Order of precedence in Ontario

This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of Ontario; for the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.

The Ontario order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy used for ceremonial occasions of a provincial nature of within the province of Ontario.^[1] It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.

Ontario order of precedence

1. The Queen of Canada (Queen Elizabeth II, Queen in Right of Ontario)
2. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (David Onley OOnt)
3. Premier of Ontario (Dalton McGuinty MPP)
4. Chief Justice of Ontario (Warren Winkler QC)
5. Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa
6. Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario in order of their departure from office:
   1. Lincoln Alexander PC CC OOnt CD QC (1985-1991)
   2. Henry N. R. Jackman OC OOnt (1991-1997)
   3. Hilary Weston CM OOnt (1997-2002)
   4. James Bartleman OOnt (2002-2007)
7. Former Premiers of Ontario in order of their first assumption of office:
   1. Bill Davis PC CC OOnt QC (1971-1985)
   2. David Peterson PC (1985-1990)
   3. Bob Rae PC CC OOnt QC MP (1990-1995)
   4. Mike Harris (1995-2002)
   5. Ernie Eves (2002-2003)
8. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Steve Peters MPP)
9. Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
   1. George Smitherman MPP, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
   2. Brad Duguid MPP, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Government House Leader
   3. Leona Dombrowsky MPP, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
   4. Chris Bentley MPP, Attorney General of Ontario
   5. Deb Matthews MPP, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister responsible for Women's Issues
   6. Michael Chan MPP, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
   7. Madeleine Meilleur MPP, Minister of Community and Social Services and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs
   8. Rick Bartolucci MPP, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
   9. Aileen Carroll PC MPP, Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors
   10. Sandra Pupatello MPP, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
   11. Kathleen Wynne MPP, Minister of Education and Chair of Cabinet
   12. Gerry Phillips MPP, Minister of Energy
   13. John Gerretsen MPP, Minister of the Environment
   14. Dwight Duncan MPP, Minister of Finance and Chair of Management Board Secretariat
   15. Ted McMeekin MPP, Minister of Government Services
   16. Margarett Best MPP, Minister of Health Promotion
   17. Dalton McGuinty MPP, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
   18. Peter Fonseca MPP, Minister of Labour
   19. Dwight Duncan MPP, Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet
   20. Jim Watson MPP, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
   21. Donna Cansfield MPP, Minister of Natural Resources
   22. Michael Gravelle MPP, Minister of Northern Development and Mines
   23. David Caplan MPP, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal and Deputy Government House Leader
   24. John Milloy MPP, Minister of Research and Innovation
   25. John Wilkinson MPP, Minister of Revenue
   26. Harinder Takhar MPP, Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
   27. Monique Smith MPP, Minister of Tourism and Recreation and Government House Leader
   28. John Milloy MPP, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
   29. Jim Bradley MPP, Minister of Transportation
10. Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Tim Hudak MPP)
11. Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada resident in Ontario
    1. Members of the federal Cabinet in order of their appointment to the Cabinet
       1. Rob Nicholson PC QC MP, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada (June 25, 1993)
       2. Marjory LeBreton PC, Leader of the Government in the Senate (February 6, 2006)
       3. Diane Finley PC MP, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (February 6, 2006)
       4. Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD MP, Minister of National Revenue (February 6, 2006)
       5. Bev Oda PC MP, Minister of International Cooperation (February 6, 2006)
       6. John Baird PC MP, Minister of the Environment (February 6, 2006)
       7. Tony Clement PC MP, Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (February 6, 2006)
       8. Jim Flaherty PC MP, Minister of Finance (February 6, 2006)
       9. Peter Van Loan PC MP, Minister for Democratic Reform and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (November 27, 2006)
    2. Other members of the Queen's Privy Council resident in Ontario in order of their appointment but with precedence given to those who bear the honorary title "Right Honourable" in accordance with the date of receiving the honorary title
       1. Paul Theodore Hellyer PC (April 26, 1957)
       2. Edgar Benson PC (June 29, 1964)
       3. Donald Stovel Macdonald PC CC (July 6, 1968)
       4. Robert Stanbury PC QC (October 20, 1969)
       5. Alastair Gillespie PC OC (August 12, 1971)
       6. Eugene Whelan PC OC (November 27, 1972)
       7. Hugh Faulkner PC (November 27, 1972)
       8. Barney Danson PC CC (August 8, 1974)
       9. Jean-Jacques Blais PC (September 15, 1976)
       10. Anthony Abbott PC (September 15, 1976)
       11. Norman Cafik PC (September 16, 1977)
       12. John Mercer Reid PC (November 24, 1978)
       13. Flora MacDonald PC CC OOnt (June 4, 1979)
       14. David MacDonald PC (June 4, 1979)
       15. Lincoln Alexander PC CC OOnt CD QC (June 4, 1979)
       16. William H. Jarvis PC (June 4, 1979)
       17. Sinclair Stevens PC (June 4, 1979)
       18. John Wise PC (June 4, 1979)
       19. Ron Atkey PC QC (June 4, 1979)
       20. David Crombie PC OC (June 4, 1979)
       21. Perrin Beatty PC (June 4, 1979)
       22. Robert Howie PC (June 4, 1979)
       23. Michael Wilson PC OC (June 4, 1979)
       24. Bob Kaplan PC (March 3, 1980)
       25. James Fleming PC (March 3, 1980)
       26. Ed Lumley PC (March 3, 1980)
       27. Paul Cosgrove PC (March 3, 1980)
       28. Judy Erola PC (March 3, 1980)
       29. Ed Broadbent PC CC (April 17, 1982)
       30. Bill Davis PC CC O.Ont QC (April 17, 1982)
       31. David Collenette PC (August 12, 1983)
       32. David Paul Smith PC QC (August 12, 1983)
       33. Roy MacLaren PC (August 17, 1983)
       34. Ralph Ferguson PC (June 30, 1984)
       35. Otto Jelinek PC (September 17, 1984)
       36. Herb Gray PC CC QC (January 15, 2002)
12. Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (J. Douglas Cunningham QC)
13. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
14. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice
15. Judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal in order of date of appointment
16. Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice in order of date of appointment
17. Ombudsman
18. Members of the Legislative Assembly in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
19. Heads of religious denominations
20. Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of "exequatur"
21. The Chief Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division)
22. Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) with precedence governed by the date of appointment
23. Chairs of Regional Municipalities with relative precedence governed by the date of appointment or election to office
24. Heads of Ontario Municipalities with precedence governed by the date of their first election to office
    1. (a) Deputy Ministers
    2. (b) Other senior Ontario Public Service officials with the rank and status of deputy minister, with precedence governed by the respective dates of their first appointment.

References

1. ^ Table of Precedence for Ontario

External links

• Table of Precedence for Ontario