Canadian order of precedence

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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.<ref name="TablePrecedence">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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. King of Canada (King Charles III)Template:Refn
  2. Governor General of Canada ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q390776|P1308}})
  3. Prime Minister of Canada ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q839078|P1308}})
  4. Chief Justice of Canada ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q1339242|P1308}})
  5. Former Governors General of Canada in order of their departure from office:
    1. Ed Schreyer (1979–1984)
    2. Adrienne Clarkson (1999–2005)
    3. Michaëlle Jean (2005–2010)
    4. David Johnston (2010–2017)
    5. Julie Payette (2017–2021)
  6. Widows of Governors General of Canada (as former viceregal consort of Canada):
    1. Diana Fowler LeBlanc, widow of Roméo LeBlanc
  7. Former Prime Ministers of Canada in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. Joe Clark (1979–1980)
    2. Kim Campbell (1993)
    3. Jean Chrétien (1993–2003)
    4. Paul Martin (2003–2006)
    5. Stephen Harper (2006–2015)
    6. Justin Trudeau (2015–2025)
  8. Former Chief Justices of Canada, in order of their appointment
    1. Beverly McLachlin (2000–2017)
  9. Speaker of the Senate of Canada ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q2505705|P1308}})
  10. Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q2506685|P1308}})
  11. Representatives to Canada of foreign governments
    Ambassadors and High Commissioners come first, in order of the presentation of their credentials; then come Ministers Plenipotentiary, and then Chargés d'affaires.
  12. Members of the Canadian Ministry
    1. Members of the Cabinet:
      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.<ref name=TablePrecedence/> However, the current Canadian Ministry opted to use an alternative order that is determined by the Prime Minister.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    2. Ministers of State
      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.<ref>The Ministry in order of precedence</ref>
  13. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Pierre Poilievre)
  14. Lieutenant Governors of the provinces, in the order their province joined Confederation and by population at joining to break ties
    1. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q6544432|P1308}})
    2. Lieutenant Governor of Quebec ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q3238289|P1308}})
    3. Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q6544430|P1308}})
    4. Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q4257536|P1308}})
    5. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q6544420|P1308}})
    6. Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q6544408|P1308}})
    7. Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q6544433|P1308}})
    8. Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q4257538|P1308}})
    9. Lieutenant Governor of Alberta ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q15176422|P1308}})
    10. Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q3238286|P1308}})
  15. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    1. List of current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
  16. Premiers of the provinces, in the order their province joined confederation and by population at joining to break ties
    1. Premier of Ontario ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q2560704|P1308}})
    2. Premier of Quebec ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q2911019|P1308}})
    3. Premier of Nova Scotia ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7240360|P1308}})
    4. Premier of New Brunswick (Susan Holt)
    5. Premier of Manitoba ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q3401758|P1308}})
    6. Premier of British Columbia ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7240349|P1308}})
    7. Premier of Prince Edward Island ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7240361|P1308}})
    8. Premier of Saskatchewan ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q6578215|P1308}})
    9. Premier of Alberta ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q3401750|P1308}})
    10. Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7240356|P1308}})
  17. Commissioners of the Territories
    1. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q1841537|P1308}})
    2. Commissioner of Yukon ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q824910|P1308}})
    3. Commissioner of Nunavut ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q15212701|P1308}})
  18. Premiers of the Territories
    1. Premier of the Northwest Territories ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7240368|P1308}})
    2. Premier of Yukon (Currie Dixon)
    3. Premier of Nunavut ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q4377222|P1308}})
  19. Religious leaders, equally, by seniority
    Limited to "senior Canadian representatives of faith communities having a significant presence in a relevant jurisdiction".
  20. Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court
  21. Superior court justices
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
    2. Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
    3. Chief Justices of the highest court of each province and territory in order of date of appointment as chief justice
      • Chief Justice of Ontario ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q123119379|P1308}})
      • Chief Justice of Quebec ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q3250642|P1308}})
      • Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
      • Chief Justice of New Brunswick ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q5096794|P1308}})
      • Chief Justice of Manitoba ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q123173904|P1308}})
      • Chief Justice of British Columbia and Yukon ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q123119530|P1308}})
      • Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
      • Chief Justice of Saskatchewan (Robert W Leurer)
      • Chief Justice of Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
      • Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q123173949|P1308}})
    4. Chief Justices and Associate Chief Justices of other superior courts, in order of appointment as chief justice
      • Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
      • Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
      • Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
      • Senior Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec
      • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Family Division
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
      • Associate Chief Justice, Family Division, of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
      • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
      • Chief Justice of the Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
      • Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
      • Associate Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
      • Chief Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland
      • Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
      • Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon
      • Senior Judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice
    5. Federal and provincial superior court puisne justices
  22. Senators
    See List of current Canadian senators
  23. Members of the House of Commons
    See List of House members of the 45th Parliament of Canada
  24. Consuls General of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation
  25. Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q211176|P1308}})
  26. Chief of the Defence Staff ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q2961996|P1308}})
  27. Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Michael Duheme)
  28. Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
    1. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Donna Skelly)
    2. President of the National Assembly of Quebec ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q3409174|P1308}})
    3. Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574268|P1308}})
    4. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q2390782|P1308}})
    5. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574281|P1308}})
    6. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574282|P1308}})
    7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q3409171|P1308}})
    8. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574284|P1308}})
    9. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574280|P1308}})
    10. Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574267|P1308}})
    11. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574286|P1308}})
    12. Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574315|P1308}})
    13. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ({{#invoke:wd|property|linked|Q7574283|P1308}})
  29. Members of the Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories
  30. Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts
  31. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
  32. Chairperson of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians

See also

Footnotes

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