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.

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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[edit]

This is a list of the order of precedence in Ontario as of January 14, 2023.[2]

  1. The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Edith Dumont OOnt)
  3. Premier of Ontario (Doug Ford MPP)
  4. Chief Justice of Ontario (George Strathy KC)
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
    1. Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
    2. Hilary Weston OOnt (1997–2002)
    3. Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (2014–2023)
  6. Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. David Peterson PC OOnt KC (1985–1990)
    2. Bob Rae PC CC OOnt KC (1990–1995)
    3. Mike Harris OOnt (1995–2002)
    4. Ernie Eves OOnt KC (2002–2003)
    5. Dalton McGuinty OOnt (2003–2013)
    6. Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)
  7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Ted Arnott MPP)
  8. Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa, in order of the date they presented their diplomatic credentials to the Governor General of Canada:[3]
    1. Honduras Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez (September 2010)
    2. Chad Mahamat Ali Adoum (June 2014)
    3. Brunei Pg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad (October 2014)
    4. Andorra Elisenda Vives Balmana (April 2016)
    5. Albania Ermal Muca (June 2016)
    6. Uruguay Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado (September 2016)
    7. Yemen Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal (November 2016)
    8. Djibouti Mohamed Siad Douale (March 2017)
    9. Germany Sabine Anne Sparwasser (August 2017)
    10. Uganda Joy Ruth Acheng (September 2017)
    11. Nigeria Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun (October 2017)
    12. Tunisia Mohamed Imed Torjemane (October 2017)
    13. Zambia Felix Mfula (October 2017)
    14. Nicaragua Maurizio Carlo Gelli (November 2017)
    15. United Arab Emirates Fahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani (January 2018)
    16. Lebanon Fadi Ziadeh (January 2018)
    17. Saint Kitts and Nevis Vaughna Sherry Tross (February 2018)
    18. Senegal Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy (March 2018)
    19. Morocco Souriya Otmani (June 2018)
    20. Kazakhstan Akylbek Kamaldinov (June 2018)
    21. Cyprus Vasilios Philippou (June 2018)
    22. Peru Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas (June 2018)
    23. Bulgaria Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski (June 2018)
    24. Estonia Toomas Lukk (September 2018)
    25. Slovakia Vit Koziak (September 2018)
    26. Mongolia Ariunbold Yadmaa (November 2018)
    27. Egypt Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid (November 2018)
    28. Turkey Kerim Uras (December 2018)
    29. Switzerland Salome Meyer (February 2019)
    30. Sweden Urban Christian Ahlin (February 2019)
    31. Mexico Juan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho (May 2019)
    32. Nepal Bhrigu Dhungana (May 2019)
    33. Armenia Anahit Harutyunyan (July 2019)
    34. Finland Roy Kennet Eriksson (July 2019)
    35. Iraq Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti (July 2019)
    36. Tanzania Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya (September 2019)
    37. Czech Republic Borek Lizec (September 2019)
    38. Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Milisav (September 2019)
    39. Costa Rica Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz (September 2019)
    40. Denmark Hanne Fugl Eskjaer (September 2019)
    41. China Peiwu Cong (November 2019)
    42. Afghanistan M. Hassan Soroosh (November 2019)
    43. Jordan Majed Alqatarneh (November 2019)
    44. Rwanda Prosper Higiro (November 2019)
    45. Kuwait Reem M Kh Z Alkhaled (November 2019)
    46. Venezuela Orlando José Viera Blanco (November 2019)
    47. Zimbabwe Ruth Masodzi Chikwira (December 2019)
    48. Croatia Vice Skracic (December 2019)
    49. Panama Romy Vasquez Morales (December 2019)
    50. Lithuania Darius Skusevicius (December 2019)
    51. New Zealand Martin Wilfred Harvey (January 2020)
    52. Kosovo Adriatik Kryeziu (March 2020)
    53. Brazil Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio (March 2020)
    54. Mali Fatima Meite (March 2020)
    55. India Ajay Bisaria (March 2020)
    56. Vietnam Cao Phong Pham (July 2020)
    57. South Korea Keung Ryong Chang (July 2020)
    58. Jamaica Sharon Joyce Miller (August 2020)
    59. Thailand Kallayana Vipattipumiprates (October 2020)
    60. Netherlands Goverdina Christina Coppoolse (October 2020)
    61. Hungary Maria Eva Vass-Salazar (October 2020)
    62. Norway Jon Elvedal Fredriksen (October 2020)
    63. Republic of Ireland Eamonn Mckee (October 2020)
    64. Serbia Dejan Ralevic (November 2020)
    65. Haiti Wien-Weibert Arthus (November 2020)
    66. Somalia Hassan Dahir Dimbil (November 2020)
    67. Philippines Rodolfo Robles (November 2020)
    68. Greece Konstantina Athanassiadou (November 2020)
    69. El Salvador Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez (November 2020)
    70. European Union Melita Gabric (February 2021)
    71. Romania Bogdan Manoiu (March 2021)
    72. Bangladesh Dr Khalilur Rahman (March 2021)
    73. Guatemala Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo (March 2021)
    74. Dominican Republic Michelle Cohen De Friedlander (March 2021)
    75. Moldova Emil Druc (March 2021)
    76. Austria Sylvia Meier-Kajbic (March 2021)
    77. Trinidad and Tobago Dennis Daniel Moses (March 2021)
    78. Colombia Jorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta (March 2021)
    79. Argentina Maria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia (March 2021)
    80. Chile Raul Eduardo Fernandez Daza (March 2021)
    81. United Kingdom Susannah Clare Goshko (August 2021)
    82. Russia Oleg Stepanov (September 2021)
    83. Ivory Coast Bafetigue Ouattara (September 2021)
    84. Italy Andrea Ferrari (September 2021)
    85. Iceland Hlynur Gudjonsson (September 2021)
    86. Kenya Immaculate Nduku Musili Wambua (November 2021)
    87. Belgium Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel (November 2021)
    88. Lesotho Molise Paul Tseole (November 2021)
    89. Malaysia Anizan Binti Adnin (December 2021)
    90. Holy See Ivan Jurkovic (December 2021)
    91. Slovenia Andrej Gregor Rode (December 2021)
    92. Ghana Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (December 2021)
    93. Sri Lanka Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa (December 2021)
    94. Spain Alfredo Martinez Serrano (December 2021)
    95. Israel Ronen Pinchas Hoffman (December 2021)
    96. United States David Louis Cohen (December 2021)
    97. Australia Scott Michael Ryan (December 2021)
    98. Qatar Khalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri (March 2022)
    99. Barbados Gline Arley Clarke (April 2022)
    100. Algeria Noureddine Bardad Daidj (April 2022)
    101. Indonesia Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak (April 2022)
    102. South Africa Rieaz Shaik (April 2022)
    103. Latvia Kaspars Ozolins (April 2022)
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office:[4]
    1. Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
    2. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
    3. Vic Fedeli, Chair of Cabinet, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
    4. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs, Minister of Transportation
    5. Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care, Minister of Legislative Affairs
    6. Doug Downey, Attorney General
    7. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
    8. Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
    9. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
    10. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance
    11. Stan Cho, Associate Minister of Transportation
    12. Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities
    13. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
    14. David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
    15. Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Minister of Indigenous Affairs
    16. Prabmeet Sarkaria, President of the Treasury Board
    17. Todd Smith, Minister of Energy
    18. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
    19. Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
    20. Michael Ford, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
    21. Parm Gill, Minister of Red Tape Reduction
    22. Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, Deputy Premier
    23. Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General
    24. Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
    25. Michael Parsa, Associate Minister of Housing
    26. George Pirie, Minister of Mines
    27. Kaleed Rasheed, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery
    28. Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
    29. Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
  10. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Peter Tabuns MPP)
  11. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Ontario:
    1. Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
      1. Chrystia Freeland PC MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2019), Minister of Finance (2020)
      2. Carolyn Bennett PC MP, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions (2021), Associate Minister of Health (2021)
      3. Patty Hajdu PC MP, Minister of Indigenous Services (2021), Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (2021)
      4. Karina Gould PC MP, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development (2021)
      5. Ahmed Hussen PC MP, Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion (2021)
      6. Bill Blair PC COM MP, Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2021), President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (2021)
      7. Mary Ng PC MP, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development (2021)
      8. Filomena Tassi PC MP, Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2021)
      9. Mark Holland PC MP, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2021)
      10. Anita Anand PC MP, Minister of National Defence (2021)
      11. Mona Fortier PC MP, President of the Treasury Board (2021)
      12. Marco Mendicino PC MP, Minister of Public Safety (2021)
      13. Omar Alghabra PC MP, Minister of Transport (2021)
      14. Marci Ien PC MP, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (2021)
      15. Helena Jaczek PC MP, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (2021)
      16. Kamal Khera PC MP, Minister of Seniors (2021)
    2. Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment:
      1. Jean-Jacques Blais PC (1976)
      2. Tony Abbott PC (1976)
      3. David MacDonald PC (1979)
      4. David Crombie PC OC (1979)
      5. Perrin Beatty PC (1979)
      6. James Fleming PC (1980)
      7. Ed Lumley PC (1980)
      8. Paul Cosgrove PC (1980)
      9. Judy Erola PC (1980)
      10. Ed Broadbent PC CC (1982)
      11. David Collenette PC (1983)
      12. Roy MacLaren PC (1983)
      13. Otto Jelinek PC (1984)
      14. Rob Nicholson PC KC (1993)
      15. Bev Oda PC (2006)
      16. Marjory LeBreton PC (2006)
      17. Diane Finley PC (2006)
      18. Michael Chong PC MP (2006)
      19. Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (2006)
      20. John Baird PC (2006)
      21. Tony Clement PC (2006)
      22. Peter Van Loan PC (2006)
      23. Gary Goodyear PC (2008)
      24. Lisa Raitt PC (2008)
      25. Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (2011)
      26. Bal Gosal PC (2011)
      27. Joe Oliver PC (2011)
      28. Peter Kent PC (2011)
      29. Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCS (2013)
      30. Pierre Poilievre PC MP (2013)
      31. Ed Holder PC (2014)
      32. Erin O'Toole PC CD MP (2015)
      33. Jane Philpott PC (2015)
  12. Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Geoffrey B. Morawetz)
  13. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (J. Michal Fairburn)
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Faye McWatt)
  15. Judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in order of date of appointment
  16. Judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in order of date of appointment
  17. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
    1. Members of the Senate who represent Ontario, in order by their date of appointment
    2. Members of the House of Commons who represent Ontario constituencies, in order by their date of election
  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. Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice
    1. Chair of the host Regional Municipality (where applicable)
    2. host Mayor
    1. Other Chairs of Regional Municipalities (where applicable)
    2. Other Mayors, in order by their date of appointment or election to office
    3. Aboriginal leaders: Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Ontario
    1. Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment
    2. Other Ontario Public Service Officials with the rank and status of Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment

References[edit]

  1. ^ Table of Precedence for Ontario Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "International relations and protocol". Queen's Printer for Ontario. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ministers". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022.

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