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- The King of Canada
- The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
- The Premier of British Columbia
- The Chief Justice of British Columbia
- Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
- Hon. Steven Point OC OBC
- Hon. Judith Guichon OBC
- Hon. Janet Austin OBC
- Former Premiers of British Columbia
- Bill Vander Zalm
- Rita Johnston
- Mike Harcourt OC
- Glen Clark
- Dan Miller
- Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh PC KC
- Gordon Campbell OC OBC
- Christy Clark
- John Horgan
- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia by order of precedence
- The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (Vacant)
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in British Columbia,with precedence given to members of the federal cabinet
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Church representatives of faith communities
- The Justices of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
- The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia
- The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific
- 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
- The Mayor of Victoria
- The Mayor of Vancouver
- The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia,the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University,respectively.
- Hon. Steven PointOBC
- Marion Buller,CM
- Tamara Vrooman,OBC
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References
- ↑ "Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia". Prime Minister of Canada . 20 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ↑ "Autism advocate and entrepreneur appointed new lieutenant-governor of British Columbia". CBC News . 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia". Prime Minister of Canada. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ Staff, News (20 December 2024). "Prime Minister announces new lieutenant-governor for B.C." CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia". Prime Minister of Canada. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ↑ "Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia announced as B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor". British Columbia. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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