Wikipedia: Canadian order of precedence

Canadian order of precedence
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The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Canada.

Canadian Order of Precedence

Queen of Canada (Elizabeth II)
Governor General of Canada (Adrienne Clarkson)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (Beverley McLachlin)
Prime Minister of Canada (Paul Martin)
Speaker of the Senate (Dan Hays)
Speaker of the House of Commons (Peter Milliken)
Ambassadors
- Ambassadors to Canada
Ministers of the Crown, in chronological order of appointment to Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Jack Austin, Leader of the Government in the Senate
- David Anderson, Minister of the Environment
- Ralph E. Goodale, Minister of Finance
- Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Industry
- Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Health and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Jim Peterson, Minister of International Trade
- Andy Scott, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- Claudette Bradshaw, Minister of Labour
- Denis Coderre, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Rey Pagtakhan, Minister of Western Economic Diversification
- John McCallum, Minister of Veterans Affairs
- Stephen Owen, Minister of Public Works and Government Services
- Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministers of State, in chronological order of appointment to Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Minister of State (Children and Youth)
- Andy Scott, Minister of State (Infrastructure)
- Gar Knutson, Minister of State (Emerging Markets)
- Denis Paradis, Minister of State (Financial Institutions)
- Jean Augustine, Minister of State (Multiculturalism and Status of Women)
- Mauril Belanger, Minister of State
- Carolyn Bennett, Minister of State (Public Health)
- Joe Comuzzi, Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
- Albina Guarnieri, Minister of State (Civil Preparedness)
Leader of the Opposition (Stephen Harper)
Lieutenant Governors of the Provinces
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (James Bartleman)
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (Lise Thibault)
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (Myra Freeman)
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (Marilyn Counsell)
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (Peter Liba)
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (Iona Campagnolo)
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (Leonce Bernard)
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (Lynda Haverstock)
- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (Lois Hole)
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (Arthur House)
All other Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Premiers of the Provinces
- Premier of Ontario (Dalton McGuinty)
- Premier of Quebec (Jean Charest)
- Premier of Nova Scotia (John Hamm)
- Premier of New Brunswick (Bernard Lord)
- Premier of Manitoba (Gary Doer)
- Premier of British Columbia (Gordon Campbell)
- Premier of Prince Edward Island (Patrick Binns)
- Premier of Saskatchewan (Lorne Calvert)
- Premier of Alberta (Ralph Klein)
- Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (Danny Williams)
Commissioners of the Territories
- Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (Glenna Hansen)
- Commissioner of the Yukon Territory (Jack Cable)
- Commissioner of Nunavut (Peter Irniq)
Government Leaders of the Territories
- Government Leader of the Northwest Territories (Stephen Kakfwi)
- Government Leader of the Yukon Territory (Dennis Fentie)
- Government Leader of Nunavut (Paul Okalik)
Religous leaders
Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court
- Charles Gonthier
- Frank Iacobucci
- John Major
- Michel Bastarache
- Ian Binnie
- Louise Arbour
- Louis Le Bel
- Marie Deschamps
Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
- Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada (John Richard)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada (Allan Lutfy)
Chief Justices of the Provincial Courts
- Chief Justice of Ontario (Roy McMurtry)
- Chief Justice of Quebec (Pierre Michaud)
- Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Constance Glube)
- Chief Justice of New Brunswick (Joseph Daigle)
- Chief Justice of Manitoba (Richard Scott)
- Chief Justice of British Columbia (Allan McEachern)
- Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island (Gerard Mitchell)
- Chief Justice of Saskatchewan (Edward Bayda)
- Chief Justice of Alberta (Catherine Fraser)
- Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador (Clyde Wells)
- Chief Justice of the Northwest Territories (Edward Richard)
- Chief Justice of the Yukon Territory (Ralph Hudson)
- Chief Justice of Nunavut (Beverley Browne)
- Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (Dennis O'Connor)
- Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (Heather Forster Smith)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (J. Douglas Cunningham)
- Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (Brian Lennox )
- Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (Marietta Roberts)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (David Wake)
- Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (Lyse Lemieux)
- Senior Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (Rene Dionne)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (Andre Deslongchamps)
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Joseph Kennedy)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Michael MacDonald)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Family Division (Robert Ferguson)
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (David Smith)
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Benjamin Hewak)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Jeffrey Oliphant)
- Associate Chief Justice, Family Division, of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Gerald Mercier)
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Donald Brenner)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Patrick Dohm)
- Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Lance Finch)
- Chief Justice of the Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (Armand DesRoches)
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan (Frank Gerein)
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Allan Wachowich)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Allen Sulatycky)
- Chief Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland (Derek Green)
Federal and Provincial Judges
Senators
- List of Canadian Senators
Members of the Canadian House of Commons
- List of Canadian Members of Parliment
Consuls General of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation
Military Leaders
Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
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

Canadian Order of Precedence

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