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The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the governing institutions of Canada. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial
protocol Protocol may refer to: Sociology and politics * Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states * Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state * Etiquette, a code of personal behavior Science and technology ...
. The Department of Canadian Heritage issues a ''Table of Precedence for Canada'',Department of Canadian Heritage: Table of Precedence for Canada
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Department of National Defence Department of Defence or Department of Defense may refer to: Current departments of defence * Department of Defence (Australia) * Department of National Defence (Canada) * Department of Defence (Ireland) * Department of National Defense (Philippin ...
issues near identical guidelines, with the primary difference being the inclusion of members of the Canadian Royal Family, specifying that they 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 } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...
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. # King of Canada () # Governor General of Canada ( Mary Simon) # Prime Minister of Canada () #
Chief Justice of Canada The chief justice of Canada (french: juge en chef du Canada) is the presiding judge of the nine-member Supreme Court of Canada, the highest judicial body in Canada. As such, the chief justice is the highest-ranking judge of the Canadian court ...
() # Former Governors General of Canada in order of their departure from office: ##
Ed Schreyer Edward Richard Schreyer (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation. Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba, and was first electe ...
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Adrienne Clarkson Adrienne Louise Clarkson (; ; born February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation. Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 19 ...
(1999–2005) ## Michaëlle Jean (2005–2010) ##
David Johnston David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation. He is the commissioner of the Leaders' Debates Commiss ...
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Julie Payette Julie Payette (; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation. Payette holds engineering degrees from McGill ...
(2017–2021) # Widows of Governors General of Canada (as former
Viceregal Consorts of Canada The viceregal consort of Canada is the spouse of the serving governor general of Canada, assisting the viceroy with ceremonial and charitable work, accompanying him or her to official state occasions, and occasionally undertaking philanthropic work ...
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Gerda Hnatyshyn Karen Gerda Hnatyshyn ( ; ; born 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former viceregal consort of Canada, who held the role from 1990 to 1995 during her husband Ray Hnatyshyn's term as Governor General of Canada. She attended the University of Saska ...
, widow of
Ray Hnatyshyn Ramon John Hnatyshyn ( ; uk, Роман Іванович Гнатишин, Roman Ivanovych Hnatyshyn, ; March 16, 1934December 18, 2002) was a Canadian lawyer and statesman who served as governor general of Canada, the 24th since Canadian Co ...
## Diana Fowler LeBlanc, widow of
Roméo LeBlanc Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (December 18, 1927June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist, politician and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 25th since Canadian Confederation. LeBlanc was born and educated in New Brunswick, and also ...
# Former Prime Ministers of Canada in order of their first assumption of office: ##
Joe Clark Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian statesman, businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal polit ...
(1979–1980) ## Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) ##
Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female p ...
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Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...
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Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son of ...
(2003–2006) ## Stephen Harper (2006–2015) # Former Chief Justices of Canada, in order of their appointment ##
Beverly McLachlin Beverley Marian McLachlin (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the p ...
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Speaker of the Senate of Canada The speaker of the Senate of Canada (french: président du Sénat du Canada) is the presiding officer of the Senate of Canada. The speaker represents the Senate at official functions, rules on questions of parliamentary procedure and parliamenta ...
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Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada The speaker of the House of Commons (french: président de la Chambre des communes) is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. A member of Parliament (MP), they are elected at the beginning of each new parliament b ...
() # 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. # Members of the Canadian Ministry ## 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 The 's Privy Council for Canada (french: Conseil privé du Roi pour le Canada),) during the reign of a queen. sometimes called Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council (PC), is the full group of personal consultants to the ...
with ties broken by order of election to the House or appointment to the Senate. However, the current Canadian Ministry opted to used an alternative order that is determined by the Prime Minister.'' ##
Ministers of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ot ...
##:''In order of appointment to the
King's Privy Council for Canada The 's Privy Council for Canada (french: Conseil privé du Roi pour le Canada),) during the reign of a queen. sometimes called Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council (PC), is the full group of personal consultants to the ...
with ties broken by order of election to the House or appointment to the Senate.'' # Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition ( Pierre Poilievre) # Lieutenant Governors of the provinces, in the order their province joined Confederation and by population at joining to break ties ##
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario The lieutenant governor of Ontario (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''de l'Ontario'') is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the , who operates distinctly within the province b ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Quebec The lieutenant governor of Quebec (; French (masculine): ''Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec'', or (feminine): ''Lieutenante-gouverneure du Québec'') is the viceregal representative in Quebec of the , who operates distinctly within the province ...
() ## Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia () ##
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the viceregal representative in New Brunswick of the , who operates distinctly wi ...
() ## Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba () ## Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia () ##
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island () is the viceregal representative in Prince Edward Island of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the ...
() ## Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan () ##
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta The lieutenant governor of Alberta () is the viceregal representative in Alberta of the . The lieutenant governor is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the m ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as w ...
() # 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. ## '' List of current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada'' # Premiers of the provinces, in the order their province joined confederation and by population at joining to break ties ## Premier of Ontario () ##
Premier of Quebec The premier of Quebec ( French: ''premier ministre du Québec'' (masculine) or ''première ministre du Québec'' (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current premier of Quebec is François Legault of t ...
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Premier of Nova Scotia The premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader ...
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Premier of New Brunswick The premier of New Brunswick ( French (masculine): ''premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'', or feminine: ''première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ...
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Premier of Manitoba The premier of Manitoba (french: premier ministre du Manitoba) is the first minister (i.e., head of government or chief executive) for the Canadian province of Manitoba—as well as the ''de facto'' President of the province's Executive Council ...
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Premier of British Columbia Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of gov ...
() ## Premier of Prince Edward Island () ##
Premier of Saskatchewan The premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The current premier of Saskatchewan is Scott Moe, who was sworn in as premier on February 2, 2018, after winning the 2018 Saskatc ...
() ## Premier of Alberta () ##
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1949, the premier's duties and office has been the successor to the ministerial position of the pri ...
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Commissioner of the Northwest Territories The commissioner of the Northwest Territories (french: Commissaire des Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is the Government of Canada's representative in the Northwest Territories. Similar in certain functions to a lieutenant governor, the commissioner sw ...
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Commissioner of Yukon The commissioner of Yukon (french: Commissaire du Yukon) is the representative of the Government of Canada in the Canadian federal territory of Yukon. The commissioner is appointed by the federal government and, in contrast to the governor gene ...
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Commissioner of Nunavut The commissioner of Nunavut ( iu, ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ; Inuinnaqtun: ''Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut''; french: Commissaire du Nunavut) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since Janua ...
() # Premiers of the Territories ##
Premier of the Northwest Territories The premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. The premier is the territory's head of government, although the powers of the office are considerably l ...
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Premier of Yukon The premier of Yukon is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of Yukon. The post is the territory's head of government, although its powers are considerably more limited than that of a provincial premier. The offic ...
() ## Premier of Nunavut () # Religious leaders, equally, by seniority #:Limited to "senior Canadian representatives of faith communities having a significant presence in a relevant jurisdiction". # Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court # Superior court justices ## Chief Justice of the
Federal Court of Canada The Federal Court of Canada, which succeeded the Exchequer Court of Canada in 1971, was a national court of Canada that had limited jurisdiction to hear certain types of disputes arising under the federal government's legislative jurisdiction. O ...
## Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada ## Chief Justices of the highest court of each province and territory in order of date of appointment as chief justice ##*
Chief Justice of Ontario The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently referred to as the Ontario Court of Appeal or ONCA) is the appellate court for the province of Ontario, Canada. The seat of the court is Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto, also the seat of the Law Societ ...
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Chief Justice of Quebec The title of Chief Justice of Quebec (french: link=no, Juge en chef du Québec) is assumed by the chief justice of the Court of Appeal of Quebec. From 1849 to 1974 it was assumed by the Chief Justice from the Court of Queen's Bench or Court of Kin ...
##* Chief Justice of Nova Scotia ##* Chief Justice of New Brunswick ##* Chief Justice of Manitoba ##* Chief Justice of British Columbia and Yukon ##* Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island ##* Chief Justice of Saskatchewan ##* Chief Justice of Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut ##* Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador ## 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 the Yukon Territory ##* Senior Judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice ## Federal and provincial superior court puisne justices # Senators #: See '' List of current Canadian senators'' # Members of the House of Commons #: See '' List of House members of the 44rd Parliament of Canada'' # Consuls General of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation # Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet () # Chief of the Defence Staff (
Wayne Eyre General Wayne Donald Eyre, (born 1966/1967) is a Canadian Forces officer serving as the chief of the Defence Staff (CDS). Eyre was named acting CDS on February 24, 2021, and appointed to the full position on November 25, 2021. He was also the ...
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Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police () is the professional head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The commissioner exercises control and management of the RCMP under the direction of the minister of public safety. The ...
( Brenda Lucki) # Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories ##
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (french: Président de l'Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Notable elections 1920 Nelson Parliament w ...
() ## President of the National Assembly of Quebec () ##
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Speaker for the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia is the presiding Officer of the House of Assembly. Keith Bain is the current Speaker of the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia. The Speaker presides over the proceedings of the Assembly, ma ...
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Keith Bain Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. Bain first ran ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. Since 1994 the position has been elected by MLAs using a secret ballot. Previously, the Speaker had been appointed by motion of the hou ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. List of speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba References Biographies of Living Members {{DEFAULTSORT:Speaker Of The Legis ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The office of Speaker in British Columbia The Speaker is elected by the Members of the Legislative Assembly (" ...
() ## Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island () ## Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan () ##
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Speaker is selected by secret ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly. List of speakers See also *Speaker of ...
() ## Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (
Derek Bennett Derek John Bennett is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The speakership has changed many times: from 1876 to 1888 the presiding officer of the assembly was the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territorie ...
() ## Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly ( Jeremy Harper) ##
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is the presiding officer of the territorial legislature in Nunavut, Canada. Since 1999 the position has been elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using a secret ballot. The current ...
( Tony Akoak) # Members of the Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories # Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts # Members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories # Chairperson of the
Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians The Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians (CAFP) is a non-profit organization, established by an Act of the Parliament of Canada, the membership of which is composed of former members of the Senate or House of Commons of Canada. History ...


See also

* Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals) *
Canadian Forces order of precedence All units of the Canadian Armed Forces 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 c ...
*
Politics of Canada The politics of Canada function within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch is head of state. In pr ...
* Removal from the Order of Canada


Footnotes


External links


Department of Canadian Heritage: Table of Precedence for CanadaThe Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canadian Order Of Precedence * Order of precedence, Canadian