The Ontario order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy used for ceremonial occasions of a provincial nature within the province of Ontario. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.
This is a list of the order of precedence in Ontario <ol> <li>The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)</li> <li>Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (The Hon. Edith Dumont )</li> <li>Premier of Ontario (The Hon. Doug Ford )</li> <li>Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. Michael Tulloch)</li> <li>Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office: <ol start="5"><li>The Hon. Hal Jackman (1991–1997)</li> <li>The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell (2014–2023)</li></ol></li> <li value="8">Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office: <ol start="8"><li>The Hon. David Peterson (1985–1990)</li> <li>The Hon. Bob Rae (1990–1995)</li> <li>The Hon. Mike Harris (1995–2002)</li> <li>The Hon. Ernie Eves (2002–2003)</li> <li>The Hon. Dalton McGuinty (2003–2013)</li> <li>The Hon. Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)</li></ol></li> <li value="14">Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (The Hon. Donna Skelly )</li> <li>Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa, in order of the date they presented their diplomatic credentials to the Governor General of Canada: <ol style="column-width:30em" start="15"> <li> Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez (September 2010)</li> <li> Mahamat Ali Adoum (June 2014)</li> <li> Pg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad (October 2014)</li> <li> Elisenda Vives Balmana (April 2016)</li> <li> Ermal Muca (June 2016)</li> <li> Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado (September 2016)</li> <li> Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal (November 2016)</li> <li> Mohamed Siad Douale (March 2017)</li> <li> Sabine Anne Sparwasser (August 2017)</li> <li> Joy Ruth Acheng (September 2017)</li> <li> Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun (October 2017)</li> <li> Mohamed Imed Torjemane (October 2017)</li> <li> Felix Mfula (October 2017)</li> <li> Maurizio Carlo Gelli (November 2017)</li> <li> Fahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani (January 2018)</li> <li> Fadi Ziadeh (January 2018)</li> <li> Vaughna Sherry Tross (February 2018)</li> <li> Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy (March 2018)</li> <li> Souriya Otmani (June 2018)</li> <li> Akylbek Kamaldinov (June 2018)</li> <li> Vasilios Philippou (June 2018)</li> <li> Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas (June 2018)</li> <li> Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski (June 2018)</li> <li> Toomas Lukk (September 2018)</li> <li> Vit Koziak (September 2018)</li> <li> Ariunbold Yadmaa (November 2018)</li> <li> Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid (November 2018)</li> <li> Kerim Uras (December 2018)</li> <li> Salome Meyer (February 2019)</li> <li> Urban Christian Ahlin (February 2019)</li> <li> Juan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho (May 2019)</li> <li> Bhrigu Dhungana (May 2019)</li> <li> Anahit Harutyunyan (July 2019)</li> <li> Roy Kennet Eriksson (July 2019)</li> <li> Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti (July 2019)</li> <li> Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya (September 2019)</li> <li> Borek Lizec (September 2019)</li> <li> Marko Milisav (September 2019)</li> <li> Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz (September 2019)</li> <li> Hanne Fugl Eskjaer (September 2019)</li> <li> Peiwu Cong (November 2019)</li> <li> M. Hassan Soroosh (November 2019)</li> <li> Majed Alqatarneh (November 2019)</li> <li> Prosper Higiro (November 2019)</li> <li> Reem M Kh Z Alkhaled (November 2019)</li> <li> Orlando José Viera Blanco (November 2019)</li> <li> Ruth Masodzi Chikwira (December 2019)</li> <li> Vice Skracic (December 2019)</li> <li> Romy Vasquez Morales (December 2019)</li> <li> Darius Skusevicius (December 2019)</li> <li> Martin Wilfred Harvey (January 2020)</li> <li> Adriatik Kryeziu (March 2020)</li> <li> Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio (March 2020)</li> <li> Fatima Meite (March 2020)</li> <li> Ajay Bisaria (March 2020)</li> <li> Cao Phong Pham (July 2020)</li> <li> Keung Ryong Chang (July 2020)</li> <li> Sharon Joyce Miller (August 2020)</li> <li> Kallayana Vipattipumiprates (October 2020)</li> <li> Goverdina Christina Coppoolse (October 2020)</li> <li> Maria Eva Vass-Salazar (October 2020)</li> <li> Jon Elvedal Fredriksen (October 2020)</li> <li> Eamonn Mckee (October 2020)</li> <li> Dejan Ralevic (November 2020)</li> <li> Wien-Weibert Arthus (November 2020)</li> <li> Hassan Dahir Dimbil (November 2020)</li> <li> Rodolfo Robles (November 2020)</li> <li> Konstantina Athanassiadou (November 2020)</li> <li> Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez (November 2020)</li> <li> Melita Gabric (February 2021)</li> <li> Bogdan Manoiu (March 2021)</li> <li> Dr Khalilur Rahman (March 2021)</li> <li> Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo (March 2021)</li> <li> Michelle Cohen De Friedlander (March 2021)</li> <li> Emil Druc (March 2021)</li> <li> Sylvia Meier-Kajbic (March 2021)</li> <li> Dennis Daniel Moses (March 2021)</li> <li> Jorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta (March 2021)</li> <li> Maria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia (March 2021)</li> <li> Raul Eduardo Fernandez Daza (March 2021)</li> <li> Susannah Clare Goshko (August 2021)</li> <li> Oleg Stepanov (September 2021)</li> <li> Bafetigue Ouattara (September 2021)</li> <li> Andrea Ferrari (September 2021)</li> <li> Hlynur Gudjonsson (September 2021)</li> <li> Immaculate Nduku Musili Wambua (November 2021)</li> <li> Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel (November 2021)</li> <li> Molise Paul Tseole (November 2021)</li> <li> Anizan Binti Adnin (December 2021)</li> <li> Ivan Jurkovic (December 2021)</li> <li> Andrej Gregor Rode (December 2021)</li> <li> Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (December 2021)</li> <li> Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa (December 2021)</li> <li> Alfredo Martinez Serrano (December 2021)</li> <li> Ronen Pinchas Hoffman (December 2021)</li> <li> David Louis Cohen (December 2021)</li> <li> Scott Michael Ryan (December 2021)</li> <li> Khalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri (March 2022)</li> <li> Gline Arley Clarke (April 2022)</li> <li> Noureddine Bardad Daidj (April 2022)</li> <li> Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak (April 2022)</li> <li> Rieaz Shaik (April 2022)</li> <li> Kaspars Ozolins (April 2022)</li></ol></li> <li value="118">Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office: <ol style="column-width:40em;" start="118"> <li>The Hon. Raymond Cho , Minister for Seniors and Accessibility</li> <li>The Hon. Vic Fedeli , Chair of Cabinet</li> <li>The Hon. Caroline Mulroney , Minister of Francophone Affairs</li> <li>The Hon. Doug Downey , Attorney General</li> <li>The Hon. Stephen Lecce , Minister of Energy and Mines</li> <li>The Hon. Michael Tibollo , Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions</li> <li>The Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy , Minister of Finance</li> <li>The Hon. Stan Cho , Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming</li> <li>The Hon. Jill Dunlop , Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response</li> <li>The Hon. David Piccini , Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development</li> <li>The Hon. Greg Rickford , Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation</li> <li>The Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria , Minister of Transportation</li> <li>The Hon. Kinga Surma , Minister of Infrastructure</li> <li>The Hon. Lisa Thompson , Minister of Rural Affairs</li> <li>The Hon. Sylvia Jones , Deputy Premier and Minister of Health</li> <li>The Hon. Michael Kerzner , Solicitor General</li> <li>The Hon. Neil Lumsden , Minister of Sport</li> <li>The Hon. Michael Parsa , Minister of Children, Community and Social Services</li> <li>The Hon. George Pirie , Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth</li> <li>The Hon. Graydon Smith , Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing</li> <li>The Hon. Charmaine Williams , Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity</li> </ol> </li> <li value="147">Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Marit Stiles )</li> <li>Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Ontario: <ol type="a"> <li>Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment: <ol start="148"> <li>The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney , Prime Minister of Canada <li>The Hon. Anita Anand , Minister of Foreign Affairs</li> <li>The Hon. Patty Hajdu , Minister of Jobs and Families</li> <li>The Hon. Chrystia Freeland , Minister of Transportation and Internal Trade</li> <li>The Hon. Gary Anandasangaree , Minister of Public Safety</li> <li>The Hon. Rechie Valdez , Minister of Women and Gender Equality</li> <li>The Hon. David McGuinty , Minister of National Defence</li> <li>The Hon. Shafqat Ali , President of the Treasury Board</li> <li>The Hon. Julie Dabrusin , Minister of Environment and Climate Change</li> <li>The Hon. Tim Hodgson , Minister of Energy and Natural Resources</li> <li>The Hon. Maninder Sidhu , Minister of International Trade</li> <li>The Hon. Evan Solomon , Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation</li> </ol></li> <li>Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment: <ol style="column-width:20em"start="164"> <li>The Hon. Jean-Jacques Blais (1976)</li> <li>The Hon. Tony Abbot (1976)</li> <li>The Hon. David MacDonald (1979)</li> <li>The Hon. David Crombie (1979)</li> <li>The Hon. Perrin Beatty (1979)</li> <li>The Hon. James Fleming (1980)</li> <li>The Hon. Ed Lumley (1980)</li> <li>The Hon. Paul Cosgrove (1980)</li> <li>The Hon. Judy Erola (1980)</li> <li>The Hon. David Collenette (1983)</li> <li>The Hon. Roy MacLaren (1983)</li> <li>The Hon. Otto Jelinek (1984)</li> <li>The Hon. Rob Nicholson (1993)</li> <li>The Hon. Carolyn Bennett (2003)</li> <li>The Hon. Bev Oda (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. Marjory LeBreton (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. Diane Finley (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. Michael Chong (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. Gordon O'Connor (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. John Baird (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. Tony Clement (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. Peter Van Loan (2006)</li> <li>The Hon. Gary Goodyear (2008)</li> <li>The Hon. Lisa Raitt (2008)</li> <li>The Hon. Julian Fantino (2011)</li> <li>The Hon. Bal Gosal (2011)</li> <li>The Hon. Joe Oliver (2011)</li> <li>The Hon. Peter Kent (2011)</li> <li>The Hon. Kellie Leitch (2013)</li> <li>The Hon. Pierre Poilievre (2013)</li> <li>The Hon. Ed Holder (2014)</li> <li>The Hon. Erin O'Toole (2015)</li> <li>The Hon. Jane Philpott (2015)</li> <li>The Hon. Karina Gould (2015)</li> <li>The Hon. Mark Holland (2015)</li> <li>The Hon. Kamal Khera , Minister of Seniors (2021)</li> <li>The Hon. Bill Blair (2017)</li> <li>The Hon. Ahmed Hussen (2017)</li> <li>The Hon. Filomena Tassi (2017)</li> <li>The Hon. Marco Mendicino (2017)</li> <li>The Hon. Mary Ng (2018)</li> <li>The Hon. Mona Fortier (2019)</li> <li>The Hon. Omar Alghabra (2021)</li> <li>The Hon. Marci Ien (2021)</li> <li>The Hon. Helena Jaczek (2021)</li> </ol></li> </ol></li> <li value="197">Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Geoffrey B. Morawetz)</li> <li>Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. J. Michal Fairburn)</li> <li>Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Faye McWatt)</li> <li>Judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in order of date of appointment</li> <li>Judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in order of date of appointment</li> <li>Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature</li> <li><ol type="a"> <li>Members of the Senate who represent Ontario, in order by their date of appointment</li> <li>Members of the House of Commons who represent Ontario constituencies, in order by their date of election</li> </ol></li> <li>Heads of religious denominations</li> <li>Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of exequatur</li> <li>Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice</li> <li><ol type="a"><li>Chair of the host Regional Municipality (where applicable)</li><li>host Mayor</li></ol></li> <li><ol type="a"><li>Other Chairs of Regional Municipalities (where applicable)</li><li>Other Mayors, in order by their date of appointment or election to office</li><li>Aboriginal leaders: Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Ontario</li></ol></li> <li><ol type="a"><li>Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment</li><li>Other Ontario Public Service Officials with the rank and status of Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment</li></ol></li> </ol>