Order of precedence in British Columbia

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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 (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)^[1]
2. The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (His Honour the Honourable Steven Point OBC)
3. The Premier of British Columbia (The Honourable Gordon Campbell MLA)
4. The Chief Justice of British Columbia (The Honourable Lance Finch)
5. Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
   1. The Honourable Robert Gordon Rogers OC OBC
   2. The Honourable David Lam OC CVO OBC
   3. The Honourable Garde Gardom OBC QC
   4. The Honourable Iona Campagnolo PC CM OBC
6. Former Premiers of British Columbia
   1. Dave Barrett OC
   2. The Honourable Bill Bennett PC
   3. Bill Vander Zalm
   4. Rita Johnston
   5. Mike Harcourt
   6. Glen Clark
   7. Dan Miller
   8. The Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh PC MP
7. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (The Honourable Bill Barisoff MLA)
8. The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
9. The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (Carole James 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 (The Honourable Donald Brenner)
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 County Courts 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
18. The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (Rear-Admiral Tyrone Pile)
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 (His Worship Alan Lowe)
21. The Mayor of Vancouver (His Worship Sam Sullivan CM)
22. The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
    1. Sarah Morgan-Silvester
    2. Ronald Lou-Poy CM QC
    3. Brandt C. Louie

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• Table of Precedence for British Columbia