The Ontario order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy used for ceremonial occasions of a provincial nature within the province of Ontario.[1] It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.
Ontario order of precedence
editThis is a list of the order of precedence in Ontario as of January 14, 2023.[update][2]
- The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (The Hon. Edith Dumont OOnt)
- Premier of Ontario (The Hon. Doug Ford MPP)
- Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. Michael Tulloch)
- Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
- The Hon. Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
- The Hon. Hilary Weston CM CVO OOnt (1997–2002)
- The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (2014–2023)
- Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
- The Hon. David Peterson PC OOnt KC (1985–1990)
- The Hon. Bob Rae PC CC OOnt KC (1990–1995)
- The Hon. Mike Harris OOnt (1995–2002)
- The Hon. Ernie Eves OOnt KC (2002–2003)
- The Hon. Dalton McGuinty OOnt (2003–2013)
- The Hon. Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (The Hon. Donna Skelly MPP)
- Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa, in order of the date they presented their diplomatic credentials to the Governor General of Canada:[3]
- Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez (September 2010)
- Mahamat Ali Adoum (June 2014)
- Pg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad (October 2014)
- Elisenda Vives Balmana (April 2016)
- Ermal Muca (June 2016)
- Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado (September 2016)
- Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal (November 2016)
- Mohamed Siad Douale (March 2017)
- Sabine Anne Sparwasser (August 2017)
- Joy Ruth Acheng (September 2017)
- Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun (October 2017)
- Mohamed Imed Torjemane (October 2017)
- Felix Mfula (October 2017)
- Maurizio Carlo Gelli (November 2017)
- Fahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani (January 2018)
- Fadi Ziadeh (January 2018)
- Vaughna Sherry Tross (February 2018)
- Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy (March 2018)
- Souriya Otmani (June 2018)
- Akylbek Kamaldinov (June 2018)
- Vasilios Philippou (June 2018)
- Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas (June 2018)
- Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski (June 2018)
- Toomas Lukk (September 2018)
- Vit Koziak (September 2018)
- Ariunbold Yadmaa (November 2018)
- Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid (November 2018)
- Kerim Uras (December 2018)
- Salome Meyer (February 2019)
- Urban Christian Ahlin (February 2019)
- Juan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho (May 2019)
- Bhrigu Dhungana (May 2019)
- Anahit Harutyunyan (July 2019)
- Roy Kennet Eriksson (July 2019)
- Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti (July 2019)
- Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya (September 2019)
- Borek Lizec (September 2019)
- Marko Milisav (September 2019)
- Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz (September 2019)
- Hanne Fugl Eskjaer (September 2019)
- Peiwu Cong (November 2019)
- M. Hassan Soroosh (November 2019)
- Majed Alqatarneh (November 2019)
- Prosper Higiro (November 2019)
- Reem M Kh Z Alkhaled (November 2019)
- Orlando José Viera Blanco (November 2019)
- Ruth Masodzi Chikwira (December 2019)
- Vice Skracic (December 2019)
- Romy Vasquez Morales (December 2019)
- Darius Skusevicius (December 2019)
- Martin Wilfred Harvey (January 2020)
- Adriatik Kryeziu (March 2020)
- Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio (March 2020)
- Fatima Meite (March 2020)
- Ajay Bisaria (March 2020)
- Cao Phong Pham (July 2020)
- Keung Ryong Chang (July 2020)
- Sharon Joyce Miller (August 2020)
- Kallayana Vipattipumiprates (October 2020)
- Goverdina Christina Coppoolse (October 2020)
- Maria Eva Vass-Salazar (October 2020)
- Jon Elvedal Fredriksen (October 2020)
- Eamonn Mckee (October 2020)
- Dejan Ralevic (November 2020)
- Wien-Weibert Arthus (November 2020)
- Hassan Dahir Dimbil (November 2020)
- Rodolfo Robles (November 2020)
- Konstantina Athanassiadou (November 2020)
- Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez (November 2020)
- Melita Gabric (February 2021)
- Bogdan Manoiu (March 2021)
- Dr Khalilur Rahman (March 2021)
- Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo (March 2021)
- Michelle Cohen De Friedlander (March 2021)
- Emil Druc (March 2021)
- Sylvia Meier-Kajbic (March 2021)
- Dennis Daniel Moses (March 2021)
- Jorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta (March 2021)
- Maria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia (March 2021)
- Raul Eduardo Fernandez Daza (March 2021)
- Susannah Clare Goshko (August 2021)
- Oleg Stepanov (September 2021)
- Bafetigue Ouattara (September 2021)
- Andrea Ferrari (September 2021)
- Hlynur Gudjonsson (September 2021)
- Immaculate Nduku Musili Wambua (November 2021)
- Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel (November 2021)
- Molise Paul Tseole (November 2021)
- Anizan Binti Adnin (December 2021)
- Ivan Jurkovic (December 2021)
- Andrej Gregor Rode (December 2021)
- Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (December 2021)
- Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa (December 2021)
- Alfredo Martinez Serrano (December 2021)
- Ronen Pinchas Hoffman (December 2021)
- David Louis Cohen (December 2021)
- Scott Michael Ryan (December 2021)
- Khalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri (March 2022)
- Gline Arley Clarke (April 2022)
- Noureddine Bardad Daidj (April 2022)
- Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak (April 2022)
- Rieaz Shaik (April 2022)
- Kaspars Ozolins (April 2022)
- Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office:[4]
- The Hon. Raymond Cho MPP, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
- The Hon. Vic Fedeli MPP, Chair of Cabinet
- The Hon. Caroline Mulroney KC MPP, Minister of Francophone Affairs
- The Hon. Doug Downey KC MPP, Attorney General
- The Hon. Stephen Lecce MPP, Minister of Energy and Mines
- The Hon. Michael Tibollo MPP, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
- The Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP, Minister of Finance
- The Hon. Stan Cho MPP, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
- The Hon. Jill Dunlop MPP, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response
- The Hon. David Piccini MPP, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
- The Hon. Greg Rickford MPP, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
- The Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria MPP, Minister of Transportation
- The Hon. Kinga Surma MPP, Minister of Infrastructure
- The Hon. Lisa Thompson MPP, Minister of Rural Affairs
- The Hon. Sylvia Jones MPP, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
- The Hon. Michael Kerzner MPP, Solicitor General
- The Hon. Neil Lumsden MPP, Minister of Sport
- The Hon. Michael Parsa MPP, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
- The Hon. George Pirie MPP, Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth
- The Hon. Graydon Smith MPP, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- The Hon. Charmaine Williams MPP, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
- Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Marit Stiles MPP)
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Ontario:
- Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
- The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney PC OC MP, Prime Minister of Canada
- The Hon. Anita Anand PC MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- The Hon. Patty Hajdu PC MP, Minister of Jobs and Families
- The Hon. Chrystia Freeland PC MP, Minister of Transportation and Internal Trade
- The Hon. Gary Anandasangaree PC MP, Minister of Public Safety
- The Hon. Rechie Valdez PC MP, Minister of Women and Gender Equality
- The Hon. David McGuinty PC MP, Minister of National Defence
- The Hon. Shafqat Ali PC MP, President of the Treasury Board
- The Hon. Julie Dabrusin PC MP, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- The Hon. Tim Hodgson PC MP, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- The Hon. Maninder Sidhu PC MP, Minister of International Trade
- The Hon. Evan Solomon PC MP, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation
- Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment:
- The Hon. Jean-Jacques Blais PC (1976)
- The Hon. Tony Abbot PC (1976)
- The Hon. David MacDonald PC (1979)
- The Hon. David Crombie PC OC (1979)
- The Hon. Perrin Beatty PC (1979)
- The Hon. James Fleming PC (1980)
- The Hon. Ed Lumley PC (1980)
- The Hon. Paul Cosgrove PC (1980)
- The Hon. Judy Erola PC (1980)
- The Hon. David Collenette PC (1983)
- The Hon. Roy MacLaren PC (1983)
- The Hon. Otto Jelinek PC (1984)
- The Hon. Rob Nicholson PC KC (1993)
- The Hon. Carolyn Bennett PC (2003)
- The Hon. Bev Oda PC (2006)
- The Hon. Marjory LeBreton PC (2006)
- The Hon. Diane Finley PC (2006)
- The Hon. Michael Chong PC MP (2006)
- The Hon. Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (2006)
- The Hon. John Baird PC (2006)
- The Hon. Tony Clement PC (2006)
- The Hon. Peter Van Loan PC (2006)
- The Hon. Gary Goodyear PC (2008)
- The Hon. Lisa Raitt PC (2008)
- The Hon. Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (2011)
- The Hon. Bal Gosal PC (2011)
- The Hon. Joe Oliver PC (2011)
- The Hon. Peter Kent PC (2011)
- The Hon. Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCS (2013)
- The Hon. Pierre Poilievre PC (2013)
- The Hon. Ed Holder PC (2014)
- The Hon. Erin O'Toole PC CD (2015)
- The Hon. Jane Philpott PC (2015)
- The Hon. Karina Gould PC (2015)
- The Hon. Mark Holland PC (2015)
- The Hon. Kamal Khera PC MP, Minister of Seniors (2021)
- The Hon. Bill Blair PC COM MP (2017)
- The Hon. Ahmed Hussen PC MP (2017)
- The Hon. Filomena Tassi PC (2017)
- The Hon. Marco Mendicino PC (2017)
- The Hon. Mary Ng PC (2018)
- The Hon. Mona Fortier PC MP (2019)
- The Hon. Omar Alghabra PC (2021)
- The Hon. Marci Ien PC (2021)
- The Hon. Helena Jaczek PC MP (2021)
- Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
- Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Geoffrey B. Morawetz)
- Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. J. Michal Fairburn)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Faye McWatt)
- Judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in order of date of appointment
- Judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in order of date of appointment
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
- Members of the Senate who represent Ontario, in order by their date of appointment
- Members of the House of Commons who represent Ontario constituencies, in order by their date of election
- Heads of religious denominations
- Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of exequatur
- Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice
- Chair of the host Regional Municipality (where applicable)
- host Mayor
- Other Chairs of Regional Municipalities (where applicable)
- Other Mayors, in order by their date of appointment or election to office
- Aboriginal leaders: Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Ontario
- Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment
- Other Ontario Public Service Officials with the rank and status of Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment
References
edit- ^ Table of Precedence for Ontario Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "International relations and protocol". Queen's Printer for Ontario. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. June 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Ministers". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022.