- Order of precedence in British Columbia
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This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of British Columbia; for the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see: Canadian order of precedence.
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The British Columbia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of British Columbia. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
- The Queen of Canada (Queen Elizabeth II)[1]
- The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (Steven Point OBC)
- The Premier of British Columbia (Christy Clark, MLA)
- The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Lance Finch)
- Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
- Former Premiers of British Columbia
- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Bill Barisoff MLA)
- The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
- The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (Adrian Dix MLA)
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada resident in British Columbia, with precedence given to members of the federal cabinet
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Robert Bauman)
- Church representatives of faith communities
- The Justices of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
- The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Thomas Crabtree)
- The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (Rear-Admiral Nigel S. Greenwood)
- The Heads of Consular Posts with jurisdiction in British Columbia with precedence to be governed by Article 16 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
- The Mayor of Victoria (Dean Fortin)
- The Mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson)
- The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
- Sarah Morgan-Silvester
- Murray Farmer
- Carole Taylor OC
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Categories:- Orders of precedence
- Government of British Columbia
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