Order of precedence in Ontario

The Ontario order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy used for ceremonial occasions of a provincial nature of within the province of Ontario.[1] It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.

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The Queen of Canada in Right of Ontario (Elizabeth II)
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt)
Premier of Ontario (Doug Ford MPP)
Chief Justice of Ontario (George Strathy QC)
Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa
Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario in order of their departure from office:
1. Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
2. Hilary Weston CM OOnt (1997–2002)
3. James Bartleman OOnt (2002–2007)
4. David Onley OOnt (2007–2014)
Former Premiers of Ontario in order of their first assumption of office:
1. Bill Davis PC CC OOnt QC (1971–1985)
2. David Peterson PC (1985–1990)
3. Bob Rae PC CC OOnt QC (1990–1995)
4. Mike Harris (1995–2002)
5. Ernie Eves (2002–2003)
6. Dalton McGuinty (2003-2013)
7. Kathleen Wynne MPP (2013-2018)
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Ted Arnott MPP)
Members of the Executive Council of Ontario[2]
1. Christine Elliott MPP, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
2. Vic Fedeli MPP, Minister of Finance and Chair of Cabinet
3. Merrilee Fullerton MPP, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
4. Sylvia Jones MPP, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
5. Lisa Thompson MPP, Minister of Education
6. Rod Phillips MPP, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
7. Monte McNaughton MPP, Minister of Infrastructure
8. Lisa MacLeod MPP, Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues and Minister of Community and Social Services
9. Raymond Cho MPP, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility
10. Jeff Yurek MPP, Minister of Transportation
11. Laurie Scott MPP, Minister of Labour
12. Greg Rickford PC MPP, Minister of Energy, Minister of Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs
13. Michael Tibollo MPP, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
14. Ernie Hardeman MPP, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
15. Steve Clark MPP, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
16. John Yakabuski MPP, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
17. Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP, President of the Treasury Board
18. Todd Smith MPP, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and Government House Leader
19. Caroline Mulroney MPP, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs
20. Bill Walker MPP, Minister of Government and Consumer Services
Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Andrea Horwath MPP)
Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada resident in Ontario
1. Members of the federal Cabinet in order of their appointment to the Cabinet
  1. Navdeep Singh Bains PC BA MBA CMA MP, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (November 4, 2015)
  2. William Francis Morneau PC MP, Minister of Finance (November 4, 2015)
  3. Chrystia Freeland PC MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs (November 4, 2015)
  4. Maryam Monsef PC MP, Minister of the Status of Women (November 4, 2015)
  5. Kirsty Duncan PC MP, Minister of Science (November 4, 2015)
  6. Patty Hajdu PC MP, Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour (November 4, 2015)
  7. Bardish Chagger PC MP, Minister of Small Business and Tourism and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (November 4, 2015)
  8. Karina Gould PC MP, Minister of Democratic Institutions (January 10, 2017)
  9. Ahmed Hussen PC MP, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (January 10, 2017)
2. Other members of the Queen's Privy Council resident in Ontario in order of their appointment but with precedence given to those who bear the honorary title "Right Honourable" in accordance with the date of receiving the honorary title
  1. Paul Theodore Hellyer PC (April 26, 1957)
  2. Donald Stovel Macdonald PC CC (July 6, 1968)
  3. Robert Stanbury PC QC (October 20, 1969)
  4. Alastair Gillespie PC OC (August 12, 1971)
  5. Hugh Faulkner PC (November 27, 1972)
  6. Jean-Jacques Blais PC (September 15, 1976)
  7. Anthony Abbott PC (September 15, 1976)
  8. Norman Cafik PC (September 16, 1977)
  9. John Mercer Reid PC (November 24, 1978)
  10. David MacDonald PC (June 4, 1979)
  11. William H. Jarvis PC (June 4, 1979)
  12. Sinclair Stevens PC (June 4, 1979)
  13. John Wise PC (June 4, 1979)
  14. Ron Atkey PC QC (June 4, 1979)
  15. David Crombie PC OC (June 4, 1979)
  16. Perrin Beatty PC (June 4, 1979)
  17. Robert Howie PC (June 4, 1979)
  18. James Fleming PC (March 3, 1980)
  19. Ed Lumley PC (March 3, 1980)
  20. Paul Cosgrove PC (March 3, 1980)
  21. Judy Erola PC (March 3, 1980)
  22. Ed Broadbent PC CC (April 17, 1982)
  23. Bill Davis PC CC O.Ont QC (April 17, 1982)
  24. David Collenette PC (August 12, 1983)
  25. David Paul Smith PC QC (August 12, 1983)
  26. Roy MacLaren PC (August 17, 1983)
  27. Ralph Ferguson PC (June 30, 1984)
  28. Otto Jelinek PC (September 17, 1984)
  29. Rob Nicholson PC QC MP (June 25, 1993)
  30. Bev Oda PC (February 6, 2006)
  31. Marjory LeBreton PC (February 6, 2006)
  32. Diane Finley PC MP (February 6, 2006)
  33. Michael Chong PC MP (February 6, 2006)
  34. Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (February 6, 2006)
  35. John Baird PC (February 6, 2006)
  36. Tony Clement PC MP (February 6, 2006)
  37. Peter Van Loan PC (November 27, 2006)
  38. Gary Goodyear PC DC FCCSS (October 30, 2008)
  39. Lisa Raitt PC BSc MSc LLB MP (October 30, 2008)
  40. Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (January 4, 2011)
  41. Bal Gosal PC BSc (May 18, 2011)
  42. Joe Oliver PC (May 18, 2011)
  43. Peter Kent PC MP (November 4, 2011)
  44. Kellie Leitch PC OOnt MD MBA FRCS MP (July 15, 2013)
  45. Pierre Poilievre PC MP (July 15, 2013)
  46. Ed Holder PC BA (March 19, 2014)
  47. Erin O'Toole PC CD BA LLB MP (January 5, 2015)
  48. Jane Philpott PC MD MP (November 4, 2015)
Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Heather Forster Smith)
Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice
Judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal in order of date of appointment
Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice in order of date of appointment
The Ontario Ombudsman
Members of the Legislative Assembly in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
Heads of religious denominations
Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of "exequatur"
The Chief Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division)
Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) with precedence governed by the date of appointment
Chairs of Regional Municipalities with relative precedence governed by the date of appointment or election to office
Heads of Ontario Municipalities with precedence governed by the date of their first election to office
1. (a) Deputy Ministers
2. (b) Other senior Ontario Public Service officials with the rank and status of deputy minister, with precedence governed by the respective dates of their first appointment.

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References

Table of Precedence for Ontario Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
https://www.ontario.ca/page/meet-premiers-team

External links

Table of Precedence for Ontario

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