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The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Canada. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.

  • For a list of precedence for medals, honours and postnominal letters, see Canadian order of precedence (Decorations and Medals)
  • All units of the Canadian Forces also have an order of precedence which determines seniority; usually of little practical value, it often decides such matters as which unit forms up to the right (senior side) of other units on a ceremonial parade, or the order in which marches or calls are played at a Mess Dinner.

  1. Queen of Canada (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)
  2. Governor General of Canada (Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean CC CMM COM CD)
  3. Prime Minister of Canada (The Right Honourable Stephen Harper PC MP)
  4. Chief Justice of Canada (The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin PC)
  5. Former Governors General of Canada in order of their departure from office:
    1. The Right Honourable Ed Schreyer PC CC CMM OM CD (1979-1984)
    2. The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc PC CC CMM ONB CD (1995-1999)
    3. The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD (1999-2005)
  6. Surviving spouses of deceased Governors General of Canada:
    1. Gerda Hnatyshyn CC
  7. Former Prime Ministers of Canada in order of their departure from office:
    1. The Right Honourable Joe Clark PC CC AOE (1979-1980)
    2. The Right Honourable John Turner PC CC QC (1984)
    3. The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (1984-1993)
    4. The Right Honourable Kim Campbell PC QC (1993)
    5. The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien PC QC (1993-2003)
    6. The Right Honourable Paul Martin PC MP (2003-2006)
  8. Former Chief Justices of Canada, in order of their appointment:
    1. The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer PC CC CD (1990-2000)
  9. Speaker of the Canadian Senate (The Honourable Noël Kinsella)
  10. Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (The Honourable Peter Milliken MP)
  11. Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Ministers Plenipotentiary
  12. Ministers of the Crown, in chronological order of appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (then in order of election or appointment to parliament if they joined the Privy Council on the same day)
    1. The Honourable Rob Nicholson PC QC MP, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada(June 25, 1993)
    2. The Honourable David Emerson PC MP, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics (July 20, 2004)
    3. The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn PC MP, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (February 6, 2006)
    4. The Honourable Greg Thompson PC MP, Minister of Veterans Affairs (February 6, 2006)
    5. The Honourable Marjory LeBreton PC, Leader of the Government in the Senate (February 6, 2006)
    6. The Honourable Monte Solberg PC MP, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (February 6, 2006)
    7. The Honourable Chuck Strahl PC MP, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board (February 6, 2006)
    8. The Honourable Gary Lunn PC MP, Minister of Natural Resources (February 6, 2006)
    9. The Honourable Peter MacKay PC QC MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (February 6, 2006)
    10. The Honourable Loyola Hearn PC MP, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (February 6, 2006)
    11. The Honourable Stockwell Day PC MP, Minister of Public Safety (February 6, 2006)
    12. The Honourable Carol Skelton PC MP, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic Diversification (February 6, 2006)
    13. The Honourable Vic Toews PC MP, President of the Treasury Board (February 6, 2006)
    14. The Honourable Rona Ambrose PC MP, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and President of the Privy Council (February 6, 2006)
    15. The Honourable Diane Finley PC MP, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (February 6, 2006)
    16. The Honourable Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD MP, Minister of National Defence (February 6, 2006)
    17. The Honourable Bev Oda PC MP, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (February 6, 2006)
    18. The Honourable Jim Prentice PC MP, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians (February 6, 2006)
    19. The Honourable John Baird PC MP, Minister of the Environment (February 6, 2006)
    20. The Honourable Maxime Bernier PC MP, Minister of Industry (February 6, 2006)
    21. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon PC MP, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (February 6, 2006)
    22. The Honourable Tony Clement PC MP, Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (February 6, 2006)
    23. The Honourable Jim Flaherty PC MP, Minister of Finance (February 6, 2006)
    24. The Honourable Josée Verner PC MP, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages (February 6, 2006)
    25. The Honourable Michael Fortier PC, Minister of Public Works and Government Services (February 6, 2006)
    26. The Honourable Peter Van Loan PC MP, Minister for Democratic Reform and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons(November 27, 2006)
  13. Secretaries of State, in chronological order of appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (then in order of election or appointment to parliament if they joined the Privy Council on the same day)
    1. The Honourable Jay Hill PC MP, Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip (February 16, 2006)
    2. The Honourable Jason Kenney PC MP, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity) (January 4, 2007)
    3. The Honourable Gerry Ritz PC MP, Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism) (January 4, 2007)
    4. The Honourable Helena Guergis PC MP, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport) (January 4, 2007)
    5. The Honourable Christian Paradis PC MP, Secretary of State (Agriculture) (January 4, 2007)
  14. Leader of the Opposition (The Honourable Stéphane Dion PC MP)
  15. Lieutenant-Governors of the Provinces, in the order their province joined Confederation and by population at joining to break ties
    1. Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario (His Honour the Honourable James K. Bartleman O.Ont)
    2. Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (Her Honour the Honourable Lise Thibault)
    3. Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (Her Honour the Honourable Mayann E. Francis ONS)
    4. Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick (His Honour the Honourable Herménégilde Chiasson ONB)
    5. Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (His Honour the Honourable John Harvard PC OM)
    6. Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia (Her Honour the Honourable Iona Campagnolo PC CM OBC)
    7. Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island (Her Honour the Honourable Barbara Hagerman O.PEI)
    8. Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan (His Honour the Honourable Gordon Barnhart SOM)
    9. Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta (His Honour the Honourable Norman Kwong CM AOE)
    10. Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (His Honour the Honourable Edward Roberts ONL)
  16. All other Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in accordance with the date of their appointment to the Privy Council but with precedence given to those who bear the honorary title "Right Honourable" in accordance with the date of receiving the honorary title.
    1. The Right Honourable Martial Asselin (1992)
    2. The Right Honourable Don Mazankowski (1992)
    3. The Right Honourable Herb Gray (January 15, 2002)
    4. The Honourable Paul Theodore Hellyer (April 26, 1957)
    5. The Honourable Paul Martineau (August 9, 1962)
    6. The Honourable Allan MacEachen (March 18, 1963)
    7. The Honourable Yvon Dupuis (February 3, 1964)
    8. The Honourable Edgar Benson (June 29, 1964)
    9. The Honourable Alex Campbell (July 7, 1965)
    10. The Honourable Dufferin Roblin (July 7, 1965)
    11. The Honourable Lawrence Pennell (July 7, 1965)
    12. The Honourable Jean-Eudes Dubé (July 6, 1968)
    13. The Honourable Otto Lang (July 6, 1968)
    14. The Honourable Donald Stovel Macdonald (July 6, 1968)
    15. The Honourable Robert Stanbury (October 20, 1969)
    16. The Honourable Jean-Pierre Goyer (December 22, 1970)
    17. The Honourable Alastair Gillespie (August 12, 1971)
    18. The Honourable Patrick Morgan Mahoney (January 28, 1972)
    19. The Honourable Stanley Haidasz (November 27, 1972)
    20. The Honourable Eugene Whelan (November 27, 1972)
    21. The Honourable Warren Allmand (November 27, 1972)
    22. The Honourable Hugh Faulkner (November 27, 1972)
    23. The Honourable André Ouellet (November 27, 1972)
    24. The Honourable Marc Lalonde (November 27, 1972)
    25. The Honourable Ray Perrault (August 8, 1974)
    26. The Honourable Barney Danson (August 8, 1974)
    27. The Honourable Judd Buchanan (August 8, 1974)
    28. The Honourable Pierre Juneau (August 29, 1975)
    29. The Honourable Marcel Lessard (September 26, 1975)
    30. The Honourable Leonard Marchand (September 15, 1976)
    31. The Honourable Monique Bégin (September 15, 1976)
    32. The Honourable Jean-Jacques Blais (September 15, 1976)
    33. The Honourable Francis Fox (September 15, 1976)
    34. The Honourable Anthony Abbott (September 15, 1976)
    35. The Honourable Norman Cafik (September 16, 1977)
    36. The Honourable Gilles Lamontagne (January 19, 1978)
    37. The Honourable John Mercer Reid (November 24, 1978)
    38. The Honourable Pierre de Bané (November 24, 1978)
    39. The Honourable Flora MacDonald (June 4, 1979)
    40. The Honourable James McGrath (June 4, 1979)
    41. The Honourable Erik Nielsen (June 4, 1979)
    42. The Honourable Allan Lawrence (June 4, 1979)
    43. The Honourable John Crosbie (June 4, 1979)
    44. The Honourable David MacDonald (June 4, 1979)
    45. The Honourable Lincoln Alexander (June 4, 1979)
    46. The Honourable Roch La Salle (June 4, 1979)
    47. The Honourable Elmer MacKay (June 4, 1979)
    48. The Honourable Jake Epp (June 4, 1979)
    49. The Honourable William H. Jarvis (June 4, 1979)
    50. The Honourable Sinclair Stevens (June 4, 1979)
    51. The Honourable John Wise (June 4, 1979)
    52. The Honourable Ron Atkey (June 4, 1979)
    53. The Honourable David Crombie (June 4, 1979)
    54. The Honourable Heward Grafftey (June 4, 1979)
    55. The Honourable Perrin Beatty (June 4, 1979)
    56. The Honourable Robert Howie (June 4, 1979)
    57. The Honourable Michael Wilson (June 4, 1979)
    58. The Honourable Bob Kaplan (March 3, 1980)
    59. The Honourable James Fleming (March 3, 1980)
    60. The Honourable Bill Rompkey (March 3, 1980)
    61. The Honourable Pierre Bussières (March 3, 1980)
    62. The Honourable Charles Lapointe (March 3, 1980)
    63. The Honourable Ed Lumley (March 3, 1980)
    64. The Honourable Yvon Pinard (March 3, 1980)
    65. The Honourable Don Johnston (March 3, 1980)
    66. The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy (March 3, 1980)
    67. The Honourable Paul Cosgrove (March 3, 1980)
    68. The Honourable Judy Erola (March 3, 1980)
    69. The Honourable Jack Austin (September 22, 1981)
    70. The Honourable Charles Caccia (September 22, 1981)
    71. The Honourable Serge Joyal (September 22, 1981)
    72. The Honourable Bennett Campbell (September 22, 1981)
    73. The Honourable Robert Gordon Robertson (March 2, 1982)
    74. The Honourable Ed Broadbent (April 17, 1982)
    75. The Honourable Bill Davis (April 17, 1982)
    76. The Honourable Allan Blakeney (April 17, 1982)
    77. The Honourable Peter Lougheed (April 17, 1982)
    78. The Honourable Bill Bennett (April 17, 1982)
    79. The Honourable John Buchanan (April 17, 1982)
    80. The Honourable Brian Peckford (April 17, 1982)
    81. The Honourable James Lee (April 17, 1982)
    82. The Honourable Howard Pawley (April 17, 1982)
    83. The Honourable Sterling Lyon (April 17, 1982)
    84. The Honourable David Collenette (August 12, 1983)
    85. The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette (August 12, 1983)
    86. The Honourable Roger Simmons (August 12, 1983)
    87. The Honourable David Paul Smith (August 12, 1983)
    88. The Honourable Roy MacLaren (August 17, 1983)
    89. The Honourable Michael Pitfield (April 19, 1984)
    90. The Honourable Herb Breau (June 30, 1984)
    91. The Honourable Rémi Bujold (June 30, 1984)
    92. The Honourable Jean Lapierre (June 30, 1984)
    93. The Honourable Ralph Ferguson (June 30, 1984)
    94. The Honourable Doug Frith (June 30, 1984)
    95. The Honourable Robert Carman Coates (September 17, 1984)
    96. The Honourable Jack Burnett Murta (September 17, 1984)
    97. The Honourable Harvie Andre (September 17, 1984)
    98. The Honourable Otto Jelinek (September 17, 1984)
    99. The Honourable Thomas Edward Siddon (September 17, 1984)
    100. The Honourable Charles James Mayer (September 17, 1984)
    101. The Honourable William Hunter McKnight (September 17, 1984)
    102. The Honourable Walter Franklin McLean (September 17, 1984)
    103. The Honourable Thomas Michael McMillan (September 17, 1984)
    104. The Honourable Patricia Carney (September 17, 1984)
    105. The Honourable André Bissonnette (September 17, 1984)
    106. The Honourable Suzanne Blais-Grenier (September 17, 1984)
    107. The Honourable Benoît Bouchard (September 17, 1984)
    108. The Honourable Andrée Champagne (September 17, 1984)
    109. The Honourable Michel Côté (September 17, 1984)
    110. The Honourable James Francis Kelleher (September 17, 1984)
    111. The Honourable Marcel Masse (September 17, 1984)
    112. The Honourable Barbara McDougall (September 17, 1984)
    113. The Honourable Monique Vézina (September 17, 1984)
    114. The Honourable Maurice Riel (November 30, 1984)
    115. The Honourable Saul Cherniack (November 30, 1984)
    116. The Honourable Paule Gauthier (November 30, 1984)
    117. The Honourable Lloyd Crouse (June 10, 1985)
    118. The Honourable Stewart Donald McInnes (August 20, 1985)
    119. The Honourable Frank Oberle, Sr. (November 20, 1985)
    120. The Honourable Gordon Osbaldeston (February 13, 1986)
    121. The Honourable Lowell Murray (June 30, 1986)
    122. The Honourable Paul Wyatt Dick (June 30, 1986)
    123. The Honourable Pierre H. Cadieux (June 30, 1986)
    124. The Honourable Jean Charest (June 30, 1986)
    125. The Honourable Thomas Hockin (June 30, 1986)
    126. The Honourable Monique Landry (June 30, 1986)
    127. The Honourable Bernard Valcourt (June 30, 1986)
    128. The Honourable Gerry Weiner (June 30, 1986)
    129. The Honourable John Bosley (June 30, 1986)
    130. The Honourable Douglas Grinslade Lewis (August 27, 1987)
    131. The Honourable Pierre Blais (August 27, 1987)
    132. The Honourable Gerry St. Germain (March 31, 1988)
    133. The Honourable Lucien Bouchard (March 31, 1988)
    134. The Honourable John Horton McDermid (September 15, 1988)
    135. The Honourable Shirley Martin (September 15, 1988)
    136. The Honourable Mary Collins (January 30, 1989)
    137. The Honourable Alan Redway (January 30, 1989)
    138. The Honourable William Charles Winegard (January 30, 1989)
    139. The Honourable Gilles Loiselle (January 30, 1989)
    140. The Honourable Marcel Danis (February 23, 1990)
    141. The Honourable Pauline Browes (April 21, 1991)
    142. The Honourable J. J. Michel Robert (December 5, 1991)
    143. The Honourable Marcel Prud'homme (July 1, 1992)
    144. The Honourable Lorne Nystrom (July 1, 1992)
    145. The Honourable Alex Colville (July 1, 1992)
    146. The Honourable Paul Desmarais (July 1, 1992)
    147. The Honourable John Charles Polanyi (July 1, 1992)
    148. The Honourable Maurice Strong (July 1, 1992)
    149. The Honourable Antonine Maillet (July 1, 1992)
    150. The Honourable Rita Joe (July 1, 1992)
    151. The Honourable Richard Cashin (July 1, 1992)
    152. The Honourable Paul Tellier (July 1, 1992)
    153. The Honourable David Peterson (July 1, 1992)
    154. The Honourable Charles Bronfman (October 21, 1992)
    155. The Honourable George Vari (December 23, 1992)
    156. The Honourable Pierre H. Vincent (January 4, 1993)
    157. The Honourable James Stewart Edwards (June 25, 1993)
    158. The Honourable Robert Douglas Nicholson (June 25, 1993)
    159. The Honourable Barbara Jane Sparrow (June 25, 1993)
    160. The Honourable Peter McCreath (June 25, 1993)
    161. The Honourable Ian Angus Ross Reid (June 25, 1993)
    162. The Honourable Larry Schneider (June 25, 1993)
    163. The Honourable Garth Turner (June 25, 1993)
    164. The Honourable David Anderson (November 4, 1993)
    165. The Honourable Ralph Goodale (November 4, 1993)
    166. The Honourable David Dingwall (November 4, 1993)
    167. The Honourable Ron Irwin (November 4, 1993)
    168. The Honourable Brian Tobin (November 4, 1993)
    169. The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn (November 4, 1993)
    170. The Honourable Sheila Copps (November 4, 1993)
    171. The Honourable Sergio Marchi (November 4, 1993)
    172. The Honourable John Manley (November 4, 1993)
    173. The Honourable Diane Marleau (November 4, 1993)
    174. The Honourable Douglas Young (November 4, 1993)
    175. The Honourable Michel Dupuy (November 4, 1993)
    176. The Honourable Art Eggleton (November 4, 1993)
    177. The Honourable Marcel Massé (November 4, 1993)
    178. The Honourable Anne McLellan (November 4, 1993)
    179. The Honourable Allan Rock (November 4, 1993)
    180. The Honourable Ethel Blondin-Andrew (November 4, 1993)
    181. The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay (November 4, 1993)
    182. The Honourable Raymond Chan (November 4, 1993)
    183. The Honourable Jon Gerrard (November 4, 1993)
    184. The Honourable Douglas Peters (November 4, 1993)
    185. The Honourable Alfonso Gagliano (September 15, 1994)
    186. The Honourable Lucienne Robillard (February 22, 1995)
    187. The Honourable Fred J. Mifflin (January 25, 1996)
    188. The Honourable Jane Stewart (January 25, 1996)
    189. The Honourable Stéphane Dion (January 25, 1996)
    190. The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew (January 25, 1996)
    191. The Honourable Martin Cauchon (January 25, 1996)
    192. The Honourable Hedy Fry (January 25, 1996)
    193. The Honourable James Andrew Grant (September 30, 1996)
    194. The Honourable Don Boudria (October 4, 1996)
    195. The Honourable Alasdair Bernard Graham (June 11, 1997)
    196. The Honourable Lyle Vanclief (June 11, 1997)
    197. The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal (June 11, 1997)
    198. The Honourable Andy Scott (June 11, 1997)
    199. The Honourable David Kilgour (June 11, 1997)
    200. The Honourable Jim Peterson (June 11, 1997)
    201. The Honourable Andy Mitchell (June 11, 1997)
    202. The Honourable Gilbert Normand (June 18, 1997)
    203. The Honourable Bob Rae (April 30, 1998)
    204. The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw (November 23, 1998)
    205. The Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon (December 14, 1998)
    206. The Honourable Raymond Speaker (June 9, 1999)
    207. The Honourable Frank McKenna (June 9, 1999)
    208. The Honourable George Baker (August 3, 1999)
    209. The Honourable Robert Daniel Nault (August 3, 1999)
    210. The Honourable Maria Minna (August 3, 1999)
    211. The Honourable Elinor Caplan (August 3, 1999)
    212. The Honourable Denis Coderre (August 3, 1999)
    213. The Honourable Bernard Boudreau (October 4, 1999)
    214. The Honourable Sharon Carstairs (January 9, 2001)
    215. The Honourable Robert Thibault (January 9, 2001)
    216. The Honourable Rey Pagtakhan (January 9, 2001)
    217. The Honourable Gilbert Parent (June 5, 2001)
    218. The Honourable Gary Filmon (October 4, 2001)
    219. The Honourable Susan Whelan (January 15, 2002)
    220. The Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua (January 15, 2002)
    221. The Honourable Paul DeVillers (January 15, 2002)
    222. The Honourable Gar Knutson (January 15, 2002)
    223. The Honourable Denis Paradis (January 15, 2002)
    224. The Honourable Claude Drouin (January 15, 2002)
    225. The Honourable John McCallum (January 15, 2002)
    226. The Honourable Stephen Owen (January 15, 2002)
    227. The Honourable Bill Graham (January 16, 2002)
    228. The Honourable Gerry Byrne (January 16, 2002,2002)
    229. The Honourable Jean Augustine (May 26, 2002)
    230. The Honourable Wayne Easter (October 22, 2002)
    231. The Honourable Baljit Singh Chadha (February 20, 2003)
    232. The Honourable Steve Mahoney (April 11, 2003)
    233. The Honourable Roy Romanow (November 13, 2003)
    234. The Honourable Albina Guarnieri (December 12, 2003)
    235. The Honourable Stan Kazmierczak Keyes (December 12, 2003)
    236. The Honourable Joseph McGuire (December 12, 2003)
    237. The Honourable Bob Speller (December 12, 2003)
    238. The Honourable Reg Alcock (December 12, 2003)
    239. The Honourable Geoff Regan (December 12, 2003)
    240. The Honourable Tony Valeri (December 12, 2003)
    241. The Honourable Aileen Carroll (December 12, 2003)
    242. The Honourable David Pratt (December 12, 2003)
    243. The Honourable Irwin Cotler (December 12, 2003)
    244. The Honourable Judy Sgro (December 12, 2003)
    245. The Honourable Hélène Chalifour Scherrer (December 12, 2003)
    246. The Honourable John Efford (December 12, 2003)
    247. The Honourable Liza Frulla (December 12, 2003)
    248. The Honourable Joe Comuzzi (December 12, 2003)
    249. The Honourable Joe Volpe (December 12, 2003)
    250. The Honourable Mauril Bélanger (December 12, 2003)
    251. The Honourable Carolyn Bennett (December 12, 2003)
    252. The Honourable Jacques Saada (December 12, 2003)
    253. The Honourable Joe Fontana (December 12, 2003)
    254. The Honourable John Godfrey (December 12, 2003)
    255. The Honourable Scott Brison (December 12, 2003)
    256. The Honourable Serge Marcil (December 12, 2003)
    257. The Honourable John McKay (December 12, 2003)
    258. The Honourable Jerry Pickard (December 12, 2003)
    259. The Honourable Yvon Charbonneau (December 12, 2003)
    260. The Honourable Gurbax S. Malhi (December 12, 2003)
    261. The Honourable John Harvard (December 12, 2003)
    262. The Honourable Larry Bagnell (December 12, 2003)
    263. The Honourable Brenda Chamberlain (December 12, 2003)
    264. The Honourable Walt Lastewka (December 12, 2003)
    265. The Honourable Dan McTeague (December 12, 2003)
    266. The Honourable Mark Eyking (December 12, 2003)
    267. The Honourable Georges Farrah (December 12, 2003)
    268. The Honourable Eleni Bakopanos (December 12, 2003)
    269. The Honourable Paul Bonwick (December 12, 2003)
    270. The Honourable Joseph Louis Jordan (December 12, 2003)
    271. The Honourable Shawn Murphy (December 12, 2003)
    272. The Honourable Jim Karygiannis (December 12, 2003)
    273. The Honourable David Price (December 12, 2003)
    274. The Honourable Roger Gallaway (December 12, 2003)
    275. The Honourable Sue Barnes (December 12, 2003)
    276. The Honourable André Harvey (December 12, 2003)
    277. The Honourable Andrew Telegdi (January 30, 2004)
    278. The Honourable The Reverend Bill Blaikie (February 19, 2004)
    279. The Honourable Grant Hill (February 19, 2004)
    280. The Honourable Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier (May 5, 2004)
    281. The Honourable Peter Adams (July 20, 2004)
    282. The Honourable Sarmite Bulte (July 20, 2004)
    283. The Honourable Roy Cullen (July 20, 2004)
    284. The Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh (July 20, 2004)
    285. The Honourable Ken Dryden (July 20, 2004)
    286. The Honourable Tony Ianno (July 20, 2004)
    287. The Honourable Marlene Jennings (July 20, 2004)
    288. The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc (July 20, 2004)
    289. The Honourable Judi Longfield (July 20, 2004)
    290. The Honourable Paul Macklin (July 20, 2004)
    291. The Honourable Keith Martin (July 20, 2004)
    292. The Honourable Karen Redman (July 20, 2004)
    293. The Honourable Raymond Simard (July 20, 2004)
    294. The Honourable Paddy Torsney (July 20, 2004)
    295. The Honourable Bryon Wilfert (July 20, 2004)
    296. The Honourable Jack Layton (March 21, 2005)
    297. The Honourable Belinda Stronach (May 17, 2005)
    298. The Honourable Aldéa Landry (June 24, 2005)
    299. The Honourable Navdeep Bains (October 7, 2005)
    300. The Honourable Anita Neville (October 7, 2005)
    301. The Honourable Charles Hubbard (October 7, 2005)
    302. The Honourable Michael Chong (February 6, 2006)
  17. Premiers of the Provinces, in the order their province joined confederation and by population at joining to break ties
    1. Premier of Ontario (The Honourable Dalton McGuinty MPP)
    2. Premier of Quebec - Note: The current Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, is a Privy Councillor, and, since Privy Councillors out-rank Premiers in the Order of Precedence, he is listed there.
    3. Premier of Nova Scotia (The Honourable Rodney MacDonald MLA)
    4. Premier of New Brunswick (The Honourable Shawn Graham MLA)
    5. Premier of Manitoba (The Honourable Gary Doer MLA)
    6. Premier of British Columbia (The Honourable Gordon Campbell MLA)
    7. Premier of Prince Edward Island (The Honourable Pat Binns MLA)
    8. Premier of Saskatchewan (The Honourable Lorne Calvert MLA)
    9. Premier of Alberta (The Honourable Ed Stelmach MLA)
    10. Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (The Honourable Danny Williams QC MHA)
  18. Commissioners of the Territories
    1. Commissioner of the Northwest Territories (The Honourable Tony Whitford)
    2. Commissioner of the Yukon Territory (The Honourable Geraldine Van Bibber)
    3. Commissioner of Nunavut (The Honourable Ann Meekitjuk Hanson)
  19. Government Leaders of the Territories
    1. Government Leader of the Northwest Territories (The Honourable Joe Handley MLA)
    2. Government Leader of the Yukon Territory (The Honourable Dennis Fentie MLA)
    3. Government Leader of Nunavut (The Honourable Paul Okalik MLA)
  20. Religious leaders, equally, by seniority
  21. Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court
    1. The Honourable Mr. Justice Michel Bastarache
    2. The Honourable Mr. Justice Ian Binnie
    3. The Honourable Mr. Justice Louis LeBel
    4. The Honourable Madam Justice Marie Deschamps
    5. The Honourable Mr. Justice Morris Fish QC
    6. The Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Abella FRSC
    7. The Honourable Madam Justice Louise Charron
    8. The Honourable Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein QC
  22. Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
    1. Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada (The Honourable John Richard)
    2. Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada (The Honourable Allan Lutfy)
  23. Chief Justices of the Provinces
    1. Chief Justice of Ontario (The Honourable Roy McMurtry)
    2. Chief Justice of Quebec (The Honourable J.J. Michel Robert)
    3. Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (The Honourable Michael MacDonald)
    4. Chief Justice of New Brunswick (The Honourable Ernest Drapeau)
    5. Chief Justice of Manitoba (The Honourable Richard Scott)
    6. Chief Justice of British Columbia (The Honourable Lance Finch)
    7. Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island (The Honourable Gerard Mitchell)
    8. Chief Justice of Saskatchewan (The Honourable Edward Bayda)
    9. Chief Justice of Alberta (The Honourable Catherine Fraser)
    10. Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador (The Honourable Clyde Wells)
    11. Chief Justice of the Northwest Territories (The Honourable Edward Richard)
    12. Chief Justice of the Yukon Territory (The Honourable Ronald Veale)
    13. Chief Justice of Nunavut (The Honourable Beverley Browne)
  24. Chief Justices and Associate Chief Justices of provincial Superior Courts
    1. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (The Honourable Dennis O'Connor)
    2. Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (The Honourable Heather Forster Smith)
    3. Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice (The Honourable J. Douglas Cunningham)
    4. Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (The Honourable Brian Lennox)
    5. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (The Honourable Marietta Roberts)
    6. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice (The Honourable David Wake)
    7. Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (The Honourable François Rolland)
    8. Senior Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (The Honourable Rene Dionne)
    9. Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (The Honourable Andre Deslongchamps)
    10. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (The Honourable Joseph Kennedy)
    11. Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (The Honourable Michael MacDonald)
    12. Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Family Division (The Honourable Robert Ferguson)
    13. Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (The Honourable David Smith)
    14. Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (The Honourable Benjamin Hewak)
    15. Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (The Honourable Jeffrey Oliphant)
    16. Associate Chief Justice, Family Division, of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (The Honourable Gerald Mercier)
    17. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (The Honourable Donald Brenner)
    18. Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (The Honourable Patrick Dohm)
    19. Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (The Honourable Lance Finch)
    20. Chief Justice of the Trial Division, Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (The Honourable Armand DesRoches)
    21. Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan (The Honourable Frank Gerein)
    22. Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (The Honourable Allan Wachowich)
    23. Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (The Honourable Allen Sulatycky)
    24. Chief Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland (The Honourable Derek Green)
  25. Federal and Provincial Judges
  26. Senators
  27. Members of the Canadian House of Commons
  28. Consuls General of Countries Without Diplomatic Representation
  29. Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet (Dr. Kevin G. Lynch)
  30. Military Leaders
    1. Chief of the Defence Staff (General Rick Hillier CMM MSC CD)
    2. Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Interim) (Beverley Busson COM, OBC)
  31. Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
    1. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (The Honourable Michael A. Brown MPP)
    2. President of the National Assembly of Quebec (The Honourable Michel Bissonnet MNA)
    3. Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (The Honourable Cecil Clarke MLA)
    4. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (The Honourable Eugene McGinley MLA)
    5. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (The Honourable George Hickes MLA)
    6. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (The Honourable Bill Barisoff MLA)
    7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (The Honourable Gregory Deighan MLA)
    8. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (The Honourable Myron Kowalsky MLA)
    9. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (The Honourable Ken Kowalski MLA)
    10. Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (The Honourable Harvey Hodder MHA)
    11. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (The Honourable Paul Delorey MLA)
    12. Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly (The Honourable Ted Staffen MLA)
    13. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut (The Honourable Peter Kilabuk MLA)
  32. Members of the Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories
  33. Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts
  34. Members of the Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories
  35. Chairperson of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians (Doug Rowland CD)

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