Order of precedence in Ontario

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This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of Ontario; for the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.
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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.

[edit] Ontario order of precedence

  1. The Queen of Canada (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen in Right of Ontario)
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (His Honour The Honourable David Onley OOnt)
  3. Premier of Ontario (The Honourable Dalton McGuinty MPP)
  4. Chief Justice of Ontario (The Honourable Warren Winkler QC)
  5. Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa
  6. Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario in order of their departure from office:
    1. The Honourable Lincoln Alexander PC CC OOnt CD QC (1985-1991)
    2. The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman OC OOnt (1991-1997)
    3. The Honourable Hilary Weston CM OOnt (1997-2002)
    4. The Honourable James Bartleman OOnt (2002-2007)
  7. Former Premiers of Ontario in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. The Honourable Bill Davis PC CC OOnt QC (1971-1985)
    2. The Honourable David Peterson PC (1985-1990)
    3. The Honourable Bob Rae PC CC OOnt QC (1990-1995)
    4. Mike Harris (1995-2002)
    5. Ernie Eves (2002-2003)
  8. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Steve Peters MPP)
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
    1. The Honourable George Smitherman MPP, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
    2. The Honourable Michael Bryant MPP, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Government House Leader
    3. The Honourable Leona Dombrowsky MPP, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
    4. The Honourable Chris Bentley MPP, Attorney General of Ontario
    5. The Honourable Deb Matthews MPP, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister responsible for Women's Issues
    6. The Honourable Michael Chan MPP, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
    7. The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur MPP, Minister of Community and Social Services and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs
    8. The Honourable Rick Bartolucci MPP, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
    9. The Honourable Aileen Carroll PC MPP, Minister of Culture and Minister Responsible for Seniors
    10. The Honourable Sandra Pupatello MPP, Minister of Economic Development and Trade
    11. The Honourable Kathleen Wynne MPP, Minister of Education and Chair of Cabinet
    12. The Honourable Gerry Phillips MPP, Minister of Energy
    13. The Honourable John Gerretsen MPP, Minister of the Environment
    14. The Honourable Dwight Duncan MPP, Minister of Finance and Chair of Management Board Secretariat
    15. The Honourable Ted McMeekin MPP, Minister of Government Services
    16. The Honourable Margarett Best MPP, Minister of Health Promotion
    17. The Honourable Dalton McGuinty MPP, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
    18. The Honourable Brad Duguid MPP, Minister of Labour
    19. The Honourable Dwight Duncan MPP, Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet
    20. The Honourable Jim Watson MPP, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
    21. The Honourable Donna Cansfield MPP, Minister of Natural Resources
    22. The Honourable Michael Gravelle MPP, Minister of Northern Development and Mines
    23. The Honourable David Caplan MPP, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal and Deputy Government House Leader
    24. The Honourable John Wilkinson MPP, Minister of Research and Innovation
    25. The Honourable Monique Smith MPP, Minister of Revenue
    26. The Honourable Harinder Takhar MPP, Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
    27. The Honourable Peter Fonseca MPP, Minister of Tourism and Recreation
    28. The Honourable John Milloy MPP, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
    29. The Honourable Jim Bradley MPP, Minister of Transportation
  10. Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Bob Runciman MPP)
  11. 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. The Honourable Rob Nicholson PC QC MP, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada (June 25, 1993)
      2. The Honourable Marjory LeBreton PC, Leader of the Government in the Senate (February 6, 2006)
      3. The Honourable Diane Finley PC MP, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (February 6, 2006)
      4. The Honourable Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD MP, Minister of National Revenue (February 6, 2006)
      5. The Honourable Bev Oda PC MP, Minister of International Cooperation (February 6, 2006)
      6. The Honourable John Baird PC MP, Minister of the Environment (February 6, 2006)
      7. The Honourable Tony Clement PC MP, Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (February 6, 2006)
      8. The Honourable Jim Flaherty PC MP, Minister of Finance (February 6, 2006)
      9. The Honourable Peter Van Loan PC MP, Minister for Democratic Reform and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (November 27, 2006)
    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. The Right Honourable Herb Gray PC CC QC (January 15, 2002)
      2. The Honourable Paul Theodore Hellyer PC (April 26, 1957)
      3. The Honourable Edgar Benson PC (June 29, 1964)
      4. The Honourable Lawrence Pennell PC QC (July 7, 1965)
      5. The Honourable Donald Stovel Macdonald PC CC (July 6, 1968)
      6. The Honourable Robert Stanbury PC QC (October 20, 1969)
      7. The Honourable Alastair Gillespie PC OC (August 12, 1971)
      8. The Honourable Stanley Haidasz PC (November 27, 1972)
      9. The Honourable Eugene Whelan PC OC (November 27, 1972)
      10. The Honourable Hugh Faulkner PC (November 27, 1972)
      11. The Honourable Barney Danson PC CC (August 8, 1974)
      12. The Honourable Jean-Jacques Blais PC (September 15, 1976)
      13. The Honourable Anthony Abbott PC (September 15, 1976)
      14. The Honourable Norman Cafik PC (September 16, 1977)
      15. The Honourable John Mercer Reid PC (November 24, 1978)
      16. The Honourable Flora MacDonald PC CC OOnt (June 4, 1979)
      17. The Honourable Allan Lawrence PC QC (June 4, 1979)
      18. The Honourable David MacDonald PC (June 4, 1979)
      19. The Honourable Lincoln Alexander PC CC OOnt CD QC (June 4, 1979)
      20. The Honourable William H. Jarvis PC (June 4, 1979)
      21. The Honourable Sinclair Stevens PC (June 4, 1979)
      22. The Honourable John Wise PC (June 4, 1979)
      23. The Honourable Ron Atkey PC QC (June 4, 1979)
      24. The Honourable David Crombie PC OC (June 4, 1979)
      25. The Honourable Heward Grafftey PC (June 4, 1979)
      26. The Honourable Perrin Beatty PC (June 4, 1979)
      27. The Honourable Robert Howie PC (June 4, 1979)
      28. The Honourable Michael Wilson PC OC (June 4, 1979)
      29. The Honourable Bob Kaplan PC (March 3, 1980)
      30. The Honourable James Fleming PC (March 3, 1980)
      31. The Honourable Ed Lumley PC (March 3, 1980)
      32. The Honourable Paul Cosgrove PC (March 3, 1980)
      33. The Honourable Judy Erola PC (March 3, 1980)
      34. The Honourable Ed Broadbent PC CC (April 17, 1982)
      35. The Honourable Bill Davis PC CC O.Ont QC (April 17, 1982)
      36. The Honourable David Collenette PC (August 12, 1983)
      37. The Honourable David Paul Smith PC QC (August 12, 1983)
      38. The Honourable Roy MacLaren PC (August 17, 1983)
      39. The Honourable Ralph Ferguson PC (June 30, 1984)
      40. The Honourable Doug Frith PC (June 30, 1984)
      41. The Honourable Otto Jelinek PC (September 17, 1984)
  12. Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Honourable J. Douglas Cunningham QC)
  13. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice
  15. Judges of the Ontario Court of Appeal in order of date of appointment
  16. Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice in order of date of appointment
  17. Ombudsman
  18. Members of the Legislative Assembly in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
  19. Heads of religious denominations
  20. Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of "exequatur"
  21. The Chief Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division)
  22. Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) with precedence governed by the date of appointment
  23. Chairs of Regional Municipalities with relative precedence governed by the date of appointment or election to office
  24. 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.

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Table of Precedence for Ontario

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