Canadian order of precedence

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 (Jean Chretien)
• Speaker of the Senate (Dan Hays)
• Speaker of the House of Commons (Peter Milliken)
• Ambassadors
  • Ambassadors to Canada
• Cabinet Ministers, in chronological order of appointment to Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  • David Michael Collenette, Minister of Transport
  • David Anderson, Minister of the Environment
  • Ralph E. Goodale, Minister of Public Works and Government Services
  • Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage
  • John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
  • Anne McLellan, Minister of Health
  • Allan Rock, Minister of Industry
  • Lucienne Robillard, President of the Treasury Board
  • Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
  • Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development
  • Stephane Dion, President of the Queen's Privy Council and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade
  • Don Boudria, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
  • Lyle Vanclief, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of Natural Resources
  • Claudette Bradshaw, Minister of Labour
  • Robert Daniel Nault, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
  • Elinor Caplan, Minister of National Revenue
  • Denis Coderre, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Sharon Carstairs, Leader of the Government in the Senate
  • Robert G. Thibault, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Rey Pagtakhan, Minister of Veterans Affairs
  • Susan Whelan, Minister for International Cooperation
  • Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Gerry Byrne, Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
  • John McCallum, Minister of National Defence
  • Arnold Wayne Easter, Solicitor General of Canada
• Secretaries of State, in chronological order of appointment to Queen's Privy Council for Canada
  • Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Secretary of State for Children and Youth
  • David Kilgour, Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific
  • Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for Rural Development
  • Maurizio Bevilacqua, Secretary of State for International Financial Institutions
  • Paul DeVillers, Secretary of State for Amateur Sport
  • Gar Knutson, Secretary of State for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East
  • Denis Paradis, Secretary of State for Latin America and Africa
  • Claude Drouin, Secretary of State for the Economic Development Agency
  • Stephen Owen, Secretary of State for Western Economic Diversification
  • Jean Augustine, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and the Status of Women
  • Steven W. Mahoney, Secretary of State for Selected Crown Corporations
• 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)
• Members of the Queen's Privy Council
  • 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 (Roger Grimes)
• 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 (Patrick Lesage)
  • Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (Heather Smith)
  • 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