    5. Flag of Albania.svg Ermal Muca (June 2016)
    6. Flag of Uruguay.svg Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado (September 2016)
    7. Flag of Yemen.svg Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal (November 2016)
    8. Flag of Djibouti.svg Mohamed Siad Douale (March 2017)
    9. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Anne Sparwasser (August 2017)
    10. Flag of Uganda.svg Joy Ruth Acheng (September 2017)
    11. Flag of Nigeria.svg Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun (October 2017)
    12. Flag of Tunisia.svg Mohamed Imed Torjemane (October 2017)
    13. Flag of Zambia.svg Felix Mfula (October 2017)
    14. Flag of Nicaragua.svg Maurizio Carlo Gelli (November 2017)
    15. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Fahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani (January 2018)
    16. Flag of Lebanon.svg Fadi Ziadeh (January 2018)
    17. Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Vaughna Sherry Tross (February 2018)
    18. Flag of Senegal.svg Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy (March 2018)
    19. Flag of Morocco.svg Souriya Otmani (June 2018)
    20. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Akylbek Kamaldinov (June 2018)
    21. Flag of Cyprus.svg Vasilios Philippou (June 2018)
    22. Flag of Peru.svg Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas (June 2018)
    23. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski (June 2018)
    24. Flag of Estonia.svg Toomas Lukk (September 2018)
    25. Flag of Slovakia.svg Vit Koziak (September 2018)
    26. Flag of Mongolia.svg Ariunbold Yadmaa (November 2018)
    27. Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid (November 2018)
    28. Flag of Turkey.svg Kerim Uras (December 2018)
    29. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Salome Meyer (February 2019)
    30. Flag of Sweden.svg Urban Christian Ahlin (February 2019)
    31. Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho (May 2019)
    32. Flag of Nepal.svg Bhrigu Dhungana (May 2019)
    33. Flag of Armenia.svg Anahit Harutyunyan (July 2019)
    34. Flag of Finland.svg Roy Kennet Eriksson (July 2019)
    35. Flag of Iraq.svg Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti (July 2019)
    36. Flag of Tanzania.svg Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya (September 2019)
    37. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Borek Lizec (September 2019)
    38. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Marko Milisav (September 2019)
    39. Flag of Costa Rica.svg Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz (September 2019)
    40. Flag of Denmark.svg Hanne Fugl Eskjaer (September 2019)
    41. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peiwu Cong (November 2019)
    42. Flag of the Taliban.svg M. Hassan Soroosh (November 2019)
    43. Flag of Jordan.svg Majed Alqatarneh (November 2019)
    44. Flag of Rwanda.svg Prosper Higiro (November 2019)
    45. Flag of Kuwait.svg Reem M Kh Z Alkhaled (November 2019)
    46. Flag of Venezuela.svg Orlando José Viera Blanco (November 2019)
    47. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Ruth Masodzi Chikwira (December 2019)
    48. Flag of Croatia.svg Vice Skracic (December 2019)
    49. Flag of Panama.svg Romy Vasquez Morales (December 2019)
    50. Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Skusevicius (December 2019)
    51. Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin Wilfred Harvey (January 2020)
    52. Flag of Kosovo.svg Adriatik Kryeziu (March 2020)
    53. Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio (March 2020)
    54. Flag of Mali.svg Fatima Meite (March 2020)
    55. Flag of India.svg Ajay Bisaria (March 2020)
    56. Flag of Vietnam.svg Cao Phong Pham (July 2020)
    57. Flag of South Korea.svg Keung Ryong Chang (July 2020)
    58. Flag of Jamaica.svg Sharon Joyce Miller (August 2020)
    59. Flag of Thailand.svg Kallayana Vipattipumiprates (October 2020)
    60. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Goverdina Christina Coppoolse (October 2020)
    61. Flag of Hungary.svg Maria Eva Vass-Salazar (October 2020)
    62. Flag of Norway.svg Jon Elvedal Fredriksen (October 2020)
    63. Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Mckee (October 2020)
    64. Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Ralevic (November 2020)
    65. Flag of Haiti.svg Wien-Weibert Arthus (November 2020)
    66. Flag of Somalia.svg Hassan Dahir Dimbil (November 2020)
    67. Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Robles (November 2020)
    68. Flag of Greece.svg Konstantina Athanassiadou (November 2020)
    69. Flag of El Salvador.svg Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez (November 2020)
    70. Flag of Europe.svg Melita Gabric (February 2021)
    71. Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan Manoiu (March 2021)
    72. Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dr Khalilur Rahman (March 2021)
    73. Flag of Guatemala.svg Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo (March 2021)
    74. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Michelle Cohen De Friedlander (March 2021)
    75. Flag of Moldova.svg Emil Druc (March 2021)
    76. Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Meier-Kajbic (March 2021)
    77. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dennis Daniel Moses (March 2021)
    78. Flag of Colombia.svg Jorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta (March 2021)
    79. Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia (March 2021)
    80. Flag of Chile.svg Raul Eduardo Fernandez Daza (March 2021)
    81. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Susannah Clare Goshko (August 2021)
    82. Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Stepanov (September 2021)
    83. Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Bafetigue Ouattara (September 2021)
    84. Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Ferrari (September 2021)
    85. Flag of Iceland.svg Hlynur Gudjonsson (September 2021)
    86. Flag of Kenya.svg Immaculate Nduku Musili Wambua (November 2021)
    87. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel (November 2021)
    88. Flag of Lesotho.svg Molise Paul Tseole (November 2021)
    89. Flag of Malaysia.svg Anizan Binti Adnin (December 2021)
    90. Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Ivan Jurkovic (December 2021)
    91. Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Gregor Rode (December 2021)
    92. Flag of Ghana.svg Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (December 2021)
    93. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa (December 2021)
    94. Flag of Spain.svg Alfredo Martinez Serrano (December 2021)
    95. Flag of Israel.svg Ronen Pinchas Hoffman (December 2021)
    96. Flag of the United States.svg David Louis Cohen (December 2021)
    97. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Michael Ryan (December 2021)
    98. Flag of Qatar.svg Khalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri (March 2022)
    99. Flag of Barbados.svg Gline Arley Clarke (April 2022)
    100. Flag of Algeria.svg Noureddine Bardad Daidj (April 2022)
    101. Flag of Indonesia.svg Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak (April 2022)
    102. Flag of South Africa.svg Rieaz Shaik (April 2022)
    103. Flag of Latvia.svg Kaspars Ozolins (April 2022)
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office: [4]
    1. The Hon. Raymond Cho MPP , Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
    2. The Hon. Vic Fedeli MPP , Chair of Cabinet
    3. The Hon. Caroline Mulroney KC MPP , Minister of Francophone Affairs
    4. The Hon. Doug Downey KC MPP , Attorney General
    5. The Hon. Stephen Lecce MPP , Minister of Energy and Mines
    6. The Hon. Michael Tibollo MPP , Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
    7. The Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP , Minister of Finance
    8. The Hon. Stan Cho MPP , Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
    9. The Hon. Jill Dunlop MPP , Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response
    10. The Hon. David Piccini MPP , Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
    11. The Hon. Greg Rickford MPP , Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
    12. The Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria MPP , Minister of Transportation
    13. The Hon. Kinga Surma MPP , Minister of Infrastructure
    14. The Hon. Lisa Thompson MPP , Minister of Rural Affairs
    15. The Hon. Sylvia Jones MPP , Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
    16. The Hon. Michael Kerzner MPP , Solicitor General
    17. The Hon. Neil Lumsden MPP , Minister of Sport
    18. The Hon. Michael Parsa MPP , Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
    19. The Hon. George Pirie MPP , Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth
    20. The Hon. Graydon Smith MPP , Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
    21. The Hon. Charmaine Williams MPP , Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
  10. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Marit Stiles MPP )
  11. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Ontario:
    1. Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
      1. The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney PC OC MP , Prime Minister of Canada
      2. The Hon. Anita Anand PC MP , Minister of Foreign Affairs
      3. The Hon. Patty Hajdu PC MP , Minister of Jobs and Families
      4. The Hon. Chrystia Freeland PC MP , Minister of Transportation and Internal Trade
      5. The Hon. Gary Anandasangaree PC MP , Minister of Public Safety
      6. The Hon. Rechie Valdez PC MP , Minister of Women and Gender Equality
      7. The Hon. David McGuinty PC MP , Minister of National Defence
      8. The Hon. Shafqat Ali PC MP , President of the Treasury Board
      9. The Hon. Julie Dabrusin PC MP , Minister of Environment and Climate Change
      10. The Hon. Tim Hodgson PC MP , Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
      11. The Hon. Maninder Sidhu PC MP , Minister of International Trade
      12. The Hon. Evan Solomon PC MP , Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation
    2. Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment:
      1. The Hon. Jean-Jacques Blais PC (1976)
      2. The Hon. Tony Abbot PC (1976)
      3. The Hon. David MacDonald PC (1979)
      4. The Hon. David Crombie PC OC (1979)
      5. The Hon. Perrin Beatty PC (1979)
      6. The Hon. James Fleming PC (1980)
      7. The Hon. Ed Lumley PC (1980)
      8. The Hon. Paul Cosgrove PC (1980)
      9. The Hon. Judy Erola PC (1980)
      10. The Hon. David Collenette PC (1983)
      11. The Hon. Roy MacLaren PC (1983)
      12. The Hon. Otto Jelinek PC (1984)
      13. The Hon. Rob Nicholson PC KC (1993)
      14. The Hon. Carolyn Bennett PC (2003)
      15. The Hon. Bev Oda PC (2006)
      16. The Hon. Marjory LeBreton PC (2006)
      17. The Hon. Diane Finley PC (2006)
      18. The Hon. Michael Chong PC MP (2006)
      19. The Hon. Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (2006)
      20. The Hon. John Baird PC (2006)
      21. The Hon. Tony Clement PC (2006)
      22. The Hon. Peter Van Loan PC (2006)
      23. The Hon. Gary Goodyear PC (2008)
      24. The Hon. Lisa Raitt PC (2008)
      25. The Hon. Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (2011)
      26. The Hon. Bal Gosal PC (2011)
      27. The Hon. Joe Oliver PC (2011)
      28. The Hon. Peter Kent PC (2011)
      29. The Hon. Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCS (2013)
      30. The Hon. Pierre Poilievre PC (2013)
      31. The Hon. Ed Holder PC (2014)
      32. The Hon. Erin O'Toole PC CD (2015)
      33. The Hon. Jane Philpott PC (2015)
      34. The Hon. Karina Gould PC (2015)
      35. The Hon. Mark Holland PC (2015)
      36. The Hon. Kamal Khera PC MP , Minister of Seniors (2021)
      37. The Hon. Bill Blair PC COM MP (2017)
      38. The Hon. Ahmed Hussen PC MP (2017)
      39. The Hon. Filomena Tassi PC (2017)
      40. The Hon. Marco Mendicino PC (2017)
      41. The Hon. Mary Ng PC (2018)
      42. The Hon. Mona Fortier PC MP (2019)
      43. The Hon. Omar Alghabra PC (2021)
      44. The Hon. Marci Ien PC (2021)
      45. The Hon. Helena Jaczek PC MP (2021)
  12. Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Geoffrey B. Morawetz)
  13. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. J. Michal Fairburn)
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Faye McWatt)
  15. Judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in order of date of appointment
  16. Judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in order of date of appointment
  17. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
    1. Members of the Senate who represent Ontario, in order by their date of appointment
    2. Members of the House of Commons who represent Ontario constituencies, in order by their date of election
  19. Heads of religious denominations
  20. Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of exequatur
  21. Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice
    1. Chair of the host Regional Municipality (where applicable)
    2. host Mayor
    1. Other Chairs of Regional Municipalities (where applicable)
    2. Other Mayors, in order by their date of appointment or election to office
    3. Aboriginal leaders: Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Ontario
    1. Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment
    2. Other Ontario Public Service Officials with the rank and status of Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment

References

  1. ↑ Table of Precedence for Ontario Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "International relations and protocol". Queen's Printer for Ontario. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. June 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ministers". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022.
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