Canadian order of precedence

The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Canada[?].

Canadian Order of Precedence

Queen of Canada (Elizabeth II)
Governor General of Canada (Adrienne Clarkson)
Chief Justice[?] of the Supreme Court of Canada (Beverley McLachlin[?])
Prime Minister of Canada (Jean Chretien)
Speaker of the Senate (Dan Hays[?])
Speaker of the House of Commons (Peter Milliken[?])
Ambassadors
- List of Ambassadors to Canada
Cabinet Ministers[?]
- David Michael Collenette[?], Minister of Transport
- David Anderson[?], Minister of the Environment
- Ralph E. Goodale[?], Minister of Public Works and Government Services
- Sheila Copps, Minister of Canadian Heritage
- John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
- Anne McLellan[?], Minister of Health
- Allan Rock[?], Minister of Industry
- Lucienne Robillard[?], President of the Treasury Board
- Martin Cauchon[?], Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Jane Stewart[?], Minister of Human Resources Development
- Stephane Dion[?], President of the Queen's Privy Council and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Pierre Pettigrew[?], Minister for International Trade
- Don Boudria[?], Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
- Lyle Vanclief[?], Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Herb Dhaliwal[?], Minister of Natural Resources
- Claudette Bradshaw[?], Minister of Labour
- Robert Daniel Nault[?], Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- Elinor Caplan[?], Minister of National Revenue
- Denis Coderre[?], Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
- Sharon Carstairs[?], Leader of the Government in the Senate
- Robert G. Thibault[?], Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
- Rey Pagtakhan[?], Minister of Veterans Affairs
- Susan Whelan[?], Minister for International Cooperation
- Bill Graham[?], Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Gerry Byrne[?], Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- John McCallum[?], Minister of National Defence
- Arnold Wayne Easter[?], Solicitor General of Canada
- Ethel Blondin-Andrew[?], Secretary of State for Children and Youth
- David Kilgour[?], Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific
- Andrew Mitchell[?], Secretary of State for Rural Development
- Maurizio Bevilacqua[?], Secretary of State for International Financial Institutions
- Paul DeVillers[?], Secretary of State for Amateur Sport
- Gar Knutson[?], Secretary of State for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East
- Denis Paradis[?], Secretary of State for Latin America and Africa
- Claude Drouin[?], Secretary of State for the Economic Development Agency
- Stephen Owen[?], Secretary of State for Western Economic Diversification
- Jean Augustine[?], Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and the Status of Women
- Steven W. Mahoney[?], Secretary of State for Selected Crown Corporations
Leader of the Opposition (Stephen Harper)
Lieutenant Governors[?] of the Provinces
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (James Bartleman[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (Lise Thibault[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (Myra Freeman[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (Marilyn Counsell[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (Peter Liba[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (Iona Campagnolo[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (Leonce Bernard[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (Lynda Haverstock[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (Lois Hole[?])
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (Arthur House[?])
Members of the Queen's Privy Council[?]
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Premiers of the Provinces
- Premier of Ontario (Ernie Eves)
- Premier of Quebec (Jean Charest)
- Premier of Nova Scotia (John Hamm)
- Premier of New Brunswick (Bernard Lord)
- Premier of Manitoba (Gary Doer[?])
- Premier of British Columbia (Gordon Campbell)
- Premier of Prince Edward Island (Patrick Binns[?])
- Premier of Saskatchewan (Lorne Calvert[?])
- Premier of Alberta (Ralph Klein)
- Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (Roger Grimes[?])
Commissioners[?] of the Territories
- Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (Glenna Hansen[?])
- Commissioner of the Yukon Territory (Jack Cable[?])
- Commissioner of Nunavut (Peter Irniq[?])
Government Leaders of the Territories
- Government Leader of the Northwest Territories (Stephen Kakfwi[?])
- Government Leader of the Yukon Territory (Dennis Fentie[?])
- Government Leader of Nunavut (Paul Okalik[?])
Religous leaders
Puisne Judges[?] of the Supreme Court
- Charles Gonthier[?]
- Frank Iacobucci[?]
- John Major[?]
- Michel Bastarache[?]
- Ian Binnie[?]
- Louise Arbour
- Louis Le Bel[?]
- Marie Deschamps[?]
Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
- Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada (John Richard[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada (Allan Lutfy[?])
Chief Justices of the Provincial Courts[?]
- Chief Justice of Ontario (Roy McMurtry[?])
- Chief Justice of Quebec (Pierre Michaud[?])
- Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Constance Glube[?])
- Chief Justice of New Brunswick (Joseph Daigle[?])
- Chief Justice of Manitoba (Richard Scott[?])
- Chief Justice of British Columbia (Allan McEachern[?])
- Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island (Gerard Mitchell[?])
- Chief Justice of Saskatchewan (Edward Bayda[?])
- Chief Justice of Alberta (Catherine Fraser[?])
- Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador (Clyde Wells[?])
- Chief Justice of the Northwest Territories (Edward Richard[?])
- Chief Justice of the Yukon Territory (Ralph Hudson[?])
- Chief Justice of Nunavut (Beverley Browne[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (Dennis O'Connor[?])
- Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (Patrick Lesage[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (Heather Smith[?])
- Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (Brian Lennox [?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (Marietta Roberts[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (David Wake[?])
- Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (Lyse Lemieux[?])
- Senior Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (Rene Dionne[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (Andre Deslongchamps[?])
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Joseph Kennedy[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Michael MacDonald[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Family Division (Robert Ferguson)
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (David Smith[?])
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Benjamin Hewak[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Jeffrey Oliphant[?])
- Associate Chief Justice, Family Division, of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (Gerald Mercier[?])
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Donald Brenner[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Patrick Dohm[?])
- Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (Lance Finch[?])
- Chief Justice of the Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (Armand DesRoches[?])
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan (Frank Gerein[?])
- Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Allan Wachowich[?])
- Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Allen Sulatycky[?])
- Chief Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland (Derek Green[?])
Federal and Provincial Judges
Senators
- List of Canadian Senators
Members of the Canadian House of Commons
- List of Canadian Members of Parliment
Consuls General[?] of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation
Military Leaders
Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
Members of the Executive Councils[?] of the Provinces and Territories
Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts
Members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories