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 (Edith Dumont OOnt)
- Premier of Ontario (Doug Ford MPP)
- Chief Justice of Ontario (George Strathy KC)
- Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
- Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
- Hilary Weston OOnt (1997–2002)
- Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (2014–2023)
- Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
- David Peterson PC OOnt KC (1985–1990)
- Bob Rae PC CC OOnt KC (1990–1995)
- Mike Harris OOnt (1995–2002)
- Ernie Eves OOnt KC (2002–2003)
- Dalton McGuinty OOnt (2003–2013)
- Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Ted Arnott 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]
- Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
- Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Vic Fedeli, Chair of Cabinet, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
- Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs, Minister of Transportation
- Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care, Minister of Legislative Affairs
- Doug Downey, Attorney General
- Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
- Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
- Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
- Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance
- Stan Cho, Associate Minister of Transportation
- Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities
- Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
- David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Minister of Indigenous Affairs
- Prabmeet Sarkaria, President of the Treasury Board
- Todd Smith, Minister of Energy
- Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
- Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Michael Ford, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
- Parm Gill, Minister of Red Tape Reduction
- Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, Deputy Premier
- Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General
- Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
- Michael Parsa, Associate Minister of Housing
- George Pirie, Minister of Mines
- Kaleed Rasheed, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery
- Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
- Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
- Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Peter Tabuns MPP)
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Ontario:
- Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
- Chrystia Freeland PC MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2019), Minister of Finance (2020)
- Carolyn Bennett PC MP, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions (2021), Associate Minister of Health (2021)
- Patty Hajdu PC MP, Minister of Indigenous Services (2021), Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (2021)
- Karina Gould PC MP, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development (2021)
- Ahmed Hussen PC MP, Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion (2021)
- Bill Blair PC COM MP, Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2021), President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (2021)
- Mary Ng PC MP, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development (2021)
- Filomena Tassi PC MP, Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2021)
- Mark Holland PC MP, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2021)
- Anita Anand PC MP, Minister of National Defence (2021)
- Mona Fortier PC MP, President of the Treasury Board (2021)
- Marco Mendicino PC MP, Minister of Public Safety (2021)
- Omar Alghabra PC MP, Minister of Transport (2021)
- Marci Ien PC MP, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (2021)
- Helena Jaczek PC MP, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (2021)
- Kamal Khera PC MP, Minister of Seniors (2021)
- Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment:
- Jean-Jacques Blais PC (1976)
- Tony Abbott PC (1976)
- David MacDonald PC (1979)
- David Crombie PC OC (1979)
- Perrin Beatty PC (1979)
- James Fleming PC (1980)
- Ed Lumley PC (1980)
- Paul Cosgrove PC (1980)
- Judy Erola PC (1980)
- Ed Broadbent PC CC (1982)
- David Collenette PC (1983)
- Roy MacLaren PC (1983)
- Otto Jelinek PC (1984)
- Rob Nicholson PC KC (1993)
- Bev Oda PC (2006)
- Marjory LeBreton PC (2006)
- Diane Finley PC (2006)
- Michael Chong PC MP (2006)
- Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (2006)
- John Baird PC (2006)
- Tony Clement PC (2006)
- Peter Van Loan PC (2006)
- Gary Goodyear PC (2008)
- Lisa Raitt PC (2008)
- Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (2011)
- Bal Gosal PC (2011)
- Joe Oliver PC (2011)
- Peter Kent PC (2011)
- Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCS (2013)
- Pierre Poilievre PC MP (2013)
- Ed Holder PC (2014)
- Erin O'Toole PC CD MP (2015)
- Jane Philpott PC (2015)
- Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
- Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Geoffrey B. Morawetz)
- Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (J. Michal Fairburn)
- Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (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.