Order of precedence in British Columbia

The British Columbia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of British Columbia. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

1. The Queen of Canada (HM Queen Elizabeth II)[1]
2. The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (The Honourable Janet Austin OBC)
3. The Premier of British Columbia (Hon. John Horgan MLA)
4. The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Hon. Robert J. Bauman)
5. Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
   1. Hon. Iona Campagnolo PC OC OBC
   2. Hon. Steven Point OBC
   3. Hon. Judith Guichon OBC
6. Former Premiers of British Columbia
   1. Bill Vander Zalm
   2. Rita Johnston
   3. Mike Harcourt
   4. Glen Clark
   5. Dan Miller
   6. Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh PC
   7. Gordon Campbell OBC
   8. Christy Clark
7. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Hon. Dr. Darryl Plecas MLA)
8. The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
9. The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (Andrew Wilkinson MLA)
10. Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada resident in British Columbia, with precedence given to members of the federal cabinet
11. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Christopher E. Hinkson)
12. Church representatives of faith communities
13. The Justices of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
14. The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
15. The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
16. The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
17. The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Vacant)
18. The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (Rear-Admiral Art McDonald, MSM, CD)
19. The Heads of Consular Posts with jurisdiction in British Columbia with precedence to be governed by Article 16 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
20. The Mayor of Victoria (Lisa Helps)
21. The Mayor of Vancouver (Kennedy Stewart)
22. The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
    1. Hon. Steven Point OBC (accorded higher ranking as a living former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia)
    2. Shelagh Rogers, OC
    3. Tamara Vrooman, OBC

This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of British Columbia. For the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.

References

1. Lieutenant Governor - Role

External links

• Table of Precedence for British Columbia