Canadian order of precedence
The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Canada. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol .
Canadian Order of Precedence
Queen of Canada (Elizabeth II )
Governor General of Canada (Adrienne Clarkson )
Prime Minister of Canada (Paul Martin )
Chief Justice of Canada (Beverley McLachlin )
Speaker of the Canadian Senate (Dan Hays )
Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (Peter Milliken )
Ambassadors
Ministers of the Crown, in chronological order of appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Jack Austin , Leader of the Government in the Senate, (September 22 1981 )
Jean Lapierre , Minister of Transport (June 30 1984 )
Ralph Goodale , Minister of Finance (November 4 1993 )
Anne McLellan , Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (November 4 1993 )
Lucienne Robillard , President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development (February 22 1995 )
Stéphane Dion , Minister of the Environment (January 25 1996 )
Pierre Pettigrew , Minister of Foreign Affairs (January 25 1996 )
Andy Scott , Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians (June 11 1997 )
Jim Peterson , Minister of International Trade (June 11 1997 )
Andy Mitchell , Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (June 11 1997 )
Bill Graham , Minister of National Defence (January 16 2002 )
Albina Guarnieri , Minister of Veterans Affairs (December 12 2003 )
Reg Alcock December 12 2003 )
Geoff Regan , Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (December 12 2003 )
Tony Valeri , Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (December 12 2003 )
Aileen Carroll , Minister for International Cooperation (December 12 2003 )
Irwin Cotler , Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (December 12 2003 )
John Efford , Minister of Natural Resources (December 12 2003 )
Liza Frulla , Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for the Status of Women (December 12 2003 )
Joe Volpe , Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (December 12 2003 )
Joe Fontana , Minister of Labour and Housing (December 12 2003 )
Scott Brison , Minister of Public Works and Government Services (December 12 2003 )
Ujjal Dosanjh , Minister of Health (July 20 2004 )
Ken Dryden , Minister of Social Development (July 20 2004 )
David Emerson , Minister of Industry (July 20 2004 )
Ministers heading federal Agencies and Ministers of State , in chronological order of appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Ethel Blondin-Andrew , Minister of State (Northern Development) (November 4 1993 )
Raymond Chan , Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (November 4 1993 )
Claudette Bradshaw , Minister of State (Human Resources Development) (November 23 1998 )
John McCallum , Minister of National Revenue (January 15 2002 )
Stephen Owen , Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State (Sport) (January 15 2002 )
Joe McGuire , Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (December 12 2003 )
Joe Comuzzi , Minister of State (Federal Edconomic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario) (December 12 2003 )
Mauril Bélanger , Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister responsible for Democratic Reform and Associate Minister of National Defence (December 12 2003 )
Carolyn Bennett , Minister of State (Public Health) (December 12 2003 )
Jacques Saada , Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister responsible for La Francophonie (December 12 2003 )
John Godfrey , Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) (December 12 2003 )
Tony Ianno , Minister of State (Families and Caregivers) (July 20 2004 )
Leader of the Opposition (Stephen Harper )
Lieutenant Governors of the Provinces
All other Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Premiers of the Provinces, in the order their province joined confederation
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
Religious leaders
Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court
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 (J.J. Michel Robert )
Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Constance Glube )
Chief Justice of New Brunswick (Ernest Drapeau )
Chief Justice of Manitoba (Richard Scott )
Chief Justice of British Columbia (Lance Finch )
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 (Ronald Veale )
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 (judge) )
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
Members of the Canadian House of Commons
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
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