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Canadian order of precedence

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

The Department of Canadian Heritage issues the Table of Precedence for Canada. The Department of National Defence reproduces this Table, with the additional note that members of the royal family (other than the monarch) 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.

List

  1. Monarch of Canada—King Charles III
  2. Governor General of Canada—
  3. Prime Minister of Canada—
  4. Chief Justice of Canada—
  5. Former Governors General of Canada in order of their departure from office:
  6. Ed Schreyer (1979–1984)
  7. Adrienne Clarkson (1999–2005)
  8. Michaëlle Jean (2005–2010)
  9. David Johnston (2010–2017)
  10. Julie Payette (2017–2021)
  11. Widows of Governors General of Canada (as former viceregal consort of Canada):
  12. Diana Fowler LeBlanc, widow of Roméo LeBlanc
  13. Former Prime Ministers of Canada in order of their first assumption of office:
  14. Joe Clark (1979–1980)
  15. Kim Campbell (1993)
  16. Jean Chrétien (1993–2003)
  17. Paul Martin (2003–2006)
  18. Stephen Harper (2006–2015)
  19. Justin Trudeau (2015–2025)
  20. Former Chief Justices of Canada, in order of their appointment
  21. Beverly McLachlin (2000–2017)
  22. Speaker of the Senate of Canada—
  23. Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada—
  24. Representatives to Canada of foreign governments
  25. Ambassadors and High Commissioners, in order of the presentation of their credentials
  26. Ministers Plenipotentiary
  27. Chargés d'affaires.
  28. Members of the Canadian Ministry
  29. Members of the Cabinet:
  30. : 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. However, the current Canadian Ministry opted to use an alternative order that is determined by the Prime Minister.
  31. Ministers of State
  32. :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.
  33. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition—
  34. Lieutenant Governors of the provinces, in the order their province joined Confederation and by population at joining to break ties
  35. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario—
  36. Lieutenant Governor of Quebec—
  37. Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia—
  38. Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick—
  39. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba—
  40. Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia—
  41. Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island—
  42. Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan—
  43. Lieutenant Governor of Alberta—
  44. Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador—
  45. 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.
  46. List of current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
  47. Premiers of the provinces, in the order their province joined confederation and by population at joining to break ties
  48. Premier of Ontario—
  49. Premier of Quebec—
  50. Premier of Nova Scotia—
  51. Premier of New Brunswick—
  52. Premier of Manitoba—
  53. Premier of British Columbia—
  54. Premier of Prince Edward Island—
  55. Premier of Saskatchewan—
  56. Premier of Alberta—
  57. Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador—
  58. Commissioners of the Territories
  59. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories—
  60. Commissioner of Yukon—
  61. Commissioner of Nunavut—
  62. Premiers of the Territories
  63. Premier of the Northwest Territories—
  64. Premier of Yukon—Currie Dixon
  65. Premier of Nunavut—
  66. Religious leaders, equally, by seniority
  67. :Limited to "senior Canadian representatives of faith communities having a significant presence in a relevant jurisdiction".
  68. Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court
  69. Superior court justices
  70. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal
  71. Chief Justice of the Federal Court
  72. Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court
  73. Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada
  74. Associate Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada
  75. Chief Justices of the highest court of each province and territory in order of date of appointment as chief justice
  76. * Chief Justice of Ontario—
  77. * Chief Justice of Quebec—
  78. * Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
  79. * Chief Justice of New Brunswick—
  80. * Chief Justice of Manitoba—
  81. * Chief Justice of British Columbia and Yukon—
  82. * Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
  83. * Chief Justice of Saskatchewan—Robert W Leurer
  84. * Chief Justice of Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
  85. * Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador—
  86. Associate Chief Justices of the highest court of each province and territory in order of date of appointment as associate chief justice
  87. * Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
  88. * Associate Chief Justice of Quebec
  89. * Associate Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
  90. * Associate Chief Justice of New Brunswick
  91. * Associate Chief Justice of Manitoba
  92. * Associate Chief Justice of British Columbia and Yukon
  93. * Associate Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
  94. * Associate Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
  95. * Associate Chief Justice of Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
  96. * Associate Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador
  97. Chief Justices of other superior courts in order of appointment as chief justice
  98. * Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  99. * Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
  100. * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
  101. * Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
  102. * Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
  103. * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
  104. * Chief Justice of the Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
  105. * Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
  106. * Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
  107. * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
  108. * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
  109. * Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Yukon
  110. * Chief Justice of the Nunavut Court of Justice
  111. Associate Chief Justices of other superior courts in order of appointment as associate chief justice
  112. * Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  113. * Senior Family Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  114. * Senior Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
  115. * Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
  116. * Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
  117. * Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division)
  118. * Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
  119. * Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench (General Division) of Manitoba
  120. * Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench (Family Division) of Manitoba
  121. * Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
  122. * Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
  123. * Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Edmonton)
  124. * Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Calgary)
  125. * Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
  126. Federal and provincial superior court puisne justices
  127. Senators
  128. : See List of current Canadian senators
  129. Members of the House of Commons
  130. : See List of House members of the 45th Parliament of Canada
  131. Consuls General of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation
  132. Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet—
  133. Chief of the Defence Staff—
  134. Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police—Michael Duheme
  135. Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
  136. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario—
  137. President of the National Assembly of Quebec—
  138. Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly—
  139. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick—
  140. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba—
  141. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia—
  142. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island—
  143. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan—
  144. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta—
  145. Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly—
  146. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories—
  147. Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly—
  148. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut—
  149. Members of the Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories
  150. * Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
  151. * Members of the Executive Council of Quebec
  152. * Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
  153. * Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
  154. * Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba
  155. * Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
  156. * Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
  157. * Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan
  158. * Members of the Executive Council of Alberta
  159. * Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
  160. * Members of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories
  161. * Members of the Executive Council of Yukon
  162. * Members of the Executive Council of Nunavut
  163. Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts
  164. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
  165. Chairperson of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians

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